NX1X · NX1X · Jul 25, 2026 · Jul 25, 2026
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+name: Release
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - 'v*'
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      tag:
+        description: 'Existing tag to release (e.g. v1.4.0)'
+        required: true
+        type: string
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  release:
+    name: Create GitHub Release
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    steps:
+      - name: Determine tag
+        id: tag
+        env:
+          INPUT_TAG: ${{ inputs.tag }}
+          REF_NAME: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+        run: |
+          TAG="${INPUT_TAG:-$REF_NAME}"
+          case "$TAG" in
+            v[0-9]*.[0-9]*.[0-9]*) ;;
+            *) echo "Not a release tag: $TAG"; exit 1 ;;
+          esac
+          echo "tag=$TAG" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+      - name: Checkout tag
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ steps.tag.outputs.tag }}
+
+      - name: Extract changelog section
+        env:
+          TAG: ${{ steps.tag.outputs.tag }}
+        run: |
+          VERSION="${TAG#v}"
+          awk -v ver="$VERSION" '
+            index($0, "## [" ver "]") == 1 { found = 1; next }
+            found && /^## \[/ { exit }
+            found { print }
+          ' CHANGELOG.md > release-notes.md
+          if [ ! -s release-notes.md ]; then
+            echo "No CHANGELOG.md section found for version $VERSION"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+      - name: Create GitHub Release
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+          TAG: ${{ steps.tag.outputs.tag }}
+        run: |
+          gh release create "$TAG" \
+            --verify-tag \
+            --title "$TAG" \
+            --notes-file release-notes.md
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Excel exports of RTL documents open with a right-to-left sheet view, and the data preview lays out right-to-left for RTL documents
 - "Include Headers" now adds an Excel autofilter to the header row, making the exported sheet filterable
 - Fully bilingual status messages: progress, errors, file info, page count, and column labels now follow the selected language
+- Footer now shows the GitHub logo linking to the source repository and an Apache License 2.0 notice (bilingual)
+- Release workflow (`.github/workflows/release.yml`): pushing a `v*` tag (or a manual dispatch) creates the GitHub Release with the matching CHANGELOG section as notes
 
 ### Changed
 
@@ -24,6 +26,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Cleanup options (Skip Empty Rows, Merge Fragments, Auto-detect Columns) are now non-destructive: unchecking an option restores the original extracted data
 - Turnstile verification is required once per session instead of once per file
 - "Hebrew/Arabic RTL Support" is now enabled by default (it only activates on documents detected as RTL)
+- `scripts/release.sh` reworked for the PR-based flow: it now only validates and pushes the version tag (the version bump and CHANGELOG entry come from the PR, the GitHub Release comes from the release workflow)
 
 ### Fixed
 

diff --git a/public/app.js b/public/app.js
@@ -1135,6 +1135,7 @@ const translations = {
         footerLink2: "NX1X Lab",
         footerLink3: "GitHub",
         footerPrivacy: "<strong>Privacy:</strong> Your PDFs are processed entirely in your browser. No files are uploaded to any server. Anonymous usage analytics via Cloudflare Analytics.",
+        footerLicense: 'Open source under the <a href="https://github.com/NX1X/EasyConvert/blob/main/LICENSE" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apache License 2.0</a>',
         footerCopyright: `© ${currentYear} NX1X.`,
         statusVerify: "Please complete the security verification below to proceed.",
         statusLoading: "Loading PDF file...",
@@ -1194,6 +1195,7 @@ const translations = {
         footerLink2: "NX1X Lab",
         footerLink3: "GitHub",
         footerPrivacy: "<strong>פרטיות:</strong> קבצי ה-PDF שלכם מעובדים לחלוטין בדפדפן שלכם. לא מועלים קבצים לשום שרת. אנליטיקה אנונימית בסיסית דרך Cloudflare Analytics.",
+        footerLicense: 'קוד פתוח תחת <a href="https://github.com/NX1X/EasyConvert/blob/main/LICENSE" target="_blank" rel="noopener">רישיון Apache 2.0</a>',
         footerCopyright: `© ${currentYear} NX1X.`,
         statusVerify: "אנא השלימו את אימות האבטחה למטה כדי להמשיך.",
         statusLoading: "טוען קובץ PDF...",
@@ -1289,6 +1291,7 @@ function updateLanguage() {
     updateElement('footerLink2', lang.footerLink2);
     updateElement('footerLink3', lang.footerLink3);
     updateElement('footerPrivacy', lang.footerPrivacy, true);
+    updateElement('footerLicense', lang.footerLicense, true);
     updateElement('footerCopyright', lang.footerCopyright);
 
     const customRangeInput = document.getElementById('customRange');

