Nihon's Music Framework v1.4.1

Changelog

All notable changes to Nihon's Music Framework are documented here. The project follows semantic versioning.

[Unreleased]

• Additional standalone Direct3D hosts
• A complete D3D12 command-recording contract
• Expanded no-CRT experimentation
• Future Linux support through MPRIS, PipeWire, and SDL3

[1.4.1] - 2026-10-07

Fixed

• Restored cross-process click-through with a layered, transparent Win32 overlay style; leaving Windowed Stream Mode now reapplies it immediately

[1.4.0] - 2026-10-07

Added

• Windowed Stream Mode for OBS and other broadcast tools, with interactive standard window behavior and a premultiplied-alpha DirectComposition surface for transparent capture
• Dedicated native Direct2D/DirectWrite settings window inspired by CyberiaStyle Last Approach, while retaining complete notification-area access
• Icon-only previous, play/pause, next, shuffle, and repeat controls while interaction mode is active
• GSMTC capability and playback-mode state tracking so unsupported media controls are visibly distinguished and never invoked
• Installed system-font selection for overlay titles and artist names through the settings window and notification-area menu
• Persisted overlay font family with Segoe UI Variable Display as the safe default

Changed

• Reduced the interaction shortcut double-tap window from one second to 450 milliseconds to prevent accidental toggles
• Windowed Stream Mode now enables interaction automatically
• Media controls replace the banner while interaction mode is active and keep the progress bar clear of their hit targets
• Inactive media controls use a higher-contrast treatment for readability
• Text covered by artwork or spectrum geometry receives a complementary-color pass, including an inverted Chroma gradient, while unaffected text keeps its normal styling
• The custom font continues to use automatic text fitting in standard, compact, and Overkill layouts

Fixed

• Preserved true transparency in OBS Window Capture instead of exposing a black composition background
• Corrected Windowed Stream Mode hit testing so mouse input no longer passes through the player
• Corrected the dedicated settings window title encoding
• Kept the overlay inside monitor bounds when mode or window dimensions change

[1.3.2] - 2026-10-07

Stashed fix

• Applied the transparency setting to the complete overlay, including artwork, text, and Overkill spectra, instead of only the background panel

[1.3.1] - 2026-10-07

Fixed

• Replaced the Discord IPC invalid-handle constant with a portable null disconnected state so MSVC Release builds compile correctly
• Corrected the Chroma rate unit to display as °/s during normal operation

Easter eggs

• Preserved the malformed °/s Chroma rate label exclusively for April Fools' Day while using the correct °/s label normally

[1.3.0] - 2026-10-07

Added

• Configurable Overkill bar/point count, response, delay, maximum height, top fade, Chroma hue shifting, curve rendering, and artwork-masked spectra
• Optional Discord Rich Presence with track metadata, playback timestamps, configurable application/assets, and website/repository buttons

Changed

• Spectrum curves now flow from the selected corner wall into the corresponding top or bottom screen edge
• Parenthetical title suffixes now move onto new lines, with a persisted option to hide them
• Artwork Spectrum now replaces the normal Overkill artwork tile instead of displaying the cover twice

Fixed

• Restarted Overkill spectrum capture when the active audio-session process changes or capture fails
• Removed chroma-key outlines from Overkill text and spectrum bars while preserving opaque black artwork

[1.2.2] - 2026-10-06

Fixed

• Flattened malformed album-art alpha data during decoding so valid RGB pixels are no longer hidden in Overkill, tile, or artwork-background modes
• Limited the transparency setting to rendered panel elements so the layered window no longer makes album artwork and text translucent
• Replaced the black transparency key that incorrectly punched holes through dark album artwork

Easter eggs

• Retained the source artwork's malformed alpha data on April Fools' Day

[1.2.1] - 2026-10-06

Fixed

• Added an opaque backing behind transparent artwork in tile and Overkill modes

Easter eggs

• Removed the opaque artwork backing on April Fools' Day

[1.2.0] - 2026-10-06

Added

• Optional SDL3 standalone frontend for Windows
• Runtime-selectable OpenGL and Vulkan rendering through --renderer
• -SDL PowerShell build option and isolated SDL build directory
• Pinned, statically linked SDL 3.4.16 dependency support through CMake
• Complete settings access from the notification-area menu
• Nested tray submenus for transparency, renderer preference, and Overkill corner
• SDL build matrices for pull requests, cutting-edge artifacts, and versioned releases
• Dependency caching for SDL GitHub Actions jobs

Changed

• Expanded the tray menu with compact mode, accent controls, artwork mode, shortcut recording, Overkill controls, and banner visibility
• Updated architecture and build documentation for the SDL, OpenGL, and Vulkan frontend
• Marked Linux as future platform work and macOS as unsupported

[1.1.1] - 2026-10-06

Fixed

• Corrected featured-artist separator parsing and display
• Prevented the featured-artist separator from being corrupted by source-file encoding

Changed

• Added the Overkill mode screenshot to the README preview gallery
• Preserved the corrupted separator as an April Fools' Day easter egg

