1.6.3 Oct 12, 2026

1.6.3

New Features

Added Save Lyrics to File as LRC or TTML
Added Russian language
Added Account and Devices reorganised into four groups
Added phone app card with server switch and phone list
Added Background Color pop-up with Artwork, Solid and Gradient modes
Added Gradient Auto that persists across restarts
Added twelve new rebindable shortcuts
Added second singer placement in TTML files
Added .ttml import in Edit Info and Lyrics Studio
Added Keep Played Songs queue view with Clear Played
Added Saving lyrics settings section
Added automatic lyrics download when the lyrics view opens

Improvements

Improved password check protection against flood attempts
Improved profile name handling against password guessing
Improved server error messages hiding stack traces
Improved certificate password storage
Improved Local API token handling
Improved sync handling of future-dated changes
Improved Share Lyrics option speed and dialog behaviour
Improved lyrics background colour picks
Improved Settings switches for keyboard and screen reader use
Improved queue scrolling to the playing song
Improved About page update timing display
Improved translations across all ten languages

Bug Fixes

Fixed Newest Albums First resetting after going Back
Fixed gaps and stutter between songs on Linux
Fixed MP3 track edges including encoder padding and garbled starts
Fixed short tracks going silent
Fixed saving lyrics sending your lyrics file to the Recycle Bin
Fixed Account page deleting an account with one click
Fixed Account page creating an API key without asking
Fixed pairing turning sync on unexpectedly
Fixed server staying on after switching it off
Fixed sync ID changing on every save
Fixed sync changes made while off not applying when turned back on
Fixed renaming the PC not reaching signed-in phones
Fixed signed-out phones not being removable
Fixed Share Lyrics option changes being slow
Fixed Share Lyrics Save Card delay
Fixed Share Lyrics black text on Artwork background
Fixed Share Lyrics line jumping when editing
Fixed Share Lyrics option lists running off the window
Fixed file names starting with " - " for songs without an artist
Fixed Share Lyrics messages not following app language
Fixed lyrics background text colours over some covers
Fixed lyrics background gradients showing a green band
Fixed saved gradient text colours coming back wrong
Fixed damaged saved colours breaking the artwork background
Fixed Visualizer frozen when Exclusive Mode is off
Fixed auto-update never installing on time
Fixed auto-update crashing on two-part version tags
Fixed TTML lines with the same start time being shuffled
Fixed TTML line breaks and indentation showing up in lyrics
Fixed TTML files with a stray blank line showing no lyrics
Fixed "Your queue is empty" showing while a song plays
Fixed played songs not being removable from the queue
Fixed double-clicking Up Next restarting the queue
Fixed Liquid Glass letting page text show through the island
Fixed embedded lyrics fields being ignored
Fixed saving tags turning timed lyrics into plain text
Fixed Edit Info creating a stray lrc file
Fixed shortcut conflicts running two actions on one key
Fixed phone app sort button staying lit
Fixed phone app stop sending needing two taps
Fixed phone app send summary being overwritten

1.6.2 Oct 11, 2026

1.6.2

New Features

Added setting to turn off accent color on artist and album names
Added whole-selection drag in playlists

Improvements

Improved drag card to show a song count when carrying multiple songs

Bug Fixes

Fixed YouTube search and download failing until restart after installer updates
Fixed dragging several selected playlist songs moving only one
Fixed rows staying highlighted after selection was cleared
Fixed incorrect "game cover" wording in accent translations
Fixed Arabic and Chinese accent translations using the wrong meaning

1.6.1 Oct 11, 2026

1.6.1

New Features

Added unified Home-style menu for player bar and lyrics page
Added Play Next and Add to Queue tiles in the player menu
Added accent color on Lyrics and Queue buttons when open
Added custom theme colors for the player island
Added Already on playlist indicator in Add to Playlist
Added Snooze for a Month option
Added Clear lyrics option in Lyrics Studio
Added Send to Folder for albums, artists and playlists
Added Move instead of copy option for Send to Folder
Added Live Albums and Compilations filter entries
Added Live Albums and Compilations artist page tabs
Added genre suggestions in the Metadata editor
Added artist pictures in View Artist menus

Improvements

Improved Albums filter empty-state message
Improved Send to Folder subtitle and footer when moving
Improved Snooze description in Settings
Improved confirmation pop-up styling

Bug Fixes

Fixed hover box covering the whole artist credit instead of one name
Fixed Picard-tagged live albums and compilations being read as plain albums
Fixed Picard MP3 release types not being read
Fixed Lyrics Studio timing old lyrics instead of pasted ones
Fixed Re-sync dropping lyric edits
Fixed moved songs losing plays and playlist spots on rescan
Fixed moved songs pointing to old locations
Fixed multiple genres being lost on save
Fixed Snooze ignoring Ctrl multi-selection
Fixed snoozed songs appearing in Home suggestions
Fixed snoozed songs appearing in playlist suggestions
Fixed Home not updating after snoozing an album
Fixed plugin and content pack installs failing to move into place
Fixed double separators in the player bar menu on first open
Fixed songs being cut off early on some MP3 files
Fixed 96 kHz ALAC files being imported as 48 kHz
Fixed artist credit zooming on hover or click

1.6.0 Oct 10, 2026

1.6.0

New Features

Added Also save as TTML option for Lyrics Studio
Added Save Lyrics to File in player menu
Added multi-line LRC support for original, romaji and translation
Added Don't Scrobble option for songs, albums and artists
Added hide library folders option
Added single-artist click in shared credits
Added collapsible Similar Artists section
Added custom ListenBrainz server URL
Added Find online metadata search
Added before and after comparison in Find online
Added label, composer, copyright, explicit, release date and barcode fields
Added Undo before save in metadata editing
Added rounded pill pop-up design
Added Settings background blur
Added Background Blur slider
Added Cover Flow layout transition animation
Added yt-dlp update button
Added live volume percentage readout
Added arrow keys for volume with speaker focused
Added Match All or Any choice for Smart Playlists
Added Noctis Wrap statistics report
Added Statistics page revamp with time ranges
Added Added to Queue confirmation pill
Added artist pictures in View Artist menus
Added playlist date tracking for added songs
Added foldable Other Versions and More By sections
Added Plugins community and official sections
Added Mixxx plugin placeholder text
Added right-click and dots menu redesign
Added menu open and close animation everywhere
Added accessibility names for controls and rows
Added play history limit increase to 250,000

Improvements

Improved artist separators display as commas
Improved Play history saving speed
Improved Find online search caching and rate limits
Improved Find online layout and wording
Improved Remove from Library logging
Improved log detail for audio rates and Next state
Improved Settings field appearance
Improved volume pill appearance and behavior
Improved Search button animation
Improved Settings pop-up styling across the app
Improved Lyrics Studio pop-up styling
Improved Organize Files and Duplicates layout
Improved Import Playlist layout
Improved YouTube downloader layout
Improved Smart Playlist layout
Improved Convert Album layout and options
Improved Scan ReplayGain feedback
Improved Send to Folder file name chip
Improved statistics page and share card speed
Improved Lyrics Background Video layout
Improved menu icons across the app
Improved sort and type menu animation
Improved folder open and close animation
Improved Play and Pause hover in Home and Most Played
Improved album and playlist description editing
Improved Edit Playlist star animation
Improved Plugins page wording and layout
Improved Artist page section buttons and sort pill
Improved Album page See discography button
Improved playlist page layout
Improved Settings theme and Liquid Glass responsiveness

Bug Fixes

Fixed Home Most Played not re-sorting after a play
Fixed lyrics saves hidden by older lyrics files
Fixed Lyrics Studio ignoring TTML-only songs
Fixed LRCLIB busy errors reporting no internet
Fixed picked online lyrics being hidden by existing files
Fixed lyrics file letter case causing hidden saves
Fixed Lyrics Studio reordering lines with the same start time
Fixed Plain tab and LRC editor dropping romaji and translations
Fixed repeated chorus timestamps collapsing into one line
Fixed word-timed lyrics being saved as line-only
Fixed LRCLIB results always labelled Word-synced
Fixed playlist row buttons not responding
Fixed seeking near the start opening the Mini Player
Fixed jagged edges and missing shadow on Mini Player Pill and Sleeve
Fixed artist names splitting on commas that aren't separators
Fixed artists grid circles overlapping in narrow windows
Fixed Top Songs being squeezed on narrow artist pages
Fixed faint person outline on similar-artist photos
Fixed sidebar playlist song counts with hidden folders
Fixed hidden-folder songs losing favorites and play counts
Fixed Web Remote and Local API cards snapping shut
Fixed Mixxx version showing the online list version
Fixed blank album description popup for short descriptions
Fixed NEW badge missing on songs added from Suggested
Fixed greyed-out sliders looking broken
Fixed icons that only worked on Windows
Fixed paused time counting as listening
Fixed very short songs being scrobbled
Fixed Don't Scrobble menu entry missing on first open
Fixed artist page covers bouncing with scrollbar
Fixed Next dead on last song with Shuffle on
Fixed main window un-maximizing after Mini Player
Fixed choppy playback on 384 kHz audio devices
Fixed background job re-reading the whole library
Fixed lyric file check freezing the app
Fixed Search Metadata returning nothing from Deezer
Fixed deluxe albums matching the standard edition
Fixed composer credits using aliases
Fixed album saves rewriting lyrics files
Fixed album saves overwriting EQ presets
Fixed renames leaving old lyric files behind
Fixed start and stop times over 1 hour being cut
Fixed schema upgrades undoing settings changes
Fixed Esc not working in Metadata window
Fixed Save running twice during close animation
Fixed Esc closing whole window with artwork search open
Fixed Search Lyrics progress bar width
Fixed searches continuing after their window closed
Fixed Identified count being one short
Fixed empty artwork boxes invisible on Dark theme
Fixed pop-up shadows being cut off
Fixed clipped checkboxes in Metadata window
Fixed blur letting the app show through with Liquid Glass
Fixed Metadata cover blank before fading in
Fixed Find online checkmark being clipped
Fixed sidebar highlight moving to the gear icon
Fixed Enter in closing pop-ups creating duplicate playlists
Fixed touchpad swipe jumping volume to 100%
Fixed volume changing silently while muted
Fixed volume opening then closing with keyboard
Fixed volume flashing when reopened during close
Fixed Search button animation jumping when reversed
Fixed Search button second click being ignored
Fixed Esc only working inside the search box
Fixed Search button snapping shut on navigation
Fixed Search placeholder in English on some pages
Fixed Organize Files gluing tags together
Fixed Convert Album cancel showing failed
Fixed Convert Album leaving ffmpeg running after close
Fixed Convert Album converting a track twice
Fixed Convert Album accepting invalid filename characters
Fixed 24-bit WAV and AIFF being saved as 16-bit
Fixed ReplayGain scans stuck on Measuring
Fixed Smart Playlist removed rules coming back
Fixed New Playlist and Create firing twice
Fixed Statistics total plays counting wrong
Fixed plays losing album and genre after library re-add
Fixed plays under 30 seconds counting
Fixed skip counting when leaving songs early
Fixed play history breaking after moves and renames
Fixed Share Lyrics line wrapping
Fixed Share Lyrics video export left running after close
Fixed Lyrics Background Video applying after Esc
Fixed Lyrics Studio running after Alt+F4
Fixed Send to Folder copying only lrc lyrics
Fixed Send to Folder overwriting same-name lyric files
Fixed Send to Folder duplicating songs
Fixed album description being erased on early open
Fixed Edit Playlist Esc and save behavior
Fixed Add Songs Esc and empty-library message
Fixed Remove from Library Esc and double-click
Fixed Spectrogram progress and memory issues
Fixed album covers being discarded before redraw
Fixed streamed songs writing lyrics files
Fixed album menu acting on only one song
Fixed rating songs no longer selected
Fixed Disc 0 group for songs with no disc number
Fixed Favorites un-favoriting some selected albums
Fixed album tile Play starting the wrong song
Fixed "1 songs" wording
Fixed right-click menus getting stuck after closing
Fixed crash when window closes during menu fade out
Fixed right-click again during fade out doing nothing
Fixed Settings background blur lagging theme changes

Mixxx Oct 10, 2026

Mixxx Pre-release

Brings the BPM and key from your Mixxx library into Noctis. Works with Noctis 1.5.9 and up. Install it from Settings > Plugins.

