@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import * as electron from "electron";
 import * as fs from "node:fs/promises";
 import * as path from "node:path";
 import getNatives from "./native";
+import { MoonlightBranch } from "@moonlight-mod/types";
 
 const natives = getNatives();
 
@@ -64,13 +65,39 @@ const i = entries.findIndex((e) => e.label === "Check for Updates...");
     if (i === -1) return original.call(this, entries);
 
     if (!entries.find((e) => e.label === "moonlight")) {
+      const options: Electron.MenuItemConstructorOptions[] = [
+        { label: "Update and restart", click: updateAndRestart },
+        { label: "Reset config", click: resetConfig }
+      ];
+
+      if (moonlightHost.branch !== MoonlightBranch.DEV) {
+        options.push({
+          label: "Switch branch",
+          submenu: [MoonlightBranch.STABLE, MoonlightBranch.NIGHTLY].map((branch) => ({
+            label: branch,
+            type: "radio",
+            checked: moonlightHost.branch === branch,
+            click: async () => {
+              if (moonlightHost.branch === branch) return;
+              if (!(await confirm("switch branches"))) return;
+              try {
+                await natives.updateMoonlight(branch);
+                await electron.dialog.showMessageBox({ message: "Branch switch successful, restarting Discord." });
+                electron.app.relaunch();
+                electron.app.exit(0);
+              } catch (e) {
+                await electron.dialog.showMessageBox({ message: "Failed to switch branches:\n" + e, type: "error" });
+              }
+            }
+          }))
+        });
+      }
+
+      options.push({ label: "About", click: showAbout });
+
       entries.splice(i + 1, 0, {
         label: "moonlight",
-        submenu: [
-          { label: "Update and restart", click: updateAndRestart },
-          { label: "Reset config", click: resetConfig },
-          { label: "About", click: showAbout }
-        ]
+        submenu: options
       });
     }
 

@@ -58,7 +58,9 @@ return null;
       }
     },
 
-    async updateMoonlight() {
+    async updateMoonlight(overrideBranch?: MoonlightBranch) {
+      const branch = overrideBranch ?? moonlightGlobal.branch;
+
       // Note: this won't do anything on browser, we should probably disable it
       // entirely when running in browser.
       async function downloadStable(): Promise<[ArrayBuffer, string]> {
@@ -98,9 +100,9 @@ return [await zipReq.arrayBuffer(), ref];
       }
 
       const [tar, ref] =
-        moonlightGlobal.branch === MoonlightBranch.STABLE
+        branch === MoonlightBranch.STABLE
           ? await downloadStable()
-          : moonlightGlobal.branch === MoonlightBranch.NIGHTLY
+          : branch === MoonlightBranch.NIGHTLY
             ? await downloadNightly()
             : [null, null];
 

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import { ExtensionCompat } from "@moonlight-mod/core/extension/loader";
-import { DetectedExtension, ExtensionManifest } from "@moonlight-mod/types";
+import { DetectedExtension, ExtensionManifest, MoonlightBranch } from "@moonlight-mod/types";
 
 export type MoonbaseNatives = {
   checkForMoonlightUpdate(): Promise<string | null>;
-  updateMoonlight(): Promise<void>;
+  updateMoonlight(overrideBranch?: MoonlightBranch): Promise<void>;
 
   fetchRepositories(repos: string[]): Promise<Record<string, RepositoryManifest[]>>;
   installExtension(manifest: RepositoryManifest, url: string, repo: string): Promise<void>;