[1.1.0] - 2026-10-06

Added

• Overkill mode with a 32-band, source-responsive audio spectrum
• Process-isolated Windows WASAPI loopback capture for the active media application
• Four selectable, persistent Overkill screen corners
• Full-monitor corner placement while a foreground application is fullscreen
• Transparent Overkill presentation with edge-oriented spectrum bars
• Optional persistent banner visibility
• Automatic title cleanup that moves featured performers to the artist line
• Title line breaks for version, remix, VIP, dash, and pipe separators
• Screen-boundary constraints for dragging and the animated settings panel

Changed

• Moved settings access entirely to the notification-area icon
• Locked Overkill mode to its selected display corner
• Updated the README with Overkill behavior, capture limitations, and requirements

Fixed

• Replaced unsupported process-loopback GetMixFormat() usage with an explicit PCM capture format
• Improved process-to-audio-session matching and spectrum responsiveness
• Prevented settings from extending beyond the monitor work area

[1.0.0] - 2026-10-06

Added

• Native standalone Direct3D 11 overlay
• Windows GSMTC media discovery and artwork loading
• D3D9, D3D10, D3D11, and D3D12 integration abstractions
• Direct2D, DirectWrite, and WIC presentation layer
• Smooth progress interpolation and dynamic artwork accent
• Normal, compact, tile-artwork, and background-artwork modes
• Animated settings panel and persistent settings
• Configurable double-tap keyboard shortcut recorder
• Native color picker, opacity control, DWM blur, and drag movement
• Notification-area menu with settings, interaction, and exit commands
• Embedded application icon, banner, and Windows manifest
• Experimental constrained no-CRT executable
• CMake build/install support and PowerShell build script

Documentation

• Added build, architecture, integration, no-CRT, contributing, security, and community documentation
• Added GitHub issue templates, pull-request template, Windows CI, and preview gallery

Full Changelog: v1.4.0...v1.4.1

Nihon's Music Framework v1.4.0

Changelog

All notable changes to Nihon's Music Framework are documented here. The project follows semantic versioning.

[Unreleased]

• Additional standalone Direct3D hosts
• A complete D3D12 command-recording contract
• Expanded no-CRT experimentation
• Future Linux support through MPRIS, PipeWire, and SDL3

[1.4.0] - 2026-10-07

Added

• Windowed Stream Mode for OBS and other broadcast tools, with interactive standard window behavior and a premultiplied-alpha DirectComposition surface for transparent capture
• Dedicated native Direct2D/DirectWrite settings window inspired by CyberiaStyle Last Approach, while retaining complete notification-area access
• Icon-only previous, play/pause, next, shuffle, and repeat controls while interaction mode is active
• GSMTC capability and playback-mode state tracking so unsupported media controls are visibly distinguished and never invoked
• Installed system-font selection for overlay titles and artist names through the settings window and notification-area menu
• Persisted overlay font family with Segoe UI Variable Display as the safe default

Changed

• Reduced the interaction shortcut double-tap window from one second to 450 milliseconds to prevent accidental toggles
• Windowed Stream Mode now enables interaction automatically
• Media controls replace the banner while interaction mode is active and keep the progress bar clear of their hit targets
• Inactive media controls use a higher-contrast treatment for readability
• Text covered by artwork or spectrum geometry receives a complementary-color pass, including an inverted Chroma gradient, while unaffected text keeps its normal styling
• The custom font continues to use automatic text fitting in standard, compact, and Overkill layouts

Fixed

• Preserved true transparency in OBS Window Capture instead of exposing a black composition background
• Corrected Windowed Stream Mode hit testing so mouse input no longer passes through the player
• Corrected the dedicated settings window title encoding
• Kept the overlay inside monitor bounds when mode or window dimensions change

[1.3.2] - 2026-10-07

Stashed fix

• Applied the transparency setting to the complete overlay, including artwork, text, and Overkill spectra, instead of only the background panel

[1.3.1] - 2026-10-07

Fixed

• Replaced the Discord IPC invalid-handle constant with a portable null disconnected state so MSVC Release builds compile correctly
• Corrected the Chroma rate unit to display as °/s during normal operation

Easter eggs

• Preserved the malformed °/s Chroma rate label exclusively for April Fools' Day while using the correct °/s label normally

[1.3.0] - 2026-10-07

Added

• Configurable Overkill bar/point count, response, delay, maximum height, top fade, Chroma hue shifting, curve rendering, and artwork-masked spectra
• Optional Discord Rich Presence with track metadata, playback timestamps, configurable application/assets, and website/repository buttons

Changed

• Spectrum curves now flow from the selected corner wall into the corresponding top or bottom screen edge
• Parenthetical title suffixes now move onto new lines, with a persisted option to hide them
• Artwork Spectrum now replaces the normal Overkill artwork tile instead of displaying the cover twice

Fixed

• Restarted Overkill spectrum capture when the active audio-session process changes or capture fails
• Removed chroma-key outlines from Overkill text and spectrum bars while preserving opaque black artwork

[1.2.2] - 2026-10-06

Fixed

• Flattened malformed album-art alpha data during decoding so valid RGB pixels are no longer hidden in Overkill, tile, or artwork-background modes
• Limited the transparency setting to rendered panel elements so the layered window no longer makes album artwork and text translucent
• Replaced the black transparency key that incorrectly punched holes through dark album artwork

