v2.5 - About dialog & update check

What's new

About dialog + Check for updates. A new About button in the header opens
a themed dialog with:

• the app and ffmpeg versions,
• links to the GitHub project and the website,
• license info (Leike is MIT; bundled ffmpeg is GPLv3) with a View licenses
  button, and
• a manual Check for updates that compares your version against the latest
  GitHub release and offers a download link when a newer one exists.

The update check is manual-only — the app never phones home unless you click the
button.

Downloads

• Windows installer — Leike-Setup.exe (ffmpeg bundled; per-user, no admin
  prompt; clean uninstall).
• Windows portable — Leike-portable-win64.zip (unzip and run; ffmpeg
  bundled).
• Windows standalone — Leike.exe (drop an ffmpeg.exe beside it, or use
  the installer / portable).
• macOS (Apple Silicon) — Leike-macOS-arm64.zip (brew install ffmpeg
  first; first launch: right-click → Open).
• Linux (x86_64) — Leike-linux-x86_64.tar.gz (install ffmpeg with your
  package manager).

v2.4.1 - clean uninstall

What's changed

Cleaner uninstall. The Windows uninstaller now also removes the downloaded
playback engine (libmpv-2.dll), the install folder, and your
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Leike settings — so a later reinstall starts fresh (default
format H.264). Previously those were left behind.

This is an installer-only patch — the app itself, the portable build, and the
macOS/Linux builds are identical to v2.4
(H.265 & AV1 export).

Downloads

• Windows installer — Leike-Setup.exe (ffmpeg bundled; per-user, no admin
  prompt). This is the build with the cleaner uninstall.
• Windows portable — Leike-portable-win64.zip (unzip and run; ffmpeg
  bundled).
• Windows standalone — Leike.exe (drop an ffmpeg.exe beside it, or use
  the installer / portable).
• macOS (Apple Silicon) — Leike-macOS-arm64.zip (brew install ffmpeg
  first; first launch: right-click → Open).
• Linux (x86_64) — Leike-linux-x86_64.tar.gz (install ffmpeg with your
  package manager).

v2.4 - H.265 & AV1 export

What's new

Export H.265 (HEVC) and AV1. Two new entries in the format dropdown —
MP4 (H.265) and MP4 (AV1) — for much smaller files at the same quality:

• H.265 uses your GPU (hevc_nvenc) when Fast encode is on, or libx265
  on the CPU. Tagged hvc1 so the MP4s play in QuickTime, Windows, and on Apple
  devices.
• AV1 uses av1_nvenc on RTX 40-series GPUs (detected automatically), or the
  libsvtav1 CPU encoder everywhere else — an AV1 export never fails for lack of
  hardware.

Tidier Export tab. It now shows only the controls that apply to the chosen
format — fast-trim and target-size appear for H.264, the GPU toggle drops off for
WebM/GIF, and GIF swaps the quality slider for an fps spinner.

Downloads

• Windows installer — Leike-Setup.exe (ffmpeg bundled; per-user, no admin
  prompt).
• Windows portable — Leike-portable-win64.zip (unzip and run; ffmpeg
  bundled).
• Windows standalone — Leike.exe (drop an ffmpeg.exe beside it, or use
  the installer / portable).
• macOS (Apple Silicon) — Leike-macOS-arm64.zip (brew install ffmpeg
  first; first launch: right-click → Open).
• Linux (x86_64) — Leike-linux-x86_64.tar.gz (install ffmpeg with your
  package manager).

v2.3 - combine & batch

What's new

Combine & Batch multiple files. A new file-list column on the left holds as
many clips as you drop in, with a Combine / Batch toggle:

• Combine — join your clips into one video. Trim and crop each clip on its
  own; clips of different sizes or orientations are centred over a blurred fill,
  so nothing gets cropped. The global recipe (rotate, colour, speed, fades,
  watermark, text/subtitles, audio) applies to the joined result.
• Batch — export every clip in the list through the same recipe to a folder,
  each named <original>_export. A failed file doesn't stop the run — you get a
  summary at the end.

Single-file editing is unchanged — the list just holds one clip. Reorder with
↑/↓, remove with −; edited clips show ✓ (trimmed) / ✎ (cropped) markers.