1.5.9 Oct 2, 2026

1.5.9

New Features

Added Albums Type filter remembering your choice
Added Shuffle buttons turning on the bottom bar shuffle
Added Movement, Saturation and Blur sliders for Drift background
Added View Album and View Artist to Home track right-click
Added Kugou, Musixmatch and YouTube Music lyric sources
Added Auto lyric source that picks the best result
Added full-size album cover viewer
Added Mixxx plugin for BPM and key import
Added Get plugins list with Install button in Settings

Improvements

Improved Search Lyrics pop-up layout and animation
Improved Lyrics Studio top-right buttons
Improved Lyrics Studio word row and line shift controls
Improved Lyrics Studio Choose songs with explicit tags
Improved Plugins page layout and wording
Improved cover sharpness across the app

Bug Fixes

Fixed album year only coming from the first song
Fixed albums stuck with year 0
Fixed saving lyrics, ratings or tags erasing the date in the file
Fixed artist page tiles showing year 0
Fixed album page tiles showing year 0
Fixed blurry covers on album, lyrics, artist and mini player
Fixed no sound on Lyrics Studio Preview
Fixed Lyrics Studio freezing when picking a song
Fixed missing song title during Time every word
Fixed choppy Drift and Kawarp sliders
Fixed stray line and misleading message on the Plugins page

1.5.8 Oct 1, 2026

1.5.8

New Features

Added smarter search with multi-field matching
Added search tags for artist, album, title, genre, composer and year
Added year ranges in search
Added quoted phrases in search
Added search syntax tooltip
Added Newest Albums First toggle for Album Artist sort
Added drop zones for playing, queueing, adding to library and new playlists
Added dropping files onto sidebar playlists
Added Lullaby lyrics model
Added Lyrics Studio download card with speed, time left and pause
Added per-song and batch progress in Lyrics Studio
Added model download checksums

Improvements

Improved Lyrics Studio line timing accuracy
Improved timing of words Whisper misses
Improved Lyrics Studio model size
Improved drop zone visibility and animation
Improved Remove from Library dialog text
Improved playlist header wording
Improved genre label readability

Bug Fixes

Fixed Linux keep-alive flooding logs and wasting CPU
Fixed first song cutting out after long idle on Linux
Fixed repeated VLC warnings flooding logs
Fixed rescans losing songs added from outside music folders
Fixed files added during a library scan getting lost
Fixed untagged files in Downloads showing username as artist
Fixed dropped folders playing in the wrong order
Fixed drag overlay flickering and refusing drops
Fixed Lyrics Studio freezing the window when starting a run
Fixed Lyrics Studio Stop throwing away your review
Fixed Lyrics Studio finished songs stealing focus while editing
Fixed saved songs reopening with the wrong lyrics
Fixed Lyrics Studio model downloads fighting each other
Fixed Lyrics Studio progress jumping backwards
Fixed typed lyrics being lost when leaving the page
Fixed ELRC words spilling past their line
Fixed Lyrics Studio detecting the wrong song language
Fixed artist name cutting off letters that dip below the line
Fixed genre label being cropped

Lullaby Sep 30, 2026

Lullaby

Lyrics Studio's speech model. Noctis downloads it automatically the first time you use the Studio, so there's nothing to install here.

1.5.7 Sep 29, 2026

1.5.7

New Features

Added ReplayGain scanning for any files from the queue
Added Add files button to the ReplayGain scanner
Added Mixed quality badge for albums with lossless and lossy tracks
Added Tint Whole Window option for album pages

Improvements

Improved ReplayGain scanner with per-row checkboxes
Improved artist page Sort buttons
Improved artist page favourite star animation
Improved cover art resizing across the app

Bug Fixes

Fixed WAV albums showing year 0
Fixed WAV files tagged by other programs showing no album name
Fixed editing a WAV cutting its full release date down to the year
Fixed album quality badge showing Lossless for mixed albums
Fixed ReplayGain scans making MP3s hang on a silent tail
Fixed blurry and jagged album art

1.5.6 Sep 28, 2026

1.5.6

Improvements

Bug fixes and performance improvements.

1.5.5 Sep 26, 2026

1.5.5

New Features

Added Tint Whole Page setting for album page
Added resumable downloads with retry
Added drag to reorder playlist groups
Added Music video audio setting
Added Update automatically toggle with Postpone

Improvements

Improved album page layout
Improved performance by moving heavy work off the UI thread
Improved tool dialog list performance
Improved log redaction
Improved crash diagnostics on Linux

Bug Fixes

Fixed mini player menu doing nothing on Windows
Fixed Volume tooltip covering the volume slider
Fixed in-app downloads failing halfway
Fixed white title bar on Windows 10
Fixed clicks when seeking
Fixed clicks on pause/resume
Fixed clicks at track junctions and crossfades
Fixed audio going silent after speed or pitch changes
Fixed volume blip and low quality after switching devices
Fixed Exclusive Mode hard cuts on seek and stop
Fixed pause being treated as a disk stall
Fixed audio stalls from memory cleanup during playback
Fixed ReplayGain for APE/WMA files
Fixed audio blocking laptop sleep while paused
Fixed timeline slider desync on restore
Fixed Stop After Current being ignored with gapless or AutoMix
Fixed pause and seek being lost while a track loads
Fixed restored mute still playing audio
Fixed deleting a paused track starting the next one
Fixed Repeat All ignoring shuffle on second pass
Fixed timeline freezing above 1× speed
Fixed one playback error wiping the queue
Fixed short tracks being skipped after gapless changes
Fixed MPRIS shuffle not shuffling
Fixed right-click actions hitting the wrong selection
Fixed Move to Recycle Bin permanently deleting on some drives
Fixed rename by pattern losing play counts and favorites
Fixed Organize Files playlist changes being overwritten
Fixed failed cover saves reported as saved
Fixed smart playlists showing in Add to Playlist
Fixed playlist page keeping previous selection
Fixed Lyrics Studio overwriting .lrc files
Fixed Reset Settings missing many settings
Fixed queue Select All and Delete freezing
Fixed album page closing itself during rescan
Fixed lists jumping to top on library reload
Fixed timers left running after panels close
Fixed Ctrl+A and Esc not reaching the queue panel
Fixed arrow shortcuts skipping tracks while typing
Fixed Space pausing instead of stamping in LRC editor
Fixed server HTTPS on Windows
Fixed server login throttle locking everyone out
Fixed server downloads for non-ASCII file names
Fixed crafted lyrics and content packs freezing the app
Fixed plugins turning on after a settings reset
Fixed macOS Apple Silicon build shipping Intel ffmpeg
Fixed macOS Open With and double-click on audio files
Fixed macOS Dock click not restoring the window
Fixed Linux libvlc not loading on tarball builds
Fixed Linux freezes with big libraries and folder watching
Fixed Linux covers with capital letters not being found
Fixed Linux dialogs and tray issues after sleep
Fixed Linux window going see-through after sleep
Fixed Linux AppImage cutout after long pause
Fixed server not shutting down gracefully
Fixed update downloads dying on slow connections

Dependencies

Updated Avalonia to 12.1.3
Updated LibVLCSharp to 3.10.1
Updated Microsoft.Data.Sqlite to 8.0.31
Updated SQLitePCLRaw to 2.1.13
Updated QrCodeGenerator to 3.2.1
Updated Tmds.DBus.Protocol to 0.95.1

1.5.4 Sep 25, 2026

1.5.4

New Features

Added Plugins section to the README
Added lyrics loading timing log in Developer Mode

Improvements

Improved lyrics page performance when changing tracks
Improved plugin documentation and samples

Bug Fixes

Fixed Discord Rich Presence showing app icon instead of album cover
Fixed blurry album artwork on lyrics page when a new track starts
Fixed screen glitch on lyrics page when changing tracks
Fixed choppy lyrics loading when skipping tracks
Fixed lyrics page using previous song's background colours
Fixed lyrics rebuilding twice when switching synced/unsynced
Fixed search button magnifier icon misalignment

1.5.3 Sep 25, 2026

1.5.3

New Features

Added rectangle selection in queue popup
Added Date Modified sort (Songs, Albums, Playlists, Folders)
Added Ctrl+U shortcut to show/hide queue
Added Clickable individual artists in player island credits
Added Waveform seek bar (player bar and mini player)
Added Idle queue pill setting (off by default)
Added EQ on/off switch (Settings, player bar, mini player)
Added EQ preset save/delete
Added Per-song EQ preset selection in metadata editor
Added Hover buttons on Other Versions/More By tiles

Improvements

Improved sidebar selected item styling (accent pill)
Improved search box open/close animation
Improved animated cover performance (shared decoder, ~520MB vs 3.7GB)
Improved album cover thumbnail caching (88ms → 2.3ms load)
Improved artist page Songs list virtualization
Improved memory usage (menu icon caching, log batching, cache limits)
Improved About page update status display
Improved audio signal-path readout (shows EQ off/preset name)

Bug Fixes

Fixed dropped files lost after restart (queue now restores them)
Fixed orphan database rows from dropped files
Fixed removing last folder emptying library incorrectly
Fixed page behind Settings not updating on library change
Fixed Songs page empty or stale after folder changes
Fixed audio cutting out mid-track on slow drives
Fixed Previous button skipping two songs back
Fixed Linux window blank after sleep (Wayland/NVIDIA)
Fixed mini player tooltip placement swallowing first click
Fixed animated artwork high RAM/CPU usage
Fixed artist page freeze and black flashing covers
Fixed audio stalls caused by logging on playback thread
Fixed Liquid Glass redrawing every frame unnecessarily
Fixed Plugins Install from File hover color
Fixed EQ preset applying even when EQ turned off
Fixed volume change when leaving a built-in EQ preset
Fixed EQ preset returning after stop/restart with EQ off
Fixed duplicate preset names differing only by capitalization
Fixed white flicker on Wine when clicking a track

1.5.2 Sep 23, 2026

1.5.2

New Features

Added Liquid drag-to-reorder for queue, playlists, sidebar
Added drag card preview (artwork, title, artist) while dragging
Added Queue selection (Ctrl/Shift+click, Delete, Ctrl+A, Esc)
Added Queue right-click remove selection
Added Mini player button on player island
Added Frosted Background toggle for mini player
Added Lyrics translation and romanization support
Added Show Translations/Romanization/Background Vocals toggles
Added Per-track covers (differing embedded covers per song)
Added Cover Flow redesign (15 cards, no overlap, straight line)

Improvements

Improved Album page colour picking (band sampling, tone-down neons)
Improved Album page layout (full screen colour, facts at bottom)
Improved Other Versions/More By section (hidden when empty)
Improved mini player opacity slider for Pill/Sleeve designs
Improved Cover Flow captions and glass background