Easter eggs

• Retained the source artwork's malformed alpha data on April Fools' Day

[1.2.1] - 2026-10-06

Fixed

• Added an opaque backing behind transparent artwork in tile and Overkill modes

Easter eggs

• Removed the opaque artwork backing on April Fools' Day

[1.2.0] - 2026-10-06

Added

• Optional SDL3 standalone frontend for Windows
• Runtime-selectable OpenGL and Vulkan rendering through --renderer
• -SDL PowerShell build option and isolated SDL build directory
• Pinned, statically linked SDL 3.4.16 dependency support through CMake
• Complete settings access from the notification-area menu
• Nested tray submenus for transparency, renderer preference, and Overkill corner
• SDL build matrices for pull requests, cutting-edge artifacts, and versioned releases
• Dependency caching for SDL GitHub Actions jobs

Changed

• Expanded the tray menu with compact mode, accent controls, artwork mode, shortcut recording, Overkill controls, and banner visibility
• Updated architecture and build documentation for the SDL, OpenGL, and Vulkan frontend
• Marked Linux as future platform work and macOS as unsupported

[1.1.1] - 2026-10-06

Fixed

• Corrected featured-artist separator parsing and display
• Prevented the featured-artist separator from being corrupted by source-file encoding

Changed

• Added the Overkill mode screenshot to the README preview gallery
• Preserved the corrupted separator as an April Fools' Day easter egg

[1.1.0] - 2026-10-06

Added

• Overkill mode with a 32-band, source-responsive audio spectrum
• Process-isolated Windows WASAPI loopback capture for the active media application
• Four selectable, persistent Overkill screen corners
• Full-monitor corner placement while a foreground application is fullscreen
• Transparent Overkill presentation with edge-oriented spectrum bars
• Optional persistent banner visibility
• Automatic title cleanup that moves featured performers to the artist line
• Title line breaks for version, remix, VIP, dash, and pipe separators
• Screen-boundary constraints for dragging and the animated settings panel

Changed

• Moved settings access entirely to the notification-area icon
• Locked Overkill mode to its selected display corner
• Updated the README with Overkill behavior, capture limitations, and requirements

Fixed

• Replaced unsupported process-loopback GetMixFormat() usage with an explicit PCM capture format
• Improved process-to-audio-session matching and spectrum responsiveness
• Prevented settings from extending beyond the monitor work area

[1.0.0] - 2026-10-06

Added

• Native standalone Direct3D 11 overlay
• Windows GSMTC media discovery and artwork loading
• D3D9, D3D10, D3D11, and D3D12 integration abstractions
• Direct2D, DirectWrite, and WIC presentation layer
• Smooth progress interpolation and dynamic artwork accent
• Normal, compact, tile-artwork, and background-artwork modes
• Animated settings panel and persistent settings
• Configurable double-tap keyboard shortcut recorder
• Native color picker, opacity control, DWM blur, and drag movement
• Notification-area menu with settings, interaction, and exit commands
• Embedded application icon, banner, and Windows manifest
• Experimental constrained no-CRT executable
• CMake build/install support and PowerShell build script

Documentation

• Added build, architecture, integration, no-CRT, contributing, security, and community documentation
• Added GitHub issue templates, pull-request template, Windows CI, and preview gallery

Full Changelog: v1.3.2...v1.4.0

Nihon's Music Framework v1.3.2

Changelog

All notable changes to Nihon's Music Framework are documented here. The project follows semantic versioning.

[Unreleased]

• Additional standalone Direct3D hosts
• A complete D3D12 command-recording contract
• Expanded no-CRT experimentation
• Future Linux support through MPRIS, PipeWire, and SDL3

[1.3.2] - 2026-10-07

Stashed fix

• Applied the transparency setting to the complete overlay, including artwork, text, and Overkill spectra, instead of only the background panel

[1.3.1] - 2026-10-07

Fixed

• Replaced the Discord IPC invalid-handle constant with a portable null disconnected state so MSVC Release builds compile correctly
• Corrected the Chroma rate unit to display as °/s during normal operation

Easter eggs

• Preserved the malformed °/s Chroma rate label exclusively for April Fools' Day while using the correct °/s label normally

[1.3.0] - 2026-10-07

Added

• Configurable Overkill bar/point count, response, delay, maximum height, top fade, Chroma hue shifting, curve rendering, and artwork-masked spectra
• Optional Discord Rich Presence with track metadata, playback timestamps, configurable application/assets, and website/repository buttons

Changed

• Spectrum curves now flow from the selected corner wall into the corresponding top or bottom screen edge
• Parenthetical title suffixes now move onto new lines, with a persisted option to hide them
• Artwork Spectrum now replaces the normal Overkill artwork tile instead of displaying the cover twice

Fixed

• Restarted Overkill spectrum capture when the active audio-session process changes or capture fails
• Removed chroma-key outlines from Overkill text and spectrum bars while preserving opaque black artwork

[1.2.2] - 2026-10-06

Fixed

• Flattened malformed album-art alpha data during decoding so valid RGB pixels are no longer hidden in Overkill, tile, or artwork-background modes
• Limited the transparency setting to rendered panel elements so the layered window no longer makes album artwork and text translucent
• Replaced the black transparency key that incorrectly punched holes through dark album artwork

