Music Local UI v0.4.0

v0.4.0 Release Notes

🎵 What's New

Major New Features

🔍 Advanced Search System

• Real-time search with instant filtering
• Search clear button for quick reset
• Smart placeholder text with focus handling

Volume Control

• Dedicated volume slider with percentage display
• Mute/unmute button with visual feedback
• Persistent volume settings across sessions

Playback History

• Back/Forward navigation through played tracks
• History tracking with index management
• Visual indicators for available navigation

Favorites System

• Heart icons to mark favorite tracks
• "Show Favorites" filter mode
• Persistent favorite storage

Playlist Management

• Save current library as M3U playlist
• Load external M3U playlists
• Playlist file validation and filtering

Enhanced Metadata & Album Art

• Album art extraction and display from audio files
• "More Info" button with comprehensive track details
• Improved metadata parsing (Title, Artist, Album, Genre, Year)

Repeat All Mode

• New playback mode for continuous playlist repetition
• Visual mode indicators with color coding

User Experience Improvements

⌨️ Comprehensive Keyboard Shortcuts

• Space - Play/Pause
• Ctrl + → - Next track
• Ctrl + ← - Previous track
• Shift + → - Seek forward 10 seconds
• Shift + ← - Seek backward 10 seconds
• F5 - Scan folder
• Esc - Clear search
• Ctrl + F - Focus search box
• Ctrl + M - Toggle mute
• Ctrl + L - Load playlist
• Ctrl + S - Save playlist

Drag & Drop Support

• Drop folders to automatically scan
• Drop individual audio files to add to library
• Visual drag feedback

UI Enhancements

• Reorganized control panels for better workflow
• Favorite indicators in track list
• Improved playback progress bar
• Better status labels and file information display

Technical Improvements

Settings Persistence

• Automatic save/load of application settings
• Volume level preservation
• Last used folder memory
• Favorites persistence

Enhanced Playback Control

• Improved track transition logic
• Better handling of playback modes
• More reliable media end detection
• Enhanced error handling for missing files

Code Refactoring

• Better separation of concerns
• Improved metadata handling with AudioMetadata class
• Enhanced search and filtering system
• More efficient file scanning with progress updates

Music Local UI v0.3.0

Music Local UI

A lightweight Windows music player for local audio files (under 1MB size).

Features

• Compact Size: Only ~1MB total
• Format Support: MP3, WAV, FLAC, AAC, OGG, WMA, M4A
• Track Information:
  • Duration display (hh:mm:ss)
  • Bitrate
  • File extension
  • File size
  • Creation date
• Playback Controls:
  • Play/Pause ▶️ button
  • Next track 'Next' button
  • Previous track 'Previous' button
• Multi-language: Russian/English support - soon

System Requirements

• OS: Windows 7 or later
• .NET Framework: 4.7.2
• Disk Space: Less than 2MB

Installation

1. Download the latest release
2. Extract the ZIP file
3. Run MusicLocalUI.exe

Included Files:

• MusicLocalUI.exe (Main application, ~1MB)
• TagLibSharp.dll (Metadata library)

How to Use

1. Click "Open" to select your music folder
2. Click "Scan" to load tracks
3. Play controls:
   • ▶️ Play/Pause current track
   • 'Next' button for next track
   • 'Previous' button for previous track
4. View track details in "Track info" section

Additional Features

• Total duration calculation for all tracks
• Playback modes: Order/Random/Repeat
• Language switching (RU/EN) - soon
• Displays folder scanning status

Troubleshooting

If the application doesn't run:

1. Install .NET Framework 4.7.2
2. Ensure both files are in the same folder
3. Run as Administrator if needed

Version

Current version: v0.3.0
Developed by VL_PLAY Games

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.