SparkBox v2.3.0

SparkBox v2.3.0

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Platform	File
Android, 64-bit ARM (most phones)	SparkBox-v2.3.0-arm64-v8a.apk
Android, 32-bit ARM (older phones)	SparkBox-v2.3.0-armeabi-v7a.apk
Android, x86_64 (emulators, Chromebooks)	SparkBox-v2.3.0-x86_64.apk
Windows 10 / 11 (64-bit)	SparkBox-v2.3.0-windows-x64-setup.exe
Linux, Debian / Ubuntu	SparkBox-v2.3.0-linux-amd64.deb
Linux, Fedora / openSUSE	SparkBox-v2.3.0-linux-x86_64.rpm
Linux, any distro	SparkBox-v2.3.0-linux-x86_64.AppImage

Android builds are signed with the same release key as earlier versions, so they install over the existing app. The in-app updater picks the right APK for your phone automatically. The .deb and .rpm packages need GTK 3 and libmpv from your distribution; the AppImage bundles libmpv.

What's new in this release

• Mini player: leaving the watch page while a video plays no longer stops it — the video shrinks into a floating mini player above the dock and keeps going. Tap it to fly straight back into the watch page, with play/pause, progress and a close button right in the card.
• Smooth player ↔ mini player animation: the video itself flies between the watch page and the mini player (with matching corners and shadow), so switching never restarts or flashes the stream.
• Picture-in-Picture (Android): a new PiP button next to Download on the watch page pops the video into a floating system window with the correct aspect ratio. Tap the window to return to the full app.
• Watch progress made in the mini player is saved to History just like in the player.

Highlights since v2.0.0

• New home hero: Netflix / MovieBox-style portrait cards on phones, one large featured card on desktop.
• Faster playback: parallel chunked streaming with read-ahead, stable seeking and resume.
• Downloads: save videos in the app and watch offline (Library › Downloads).
• Desktop player: two-pane layout, mouse and keyboard controls, volume slider.
• Settings split into pages, custom accent color, AMOLED theme and text size.

SparkBox v2.2.0

SparkBox v2.2.0

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Platform	File
Android, 64-bit ARM (most phones)	SparkBox-v2.2.0-arm64-v8a.apk
Android, 32-bit ARM (older phones)	SparkBox-v2.2.0-armeabi-v7a.apk
Android, x86_64 (emulators, Chromebooks)	SparkBox-v2.2.0-x86_64.apk
Windows 10 / 11 (64-bit)	SparkBox-v2.2.0-windows-x64-setup.exe
Linux, Debian / Ubuntu	SparkBox-v2.2.0-linux-amd64.deb
Linux, Fedora / openSUSE	SparkBox-v2.2.0-linux-x86_64.rpm
Linux, any distro	SparkBox-v2.2.0-linux-x86_64.AppImage

Android builds are signed with the same release key as earlier versions, so they install over the existing app. The in-app updater picks the right APK for your phone automatically. The .deb and .rpm packages need GTK 3 and libmpv from your distribution; the AppImage bundles libmpv.

What's new in this release

• New home hero: Netflix / MovieBox-style portrait cards on phones, with the full poster shown and the title, rating and Play button on top. On desktop one large featured card is shown at a time, with the artwork displayed whole and mouse dragging supported.
• Splash screen on Android: the app now opens on the SparkBox splash instead of a white screen.
• Settings split into pages: Appearance, Playback, Content, Core and About each have their own page.
• Customize the look: pick an accent color (presets or any hue), pure-black dark theme, and text size.
• New defaults: dynamic color is off and "Reduce visual effects" is on for every device (change either in Settings › Appearance).
• Removed the License row from About and the Core setup entry from Core.

Highlights since v2.0.0

• Faster playback: parallel chunked streaming with read-ahead, stable seeking and resume.
• Downloads: save videos in the app and watch offline (Library › Downloads).
• Desktop player: two-pane layout, mouse and keyboard controls, volume slider.
• Glass blur is off by default on desktop (Settings › Reduce visual effects).
• Scrollable subtitle and quality menus, new logo, Join Telegram button.