Easter eggs

• Retained the source artwork's malformed alpha data on April Fools' Day

[1.2.1] - 2026-10-06

Fixed

• Added an opaque backing behind transparent artwork in tile and Overkill modes

Easter eggs

• Removed the opaque artwork backing on April Fools' Day

[1.2.0] - 2026-10-06

Added

• Optional SDL3 standalone frontend for Windows
• Runtime-selectable OpenGL and Vulkan rendering through --renderer
• -SDL PowerShell build option and isolated SDL build directory
• Pinned, statically linked SDL 3.4.16 dependency support through CMake
• Complete settings access from the notification-area menu
• Nested tray submenus for transparency, renderer preference, and Overkill corner
• SDL build matrices for pull requests, cutting-edge artifacts, and versioned releases
• Dependency caching for SDL GitHub Actions jobs

Changed

• Expanded the tray menu with compact mode, accent controls, artwork mode, shortcut recording, Overkill controls, and banner visibility
• Updated architecture and build documentation for the SDL, OpenGL, and Vulkan frontend
• Marked Linux as future platform work and macOS as unsupported

[1.1.1] - 2026-10-06

Fixed

• Corrected featured-artist separator parsing and display
• Prevented the featured-artist separator from being corrupted by source-file encoding

Changed

• Added the Overkill mode screenshot to the README preview gallery
• Preserved the corrupted separator as an April Fools' Day easter egg

[1.1.0] - 2026-10-06

Added

• Overkill mode with a 32-band, source-responsive audio spectrum
• Process-isolated Windows WASAPI loopback capture for the active media application
• Four selectable, persistent Overkill screen corners
• Full-monitor corner placement while a foreground application is fullscreen
• Transparent Overkill presentation with edge-oriented spectrum bars
• Optional persistent banner visibility
• Automatic title cleanup that moves featured performers to the artist line
• Title line breaks for version, remix, VIP, dash, and pipe separators
• Screen-boundary constraints for dragging and the animated settings panel

Changed

• Moved settings access entirely to the notification-area icon
• Locked Overkill mode to its selected display corner
• Updated the README with Overkill behavior, capture limitations, and requirements

Fixed

• Replaced unsupported process-loopback GetMixFormat() usage with an explicit PCM capture format
• Improved process-to-audio-session matching and spectrum responsiveness
• Prevented settings from extending beyond the monitor work area

[1.0.0] - 2026-10-06

Added

• Native standalone Direct3D 11 overlay
• Windows GSMTC media discovery and artwork loading
• D3D9, D3D10, D3D11, and D3D12 integration abstractions
• Direct2D, DirectWrite, and WIC presentation layer
• Smooth progress interpolation and dynamic artwork accent
• Normal, compact, tile-artwork, and background-artwork modes
• Animated settings panel and persistent settings
• Configurable double-tap keyboard shortcut recorder
• Native color picker, opacity control, DWM blur, and drag movement
• Notification-area menu with settings, interaction, and exit commands
• Embedded application icon, banner, and Windows manifest
• Experimental constrained no-CRT executable
• CMake build/install support and PowerShell build script

Documentation

• Added build, architecture, integration, no-CRT, contributing, security, and community documentation
• Added GitHub issue templates, pull-request template, Windows CI, and preview gallery

Full Changelog: v1.3.1...v1.3.2

Nihon's Music Framework v1.3.1

Changelog

All notable changes to Nihon's Music Framework are documented here. The project follows semantic versioning.

[Unreleased]

• Additional standalone Direct3D hosts
• A complete D3D12 command-recording contract
• Expanded no-CRT experimentation
• Future Linux support through MPRIS, PipeWire, and SDL3

[1.3.1] - 2026-10-07

Fixed

• Replaced the Discord IPC invalid-handle constant with a portable null disconnected state so MSVC Release builds compile correctly
• Corrected the Chroma rate unit to display as °/s during normal operation

Easter eggs

• Preserved the malformed °/s Chroma rate label exclusively for April Fools' Day while using the correct °/s label normally

[1.3.0] - 2026-10-07

Added

• Configurable Overkill bar/point count, response, delay, maximum height, top fade, Chroma hue shifting, curve rendering, and artwork-masked spectra
• Optional Discord Rich Presence with track metadata, playback timestamps, configurable application/assets, and website/repository buttons

Changed

• Spectrum curves now flow from the selected corner wall into the corresponding top or bottom screen edge
• Parenthetical title suffixes now move onto new lines, with a persisted option to hide them
• Artwork Spectrum now replaces the normal Overkill artwork tile instead of displaying the cover twice

Fixed

• Restarted Overkill spectrum capture when the active audio-session process changes or capture fails
• Removed chroma-key outlines from Overkill text and spectrum bars while preserving opaque black artwork

[1.2.2] - 2026-10-06

Fixed

• Flattened malformed album-art alpha data during decoding so valid RGB pixels are no longer hidden in Overkill, tile, or artwork-background modes
• Limited the transparency setting to rendered panel elements so the layered window no longer makes album artwork and text translucent
• Replaced the black transparency key that incorrectly punched holes through dark album artwork