Bug Fixes

Fixed featured artists no longer splitting with default separators
Fixed sidebar rows shifting during drags
Fixed playlist pill flickering during drag
Fixed album page artist name disappearing with accent color
Fixed pause with fades ending in a volume burst
Fixed Linux AppImage audio dropouts on first play/idle
Fixed Playlists grid flickering between tile sizes
Fixed dropped files clearing from queue on library change
Fixed island title opening album for non-library files
Fixed Liquid Glass menus/tooltips being too transparent
Fixed mini player going off-screen when switching styles
Fixed metadata panel showing wrong artwork size
Fixed album cover picking wrong track's cover on scan

1.5.1 Sep 22, 2026

1.5.1

New Features

Added Turkish language support
Added Playback time option in player island
Added Drift (no beat) flowing lyrics background
Added Import dropped files toggle in Settings
Added drag rows onto queue popup to append
Added Fade on play and pause setting
Added Playlist page toggles (album headers, NEW badge, columns)
Added Custom track badges with color pills and sort mode
Added visualizer support for Linux/macOS (side-decode audio feed)

Improvements

Improved Type filter icon distinction from Songs filter
Improved multi-selection drag to preserve order

Bug Fixes

Fixed "&" splitting duo artist names
Fixed audio visualizer invisible under Kawarp
Fixed music video shown cropped to a square
Fixed lyrics header artist line acting as one button
Fixed lyrics header track count showing wrong disc total
Fixed language reverting to system default after restart
Fixed gray window background on Dark/Midnight themes
Fixed Lyrics Studio missing embedded LRC lyrics
Fixed drag and drop not working from Folders page
Fixed removing library folder stopping playback
Fixed partially downloaded albums showing under Singles & EPs
Fixed Kawarp showing still image for some albums
Fixed island shuffle glyph staying white while active
Fixed Music Video menu item showing for songs with no clip
Fixed Previous button falling through to global history
Fixed visualizer showing static dots on Linux/macOS

1.5.0 Sep 20, 2026

1.5.0

New Features

Added Settings Shortcuts tab (9 rebindable keys)
Added Settings sidebar rail with search
Added Audio CD playback support
Added Subsonic compatibility improvements
Added Now Playing Artwork styles (CD, Vinyl, Cassette)
Added Cover Flow layouts (Carousel, Cascade, Collage)
Added Explicit Content toggle
Added one-click favorite (heart button, shortcut)
Added Album is Explicit checkbox
Added Spectrogram window
Added Artists page sort chip
Added drag-and-drop for playlists and sidebar organization
Added sidebar right-click menus
Added Player Island Buttons (skip, speed, sleep timer, shuffle)
Added Group Artists By setting
Added editable artist tag separators
Added Song Progress on Taskbar
Added Global lyrics offset (Shift all)
Added lyrics import from file
Added Discord Rich Presence Show Album toggle
Added Open Audio Files with Noctis file association
Added Album page header kicker and facts line
Added Add to Queue pill on album page
Added dedicated artist page (hero, Latest Release, Top Favorites)
Added lyrics page video/GIF background
Added Album page colour tint
Added Crossfade preset chips
Added Audio visualizer (Bars, Mirror, Wave)
Added Deezer playlist/album import
Added Localization support (multiple languages)
Added Plugin system with sample plugin
Added Kawarp plugin (built-in warped background)
Added Built-in Noctis Server (Subsonic-compatible)
Added TIDAL playlist/album import
Added Star ratings on Songs/Album rows
Added Lyrics submenu (Search, Fetch, Studio, Remove)
Added Lyrics Studio (speech-to-lyrics alignment)
Added Multi-channel upmix support
Added Pitch shift independent of speed
Added Send to Folder
Added Add from YouTube
Added Account & Sync settings tab
Added Settings reorganized into 13 pages
Added Liquid Glass frosting for app content
Added per-song/per-album lyrics background video
Added Pause Video With Playback toggle
Added Copy image in lyric sharing
Added Home hero card (Resume, Play album)
Added Apple Music style tile hover overlays
Added Track box redesign in player bar
Added Repeat/Favorite toggles under Player Island
Added artist page tabs (Overview, Albums, Songs, Similar Artists)
Added Similar Artists via Deezer
Added Deezer fan count display
Added Cover Flow carousel redesign with animated transitions
Added carousel interaction (wheel, arrow keys)
Added Six built-in themes (Haze, Editorial, Glass variants)
Added Minimum Line Opacity setting
Added Lyrics Studio Choose Songs picker
Added YouTube backdrop download for lyrics background

Improvements

Improved Albums page quality filter consistency
Improved Cover Flow layout picker (labeled dropdown)
Improved sidebar Back/Search button sizing
Improved theme editor labeling
Improved artist page search and matching
Improved scroll position persistence on artist page
Improved album page text readability with tint
Improved mini player theming and drawer animations
Improved Settings rail icon consistency
Improved Settings card layout and descriptions
Improved Statistics page layout
Improved startup time (precompilation, threading)
Improved memory usage (artwork decode and caching)
Improved self-hosting support (new server library)
Improved wheel scroll physics app-wide
Improved Artists page portrait sizing
Improved artist page hero and About card layout
Improved Home page layout and tile behavior
Improved playlist page redesign (banner style)
Improved marquee text animation (ticker style)
Improved Lyrics Studio UI and performance

Bug Fixes

Fixed mute taking ~2s on Windows
Fixed tooltip eating first click on bar buttons
Fixed Explicit toggle deleting tracks instead of parking them
Fixed Cascade covers cut off mid-air
Fixed setting strings parsed incorrectly by number
Fixed cover artwork never updating after change
Fixed action buttons showing through Cover Flow
Fixed Cover Flow feeling like a trap (no way out)
Fixed More By header icon rendering as clipped box
Fixed Explicit badge wrapping under long album titles
Fixed Advanced Details showing raw ffmpeg tags
Fixed cassette reels glitching every five seconds
Fixed cassette tape packs clipped at window edge
Fixed active lyric lines hopping on activation
Fixed lyrics scroll glide starting late
Fixed lyrics clock freezing or jumping
Fixed mini player frost band anchoring
Fixed mini player volume icons off-center
Fixed mini player Search/Queue open hitch
Fixed mini player seek/volume sliders click area
Fixed mini player design seek bars not seeking
Fixed mini player size not persisting correctly per design
Fixed ReplayGain scan dialog button staying "Scan"
Fixed crossfade cutting last seconds of playlist tracks
Fixed AppImage Open Data Folder doing nothing on Steam Deck
Fixed bare-word separators cutting artist names in half
Fixed favorite heart invisible on now-playing row
Fixed Album Add to Queue giving no feedback
Fixed artist page search being accent-sensitive
Fixed file associations using substring match
Fixed Read More showing when not needed
Fixed Deezer genres returning in wrong language
Fixed row EQ bars pinned near top
Fixed repeated bad logins not locking out
Fixed Lyrics Studio tab freezing app on open
Fixed Settings search badges not showing counts
Fixed Statistics showing raw text keys
Fixed profile picture not updating after change
Fixed Settings dialog shrinking on some pages
Fixed Update button flicker
Fixed Open Plugins Folder doing nothing
Fixed glass panel dirty-rect repaint artifacts
Fixed ghost box when closing Settings
Fixed app going black behind metadata dialog
Fixed Album Page Colour never applying
Fixed light album covers being unreadable
Fixed Settings scrollbar clipped by corner
Fixed Statistics bars stopping short of 100%
Fixed Account & Devices error text causing page shake
Fixed accent buttons going transparent on hover
Fixed special-character search matching everything
Fixed theme tiles having no hover feedback
Fixed Music Server boxes clipped and resizing on keystroke
Fixed Username/Password boxes showing raw string keys
Fixed dropdown close flicker
Fixed Discord artwork outage (relay caching issue)
Fixed separator line skipping on fold close
Fixed Settings page rewrapping text on sub-block appear
Fixed broken SplineEasing animation
Fixed scroll hitch on Artists view
Fixed clicking empty space between artists
Fixed placeholder person icon off-center
Fixed Bad Bunny wrong artist photo
Fixed GlassPanel backdrop blur clipping incorrectly
Fixed card outline losing corner arcs
Fixed translucent captions letting cards show through
Fixed Home row hover fill not showing
Fixed context menu closing after favoriting
Fixed heart having no fade-out animation
Fixed bright arc at player bar card corner
Fixed lyrics lag on track change
Fixed lyrics page year mismatching album page date
Fixed island corners cut off on short windows
Fixed player bar title marquee clipping
Fixed Home Last Played/Albums resetting after restart
Fixed artist page row hover flicker
Fixed artist page grids clipping tiles
Fixed tile hover wash bypassing transparent setter
Fixed playlist sort pill overlapping headers
Fixed artist page rows having no working hover
Fixed artist Songs tab freezing on heart toggle
Fixed artist playing row flashing white on double click
Fixed ELRC background vocal lines showing as raw text
Fixed album descriptions ending in orphan text
Fixed saving album metadata resetting release date
Fixed album header artist line only opening first artist
Fixed Play Count Reset clipped off page edge
Fixed playlist page sort pill misaligned
Fixed artist page hero portrait looking soft/zoomed
Fixed artist page tabs stalling on first click
Fixed mini player queue scroll lag
Fixed mini player title artifact clipping
Fixed playlist grid artwork flicker
Fixed smart playlist limit lozenge display bug
Fixed Settings Language dropdown bugging out on scroll
Fixed Lyrics Studio crash on Stop
Fixed Options flyout circles clipped on hover
Fixed Play From Here landing early/inconsistently
Fixed raw localization keys showing on screen
Fixed Queue title clipping mid-glyph
Fixed Options button zoom on click
Fixed Minimum Line Opacity not applying past nine lines
Fixed playback failing silently after drive letter changes
Fixed Home tiles flashing white on theme switch
Fixed light theme album page text unreadable
Fixed wrong artist match on accented names

1.4.7 Aug 16, 2026

1.4.7

New Features

Added folder-derived metadata for untagged files
Added filename parsing for track number and title
Added v8 migration (one-time library heal on launch)
Added Random album sort option

Improvements

Improved album page streaming (first 200 rows instant, rest in background)

Bug Fixes

Fixed Unknown Artist album crash (memory/freeze)
Fixed album page context menu duplication (memory overhead)
Fixed huge albums freezing app on load
Fixed Exclusive-mode pause static
Fixed keep-alive error spam
Fixed paused track audibly playing after exclusive toggle
Fixed toggle-spam audio death/glitching

1.4.6 Aug 16, 2026

1.4.6

New Features

Added Web Remote QR code in Settings
Added phone connection feedback status

Improvements

Improved QR code display with enlarge flyout
Improved Web Remote card layout (token hidden)
Improved connection status messaging

Bug Fixes

Fixed playlist sort reverting to Manual on navigation
Fixed release-date sort not mirroring on ties
Fixed wrong IP selected for local address detection

1.4.5 Aug 15, 2026

1.4.5

New Features

Added Keep sidebar expanded toggle in Settings
Added Open File With for tracks (external app launch)
Added F2 as alternate fullscreen key
Added EQ preamp slider (−12..+6 dB)

Improvements

Improved Add Songs selection circles styling
Improved middle-click autoscroll smoothness (frame-clock driven)
Improved hover-expand toggle grayed out when pin is on

Bug Fixes

Fixed pinned sidebar cutting off right side of views
Fixed ghost audio after quitting app
Fixed EQ custom adjust overshooting to 300% volume
Fixed audio dead after unplugging headphones/speaker
Fixed full volume after switching audio devices
Fixed Linux next track silent after long pause
Fixed middle-click autoscroll judder

1.4.4 Aug 14, 2026

1.4.4

New Features

Added true-gapless splice engine (Windows, default on)
Added Favorite artists (sort to top, persist)
Added user-configurable album cover sizing
Added Lyrics pane backdrop effects (color mode, mesh blobs)