Notes

• Combine outputs MP4 or WebM (GIF/MP3 coerce to MP4). Target-size and
  stabilization remain single-clip / Batch features.

Downloads

• Windows installer — Leike-Setup.exe (ffmpeg bundled; per-user, no admin
  prompt).
• Windows portable — Leike-portable-win64.zip (unzip and run; ffmpeg
  bundled).
• Windows standalone — Leike.exe (drop an ffmpeg.exe beside it, or use
  the installer / portable).
• macOS (Apple Silicon) — Leike-macOS-arm64.zip (brew install ffmpeg
  first; first launch: right-click → Open).
• Linux (x86_64) — Leike-linux-x86_64.tar.gz (install ffmpeg with your
  package manager).

v2.2 - built-in playback & smarter metadata

Leike (Finnish for a clip) — a small, quick front-end for ffmpeg.

What's new in v2.2 — built-in playback & smarter metadata

• Built-in playback with audio and a live effect preview. Press Play
  and watch the clip with crop, rotation, colour, and fades applied in real
  time. The playback engine (libmpv) is fetched on demand via an in-app
  "Enable playback" button, so the installer stays small — playback is
  opt-in.
• Effects on the paused frame. While stopped, the still preview now shows
  your colour/denoise/sharpen adjustments plus the text caption and
  watermark, so you can set overlays up and see them as you edit.
• Reads source metadata (rotation, fps, codec, bitrate, audio streams):
  • Sideways phone videos now preview and crop in the correct orientation.
  • The file line shows fps / codec / bitrate.
  • Silent clips grey out the mute/volume/audio-only controls.

Some effects can't be shown during live playback (text, watermark,
stabilize, reverse, boomerang) — a small note flags them; they appear on the
still and always apply on export.

Downloads

Windows

• Leike-Setup.exe ← recommended — installs the app + ffmpeg, Start-Menu shortcut, uninstaller (per-user, no admin prompt).
• Leike-portable-win64.zip — no install; unzip and run, ffmpeg bundled.
• Leike.exe — the app alone; use if you already have ffmpeg on your PATH.

macOS (Apple Silicon) — Leike-macOS-arm64.zip, an unzipped .app. Needs brew install ffmpeg (and brew install mpv for playback).
Linux (x86_64) — Leike-linux-x86_64.tar.gz. Needs sudo apt install ffmpeg (and libmpv for playback).

On Windows, click Enable playback the first time you want to play a clip; it downloads libmpv (~30 MB, verified) and is ready immediately.

License

App code is MIT; bundled/downloaded ffmpeg and libmpv are GPL builds (separate processes). Details in THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md.

v2.1 - macOS & Linux

Leike (Finnish for a clip) — trim, crop, resize, transform, adjust, overlay, and convert videos.

What's new in v2.1 — macOS & Linux

Leike now runs on all three desktop platforms.

• macOS (Apple Silicon) — Leike-macOS-arm64.zip, an unzipped .app.
• Linux (x86_64) — Leike-linux-x86_64.tar.gz, a standalone binary.
• Text overlays now pick a sane font per platform instead of assuming a Windows font path.

The mac/linux builds don't bundle ffmpeg — install it first
(brew install ffmpeg, sudo apt install ffmpeg, …). Drag-and-drop and the
dark title bar remain Windows-only for now; on mac/linux use the Open… button.

Downloads

Windows

• Leike-Setup.exe ← recommended — installs the app + ffmpeg, Start-Menu shortcut, uninstaller (per-user, no admin prompt).
• Leike-portable-win64.zip — no install; unzip and run, ffmpeg bundled.
• Leike.exe — the app alone; use if you already have ffmpeg on your PATH.

macOS (Apple Silicon)

• Leike-macOS-arm64.zip — unzip and run the .app. Unsigned, so the first launch needs right-click → Open. Requires brew install ffmpeg.

Linux (x86_64)

• Leike-linux-x86_64.tar.gz — extract and run ./Leike. Requires sudo apt install ffmpeg (or your distro's equivalent).