Easter eggs

• Retained the source artwork's malformed alpha data on April Fools' Day

[1.2.1] - 2026-10-06

Fixed

• Added an opaque backing behind transparent artwork in tile and Overkill modes

Easter eggs

• Removed the opaque artwork backing on April Fools' Day

[1.2.0] - 2026-10-06

Added

• Optional SDL3 standalone frontend for Windows
• Runtime-selectable OpenGL and Vulkan rendering through --renderer
• -SDL PowerShell build option and isolated SDL build directory
• Pinned, statically linked SDL 3.4.16 dependency support through CMake
• Complete settings access from the notification-area menu
• Nested tray submenus for transparency, renderer preference, and Overkill corner
• SDL build matrices for pull requests, cutting-edge artifacts, and versioned releases
• Dependency caching for SDL GitHub Actions jobs

Changed

• Expanded the tray menu with compact mode, accent controls, artwork mode, shortcut recording, Overkill controls, and banner visibility
• Updated architecture and build documentation for the SDL, OpenGL, and Vulkan frontend
• Marked Linux as future platform work and macOS as unsupported

[1.1.1] - 2026-10-06

Fixed

• Corrected featured-artist separator parsing and display
• Prevented the featured-artist separator from being corrupted by source-file encoding

Changed

• Added the Overkill mode screenshot to the README preview gallery
• Preserved the corrupted separator as an April Fools' Day easter egg

[1.1.0] - 2026-10-06

Added

• Overkill mode with a 32-band, source-responsive audio spectrum
• Process-isolated Windows WASAPI loopback capture for the active media application
• Four selectable, persistent Overkill screen corners
• Full-monitor corner placement while a foreground application is fullscreen
• Transparent Overkill presentation with edge-oriented spectrum bars
• Optional persistent banner visibility
• Automatic title cleanup that moves featured performers to the artist line
• Title line breaks for version, remix, VIP, dash, and pipe separators
• Screen-boundary constraints for dragging and the animated settings panel

Changed

• Moved settings access entirely to the notification-area icon
• Locked Overkill mode to its selected display corner
• Updated the README with Overkill behavior, capture limitations, and requirements

Fixed

• Replaced unsupported process-loopback GetMixFormat() usage with an explicit PCM capture format
• Improved process-to-audio-session matching and spectrum responsiveness
• Prevented settings from extending beyond the monitor work area

[1.0.0] - 2026-10-06

Added

• Native standalone Direct3D 11 overlay
• Windows GSMTC media discovery and artwork loading
• D3D9, D3D10, D3D11, and D3D12 integration abstractions
• Direct2D, DirectWrite, and WIC presentation layer
• Smooth progress interpolation and dynamic artwork accent
• Normal, compact, tile-artwork, and background-artwork modes
• Animated settings panel and persistent settings
• Configurable double-tap keyboard shortcut recorder
• Native color picker, opacity control, DWM blur, and drag movement
• Notification-area menu with settings, interaction, and exit commands
• Embedded application icon, banner, and Windows manifest
• Experimental constrained no-CRT executable
• CMake build/install support and PowerShell build script

Documentation

• Added build, architecture, integration, no-CRT, contributing, security, and community documentation
• Added GitHub issue templates, pull-request template, Windows CI, and preview gallery

Full Changelog: v1.3.0...v1.3.1

Nihon's Music Framework v1.3.0

Changelog

All notable changes to Nihon's Music Framework are documented here. The project follows semantic versioning.

[Unreleased]

• Additional standalone Direct3D hosts
• A complete D3D12 command-recording contract
• Expanded no-CRT experimentation
• Future Linux support through MPRIS, PipeWire, and SDL3

[1.3.0] - 2026-10-07

Added

• Configurable Overkill bar/point count, response, delay, maximum height, top fade, Chroma hue shifting, curve rendering, and artwork-masked spectra
• Optional Discord Rich Presence with track metadata, playback timestamps, configurable application/assets, and website/repository buttons

Changed

• Spectrum curves now flow from the selected corner wall into the corresponding top or bottom screen edge
• Parenthetical title suffixes now move onto new lines, with a persisted option to hide them
• Artwork Spectrum now replaces the normal Overkill artwork tile instead of displaying the cover twice

Fixed

• Restarted Overkill spectrum capture when the active audio-session process changes or capture fails
• Removed chroma-key outlines from Overkill text and spectrum bars while preserving opaque black artwork

[1.2.2] - 2026-10-06

Fixed

• Flattened malformed album-art alpha data during decoding so valid RGB pixels are no longer hidden in Overkill, tile, or artwork-background modes
• Limited the transparency setting to rendered panel elements so the layered window no longer makes album artwork and text translucent
• Replaced the black transparency key that incorrectly punched holes through dark album artwork

Easter eggs

• Retained the source artwork's malformed alpha data on April Fools' Day

[1.2.1] - 2026-10-06

Fixed

• Added an opaque backing behind transparent artwork in tile and Overkill modes

Easter eggs

• Removed the opaque artwork backing on April Fools' Day

[1.2.0] - 2026-10-06

Added

• Optional SDL3 standalone frontend for Windows
• Runtime-selectable OpenGL and Vulkan rendering through --renderer
• -SDL PowerShell build option and isolated SDL build directory
• Pinned, statically linked SDL 3.4.16 dependency support through CMake
• Complete settings access from the notification-area menu
• Nested tray submenus for transparency, renderer preference, and Overkill corner
• SDL build matrices for pull requests, cutting-edge artifacts, and versioned releases
• Dependency caching for SDL GitHub Actions jobs