Improvements

Improved mini player transparency
Improved mini player canonical sizes (Bar, Lyrics)
Improved mini player time label visibility
Improved marquee wrap-around with rest period
Improved lyrics font scaling with window size
Improved search error messages (provider-specific)
Improved album grid column calculation for ultrawide

Bug Fixes

Fixed Add to Playlist artwork flicker
Fixed can't click Home from album detail
Fixed Linux updates not working for tar.gz installs
Fixed two Noctis instances opening on Linux/macOS
Fixed mini player lyrics color band overhang
Fixed mini player lyrics lines cut off at top
Fixed mini player shake when opening drawers
Fixed mini player forgetting size after closing Lyrics
Fixed marquee stutter on multiple surfaces
Fixed engine transition buzz (buffer clearing bug)
Fixed butt-splice clicks at track cuts
Fixed seek skip/pause lag
Fixed Search failed message misleading on NetEase
Fixed NetEase encrypted response handling
Fixed resume seeking to wrong position
Fixed ReplayGain volume too low

1.4.3 Aug 10, 2026

1.4.3

New Features

Added collapsible Home sections (all six fold to header)
Added animated section collapse/expand transitions
Added mini player search suggestions (random library slice)

Improvements

Improved Developer Mode logging (DebugLogger now enabled)
Improved stall detection window
Improved crash diagnostics with pre-error context ring
Improved Linux compositor detection for transparency
Improved search clearing (immediate refill instead of debounce)

Bug Fixes

Fixed mini player Queue missing explicit badge
Fixed mini player menu unreadable in light theme
Fixed mini player dark wedges at corners on Linux
Fixed silent tracks on Linux/macOS

1.4.2 Aug 10, 2026

1.4.2

New Features

Added sort playlists by release date
Added Oldest/Newest Release for smart playlists
Added mini player form morphing animations
Added Lossless/Hi-Res badge on mini player
Added full-bleed artwork on Large-icon form
Added full-bleed artwork on Lyrics form
Added Queue/Search/Volume expand downward
Added persistent Lyrics toggle in menu
Added Explicit badge on search results

Improvements

Improved mini player menu theming (follows app theme)
Improved mini player drawer styling (liquid glass)
Improved mini player corner badge design
Improved form transitions with easing
Improved window glide on form jumps
Improved Discord profile artwork caching
Improved artwork versioning for cache busting
Improved mini player layout consistency

Bug Fixes

Fixed false "did not shut down cleanly" banner
Fixed Add Songs picker hiding matches past 100
Fixed mini player menu completely dead
Fixed mini player menu drag bug
Fixed mini player close button overlapping resize
Fixed heart button misaligned in Bar form
Fixed heart glyph off-center in disc
Fixed frosted band not blurring properly
Fixed frost crop mismatched with artwork
Fixed dark wedges at menu corners
Fixed Lyrics view with no way out
Fixed Queue covering player instead of opening

1.4.1 Aug 8, 2026

1.4.1

New Features

Added close button to lyrics side panel (hover-reveal)
Added macOS menu bar (Settings, Playback commands)
Added macOS Now Playing support (touch bar, Control Center, media keys)
Added Mini player size and position persistence
Added Mini Player Opacity slider in Settings

Improvements

Improved music server error messages (specific causes named)
Improved scroll motion frame-rate independence
Improved mini player card translucency and blur
Improved mini player artwork sizing
Improved mini player button styling and spacing

Bug Fixes

Fixed tracks occasionally playing with no audio until manually skipped
Fixed track-start volume reassert latching onto wrong session
Fixed saving metadata on playing track interrupting playback
Fixed favorite heart riding too high on multi-line rows
Fixed Explicit badge pushed out by long titles
Fixed close button overlapping artwork
Fixed close button and menu disc too close together
Fixed heart glyph off-center in its disc
Fixed window geometry never persisting on restart
Fixed wheel smooth-scroll velocity ripple
Fixed glide fighting scrollbar thumb during manual scroll

1.4.0 Aug 6, 2026

1.4.0

New Features

Added BETA badges for Liquid Glass and Song Transitions
Added dedicated Close/Clear row in Queue popup
Added frosted buttons for Liquid Glass mode

Improvements

Improved Music Server form layout (fixed width, better scrolling)
Improved server section header label
Improved empty-library message wording and positioning
Improved server type switching (clears form on change)

Bug Fixes

Fixed now-playing track row rendered as blank white bar
Fixed album and playlist description dialogs blank in light mode
Fixed Jellyfin "Couldn't reach the server" on bare addresses

1.3.9 Aug 6, 2026

1.3.9

New Features

Added Home search redirect to Songs
Added Fullscreen Lyrics Focus toggle
Added Sidebar auto-hide in fullscreen lyrics
Added Artist page Songs section (top songs)
Added Merge Featured Artists From Titles toggle
Added Dedicated Mini Player button
Added Settings Join Split Words toggle
Added ELRC multi-singer duet lyrics
Added Jellyfin and Navidrome streaming support
Added Artwork on Songs page with thumbnails
Added Explicit badge on suggested rail rows
Added Rebuilt mini player (resizable, multiple forms)
Added Mini player lyrics form with karaoke
Added Mini player library search
Added Mini player queue preview
Added Mini player volume controls
Added Mini player size-driven form morphing
Added Written By composer credits
Added Crash-surviving logs in Developer Mode
Added Latest release pill in version manager
Added Apple Music catalogue search for artwork
Added Typed album name search for artwork
Added Select all in Add Songs playlist picker
Added Rebuilt playlist description dialog
Added Rebuilt album description dialog
Added Explicit badge on playlist rows
Added Animated artwork scraper improvements

Improvements

Improved breathing room for cover/track-info block
Improved Focus-mode centering on lyrics page
Improved Apple-style seek slider behavior
Improved transport click animations
Improved shuffle/repeat active highlighting
Improved search pill morph animation
Improved Settings appearance tab UI
Improved Music Server settings form
Improved View Options sheet functionality
Improved Albums sort with A-Z option
Improved Lyrics auto-follow seek behavior
Improved Ctrl+F search pill toggle
Improved Metadata editor load timing
Improved Library performance for large collections
Improved Queue page virtualization
Improved Server albums grid virtualization
Improved EqVisualizer performance gating
Improved Lyrics timer efficiency
Improved favorite heart state sync
Improved crash logging and crash recovery
Improved music server error messages
Improved transport button press feedback
Improved mini player window sizing
Improved mini player button consistency

Bug Fixes

Fixed search pill floating over other apps on Linux
Fixed volume flyout floating over apps
Fixed orphaned search pill in Cover Flow
Fixed lyrics scroll-anchor coordinate bug
Fixed Spacebar stopped pausing after clicking
Fixed AutoMix never firing on near-end seeks
Fixed playlist scroll stutter
Fixed Songs row titles rendering misaligned
Fixed playlist titles overflowing into columns
Fixed Settings stall on navigation
Fixed Timestamp Lyrics tab lag
Fixed Home collection rebuilds on every visit
Fixed now-playing row not following accent color
Fixed EQ bars invisible in certain themes
Fixed album-detail view leak
Fixed Animated Artwork not finding albums
Fixed metadata editor tag write on playing track
Fixed Jellyfin token leak in debug logs
Fixed artwork downloads hanging on stalled server
Fixed Collapse Album Editions toggle lag
Fixed Settings toggle lag on Albums/Artists
Fixed lyrics back button disabled
Fixed Search pill sticky without text
Fixed AutoMix stranding volume state
Fixed track-end double-advance during crossfade
Fixed Pause not serialized through playback lock
Fixed duplicate stale comments

1.3.8 Jul 31, 2026

1.3.8

New Features

Added Buy Me a Coffee Sponsor button
Added SQLite journal for ratings/playcounts
Added lazy per-track lyrics store

Improvements

Improved karaoke sweep continuity across word boundaries
Improved held-note emphasis glow with bell envelope
Improved library.json file size
Improved memory usage
Improved view rebuild performance when hidden
Improved search key caching

Bug Fixes

Fixed wrong-song lyrics fetching
Fixed instrumental tracks showing wrong lyrics
Fixed Remove Lyrics not working after restart
Fixed try alternate choice not sticking
Fixed manual save clobbering existing files
Fixed offline showing wrong error message
Fixed Unknown Artist placeholder sent as query
Fixed sidecar/cache race conditions
Fixed slow-word stutter in karaoke
Fixed hard edge on CJK characters
Fixed held-note emphasis firing on almost every lyric
Fixed emphasis glow snapping and freezing

1.3.7 Jul 30, 2026

1.3.7

New Features

Added Flowing Lyrics Background toggle in Settings

Bug Fixes

Fixed Folders view scrambled song order
Fixed subfolder ordering
Fixed lost folders upon restarting

1.3.6 Jul 28, 2026

1.3.6

New Features

Added Removed Tracks restore in Settings
Added WMA/ASF format support
Added raw AAC (ADTS) format support
Added OGA format support
Added flowing-light lyrics background
Added fullscreen mode (F11 toggle)

Improvements

Improved context menu entry renamed to "Metadata"

Bug Fixes

Fixed Settings not persisting on restart
Fixed profile picture flashing red
Fixed Ratings/ReplayGain not written to WMA files
Fixed Recycle-Bin removal splitting albums
Fixed theme editor preview not matching real UI
Fixed volume flyout stuck-open bug

1.3.5 Jul 26, 2026

1.3.5

Improvements

Improved import pill notifications (now shows relocations)

Bug Fixes

Fixed dropped files stealing other albums' artwork
Fixed Move to Recycle Bin appearing to do nothing
Fixed dropped files being moved into album folders
Fixed wrong artwork never self-healing

1.3.4 Jul 25, 2026

1.3.4

Improvements

Improved fresh-install defaults
Improved Reset to Defaults consistency
Improved Exclusive Mode explanation in settings
Improved signal path display accuracy
Other bug fixes and Improvements

Bug Fixes

Fixed Delete track jumping to artist page
Fixed drag-drop import silently losing files
Fixed lyrics scrolling at song end
Fixed Discord artwork showing placeholder
Fixed lyrics panel overlapping lines
Fixed external open tracks missing artwork
Fixed lyrics not following backward seeks
Fixed player bar pill shrinking on lyrics open
Fixed white accent making buttons unreadable
Fixed no fresh install showing Lossless badge
Fixed Bit-perfect badge never showing
Fixed ListenBrainz scrobbling toggle not enabling
Fixed Discord relay not republishing while paused

1.3.3 Jul 25, 2026

1.3.3

New Features

Added app-wide smooth wheel scrolling
Added library.json corruption quarantine
Added settings.json corruption recovery
Added launch-at-login failure reporting
Added Clear Queue confirmation
Added LRC editor backup file
Added auto-follow pause on scrollbar drag/touch

Improvements

Improved library.json file size
Improved Statistics/Home/Wrap artist grouping consistency
Improved repeat/shuffle/mute persistence
Improved Escape closes topmost surface
Improved window position validation
Improved tray tooltip with current track
Improved Discord reconnect handling
Improved clip export cancellation with progress
Improved startup instrumentation