License

App code is MIT; on Windows the bundled ffmpeg is a GPLv3 build by gyan.dev (separate process — GPL covers ffmpeg.exe only). On macOS/Linux ffmpeg is the system package you install. Details in THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md.

v2.0 - modern tabbed UI

Leike (Finnish for a clip) — trim, crop, resize, transform, adjust, overlay, and convert videos.

What's new in v2.0 — UI overhaul

• Redesigned interface. Controls are now organised into clean tabs — Crop · Effects · Overlay · Audio · Export — behind a flat, modern tab bar with a gold underline. The old scrolling "More options" column is gone.
• Persistent export footer. The Export button, progress bar, and status line stay pinned at the bottom, so exporting is always one click away no matter which tab you're on.
• Polished theme. The warm-dark + gold look got better contrast, roomier spacing, taller input fields, and cleaner hover states (no more washed-out checkboxes).
• Fast encode on by default. When a compatible NVENC GPU is detected, GPU encoding is enabled out of the box for quicker exports. (Stays off and disabled when no GPU is present.)

All editing features from v1.x — trim, crop, aspect presets, downscaling, GIF/WebM/MP3 output, target-size fitting, audio controls, transforms, colour/denoise/sharpen, overlays, and stabilization — are unchanged.

Downloads

Leike-Setup.exe ← recommended — installs the app + ffmpeg, Start Menu shortcut, uninstaller (per-user, no admin prompt).
Leike-portable-win64.zip — no install; unzip and run, ffmpeg bundled.
Leike.exe — the app alone; use if you already have ffmpeg on your PATH.

License

App code is MIT; the bundled ffmpeg is a GPLv3 build by gyan.dev (separate process — GPL covers ffmpeg.exe only). Details in THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md.

v1.18 - stabilization

Leike (Finnish for a clip) — trim, crop, resize, transform, adjust, overlay, and convert videos.

What's new in v1.18

• Stabilization — a "Stabilize" toggle (in More options → Adjust) smooths shaky footage with a two-pass deshake (vidstab). MP4 output.

Downloads

Leike-Setup.exe ← recommended — installs the app + ffmpeg, Start Menu shortcut, uninstaller (per-user, no admin prompt).
Leike-portable-win64.zip — no install; unzip and run, ffmpeg bundled.
Leike.exe (12 MB) — the app alone; use if you already have ffmpeg on your PATH.

License

App code is MIT; the bundled ffmpeg is a GPLv3 build by gyan.dev (separate process — GPL covers ffmpeg.exe only). Details in THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md.

v1.17 - overlays (watermark, text, subtitles)

Leike (Finnish for a clip) — trim, crop, resize, transform, adjust, and convert videos.

What's new in v1.17 — Overlays

A new Overlay panel (in More options):

• Text caption — add a title/caption (top or bottom).
• Watermark — overlay a logo/image in any corner.
• Burn-in subtitles — render an .srt directly into the video.

Downloads

Leike-Setup.exe ← recommended — installs the app + ffmpeg, Start Menu shortcut, uninstaller (per-user, no admin prompt).
Leike-portable-win64.zip — no install; unzip and run, ffmpeg bundled.
Leike.exe (12 MB) — the app alone; use if you already have ffmpeg on your PATH.

License

App code is MIT; the bundled ffmpeg is a GPLv3 build by gyan.dev (separate process — GPL covers ffmpeg.exe only). Details in THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md.

v1.16 - colour, denoise, sharpen

Leike (Finnish for a clip) — trim, crop, resize, transform, adjust, and convert videos.

What's new in v1.16

A new Adjust panel (in More options):

• Brightness / Contrast / Saturation sliders
• Grayscale (black & white)
• Denoise and Sharpen

They stack with everything else — crop, transforms, formats, size limit, audio.

Downloads

Leike-Setup.exe ← recommended — installs the app + ffmpeg, Start Menu shortcut, uninstaller (per-user, no admin prompt).
Leike-portable-win64.zip — no install; unzip and run, ffmpeg bundled.
Leike.exe (12 MB) — the app alone; use if you already have ffmpeg on your PATH.

License

App code is MIT; the bundled ffmpeg is a GPLv3 build by gyan.dev (separate process — GPL covers ffmpeg.exe only). Details in THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md.