Changed

• Expanded the tray menu with compact mode, accent controls, artwork mode, shortcut recording, Overkill controls, and banner visibility
• Updated architecture and build documentation for the SDL, OpenGL, and Vulkan frontend
• Marked Linux as future platform work and macOS as unsupported

[1.1.1] - 2026-10-06

Fixed

• Corrected featured-artist separator parsing and display
• Prevented the featured-artist separator from being corrupted by source-file encoding

Changed

• Added the Overkill mode screenshot to the README preview gallery
• Preserved the corrupted separator as an April Fools' Day easter egg

[1.1.0] - 2026-10-06

Added

• Overkill mode with a 32-band, source-responsive audio spectrum
• Process-isolated Windows WASAPI loopback capture for the active media application
• Four selectable, persistent Overkill screen corners
• Full-monitor corner placement while a foreground application is fullscreen
• Transparent Overkill presentation with edge-oriented spectrum bars
• Optional persistent banner visibility
• Automatic title cleanup that moves featured performers to the artist line
• Title line breaks for version, remix, VIP, dash, and pipe separators
• Screen-boundary constraints for dragging and the animated settings panel

Changed

• Moved settings access entirely to the notification-area icon
• Locked Overkill mode to its selected display corner
• Updated the README with Overkill behavior, capture limitations, and requirements

Fixed

• Replaced unsupported process-loopback GetMixFormat() usage with an explicit PCM capture format
• Improved process-to-audio-session matching and spectrum responsiveness
• Prevented settings from extending beyond the monitor work area

[1.0.0] - 2026-10-06

Added

• Native standalone Direct3D 11 overlay
• Windows GSMTC media discovery and artwork loading
• D3D9, D3D10, D3D11, and D3D12 integration abstractions
• Direct2D, DirectWrite, and WIC presentation layer
• Smooth progress interpolation and dynamic artwork accent
• Normal, compact, tile-artwork, and background-artwork modes
• Animated settings panel and persistent settings
• Configurable double-tap keyboard shortcut recorder
• Native color picker, opacity control, DWM blur, and drag movement
• Notification-area menu with settings, interaction, and exit commands
• Embedded application icon, banner, and Windows manifest
• Experimental constrained no-CRT executable
• CMake build/install support and PowerShell build script

Documentation

• Added build, architecture, integration, no-CRT, contributing, security, and community documentation
• Added GitHub issue templates, pull-request template, Windows CI, and preview gallery

Full Changelog: v1.2.2...v1.3.0

Nihon's Music Framework v1.2.2

Changelog

All notable changes to Nihon's Music Framework are documented here. The project follows semantic versioning.

[Unreleased]

• Additional standalone Direct3D hosts
• A complete D3D12 command-recording contract
• Expanded no-CRT experimentation
• Future Linux support through MPRIS, PipeWire, and SDL3

[1.2.2] - 2026-10-06

Fixed

• Flattened malformed album-art alpha data during decoding so valid RGB pixels are no longer hidden in Overkill, tile, or artwork-background modes
• Limited the transparency setting to rendered panel elements so the layered window no longer makes album artwork and text translucent
• Replaced the black transparency key that incorrectly punched holes through dark album artwork

Easter eggs

• Retained the source artwork's malformed alpha data on April Fools' Day

[1.2.1] - 2026-10-06

Fixed

• Added an opaque backing behind transparent artwork in tile and Overkill modes

Easter eggs

• Removed the opaque artwork backing on April Fools' Day

[1.2.0] - 2026-10-06

Added

• Optional SDL3 standalone frontend for Windows
• Runtime-selectable OpenGL and Vulkan rendering through --renderer
• -SDL PowerShell build option and isolated SDL build directory
• Pinned, statically linked SDL 3.4.16 dependency support through CMake
• Complete settings access from the notification-area menu
• Nested tray submenus for transparency, renderer preference, and Overkill corner
• SDL build matrices for pull requests, cutting-edge artifacts, and versioned releases
• Dependency caching for SDL GitHub Actions jobs

Changed

• Expanded the tray menu with compact mode, accent controls, artwork mode, shortcut recording, Overkill controls, and banner visibility
• Updated architecture and build documentation for the SDL, OpenGL, and Vulkan frontend
• Marked Linux as future platform work and macOS as unsupported

[1.1.1] - 2026-10-06

Fixed

• Corrected featured-artist separator parsing and display
• Prevented the featured-artist separator from being corrupted by source-file encoding

Changed

• Added the Overkill mode screenshot to the README preview gallery
• Preserved the corrupted separator as an April Fools' Day easter egg

[1.1.0] - 2026-10-06

Added

• Overkill mode with a 32-band, source-responsive audio spectrum
• Process-isolated Windows WASAPI loopback capture for the active media application
• Four selectable, persistent Overkill screen corners
• Full-monitor corner placement while a foreground application is fullscreen
• Transparent Overkill presentation with edge-oriented spectrum bars
• Optional persistent banner visibility
• Automatic title cleanup that moves featured performers to the artist line
• Title line breaks for version, remix, VIP, dash, and pipe separators
• Screen-boundary constraints for dragging and the animated settings panel

Changed

• Moved settings access entirely to the notification-area icon
• Locked Overkill mode to its selected display corner
• Updated the README with Overkill behavior, capture limitations, and requirements