Bug Fixes

Fixed Exclusive Mode crashes
Fixed audio dropout
Fixed lyrics page/panel track-change flicker
Fixed volume slider going dead
Fixed Exclusive Mode gain applied twice
Fixed queue popup dead on macOS/Linux
Fixed Repeat All dropping tracks past 50
Fixed Settings saves silently reverting
Fixed Reset Settings half-reset
Fixed Statistics tab always reading 0 playlists
Fixed corrupt settings.json overwriting itself
Fixed launch-at-login toggle staying ON
Fixed Clear Artwork Cache deleting everything
Fixed AutoMix stale seek offset
Fixed LRC editor replacing complete sidecars
Fixed Wrap freezing partial year as permanent record
Fixed Artist tab blocking on File.Exists
Fixed library handlers being un-unsubscribable
Fixed Tray/SMTC/MPRIS not existing until library loaded
Fixed start minimized showing window
Fixed single-instance mutex squatted
Fixed MPRIS not recovering from D-Bus restart
Fixed color picker fringing and caret issues
Fixed Home Top Artists showing placeholders
Fixed scroll stutter on wheel notches
Fixed offline music folder wiping library
Fixed AutoMix dropping tracks past 50
Fixed path-traversal in tag values
Fixed auto-organize racing issues
Fixed LRC sidecar deletion on transient load failure
Fixed playlist drag-drop off-by-one
Fixed M3U file:// decoding

1.3.2 Jul 24, 2026

1.3.2

New Features

Added Windows media flyout timeline
Added Open with Noctis file association
Added MPRIS Seeked signal support
Added Album tiles show release year
Added Year subtitles to More By Artist and Favorites
Added row hearts on fully-favorited albums
Added favorite heart fade-grow animation
Added Navidrome salted-token auth
Added remote-source password encryption
Added Loon relay security hardening
Added Updater hardening
Added Single-instance pipe ACL
Added OpenUrl scheme allowlist

Improvements

Improved fullscreen lyrics backdrop rendering
Improved player-bar lyrics button (instant open)
Improved Settings tab animation
Improved Metadata editor tab animation
Improved Lyrics intro dots
Improved library tab row styling
Improved favorite heart state sync

Bug Fixes

Fixed Exclusive Mode dead silence
Fixed search pill floating over apps while minimized
Fixed fullscreen lyrics page low fps
Fixed Queue/history lost on every update
Fixed Folders view permanently stale
Fixed view leaks in multiple pages
Fixed batch metadata finder auto-applying low-confidence tags
Fixed native crash risk in audio player disposal
Fixed Repeat One trapping on same track
Fixed Un-shuffle re-queuing already-played tracks
Fixed Equalizer use-after-free
Fixed concurrent JSON saves corrupting library.json
Fixed removing tracks auto-trashing app files
Fixed Symlink/junction loops hanging library scans
Fixed artwork saves wiping back covers/booklets
Fixed offline cache truncating good files
Fixed stats View All Stats back arrow
Fixed View All Stats open flicker
Fixed startup crash
Fixed Top Artist circles clipped
Fixed Album favorites not reflected in Cover Flow/Collage
Fixed player-bar favorite not persisting
Fixed favorite hearts not updating in real time
Fixed Search lyrics auto-search
Fixed karaoke MP4 export sweep mismatching preview
Fixed M3U8 imports from VLC/foobar

1.3.1 Jul 20, 2026

1.3.1

New Features

Added volume slider revamp (slimmer, drag bubble with %, wheel ±5%, unmute-on-adjust)
Added Home page revamp (ranked top-songs chart with drag-to-export)
Added Songs summary line ("2,144 songs · 138 hours") and quality filter chips
Added Folders header summary ("2,144 items · 61.2 GB")
Added Playlist page revamp (inline title rename, date added, album run headers, multi-select action bar, suggested songs rail)
Added cross-view Back/Forward navigation history
Added Synced Lyrics copy button in metadata editor
Added Queue popup revamp (larger art, fixed blur, clean header)
Added Custom Theme editor revamp (pill-style inputs, consolidated color card, live preview)
Added Apple Music-style background vocals/adlibs (TTML x-bg, ELRC parenthetical folding)
Added lyrics depth-of-field blur (neighbors 4px, far lines 10px)
Added Lyrics panel text size increase (20→25px)
Added Lyrics panel cascade stagger animation (synced with page)

Improvements

Improved lyrics panel animations to match full lyrics page
Improved lyrics panel spacing and layout (Apple Music style)
Improved Home hover polish (lift, play button, avatar ring)
Improved top bar organization across sections
Improved dialog animations and sizing
Improved Playlists view cleanup
Improved animated cover quality labels and error handling

Bug Fixes

Fixed seek audio dropout (now ducks to −12dB instead of muting)
Fixed session-volume hardening on restore failure
Fixed Developer Mode log box scrolling the page
Fixed static artwork flash before animated covers
Fixed Add Songs dialog long-title overflow
Fixed theme editor color swatch clipping on hover
Fixed theme editor invisible Dark/Light pills
Fixed ELRC line-change jump-then-pause
Fixed ELRC per-word start stall
Fixed TTML background-only paragraphs being dropped
Fixed ELRC last-word emphasis glow miscomputed
Fixed lyric sort instability (equal-timestamp lines reordering)
Fixed animated cover downloads silently failing (24MB cap misuse)
Fixed animated cover Remove/Replace doing nothing
Fixed animated cover looping over "No track playing"
Fixed volume percentage bubble clipping
Fixed player bar marquee gap
Fixed custom theme mode toggle flipping on click
Fixed saving non-active custom theme force-activating it
Fixed search pill floating over other apps when minimized
Fixed cross-view Back/Forward wiping navigation history
Fixed Queue popup double-click closing the panel

1.3.0 Jul 17, 2026

1.3.0

New Features

Added persistent search pill (stays open while browsing)
Added Ctrl+F to open/refocus search from anywhere

Bug Fixes

Fixed Watch Folders not removing deleted albums
Fixed playback error cascade and crash
Fixed macOS audio corruption
Fixed Synced Lyrics clipping in metadata editor

1.2.9 Jul 15, 2026

1.2.9

New Features

Added folder search jump-to and highlight
Added file-readiness gate for Watch-Folders importer

Improvements

Improved folder search to keep track numbers
Improved album tile sizing in the More by Artist view

Bug Fixes

Fixed stale search in Folders tab
Fixed drop-imported tracks not appearing in Folders
Fixed folder selection lost after adding track
Fixed row-number clipping in Folders

1.2.8 Jul 15, 2026

1.2.8

New Features

Added TTML lyrics support (.ttml sidecars with word/syllable timing)
Added Folder context menu in Folders tab (Play, Shuffle, Add to Queue, etc)
Added Developer Mode in Settings (version manager, debug logs)
Added Version Manager (fetch, view, install/rollback releases)
Added one-click release install and download
Added release warnings in version manager
Added Debug Logs service with export

Improvements

Improved Albums and Quality filters UI
Improved Songs top bar button styling (ghost pill)
Improved sidebar search flyout animation
Improved Settings modal animation
Improved Metadata editor layout and styling
Improved Add to Playlist dialog animation and flow
Improved About tab (version copy, update button naming)
Improved Artwork search popup styling
Improved delete confirmation dialogs
Improved Artwork and Animated artwork tabs
Improved Folders page button hierarchy
Improved Lyrics page Search button styling
Improved Playlists "New" flyout layout
Improved Playlist creation dialog styling

Bug Fixes

Fixed Albums section release-type and quality filters (converted to dropdowns)
Fixed ReplayGain Pre-amp slider disabled state
Fixed taskbar thumbnail toolbar icons invisible in Windows Light mode
Fixed seek-while-paused starting playback
Fixed MPRIS on Linux (property replies were malformed)
Fixed sidebar scrollbar appearing on Arch
Fixed Synced Lyrics toggle not showing visual change
Fixed Artwork search dropping correct albums
Fixed static-art flash for animated covers
Fixed lyrics scroll micro-stutter
Fixed Artists page press-drag highlight

1.2.7 Jul 12, 2026

1.2.7

New Features

Added MPRIS support for Linux (hardware media keys, media widgets, playerctl)
Added Playlist export (.m3u8 format)
Added Playlist import (.m3u/.m3u8 support)

Improvements

Improved setting description for file tag rewrites (warns sync tools see changes)
Improved import dialog copy to mention M3U

Bug Fixes

Fixed Linux "starts muted" issue
Fixed intermittent silent tracks on Linux

1.2.6 Jul 11, 2026

1.2.6

New Features

Added Folders view click-navigation (track title opens album, artist opens discography)
Added scroll-position restore in Folders

Improvements

Improved startup speed
Improved share card export quality
Improved share card artwork resolution
Improved share video encode quality
Improved share lyrics dialog status UI

Bug Fixes

Fixed natural-end fallback timer stall at track end
Fixed double-tap guard in Folders
Fixed long words cut off at right on lyrics page
Fixed grainy share card exports
Fixed hover highlight box on lyric lines

1.2.5 Jul 11, 2026

1.2.5

New Features

Added two new share-card layouts selectable in Card options
Added .txt plain-lyrics sidecar to recycle bin on track removal

Improvements

Improved artwork color extraction (DeriveVibrantColor) — pixels vote into hue buckets, weighted by chroma, stays true to cover tone
Improved Auto color consistency — lyrics page Solid·Auto, share dialog Auto swatch, and rendered card now use exact same hex
Improved karaoke smoothness in share video — bumped 24 → 60 fps with JPEG compression for speed
Improved live preview repaint rate from 30 → 60 Hz
Improved social safe areas — 9:16 content centered in reels-safe band, 1:1 side padding widened for grid crop
Improved Share Lyrics dialog layout — background pills and swatch strip collapsed into Background dropdown
Improved Card options flyout with Layout row and expanded pill summary
Improved "A" swatch glyph centering with optical nudge

Bug Fixes

Fixed Timestamp Lyrics tab silently losing first manual timing pass on plain-lyrics tracks
Fixed "Reset" play count applying instantly even on Cancel
Fixed multi-select rename-by-pattern orphaning .lrc/.txt lyric sidecars
Fixed start/stop time parsing bare numbers as days instead of seconds
Fixed ELRC karaoke last word of a line snapping to lit instead of sweeping (now bounded by the next line's start on start-tag-only lyrics)
Fixed animated artwork lag on all platforms (reverted frame-push throttle)
Fixed remove-tracks recycle failure when track is currently playing
Fixed drop import silently doing nothing when folder contains no audio files

1.2.4 Jul 10, 2026

1.2.4

New Features

Added lyrics side panel rebuilt (Apple Music style, overlay on right)
Added word-by-word karaoke in side panel sharing lyrics page rendering
Added line-click seeking in lyrics panel
Added auto-follow in panel (pauses 4s on manual scroll)
Added panel toggle from playback bar menu
Added mutual exclusion between panel and queue popup
Added update-available badge in Settings About tab
Added update badge next to update button in About card
Added HttpSafety helper with byte caps for all external responses (4 MB text / 24 MB image / 256 MB animated)
Added raster magic-byte validation for downloaded artwork

Improvements

Improved lyrics panel type size (20px) and spacing
Improved distant lines visibility in panel (visible but de-focused)
Improved panel background to mirror lyrics page exactly (artwork or solid/gradient)
Improved songs search performance (query normalization hoisted)
Improved security hardening with external response validation
Improved code health (removed 328 lines of dead code)
Improved share-lyrics karaoke card parity with lyrics page (held-note glow, dim levels)

Bug Fixes

Fixed lyrics page broken on resize (narrow mode redesigned, content no longer clipped)
Fixed genre showing as leading dot when tag is missing
Fixed EQ visualizer frozen bars on recycled now-playing row
Fixed volume flyout border not drawing
Fixed theme editor hex labels in custom themes
Fixed locale bug on comma-decimal locales (French/German) in converters
Fixed E (explicit) badge tinted by now-playing highlight
Fixed lyrics page blank after tabbing back into app
Fixed next-track intro cut on gapless playback (Windows)
Fixed EQ bars freezing at track start
Fixed lyrics panel text clipping at right edge
Fixed empty "gradient void" at panel bottom
Fixed share-lyrics karaoke video preview letterbox (now hugs card aspect)
Fixed empty space inside share card with artwork background