diff --git a/public/index.html b/public/index.html
@@ -339,13 +339,20 @@ <h3 id="shareTitle">Found EasyConvert helpful?</h3>
             <div class="footer-links">
                 <a href="https://nx1xlab.dev/nxtools" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="footer-link" id="footerLink1">More NX Tools</a>
                 <a href="https://nx1xlab.dev" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="footer-link" id="footerLink2">NX1X Lab</a>
-                <a href="https://github.com/NX1X/EasyConvert" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="footer-link" id="footerLink3">GitHub</a>
+                <a href="https://github.com/NX1X/EasyConvert" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="footer-link footer-github-link">
+                    <svg class="footer-github-icon" viewBox="0 0 24 24" width="18" height="18" aria-hidden="true"><path fill="currentColor" d="M12 0C5.37 0 0 5.37 0 12c0 5.31 3.435 9.795 8.205 11.385.6.105.825-.255.825-.57 0-.285-.015-1.23-.015-2.235-3.015.555-3.795-.735-4.035-1.41-.135-.345-.72-1.41-1.23-1.695-.42-.225-1.02-.78-.015-.795.945-.015 1.62.87 1.845 1.23 1.08 1.815 2.805 1.305 3.495.99.105-.78.42-1.305.765-1.605-2.67-.3-5.46-1.335-5.46-5.925 0-1.305.465-2.385 1.23-3.225-.12-.3-.54-1.53.12-3.18 0 0 1.005-.315 3.3 1.23.96-.27 1.98-.405 3-.405s2.04.135 3 .405c2.295-1.56 3.3-1.23 3.3-1.23.66 1.65.24 2.88.12 3.18.765.84 1.23 1.905 1.23 3.225 0 4.605-2.805 5.625-5.475 5.925.435.375.81 1.095.81 2.22 0 1.605-.015 2.895-.015 3.3 0 .315.225.69.825.57A12.02 12.02 0 0 0 24 12c0-6.63-5.37-12-12-12z"/></svg>
+                    <span id="footerLink3">GitHub</span>
+                </a>
             </div>
 
             <div class="footer-privacy" id="footerPrivacy">
                 <strong>Privacy:</strong> Your PDFs are processed entirely in your browser. No files are uploaded to any server. Anonymous usage analytics via Cloudflare Analytics.
             </div>
 
+            <div class="footer-license" id="footerLicense">
+                Open source under the <a href="https://github.com/NX1X/EasyConvert/blob/main/LICENSE" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apache License 2.0</a>
+            </div>
+
             <div class="footer-copyright" id="footerCopyright">
                 &copy; NX1X.
             </div>

diff --git a/public/style.css b/public/style.css
@@ -684,6 +684,27 @@ body {
     margin-bottom: 20px;
 }
 
+.footer-github-link {
+    display: inline-flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 6px;
+}
+
+.footer-github-icon {
+    flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+
+.footer-license {
+    font-size: 0.85rem;
+    opacity: 0.8;
+    margin-bottom: 12px;
+}
+
+.footer-license a {
+    color: white;
+    text-decoration: underline;
+}
+
 .footer-copyright {
     font-size: 0.85rem;
     opacity: 0.7;

diff --git a/scripts/release.sh b/scripts/release.sh
@@ -1,145 +1,49 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-# EasyConvert Release Script
-# Automates version bumping and release process
+# EasyConvert release script.
+#
+# The version bump and CHANGELOG entry land on main through a normal PR
+# (package.json, README badge, sw.js CACHE_NAME, CHANGELOG.md). This script
+# then tags that version and pushes the tag; the GitHub Release itself is
+# created by .github/workflows/release.yml, which uses the matching
+# CHANGELOG.md section as the release notes.
 
-set -e  # Exit on any error
+set -euo pipefail
 
-# Colors for output
-RED='\033[0;31m'
-GREEN='\033[0;32m'
-BLUE='\033[0;34m'
-YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
-NC='\033[0m' # No Color
+REPO_URL="https://github.com/NX1X/EasyConvert"
 
-# Function to print colored output
-print_status() {
-    echo -e "${BLUE}[INFO]${NC} $1"
-}
+fail() { echo "ERROR: $1" >&2; exit 1; }
 
-print_success() {
-    echo -e "${GREEN}[SUCCESS]${NC} $1"
-}
+git rev-parse --git-dir > /dev/null 2>&1 || fail "Not in a git repository."
 
-print_warning() {
-    echo -e "${YELLOW}[WARNING]${NC} $1"
-}
+BRANCH=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)
+[ "$BRANCH" = "main" ] || fail "Releases are tagged from main (currently on '$BRANCH')."
 
-print_error() {
-    echo -e "${RED}[ERROR]${NC} $1"
-}
+[ -z "$(git status --porcelain)" ] || fail "Working tree is not clean. Commit or stash first."
 