SparkBox v2.1.2

SparkBox v2.1.2

Downloads

Platform	File
Android (64-bit ARM, most phones)	SparkBox-v2.1.2-arm64-v8a.apk
Android (32-bit ARM, older phones)	SparkBox-v2.1.2-armeabi-v7a.apk
Android (x86_64, emulators / Intel tablets)	SparkBox-v2.1.2-x86_64.apk
Windows 10/11 (installer)	SparkBox-v2.1.2-windows-x64-setup.exe
Linux – Debian / Ubuntu	SparkBox-v2.1.2-linux-amd64.deb
Linux – Fedora / openSUSE (needs mpv-libs)	SparkBox-v2.1.2-linux-x86_64.rpm
Linux – any distro	SparkBox-v2.1.2-linux-x86_64.AppImage (chmod +x, then run)

All Android builds are signed with the same release key; the in-app updater picks the right one for your phone.

What's new in this release

• Download progress on the player page: the Download button now shows a progress ring around its circle, a tick when the episode is already downloaded, and the percentage while saving.
• Pause / resume downloads: tap the button while downloading to pause, tap again to resume from where it stopped. Pause/resume is also available in Library › Downloads, and interrupted downloads now come back paused instead of failed.

Highlights since v2.0.0

• Faster playback: parallel chunked streaming with read-ahead, stable seeking and resume.
• Downloads: save videos in the app and watch offline (Library › Downloads).
• Desktop player: two-pane layout, mouse and keyboard controls, volume slider.
• Glass blur is off by default on desktop (Settings › Reduce visual effects).
• Scrollable subtitle and quality menus, new logo, Join Telegram button.

SparkBox v2.1.1

SparkBox v2.1.1

Downloads

Platform	File
Android (64-bit ARM, most phones)	SparkBox-v2.1.1-arm64-v8a.apk
Android (32-bit ARM, older phones)	SparkBox-v2.1.1-armeabi-v7a.apk
Android (x86_64, emulators / Intel tablets)	SparkBox-v2.1.1-x86_64.apk
Windows 10/11 (installer)	SparkBox-v2.1.1-windows-x64-setup.exe
Linux – Debian / Ubuntu	SparkBox-v2.1.1-linux-amd64.deb
Linux – Fedora / openSUSE (needs mpv-libs)	SparkBox-v2.1.1-linux-x86_64.rpm
Linux – any distro	SparkBox-v2.1.1-linux-x86_64.AppImage (chmod +x, then run)

All Android builds are signed with the same release key; the in-app updater picks the right one for your phone.

Fixes in this release

• In-app update install: fixed "Could not start the installer" on Android. If you are on 2.0.0 or 2.1.0, install this version manually once; updates after that install from inside the app.

Highlights since v2.0.0

• Faster playback: parallel chunked streaming with read-ahead, stable seeking and resume.
• Downloads: save videos in the app and watch offline (Library › Downloads).
• Desktop player: two-pane layout, mouse and keyboard controls, volume slider.
• Glass blur is off by default on desktop (Settings › Reduce visual effects).
• Scrollable subtitle and quality menus, new logo, Join Telegram button.

SparkBox v2.0.0

SparkBox v2.0.0

• Android: signed arm64-v8a (armv8a) APK. Updates are installed from inside the app.
• Windows: extract the zip and run SparkBox.exe.
• Linux: extract the tar.gz and run ./SparkBox.
• Mandatory in-app update check on every launch.
• Fix: videos now resume from the last watched position.
• Settings: Join Telegram button.

SparkBox v1.1.0

• Resume playback: reopening a video continues from where you stopped (series continue from the last watched episode).
• Player: the next-episode button moved to the bottom bar, so -10s / play / +10s stay centered.
• Fullscreen: screen lock and video fit options (Fit / Stretch / Zoom / 16:9 / 4:3).
• New Settings page (tap the logo on Home): choose Auto / Light / Dark theme.

Downloads: Android - pick the APK for your phone: arm64-v8a (most phones), armeabi-v7a (older 32-bit phones), x86_64 (emulators / Intel). Windows - unzip and run sparkbox.exe. Linux - extract and run ./sparkbox (needs libmpv: sudo apt install libmpv2).

SparkBox v1.0.1

SparkBox v1.0.1 - first release.

SparkBox v1.0.0

SparkBox v1.0.0 - first release.