1.2.3 Jul 8, 2026

1.2.3

New Features

Added main player track title clickable to view album
Added live track population during library scan (progressive fill)
Added live album art during library scan
Added live scan counter showing current progress
Added DSD support (.dsf/.dff files with metadata)
Added "Auto" background in Share Lyrics color picker (derives from artwork)
Added card-options dropdown in Share Lyrics (1:1 / 9:16 · Auto / White / Black · Sync)
Added delete-from-disk on "Remove from Library" (Apple Music-style 3-way prompt)
Added per-platform trash support (Windows Recycle Bin, macOS Trash, Linux)
Added Spotify-style lyric share cards with vibrant background color
Added selectable lyric weight in share cards (semibold default)
Added scan checkpoint on exit / resume on next launch
Added DSD library support (.dff DSDIFF reader)
Added codec badges for lossy audio (AAC / MP3 / OPUS / OGG / WMA)
Added Windows media overlay (SMTC) integration with media keys support
Added Tray menu playback controls (Play/Pause, Next, Previous)
Added track numbers to Folders Section (right-aligned with perfect digit alignment)
Added Explicit "E" badge in Folders Section
Added animated EQ indicator on now-playing row in Folders
Added Collapse Album Editions setting
Added Player Bar Opacity slider in Settings
Added hover to expand sidebar toggle in Settings
Added Restore last played track on startup toggle
Added Back + Search icons to sidebar (relocated from top bar)
Added Search pill flyout animation
Added Now Playing track highlight in all views (accent red text)
Added right-click context menu for songs in Folders view
Added Folder expansion state preservation
Added Held-note emphasis (words sung ≥1s swell with soft glow)
Added Cascading scroll in lyrics (lines settle top-down)
Added Active-line zoom in word-synced lyrics
Added drag-drop import progress indicator with live status
Added real-time library fill-in during drop imports (~1.5s batches)
Added Karaoke word-sweep in Share Lyrics MP4 export
Added "Karaoke video" toggle in card-options
Added per-script font fallback for CJK lyrics on share cards
Added Esc key to deselect across all multi-select views

Improvements

Improved scrollbar styling and behavior across the app
Improved autoscroll with velocity physics (px/second, linear-to-quadratic curve)
Improved album edition handling and representative album selection
Improved playback bar readability with adjustable background opacity
Improved Settings integration for sidebar and album edition preferences
Improved code maintainability (consolidated album title normalization)
Improved UI dialog launching and removed duplicate implementations
Improved streaming file enumeration (no up-front .ToList(), progressive processing)
Improved scan parallelism (capped at min(ProcessorCount, 8) with env override)
Improved album art cache now exact-match and cheaper
Improved web remote request buffering
Improved metadata scanning speed (ffprobe hang prevention)
Improved memory growth (proper native memory reporting for album art)
Improved song search across all views
Improved UI startup load time (offloaded cache restore to background thread)
Improved side panel font zoom consistency on word-timed lyrics
Improved per-word lift and line lift animation
Improved album grid artwork sharpness (768px decode vs 512px)

Bug Fixes

Fixed playback being too quiet (EQ preamp issue from v1.2.2)
Fixed gapless playback volume blip between tracks
Fixed audio glitch when scrubbing during library scan
Fixed scan progress flooding the UI
Fixed library scan taking forever with lossy files
Fixed album art not showing until scan completed
Fixed app state not saving on exit (queue, history, scrobbles)
Fixed album art cache evicting wrong images
Fixed intermittent crashes when removing library tracks during refresh
Fixed potential crash on quit during track load
Fixed rating/artwork tag writes corrupting playback on macOS/Linux
Fixed duplicate-remover silently hiding files
Fixed seek bar/lyrics freezing after seeking during track transition
Fixed very short tracks stalling the queue
Fixed folder tree scrollbar jumping when selecting folders
Fixed EQ indicator color and positioning on now-playing row
Fixed SMTC session not registering on Windows
Fixed SMTC artwork not showing
Fixed app losing multi-selected albums when scrolling
Fixed context menus clipping off-screen at bottom
Fixed word-sweep stutter in lyrics (trailing whitespace issue)
Fixed held-note glow clipping in word-synced lyrics
Fixed text shearing on line-final words in lyrics
Fixed Esc key behavior (now clears selection consistently)
Fixed custom EQ dropping volume ~12 dB when boosted
Fixed ~1s audio cut when dragging/resetting EQ
Fixed split-second cut at start of next track (AutoMix cleanup)
Fixed CJK characters rendering as boxes in share cards
Fixed card-options flyout shifting left on toggle
Fixed albums showing placeholder art in grid but real art in detail
Fixed album tiles losing selection on scroll
Fixed import progress freezing the UI
Fixed dropped files losing folder artwork
Fixed per-play library save stalling UI
Fixed drag-drop import freezing the whole app
Fixed invisible wall clipping in lyrics view
Fixed phantom 1-star ratings on new imports
Fixed EQ visualizer freezing after pause
Fixed non-playing rows rendering unreadable when scrolled
Fixed previously-played track staying highlighted
Fixed now-playing track not visible in Folders view
Fixed RunLibraryScan no-opping when scan already active
Fixed removing a folder not dropping its tracks
Fixed memory explosion (18+ GB from SetEqualizer NRE loop)
Fixed Single Instance behavior (taskbar launch now surfaces existing window)
Fixed LastFm and ListenBrainz tokens stored as plain text
Fixed filename-based argument injection in ffprobe reader

1.2.2 Jun 25, 2026

1.2.2

New Features

Added repeat controls to the playback bar
Added Mini Player volume controls with animated popout slider
Added Linux AppImage in-app update support
Added launch at login support for Windows, macOS, and Linux
Added optional start minimized to tray at login
Added macOS and Linux audio keep-alive support
Added metadata save loading indicator

Improvements

Improved animated artwork saving performance
Improved cross-platform update detection and installer selection
Improved audio keep-alive reliability across supported platforms
Improved metadata save feedback with loading indicators
Improved Mini Player volume controls and animations
Improved startup settings with launch at login and tray options

Bug Fixes

Fixed playback restarting when clicking empty areas of the seek bar
Fixed animated artwork causing the app to freeze while saving
Fixed macOS installer launch failures during updates
Fixed seek clicks and audio pops during playback
Fixed playback not resuming after seeking from the end of a track
Fixed brief full-volume playback when changing tracks
Fixed audio interruptions when saving metadata on macOS
Fixed AutoMix cleanup crashes
Fixed EQ Flat and Reset loudness inconsistencies
Fixed macOS album description overlay alignment
Fixed track-start audio clipping

1.2.1 Jun 23, 2026

1.2.1

Bug Fixes

Fixed a startup crash where the app failed to launch with a "resource could not be found" error, caused by case-mismatched icon references

1.2.0 Jun 23, 2026

1.2.0

New Features

Added Settings tabs for General, Appearance, Audio, Library, Integrations, and About
Added 5-star ratings and Not Liked support with metadata persistence
Added weighted shuffle that deprioritizes disliked tracks
Added a compact Mini Player with playback controls and always-on-top support
Added Mini Player text animation settings
Added listening statistics with Overview, Quality Report, and Play History tabs
Added persistent play history tracking
Added Appears On and Similar Artists sections
Added parametric equalizer with fully customizable EQ bands
Added WASAPI Exclusive Mode support
Added gapless playback
Added signal path and audio quality indicator
Added BPM and musical key analysis
Added Song Transitions settings with AutoMix and Crossfade modes
Added Track Radio for generating endless similar-track queues
Added smarter shuffle with recently-played track avoidance
Added Snooze for a Month support for tracks
Added continuous media folder watching with automatic library updates
Added automatic file organization tools with undo support
Added duplicate finder tools
Added metadata finder with AcoustID and MusicBrainz support
Added playlist import support for Exportify, TuneMyMusic, CSV, and JSON files
Added lyric snapshot share cards
Added Noctis Wrap listening recaps with share card exports
Added Ctrl+K command palette
Added playlist folders and starred playlists
Added sleep timer and Stop After Current Track support
Added system tray support
Added LAN web remote controls
Added time-aware Home recommendations
Added synced lyrics editing tools
Added Deezer metadata integration
Added Search Metadata workflow with review-before-apply support
Added timestamp lyrics editing tab in the metadata editor
Added enhanced word-by-word ELRC lyric support
Added Cover Collage mode with expanded layouts and animated artwork support
Added folder-drop playlist creation prompts
Added Add Songs dialog for playlists
Added sortable playlist views
Added metadata auto-matching and metadata review tools
Added Lyrics share card redesign with playback synchronization
Added active sleep timer indicators
Added Apple Music-style queue redesign
Added expanded Cover Collage layouts with up to 32 covers

Improvements

Improved playback bar layout and controls
Improved queue design and usability
Improved playlist detail page design and performance
Improved Home recommendations and content deduplication
Improved artist, album, playlist, and folder navigation workflows
Improved metadata editing workflows and review tools
Improved search performance and consistency across the library
Improved Cover Flow and Cover Collage experiences
Improved theme-aware menus, tooltips, and popups
Improved Mini Player visuals, controls, and animations
Improved Lyrics page readability and editing tools
Improved Settings organization, descriptions, and styling
Improved package manager update awareness and install-source handling
Removed the Listen Later feature
Removed the waveform seekbar feature
Removed the Artist Detail page
Removed obsolete metadata, playlist, and artist-related code paths

Bug Fixes

Fixed lyrics page resizing, scrolling, fullscreen, and animation issues
Fixed album and favorites ordering inconsistencies
Fixed Discord Rich Presence synchronization issues
Fixed animated artwork freezes and metadata save performance issues
Fixed multi-track metadata editing and album-wide metadata persistence issues
Fixed stale statistics and artist navigation issues
Fixed playlist drag-and-drop data loss when filters were active
Fixed metadata matching failures for deluxe and anniversary editions
Fixed search behavior for punctuation, accents, and special characters
Fixed updater issues across Windows, macOS, and package manager installs
Fixed library grouping issues for compilation albums
Fixed playlist search, sorting, and navigation issues
Fixed context menu inconsistencies across the app
Fixed ReplayGain, crossfade, and audio transition issues
Fixed Lyrics page crashes and active-line positioning issues
Fixed album artwork handling and representative artwork selection
Fixed multiple Settings persistence and UI issues

1.1.16 Jun 10, 2026

1.1.16 Pre-release

New Features

Added a silent audio keep-alive system to keep audio devices ready for playback
Added automatic keep-alive suspension after extended inactivity
Added automatic keep-alive resume when playback starts
Added audio troubleshooting environment overrides for keep-alive behavior

Bug Fixes

Fixed audio stuttering when starting playback after launching the app
Fixed volume controls affecting the keep-alive stream instead of active playback

1.1.15 Jun 8, 2026

1.1.15 Pre-release

New Features

Added "Noctis" application name to the Windows Volume Mixer
Added optional diagnostic logging for LibVLC troubleshooting
Added configurable audio output testing through environment variables
Added support for custom LibVLC launch arguments for diagnostics
Added configurable audio caching override for testing and troubleshooting
Added startup diagnostics showing active VLC configuration and settings

Improvements

Improved Bluetooth playback stability with increased audio buffering

Bug Fixes

Fixed playback stuttering when restarting tracks from the beginning
Fixed volume slider static and crackling during adjustment
Fixed startup issues caused by missing precompiled XAML resources
Fixed outdated project documentation references
Fixed Bluetooth audio stuttering and frame skipping during playback