-# Check if we're in a git repository
-if ! git rev-parse --git-dir > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-    print_error "Not in a git repository!"
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-# Check if there are uncommitted changes
-if [[ -n $(git status --porcelain) ]]; then
-    print_warning "You have uncommitted changes. Please commit or stash them first."
-    git status --short
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-# Parse arguments
-if [[ $# -lt 1 ]]; then
-    echo "Usage: $0 <patch|minor|major|version> [release-notes]"
-    echo ""
-    echo "Examples:"
-    echo "  $0 patch \"Fixed table detection bug\""
-    echo "  $0 minor \"Added new export format\""
-    echo "  $0 major \"Complete UI redesign\""
-    echo "  $0 1.2.3 \"Custom version with release notes\""
-    exit 1
-fi
+git fetch origin main --tags
+[ "$(git rev-parse HEAD)" = "$(git rev-parse origin/main)" ] || \
+    fail "Local main is not in sync with origin/main. Pull or push first."
 
-BUMP_TYPE=$1
-RELEASE_NOTES=${2:-"Version bump"}
+VERSION=$(node -p "require('./package.json').version")
+TAG="v$VERSION"
 
-# Get current version from package.json
-CURRENT_VERSION=$(node -p "require('./package.json').version")
-print_status "Current version: $CURRENT_VERSION"
+grep -q "^## \[$VERSION\]" CHANGELOG.md || \
+    fail "CHANGELOG.md has no '## [$VERSION]' section. Add it before releasing."
 
-# Calculate new version
-if [[ $BUMP_TYPE =~ ^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$ ]]; then
-    # Custom version provided
-    NEW_VERSION=$BUMP_TYPE
-else
-    # Calculate based on bump type
-    IFS='.' read -ra VERSION_PARTS <<< "$CURRENT_VERSION"
-    MAJOR=${VERSION_PARTS[0]}
-    MINOR=${VERSION_PARTS[1]}
-    PATCH=${VERSION_PARTS[2]}
-
-    case $BUMP_TYPE in
-        "patch")
-            PATCH=$((PATCH + 1))
-            ;;
-        "minor")
-            MINOR=$((MINOR + 1))
-            PATCH=0
-            ;;
-        "major")
-            MAJOR=$((MAJOR + 1))
-            MINOR=0
-            PATCH=0
-            ;;
-        *)
-            print_error "Invalid bump type: $BUMP_TYPE"
-            exit 1
-            ;;
-    esac
-
-    NEW_VERSION="$MAJOR.$MINOR.$PATCH"
+if git rev-parse "$TAG" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+    fail "Tag $TAG already exists."
 fi
 
-print_status "New version: $NEW_VERSION"
-
-# Confirm the release
-echo ""
-print_warning "About to release version $NEW_VERSION"
-print_status "Release notes: $RELEASE_NOTES"
-echo ""
+echo "About to tag and push $TAG (version from package.json)."
 read -p "Continue? (y/N): " -n 1 -r
 echo ""
-if [[ ! $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
-    print_status "Release cancelled."
-    exit 0
-fi
-
-# Update version using Node.js script
-print_status "Updating version files..."
-if [[ -f "scripts/update-version.js" ]]; then
-    node scripts/update-version.js "$NEW_VERSION" "$RELEASE_NOTES"
-else
-    print_error "Version update script not found!"
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-# Commit changes
-print_status "Committing version changes..."
-git add .
-git commit -m "Release v$NEW_VERSION
-
-$RELEASE_NOTES"
-
-# Create and push tag
-print_status "Creating git tag v$NEW_VERSION..."
-git tag -a "v$NEW_VERSION" -m "Release v$NEW_VERSION
-
-$RELEASE_NOTES"
-
-# Push changes and tags
-print_status "Pushing to remote repository..."
-git push origin main
-git push origin "v$NEW_VERSION"
+[[ $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]] || { echo "Cancelled."; exit 0; }
 
-print_success "Successfully released version $NEW_VERSION!"
-print_status "🎉 Release completed! Version $NEW_VERSION is now live."
-print_status "📝 Changelog updated with release notes"
-print_status "🏷️  Git tag v$NEW_VERSION created and pushed"
-print_status "🚀 All changes pushed to remote repository"
+git tag -a "$TAG" -m "Release $TAG"
+git push origin "$TAG"
 
 echo ""
-print_status "View your release at: https://github.com/nx1xlab/easyconvert/releases/tag/v$NEW_VERSION" 
+echo "Tag $TAG pushed. The release workflow is creating the GitHub Release:"
+echo "  $REPO_URL/actions/workflows/release.yml"
+echo "  $REPO_URL/releases/tag/$TAG"