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This was built on a too new system and hence cannot run on all still-supported Ubuntu releases:

AppRun: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libm.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.29' not found

Reference:
AppImage/appimage.github.io#2654

When I started the app, the "Start" button wasn't visible. I think this is because I run Windows with high DPI for my low vision. I managed to make it appear by changing the "High DPI Settings" in Windows to make the System scale the app. But I shouldn't have to do this, because DPI-awareness is a requirement for Windows apps to work right.

Some background on this issue:
On Windows 10, there is a feature called UI Scaling described in this article: https://www.thurrott.com/windows/windows-10/4597/windows-10-feature-focus-display-scaling

This is a good feature for people with vision problems to make the text and GUI elements bigger in most Windows programs.

This feature first started on Windows XP but programmers only started having to worry about it when Windows 7 started trying to scale up apps that didn't tell the newer Windows API that they were DPI-aware. As InfoWorld says, "For apps that aren't high-DPI aware, Microsoft has a quick and dirty fix called DPI virtualization. Windows deliberately reports the wrong DPI resolution to such apps, so their elements render as if they were on a lower-resolution display. The results are then zoomed to fit the current display." http://www.infoworld.com/article/2952506/microsoft-windows/high-resolution-displays-reveal-windows-10-blind-spot.html

What needs to be done to fix this is to make Windows builds DPI-aware, as discussed in this article from Microsoft https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dn469266(v=vs.85).aspx and explained in this tutorial. https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd464659(v=vs.85).aspx

Here is a really good blog post about the issue: http://www.hanselman.com/blog/LivingAHighDPIDesktopLifestyleCanBePainful.aspx

I like how this app is nice and fast. But it could be even faster.
I suggest adding a check box for "Auto-Start"
If checked, then the "Start" button would be disabled and the app would immediately transfer any .syx file dropped. No button pushing required.

The goal here being the ability to try lots of patches real fast. Fewer clicks is better.