1.1.14 Jun 3, 2026

1.1.14

Improvements

Improved Discord Rich Presence reliability during reconnects
Improved artwork caching behavior to prevent stale artwork from being reused after disconnects

Bug Fixes

Fixed Discord Rich Presence not clearing immediately when disabled
Fixed cover artwork reverting to the Noctis logo during temporary artwork lookup failures
Fixed missing or stale Discord Rich Presence artwork after relay reconnections

1.1.13 Jun 1, 2026

1.1.13

New Features

Added Hover to expand sidebar toggle in Settings
Added app-wide middle-mouse autoscroll support
Added automatic dismissal for the Lyrics color picker
Added Collapse Album Editions setting
Added Player Bar Opacity slider in Settings

Improvements

Improved scrollbar styling and behavior across the app
Improved autoscroll speed, visuals, and indicator alignment
Improved album edition handling and representative album selection
Improved playback bar readability with adjustable background opacity
Improved Settings integration for sidebar behavior and album edition preferences
Improved code maintainability by consolidating album title normalization logic
Improved dialog launching logic and removed duplicate implementations

Bug Fixes

Fixed invisible context menus blocking input after closing
Fixed Favorites sidebar heart icon alignment
Fixed Scan ReplayGain menu labels in related album sections
Fixed readability issues on the Lyrics page with light album artwork
Fixed artist discographies incorrectly including featured appearances
Fixed scrollbar positioning in Songs, Artists, Playlists, Favorites, and Folders views
Fixed Settings scrollbar hover artifacts
Fixed Lyrics color picker staying open indefinitely
Fixed profile name field remaining focused after pressing Enter
Fixed album edition grouping for versioned releases

1.1.12 Jun 1, 2026

1.1.12

New Features

Added inline validation and error messages for ListenBrainz authentication
Added click-away focus behavior for the ListenBrainz token field
Added multi-track metadata editing support across all major library views
Added Apple Music-style multi-select metadata editor with Mixed value support
Added Ctrl+A multi-select support in album track lists
Added rename-by-pattern support to the metadata editor
Added audio converter support for MP3, M4A, AAC, Opus, OGG, WMA, FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF, and WavPack
Added bit-depth selection for supported lossless formats
Added option to import converted files back into the library
Added media kind editing support in Metadata Editor
Added ReplayGain scan status indicators for previously scanned tracks
Added real ffmpeg validation with version detection
Added Enter-to-validate support for ffmpeg paths
Added ReplayGain album actions to related album sections
Added update-available badge to the Settings sidebar icon
Added mouse back and forward navigation support
Added ListenBrainz integration and account management support
Added release type detection and filtering support for albums
Added release type override controls in Metadata Editor
Added hover-open submenu behavior for Sort By menus

Improvements

Improved audio converter metadata preservation
Improved artwork embedding support across formats
Improved MP4 ReplayGain support during playback
Improved ffmpeg status feedback and error reporting
Improved converter and ReplayGain dialog status messages
Improved dialog layouts, button labels, and dropdown styling
Improved queue, context menu, and options menu animations
Improved volume popup open and close animations
Improved playback bar and Lyrics page accent styling
Improved GitHub and Discord button styling in Settings
Improved Settings layout by moving About to the top
Improved album and playlist context menu actions
Removed beta badges from audio tools and release type features
Removed legacy metadata editor and playlist menu code

Bug Fixes

Fixed Last.fm reconnect issues after cancelled authentication attempts
Fixed invisible EQ preset text when using light accent colors
Fixed ListenBrainz token field corner rendering issues
Fixed album metadata editing only updating a single track
Fixed album metadata opening the wrong editor mode
Fixed multi-selection persisting across navigation
Fixed multi-track metadata editing overwriting unchanged fields
Fixed Folders view not updating after media folder changes
Fixed artist name color inconsistencies on album pages
Fixed Genre and Equalizer dropdown mouse wheel scrolling
Fixed Album and Album Artist fields not showing Mixed values
Fixed lyrics not appearing in Metadata Editor tabs
Fixed artwork embedding during audio conversion
Fixed converter overwrite conflicts when source and destination match
Fixed Search Lyrics button visibility with light accent colors
Fixed ffmpeg status updates lagging behind path changes
Fixed Ctrl+A requiring an initial click before working
Fixed ReplayGain not applying on track start
Fixed ReplayGain tag writing issues across formats
Fixed incorrect ReplayGain loudness calculations
Fixed file-locking issues during ReplayGain scans
Fixed converter and scanner count reporting races
Fixed volume popup closing while dragging
Fixed context menu duplication during rapid clicks
Fixed player bar artist hover and click hit areas
Fixed filter pill hover clipping in Albums view
Fixed Scoop package publishing workflow
Fixed outdated Chocolatey package metadata and installer references

1.1.11 May 28, 2026

1.1.11

New Features

Added optional pre-release update support in Settings
Added Include pre-release updates toggle to the Settings About section

Improvements

Improved library safety by preventing internal album list mutations

Bug Fixes

Fixed updater incorrectly skipping valid Windows installer releases
Fixed pre-release version tags not being detected correctly
Fixed threading race condition in the artist album index
Fixed stale storage size values after library scans

1.1.10 May 27, 2026

1.1.10

New Features

Added temporary artwork folder size caching for faster Settings navigation
Added startup preloading for Songs, Albums, and Settings views
Added shared artwork caching across playback bar and album views

Improvements

Improved Settings modal startup performance
Improved storage information loading responsiveness
Increased Skia GPU resource cache size for smoother album artwork rendering
Improved album detail loading performance with optimized track collection updates
Deferred related album and artist sections for faster initial album page rendering
Moved album artwork loading work off the UI thread
Improved artist album lookup performance with indexed library queries
Improved Settings library statistics calculation performance
Improved artwork loading consistency with unified decode sizes
Reduced hover and press animation durations across the app
Removed outline rings from accent-colored buttons where unnecessary

Bug Fixes

Fixed active lyric line clipping on long lyrics

1.1.9 May 26, 2026

1.1.9

New Features

Added contrast-aware accent foreground support for better readability with light accent colors
Added Apple Music-style animated lyrics with per-word highlighting and smooth transitions
Added blur and scaling effects for synced lyrics
Added animated artwork-based lyrics page backgrounds
Added Artwork background mode alongside Solid and Gradient modes
Added Windows taskbar thumbnail toolbar controls for Shuffle and Favorite
Added hover-to-open submenu support across menus
Added batch metadata editor with multi-track editing support
Added rename-by-pattern support with live preview and conflict detection
Added audio converter with ffmpeg integration and format conversion support
Added ReplayGain scanner and playback support
Added ReplayGain settings and live volume adjustment support
Added release type detection and metadata support
Added ListenBrainz scrobbling integration
Added release-type sections to Artist Detail pages
Added release-type filtering in Library Albums view
Added release type override controls in Metadata Editor
Added ListenBrainz account integration in Settings
Added experimental feature badges across audio tools and metadata dialogs

Improvements

Improved accent-colored buttons, icons, toggles, and checkboxes across the app
Improved custom accent color picker layout and hover behavior in Settings
Improved queue popup readability and hover styling
Improved floating playback bar spacing across all major views
Improved album tile title layout consistency
Improved Lyrics panel layout, artist chip behavior, and readability
Improved Lyrics page background transitions and foreground readability
Improved Lossless badge icon styling
Improved taskbar toolbar icon visibility and consistency
Improved Lyrics panel alignment and spacing
Improved Favorites ordering so newly favorited items appear first
Improved playlist sorting and submenu hover behavior
Improved dialog layouts, button ordering, and pill-shaped controls
Improved Settings account card layouts and styling
Improved README feature list and documentation
Improved Bluetooth playback stability by restoring VLC cache defaults

Bug Fixes

Fixed invisible text and icons with light accent colors
Fixed queue popup text visibility in Light theme
Fixed content clipping behind the floating playback bar
Fixed album tile spacing inconsistencies
Fixed hover styling conflicts in queue rows
Fixed Lyrics page navigation flickering
Fixed unreadable Lyrics page timeline and metadata on light album covers
Fixed invisible labels in Lyrics background color picker
Fixed unreadable Remove Lyrics button styling in Metadata Editor
Fixed selection drift issues caused by recycled list containers
Fixed Search Lyrics button visibility with light accent colors
Fixed volume slider static and popping during drag

1.1.8 May 21, 2026

1.1.8

Improvements

Bug fixes and improvements

1.1.7 May 19, 2026

1.1.7

New Features

Added Apple Music URL and album ID support for animated artwork search
Added Search Lyrics button in Metadata Editor for synced lyrics lookup
Added Join Discord button in Settings
Added Discord server badge to README

Improvements

Simplified Settings scan progress text
Improved equalizer application performance and responsiveness
Simplified all Back button labels for consistency
Improved playback bar persistence when leaving Lyrics page
Restored compact playback bar behavior on Lyrics page
Improved animated artwork URL input behavior after covers are added
Improved synced lyrics search status visibility

Bug Fixes

Fixed Metadata Editor input borders in Light theme
Fixed stale album artwork and track info on Lyrics page after navigation
Fixed Lyrics page album navigation history behavior
Fixed Back navigation returning to incorrect pages from Lyrics view
Fixed View Album navigation consistency across playback controls
Fixed Lyrics button returning to incorrect pages
Fixed blank lyric flashes when returning to Lyrics page
Fixed playback bar shrinking behind Lyrics page
Fixed Lyrics page playback bar visibility state handling
Fixed equalizer dropdown shifting in Settings
Fixed Lyrics page View Album visual glitches
Fixed album-detail navigation state inconsistencies
Fixed delayed equalizer responsiveness during playback
Fixed 3-dot menu shifting on album-detail track rows
Fixed inconsistent timestamp spacing on Lyrics page
Fixed animated artwork preview clipping issues
Fixed README Home screenshot rendering on GitHub
Fixed Back button text clipping issues

1.1.6 May 19, 2026

1.1.6

New Features

Added custom user themes with live preview and theme editor
Added reusable color picker with HSV spectrum, hue slider, and hex input
Added Apple Music-style Artist Detail pages
Added MusicBrainz artist biography integration with local caching
Added Performer metadata field support
Added iTunes artwork search with multiple resolution options
Added animated artwork search and download support from Apple Music
Added Top Artists section on Home page
Added unified Add to Playlist dialog across the app
Added Library and Cover Flow toggle support on playlist pages
Added drag-to-reorder support for queue and playlists
Added standalone lyrics timeline slider with draggable seek
Added compact controls-only layout for Lyrics page
Added curated accent color presets with custom picker support
Added customizable profile avatar and display name support

Improvements

Moved playback bar to bottom with floating glass-style design
Redesigned Queue popup with sticky behavior and improved controls
Redesigned Lyrics page playback bar and controls
Improved Settings page organization and descriptions
Improved animated artwork descriptions and controls
Improved album artwork decoding quality
Improved favorites overlay sizing and placement
Improved album detail action button styling
Improved Metadata Editor layout, sizing, and controls
Improved runtime accent theming across the app
Improved artist image lookup accuracy
Improved Top Artists aggregation and rendering
Improved app-wide menu hover theming
Redesigned Settings modal with Apple Music-style layout
Improved metadata tab overflow behavior and scrolling
Improved Queue popup styling and spacing
Improved Songs, Library, and Favorites action buttons
Improved Sort menu layout and active-state behavior
Improved Shuffle icon appearance
Improved playlist dialog layouts and button consistency
Improved playlist cover artwork quality
Improved playback island glass styling
Improved compact volume popup animations and layout
Redesigned Lyrics side panel header and background styling
Improved Lyrics scrolling smoothness and easing
Improved Folders view button styling
Improved Light theme accent contrast across the app
Improved custom theme preview cards and dialogs
Improved custom theme switching and accent handling
Standardized dialog button layouts across the app
Improved artwork search behavior and feedback
Improved playlist scrolling and typography
Removed Paper theme and related assets
Removed Album page tint setting and related UI
Removed Transition Mode and AutoMix UI
Removed legacy playlist menu helper logic
Removed playlist drag-to-file export behavior
Removed redundant Metadata window border wrapper

