chore: promote Pro tier in first-launch banner, drop header badge

README.md

@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@
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 </p>
 
-<p align="center">
-<a href="https://ko-fi.com/cloakhq"><img src="https://ko-fi.com/img/githubbutton_sm.svg" alt="Support on Ko-fi"></a>
-</p>
-
 <br>
 
 <h3 align="center">Stealth Chromium that passes every bot detection test.</h3>

cloakbrowser/download.py

@@ -62,9 +62,18 @@ DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT = httpx.Timeout(connect=10.0, read=60.0, write=10.0, pool=10.0)
 # Auto-update check interval (1 hour)
 UPDATE_CHECK_INTERVAL = 3600
 
+# Pro Chromium major shown in the free-tier welcome banner. Bump at each Pro
+# major release (there is no local constant to derive it from — the live Pro
+# version comes from the network, which we don't call just to print a banner).
+PRO_MAJOR = "148"
 
-def _show_welcome() -> None:
+
-    """Show welcome message on first launch. Uses a marker file to show only once."""
+def _show_welcome(pro: bool = False) -> None:
+    """Show welcome message on first launch. Uses a marker file to show only once.
+
+    The Pro-upsell line is shown to free-tier users only; Pro users get a plain
+    banner (no "running free tier" message, which would be false for them).
+    """
     marker = get_cache_dir() / ".welcome_shown"
     if marker.exists():
         return
@@ -72,7 +81,18 @@ def _show_welcome() -> None:
     sys.stderr.write("  CloakBrowser — stealth Chromium for automation\n")
     sys.stderr.write("  https://github.com/CloakHQ/CloakBrowser\n")
     sys.stderr.write("\n")
-    sys.stderr.write("  Donate?  https://ko-fi.com/cloakhq\n")
+    if pro:
+        sys.stderr.write(
+            f"  CloakBrowser Pro active (v{PRO_MAJOR}) — latest binary, newest patches.\n"
+        )
+        sys.stderr.write("  Pro support → support@cloakbrowser.dev\n")
+    else:
+        free_major = CHROMIUM_VERSION.split(".")[0]
+        sys.stderr.write(
+            f"  Running free tier (v{free_major}). "
+            f"Pro = latest binary (v{PRO_MAJOR}) + newest anti-bot patches.\n"
+        )
+        sys.stderr.write("  Stay ahead of detection → https://cloakbrowser.dev\n")
     sys.stderr.write("  Star us if CloakBrowser helps your project!\n")
     sys.stderr.write("\n")
     try:
@@ -232,7 +252,7 @@ def _ensure_pro_binary(license_key: str) -> str:
 
     if binary_path.exists() and _is_executable(binary_path):
         logger.debug("Pro binary found in cache: %s (version %s)", binary_path, effective)
-        _show_welcome()
+        _show_welcome(pro=True)
         _maybe_trigger_pro_update_check(license_key)
         return str(binary_path)
 
@@ -243,7 +263,7 @@ def _ensure_pro_binary(license_key: str) -> str:
     binary_path = get_binary_path(version, pro=True)
     if binary_path.exists() and _is_executable(binary_path):
         logger.debug("Pro binary found in cache: %s (version %s)", binary_path, version)
-        _show_welcome()
+        _show_welcome(pro=True)
         return str(binary_path)
 
     logger.info("Downloading Pro Chromium %s for %s...", version, get_platform_tag())
@@ -264,7 +284,7 @@ def _ensure_pro_binary(license_key: str) -> str:
     except OSError:
         pass
 
-    _show_welcome()
+    _show_welcome(pro=True)
     return str(binary_path)
 
 

js/src/download.ts

@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ import { resolveLicenseKey, validateLicense, getProLatestVersion } from "./licen
 
 const DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT_MS = 600_000; // 10 minutes
 const UPDATE_CHECK_INTERVAL_MS = 3_600_000; // 1 hour
+// Pro Chromium major shown in the welcome banner. Bump at each Pro major release
+// (no local constant to derive it from — the live Pro version comes from the
+// network, which we don't call just to print a banner). Mirrors download.py.
+const PRO_MAJOR = "148";
 
 /**
  * A downloaded binary could not be authenticated (bad/missing signature,
@@ -205,15 +209,26 @@ export async function checkForUpdate(): Promise<string | null> {
 // Welcome message (shown once per install)
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-function showWelcome(): void {
+function showWelcome(pro = false): void {
   const marker = path.join(getCacheDir(), ".welcome_shown");
   if (fs.existsSync(marker)) return;
   console.error();
   console.error("  CloakBrowser — stealth Chromium for automation");
   console.error("  https://github.com/CloakHQ/CloakBrowser");
   console.error();
-  console.error("  Issues?  https://github.com/CloakHQ/CloakBrowser/issues");
+  if (pro) {
-  console.error("  Donate?  https://ko-fi.com/cloakhq");
+    console.error(
+      `  CloakBrowser Pro active (v${PRO_MAJOR}) — latest binary, newest patches.`,
+    );
+    console.error("  Pro support → support@cloakbrowser.dev");
+  } else {
+    const freeMajor = CHROMIUM_VERSION.split(".")[0];
+    console.error(
+      `  Running free tier (v${freeMajor}). ` +
+        `Pro = latest binary (v${PRO_MAJOR}) + newest anti-bot patches.`,
+    );
+    console.error("  Stay ahead of detection → https://cloakbrowser.dev");
+  }
   console.error("  Star us if CloakBrowser helps your project!");
   console.error();
   try {
@@ -590,7 +605,7 @@ async function ensureProBinary(licenseKey: string): Promise<string> {
   const effectivePath = getBinaryPath(effective, true);
 
   if (fs.existsSync(effectivePath) && isExecutable(effectivePath)) {
-    showWelcome();
+    showWelcome(true);
     maybeTriggerProUpdateCheck(licenseKey);
     return effectivePath;
   }
@@ -602,7 +617,7 @@ async function ensureProBinary(licenseKey: string): Promise<string> {
 
   const versionPath = getBinaryPath(version, true);
   if (fs.existsSync(versionPath) && isExecutable(versionPath)) {
-    showWelcome();
+    showWelcome(true);
     return versionPath;
   }
 
@@ -628,7 +643,7 @@ async function ensureProBinary(licenseKey: string): Promise<string> {
     // Non-fatal
   }
 
-  showWelcome();
+  showWelcome(true);
   return downloadedPath;
 }