Fixed

• Replaced unsupported process-loopback GetMixFormat() usage with an explicit PCM capture format
• Improved process-to-audio-session matching and spectrum responsiveness
• Prevented settings from extending beyond the monitor work area

[1.0.0] - 2026-10-06

Added

• Native standalone Direct3D 11 overlay
• Windows GSMTC media discovery and artwork loading
• D3D9, D3D10, D3D11, and D3D12 integration abstractions
• Direct2D, DirectWrite, and WIC presentation layer
• Smooth progress interpolation and dynamic artwork accent
• Normal, compact, tile-artwork, and background-artwork modes
• Animated settings panel and persistent settings
• Configurable double-tap keyboard shortcut recorder
• Native color picker, opacity control, DWM blur, and drag movement
• Notification-area menu with settings, interaction, and exit commands
• Embedded application icon, banner, and Windows manifest
• Experimental constrained no-CRT executable
• CMake build/install support and PowerShell build script

Documentation

• Added build, architecture, integration, no-CRT, contributing, security, and community documentation
• Added GitHub issue templates, pull-request template, Windows CI, and preview gallery

Full Changelog: v1.2.1...v1.2.2

Nihon's Music Framework v1.2.1

Changelog

All notable changes to Nihon's Music Framework are documented here. The project follows semantic versioning.

[Unreleased]

• Additional standalone Direct3D hosts
• A complete D3D12 command-recording contract
• Expanded no-CRT experimentation
• Future Linux support through MPRIS, PipeWire, and SDL3

[1.2.1] - 2026-10-06

Fixed

• Made transparent album-art pixels render against an opaque backing in tile and Overkill modes

Easter eggs

• Preserved transparent album artwork without its backing on April Fools' Day

[1.2.0] - 2026-10-06

Added

• Optional SDL3 standalone frontend for Windows
• Runtime-selectable OpenGL and Vulkan rendering through --renderer
• -SDL PowerShell build option and isolated SDL build directory
• Pinned, statically linked SDL 3.4.16 dependency support through CMake
• Complete settings access from the notification-area menu
• Nested tray submenus for transparency, renderer preference, and Overkill corner
• SDL build matrices for pull requests, cutting-edge artifacts, and versioned releases
• Dependency caching for SDL GitHub Actions jobs

Changed

• Expanded the tray menu with compact mode, accent controls, artwork mode, shortcut recording, Overkill controls, and banner visibility
• Updated architecture and build documentation for the SDL, OpenGL, and Vulkan frontend
• Marked Linux as future platform work and macOS as unsupported

[1.1.1] - 2026-10-06

Fixed

• Corrected featured-artist separator parsing and display
• Prevented the featured-artist separator from being corrupted by source-file encoding

Changed

• Added the Overkill mode screenshot to the README preview gallery
• Preserved the corrupted separator as an April Fools' Day easter egg

[1.1.0] - 2026-10-06

Added

• Overkill mode with a 32-band, source-responsive audio spectrum
• Process-isolated Windows WASAPI loopback capture for the active media application
• Four selectable, persistent Overkill screen corners
• Full-monitor corner placement while a foreground application is fullscreen
• Transparent Overkill presentation with edge-oriented spectrum bars
• Optional persistent banner visibility
• Automatic title cleanup that moves featured performers to the artist line
• Title line breaks for version, remix, VIP, dash, and pipe separators
• Screen-boundary constraints for dragging and the animated settings panel

Changed

• Moved settings access entirely to the notification-area icon
• Locked Overkill mode to its selected display corner
• Updated the README with Overkill behavior, capture limitations, and requirements

Fixed

• Replaced unsupported process-loopback GetMixFormat() usage with an explicit PCM capture format
• Improved process-to-audio-session matching and spectrum responsiveness
• Prevented settings from extending beyond the monitor work area

[1.0.0] - 2026-10-06

Added

• Native standalone Direct3D 11 overlay
• Windows GSMTC media discovery and artwork loading
• D3D9, D3D10, D3D11, and D3D12 integration abstractions
• Direct2D, DirectWrite, and WIC presentation layer
• Smooth progress interpolation and dynamic artwork accent
• Normal, compact, tile-artwork, and background-artwork modes
• Animated settings panel and persistent settings
• Configurable double-tap keyboard shortcut recorder
• Native color picker, opacity control, DWM blur, and drag movement
• Notification-area menu with settings, interaction, and exit commands
• Embedded application icon, banner, and Windows manifest
• Experimental constrained no-CRT executable
• CMake build/install support and PowerShell build script

Documentation

• Added build, architecture, integration, no-CRT, contributing, security, and community documentation
• Added GitHub issue templates, pull-request template, Windows CI, and preview gallery

Full Changelog: v1.2.0...v1.2.1

Nihon's Music Framework v1.2.0

Changelog

All notable changes to Nihon's Music Framework are documented here. The project follows semantic versioning.