Bug Fixes

Fixed album artwork flickering during track switches
Fixed Ctrl+A select-all behavior outside Albums view
Fixed Artist Detail page rendering issues
Fixed semantic red colors being tinted by accent themes
Fixed Settings toggles not updating live with accent changes
Fixed Lyrics page accent colors not updating correctly
Fixed artist image fallback behavior
Fixed unwanted click zoom animations on artist rows
Fixed empty Home section headers appearing without content
Fixed iTunes advisory dropdown clipping issues
Fixed artwork search returning incorrect results
Fixed animated artwork search failures on HLS-only sources
Fixed animated artwork preview not clearing after removal
Fixed metadata tab hover styling inconsistencies
Fixed metadata popup dropdown styling inconsistencies
Fixed metadata tab strip clipping and overflow artifacts
Fixed startup crash caused by invalid Panel.ZIndex values
Fixed artist clicks opening incorrect views
Fixed artist grouping behavior with collaborations
Fixed missing Top Artists images and refresh issues
Fixed playlist toggle disappearing after tile navigation
Fixed Cover Flow restoring incorrect views
Fixed Light theme toggle text visibility on Lyrics page
Fixed EQ preset loading issues after restart
Fixed theme switching overriding active accent colors
Fixed animated artwork popup not closing correctly
Fixed removed artwork reappearing after saving
Fixed track duration showing as 0:00 on some files
Fixed Lyrics page playback bar clipping issues
Fixed automated menu placement inconsistencies
Fixed nested submenu corner radius mismatches

1.1.5 May 11, 2026

1.1.5

New Features

Added package manager distribution support for Scoop, winget, and Chocolatey
Added animated artwork support with live preview in Metadata Editor
Added bitmap-rendered animated artwork playback for transparent windows and rounded corners
Added automated release publishing workflow for package managers

Improvements

Improved lyrics page album artwork quality on high DPI displays
Improved startup performance by removing unnecessary refreshes
Improved page loading with lazy-loaded content views
Improved animated artwork playback performance with shared LibVLC instance
Improved metadata popup tab overflow behavior and styling
Improved album and playlist description editing UI
Improved playback bar volume slider spacing and layout
Improved lyrics page volume slider animations
Improved Lyrics page playback bar actions and layout
Improved Metadata Editor lyrics tab layout
Improved More By Artist heading behavior
Improved explicit badge and favorite icon placement on Home page rows
Improved top player bar artist hover behavior
Simplified Search Lyrics button styling
Improved animated artwork preview layout in Metadata Editor
Improved animated artwork controls and preview sizing
Improved metadata popup scrolling and tab text behavior

Bug Fixes

Fixed animated artwork flickering and layout issues on album pages
Fixed animated artwork not updating after saving metadata
Fixed stray VLC popup windows during animated artwork playback
Fixed animated artwork preview flashing on tab switches
Fixed lyrics page volume slider and percentage label clipping
Fixed Album Detail page context menu behavior
Fixed metadata dialog tab strip overflow and underline rendering
Fixed metadata dialog live preview issues in transparent windows
Fixed album art animations only working during playback
Fixed context menu stuttering issues
Fixed Install & Restart updater behavior
Fixed top player bar Options menu jitter
Fixed Recently Played favorite badge logic
Fixed updater error handling and logging
Fixed macOS startup crash caused by Windows-only APIs
Fixed cross-platform update service behavior
Fixed blurry macOS dock icons
Fixed unsupported VLC arguments on macOS
Fixed macOS VLC plugin discovery and initialization issues
Fixed Linux libvlc loading issues
Fixed playback bar overlap issues
Fixed elapsed-time jump in compact player bar
Fixed player bar volume slider static noise
Fixed Songs section context menu positioning
Fixed hover and click animations on playback controls

1.1.4 May 6, 2026

1.1.4

New Features

Added portable archives for all supported platforms
Added macOS portable .zip app bundle packaging
Added Linux x64 portable .tar.gz packaging

Bug Fixes

Fixed terminal window opening alongside Noctis on Windows

1.1.3 May 6, 2026

1.1.3

New Features

Added portable archives alongside native installers for all supported platforms
Added macOS portable .zip app bundle packaging
Added Linux x64 portable .tar.gz packaging

Bug Fixes

Fixed terminal window opening alongside Noctis on Windows

1.1.2 May 6, 2026

1.1.2

New Features

Added full macOS support for Apple Silicon and Intel devices
Added full Linux support for x64 and ARM64 systems
Added GitHub Actions CI builds for all supported platforms
Added native macOS .dmg packaging support
Added Linux AppImage packaging support
Added Linux ARM64 tarball packaging
Added favorite heart overlay to Recently Played section

Improvements

Improved startup performance by removing unnecessary refreshes
Improved page loading with lazy-loaded content views
Improved album detail metadata alignment
Improved EQ visualizer placement in album detail view
Improved cross-platform build and packaging workflow
Improved icon generation pipeline across platforms
Improved VLC error handling with platform-specific messages
Expanded platform helper support for Linux functionality
Updated project configuration for multi-platform runtime support
Updated README with macOS and Linux installation instructions
Improved CI workflow documentation

Bug Fixes

Fixed macOS VLC initialization and plugin detection issues
Fixed unsupported VLC arguments on macOS
Fixed Linux libvlc loading issues
Fixed playback bar overlap issues
Fixed macOS startup crash caused by Windows-only APIs
Fixed cross-platform update service behavior
Fixed blurry dock icons on macOS and Linux
Fixed Install & Restart updater behavior
Fixed updater error handling and logging
Fixed Recently Played favorite badge behavior
Fixed top player bar Options menu jitter
Fixed Songs section context menu positioning
Fixed context menu stuttering issues

1.1.1 May 4, 2026

1.1.1

New Features

Added word-level karaoke lyrics with real-time highlighting
Added synced and plain lyrics toggle during playback
Added plain lyrics sidecar file support
Added Folders view for browsing library by folder hierarchy
Added global Cover Flow toggle accessible from any section
Added new Dark, Gray, Midnight, and Paper themes
Added advanced metadata editor with grouped sections and custom tags
Added Other Versions section on album pages
Added More By Artist section with dedicated page
Added featured artist profiles on playlist pages
Added per-track volume adjustment and EQ overrides
Added per-track start and stop time trimming
Added BPM, Work, and Movement metadata fields
Added Show Composer in All Views toggle
Added editable copyright metadata field
Added passive update notifications in Settings
Added custom pill-shaped sliders across the app
Added 2-line wrapping titles with inline explicit badges
Added smoother hover animations and faster interaction timings

Improvements

Improved lyrics synchronization performance
Improved LRCLIB caching behavior
Improved synced lyrics update cadence
Improved smooth scrolling behavior
Reduced page transition animation timings
Improved artwork prefetching during scrolling
Improved refresh synchronization to reduce UI flashing
Updated EQ visualizer with native renderer
Improved album section header alignment
Unified accent colors across the interface
Improved destructive action styling
Updated sidebar, menus, and dialogs with rounded pill styling
Improved ambient album tinting behavior
Refined playback island and top bar layout
Improved Lossless badge styling
Updated input field focus styling

Bug Fixes

Fixed track auto-advance reliability issues
Fixed stale playback callbacks causing incorrect queue advancing
Fixed album playback track ordering
Fixed volume slider static and playback update issues
Fixed audio output device switching
Fixed synced and plain lyrics toggle behavior
Fixed live lyrics reload behavior in Metadata Editor
Fixed synced to plain lyrics scroll mapping
Fixed plain and synced lyrics save separation
Fixed explicit advisory dropdown behavior
Fixed metadata styling inconsistencies
Fixed metadata file tab scrolling issues
Fixed album detail back navigation labels
Fixed scrolling teleporting and sidebar hover jumping
Fixed album and track title clipping issues
Fixed lyrics page volume slider clipping and layout shifting
Fixed top bar title clipping under action buttons
Fixed player bar artist text disappearing
Fixed context menu slowdowns and dead zones
Fixed album description editing behavior
Fixed album page tinting issues
Fixed artist discography ordering and scroll restoration
Fixed duplicated search highlighting text
Fixed Genre ComboBox scroll hijacking
Fixed confirmation dialog overlay coverage
Fixed theme migration persistence issues

1.1.0 Apr 2, 2026

1.1.0

New Features

Added collapsible icon-only sidebar with hover expansion
Added side lyrics panel for synced lyrics alongside any view
Added dynamic ambient album color backgrounds
Added Cover Flow view with smoother navigation
Added multi-select support across library views
Added Ctrl+A select all and deselect support
Added bulk actions for tracks and playlists
Added drag-and-drop playlist reordering
Added drag-and-drop file and folder importing
Added in-app update system in Settings
Added smooth scrolling animations across views
Added playlist artwork collage thumbnails
Added real-time sidebar updates for favorites and playlists
Added animated now-playing equalizer indicators
Added immersive sidebar toggle in Lyrics view
Added full-window album and playlist description popups
Added animated page transitions
Added animated settings toggles
Added pill-shaped buttons, dialogs, and sliders
Added scrolling titles in Cover Flow view

Improvements

Improved navigation speed with cached views
Improved artwork loading performance
Improved library save efficiency
Improved search performance for large libraries
Reduced playback startup latency
Redesigned sidebar layout and playback bar spacing
Improved context menu spacing and compactness
Improved Settings page layout and styling
Improved album sorting behavior
Newly imported albums now appear at the top of the grid

Bug Fixes

Fixed startup crash when toggling lyrics panel
Fixed scrolling jumps and teleporting issues
Fixed player bar artist name disappearing after track changes
Fixed cover art flickering during playback
Fixed Remove from Library deleting entire albums
Fixed deleted tracks continuing playback after removal
Fixed deleted files reappearing after rescans
Fixed playlist context menu crashes
Fixed incorrect track targeting in context menus
Fixed Add to Playlist submenu delay
Fixed lyrics panel staying open after playback ended
Fixed multiple light mode UI inconsistencies
Fixed Reset Settings issues with locked files and playlists
Fixed artwork cache memory leaks

1.0.2 Mar 20, 2026

1.0.2

New Features

Added text truncation for long track titles in menus
Added GitHub repository link to Settings

Improvements

Centered Favorites icon alignment in Songs view
Bug fixes and performance improvements

Bug Fixes

Fixed timeline flashing when skipping tracks
Fixed inconsistent volume changes during playback
Fixed playback bar overflow on smaller window sizes
Fixed inconsistent styling in Play menu items

1.0.1 Mar 19, 2026

1.0.1

New Features

Added descriptions to Settings cards for better clarity
Added separator lines to the Settings page

Improvements

Simplified scan status messages
Updated Songs list 3-dot menu accent color
Improved Songs list spacing and column alignment
Bug fixes and performance improvements

Bug Fixes

Fixed player bar overlapping top bar buttons during window resize

1.0.0 Mar 19, 2026

1.0.0

The beginning of Noctis

The first public build. Everything on this page started here.