Side A v3.8.0

This version (3.8.0) adds two new ways to set the room Side A sits in

Album cover backdrop

• The release you are playing is blurred into the background at a low opacity, over the usual gray background, so text keeps its contrast
• Changing track crossfades the next cover in instead of flashing
• Local files use their own embedded artwork, not the last streamed release
• The sidebar, top bar and player bar turn slightly translucent so the artwork carries across the window

Solid black background

• A new toggle drops the gray canvas for a flat black room
• Text and accent colours stay as they are, and the other backdrops are hidden while it is on

Downloads

• macOS, Apple silicon: Side A-3.8.0-arm64.dmg / .zip
• macOS, Intel: Side A-3.8.0-x64.dmg / .zip
• Windows x64: installer and portable .zip

I fixed the DMGs :)

Full Changelog: v3.7.0...v3.8.0

Side A v3.7.0

This version (3.7.0) turns Shuffle play into a mix drawn from your whole collection instead of a single release

Shuffle play builds a mix

• Gathers up to 60 random tracks from as many as 24 releases, three per release, and starts on a random one
• Draws from what you are looking at, so filters and sort (purchased only, an artist search) decide the pool
• Spreads the tracks so one release never plays back to back
• Shows "Building mix" while it gathers, and skips a release that fails to load instead of stopping the mix
• Up next numbers tracks by position once a queue spans releases, so a mix no longer shows repeated album track numbers

Downloads

• macOS, Apple silicon: .zip
• macOS, Intel: .zip
• Windows x64: installer and portable .zip

STILL ADHOC SIGNED idk why it wouldn't be

Full Changelog: v3.6.0...v3.7.0

The DMGs were corrupted whilst building so I removed them for now, use the .zip instead to extract the .app and drag it into your Applications folder, may be fixed with 3.8.0 or whatever comes next

v3.6.0

This version (3.6.0) adds an Intel Mac build and removes the version number from the DMG artwork

Downloads

• macOS, Apple silicon: Side A-3.6.0-arm64.dmg / .zip
• macOS, Intel: Side A-3.6.0-x64.dmg / .zip
• Windows x64: installer and portable .zip

Yap yap yap adhoc signed drag to Applications double click whatever

Full Changelog: v3.5.0...v3.6.0

3.5.0 - Local Files Player

Side A 3.5.0 - Local Files Player

I forgot to update the version number in the DMG background, will be fixed with 3.5.1 / 3.6.0 / 4.0.0 whatever comes next

A full local music section, plus the 3.5.0 interface fixes

Local library

• Add one or more music folders and scan them without moving your files
• Reads tags and embedded artwork for MP3, FLAC, WAV, Ogg, AAC, AIFF, ALAC and other supported formats
• Browse songs or albums, open album details, filter and sort the library, rescan or remove folders
• Single-track albums use the track title instead of the parent folder name
• Local covers and transcoded ALAC/AIFF audio are cached separately

Local playback

• Play, shuffle and repeat local queues with volume, media keys and a full-screen Now Playing view
• Local plays join Last.fm scrobbling and Discord Rich Presence
• The existing Bandcamp player is unchanged

Interface

• Fixed the Local track header height and column alignment
• Removed terminal periods from app copy for the Side A style

Downloads

• macOS arm64 DMG and ZIP
• Windows x64 installer and ZIP

The macOS build is ad-hoc signed, so you can drag it to Applications and open it basically

Side A 3.0.0

Side A 3.0.0

A major update with new design options to make Side A more unique, there's also a new startup reveal, and a mountain-redesigned website

There's now a blurred dark and blurred light theme with a nice backdrop to it when enabled
There's a startup animation now, I find it cool
Secret storage has been moved to the asynchronous safeStorage API, finally
Download page and sidebar has had some redesigns to match the 2.0.0 UI redesign

The biggest issue since 1.0.0 was the recently purchased sorting not being accurate, that's finally been fixed

The macOS build is still adhoc-signed, so you can drag it to Applications and double-click it most likely

Side A 2.2.0

Side A 2.2.0

A new mountain backdrop and ANOTHER DMG background fix

You can toggle the new backdrop in the settings
It looks a little weird in light mode, I've tried to fix it but it might as well be super impossible

The macOS build is still adhoc signed of course, so just drag it into your Applications folder and double click. It should work

Side A 2.1.5

Side A 2.1.5

Added a tribute to a certain album, won't be that easy to find
DMG background has been fixed, for the hundredth time

Also the macOS build is adhoc signed so just double click it once dragged to Applications and it should most likely work

Side A 2.1.4

Side A 2.1.4

A cleanup release with Discover, avatar and display fixes.

• Removed sentence periods and dotted separators from app copy for a calmer, neutral tone
• Album covers now load in Discover search results
• The Open on Bandcamp action no longer crowds the artist name
• Bandcamp profile photos now load in the sidebar, top bar and Settings
• Opening the owned release void_19#### by no love in the house of gold switches to a black background and a pure white accent, then restores the previous accent and theme on exit
• The DMG background is now 2640x1600 and no longer shows a right-click warning

The macOS build is ad-hoc signed.

Side A 2.1.3

Side A 2.1.3

Layout fixes for long titles and the Settings page. You can call it a bub fix

• Long release titles now wrap inside the album header instead of clipping on the right
• Long track titles now wrap inside their rows
• Settings uses a stable two-column grid on wide windows and a single column below 1180px
• Settings cards and copy now stay within their columns at every supported width
• Refreshed app screenshots and the DMG background for 2.1.3

Side A 2.1.2

Side A 2.1.2

A packaging fix for the macOS installer, plus a corrected app icon.

• Centered the Side A mark inside the application icon and regenerated the ICNS, ICO and PNG assets
• Centered the Side A and Applications icons vertically in the DMG window
• Rebuilt the DMG background as a light, high-contrast layout so Finder icon labels stay readable
• Moved the footer above the clipped bottom edge
• Refreshed the Welcome screenshot and site icon for 2.1.2

The macOS build is ad-hoc signed. On first launch, right-click the app and choose Open.