[Unreleased]

• Additional standalone Direct3D hosts
• A complete D3D12 command-recording contract
• Expanded no-CRT experimentation
• Future Linux support through MPRIS, PipeWire, and SDL3

[1.2.0] - 2026-10-06

Added

• Optional SDL3 standalone frontend for Windows
• Runtime-selectable OpenGL and Vulkan rendering through --renderer
• -SDL PowerShell build option and isolated SDL build directory
• Pinned, statically linked SDL 3.4.16 dependency support through CMake
• Complete settings access from the notification-area menu
• Nested tray submenus for transparency, renderer preference, and Overkill corner
• SDL build matrices for pull requests, cutting-edge artifacts, and versioned releases
• Dependency caching for SDL GitHub Actions jobs

Changed

• Expanded the tray menu with compact mode, accent controls, artwork mode, shortcut recording, Overkill controls, and banner visibility
• Updated architecture and build documentation for the SDL, OpenGL, and Vulkan frontend
• Marked Linux as future platform work and macOS as unsupported

[1.1.1] - 2026-10-06

Fixed

• Corrected featured-artist separator parsing and display
• Prevented the featured-artist separator from being corrupted by source-file encoding

Changed

• Added the Overkill mode screenshot to the README preview gallery
• Preserved the corrupted separator as an April Fools' Day easter egg

[1.1.0] - 2026-10-06

Added

• Overkill mode with a 32-band, source-responsive audio spectrum
• Process-isolated Windows WASAPI loopback capture for the active media application
• Four selectable, persistent Overkill screen corners
• Full-monitor corner placement while a foreground application is fullscreen
• Transparent Overkill presentation with edge-oriented spectrum bars
• Optional persistent banner visibility
• Automatic title cleanup that moves featured performers to the artist line
• Title line breaks for version, remix, VIP, dash, and pipe separators
• Screen-boundary constraints for dragging and the animated settings panel

Changed

• Moved settings access entirely to the notification-area icon
• Locked Overkill mode to its selected display corner
• Updated the README with Overkill behavior, capture limitations, and requirements

Fixed

• Replaced unsupported process-loopback GetMixFormat() usage with an explicit PCM capture format
• Improved process-to-audio-session matching and spectrum responsiveness
• Prevented settings from extending beyond the monitor work area

[1.0.0] - 2026-10-06

Added

• Native standalone Direct3D 11 overlay
• Windows GSMTC media discovery and artwork loading
• D3D9, D3D10, D3D11, and D3D12 integration abstractions
• Direct2D, DirectWrite, and WIC presentation layer
• Smooth progress interpolation and dynamic artwork accent
• Normal, compact, tile-artwork, and background-artwork modes
• Animated settings panel and persistent settings
• Configurable double-tap keyboard shortcut recorder
• Native color picker, opacity control, DWM blur, and drag movement
• Notification-area menu with settings, interaction, and exit commands
• Embedded application icon, banner, and Windows manifest
• Experimental constrained no-CRT executable
• CMake build/install support and PowerShell build script

Documentation

• Added build, architecture, integration, no-CRT, contributing, security, and community documentation
• Added GitHub issue templates, pull-request template, Windows CI, and preview gallery

Full Changelog: v1.1.1...v1.2.0

Nihon's Music Framework v1.1.1

Changelog

All notable changes to Nihon's Music Framework are documented here. The project follows semantic versioning.

[Unreleased]

• Additional standalone Direct3D hosts
• A complete D3D12 command-recording contract
• Expanded no-CRT experimentation

[1.0.0] - 2026-10-06

Added

• Native standalone Direct3D 11 overlay
• Windows GSMTC media discovery and artwork loading
• D3D9, D3D10, D3D11, and D3D12 integration abstractions
• Direct2D, DirectWrite, and WIC presentation layer
• Smooth progress interpolation and dynamic artwork accent
• Normal, compact, tile-artwork, and background-artwork modes
• Animated settings panel and persistent settings
• Configurable double-tap keyboard shortcut recorder
• Native color picker, opacity control, DWM blur, and drag movement
• Notification-area menu with settings, interaction, and exit commands
• Embedded application icon, banner, and Windows manifest
• Experimental constrained no-CRT executable
• CMake build/install support and PowerShell build script

Documentation

• Added build, architecture, integration, no-CRT, contributing, security, and community documentation
• Added GitHub issue templates, pull-request template, Windows CI, and preview gallery

Full Changelog: v1.1.0...v1.1.1

Nihon's Music Framework v1.1.0

Changelog

All notable changes to Nihon's Music Framework are documented here. The project follows semantic versioning.

[Unreleased]

• Additional standalone Direct3D hosts
• A complete D3D12 command-recording contract
• Expanded no-CRT experimentation

[1.0.0] - 2026-10-06

Added

• Native standalone Direct3D 11 overlay
• Windows GSMTC media discovery and artwork loading
• D3D9, D3D10, D3D11, and D3D12 integration abstractions
• Direct2D, DirectWrite, and WIC presentation layer
• Smooth progress interpolation and dynamic artwork accent
• Normal, compact, tile-artwork, and background-artwork modes
• Animated settings panel and persistent settings
• Configurable double-tap keyboard shortcut recorder
• Native color picker, opacity control, DWM blur, and drag movement
• Notification-area menu with settings, interaction, and exit commands
• Embedded application icon, banner, and Windows manifest
• Experimental constrained no-CRT executable
• CMake build/install support and PowerShell build script

Documentation

• Added build, architecture, integration, no-CRT, contributing, security, and community documentation
• Added GitHub issue templates, pull-request template, Windows CI, and preview gallery

Full Changelog: v1.0...v1.1.0