v1.5.0

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Platform	Files
Windows	Noctis-v1.5.0-Setup.exe (installer) · Noctis-windows-x64.zip (portable)
macOS	Noctis-osx-arm64.dmg (Apple Silicon) · Noctis-osx-x64.dmg (Intel)
Linux	Noctis-x86_64.AppImage · Noctis-linux-x64.tar.gz · Noctis-linux-arm64.tar.gz
Self-hosted server	noctis-server-linux-x64.tar.gz · noctis-server-linux-arm64.tar.gz (see docs/SELF-HOSTING.md)

Running on macOS — the app isn't code-signed, so Gatekeeper quarantines it on first launch. After dragging Noctis into your Applications folder, clear the flag once in Terminal:

xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Noctis.app

Then open Noctis normally.

What's Changed

Fixed

• Fixed mute taking ~2s on Windows
• Fixed tooltip eating first click on bar buttons
• Fixed Explicit toggle deleting tracks instead of parking them
• Fixed Cascade covers cut off mid-air
• Fixed setting strings parsed incorrectly by number
• Fixed cover artwork never updating after change
• Fixed action buttons showing through Cover Flow
• Fixed Cover Flow feeling like a trap (no way out)
• Fixed More By header icon rendering as clipped box
• Fixed Explicit badge wrapping under long album titles
• Fixed Advanced Details showing raw ffmpeg tags
• Fixed cassette reels glitching every five seconds
• Fixed cassette tape packs clipped at window edge
• Fixed active lyric lines hopping on activation
• Fixed lyrics scroll glide starting late
• Fixed lyrics clock freezing or jumping
• Fixed mini player frost band anchoring
• Fixed mini player volume icons off-center
• Fixed mini player Search/Queue open hitch
• Fixed mini player seek/volume sliders click area
• Fixed mini player design seek bars not seeking
• Fixed mini player size not persisting correctly per design
• Fixed ReplayGain scan dialog button staying "Scan"
• Fixed crossfade cutting last seconds of playlist tracks
• Fixed AppImage Open Data Folder doing nothing on Steam Deck
• Fixed bare-word separators cutting artist names in half
• Fixed favorite heart invisible on now-playing row
• Fixed Album Add to Queue giving no feedback
• Fixed artist page search being accent-sensitive
• Fixed file associations using substring match
• Fixed Read More showing when not needed
• Fixed Deezer genres returning in wrong language
• Fixed row EQ bars pinned near top
• Fixed repeated bad logins not locking out
• Fixed Lyrics Studio tab freezing app on open
• Fixed Settings search badges not showing counts
• Fixed Statistics showing raw text keys
• Fixed profile picture not updating after change
• Fixed Settings dialog shrinking on some pages
• Fixed Update button flicker
• Fixed Open Plugins Folder doing nothing
• Fixed glass panel dirty-rect repaint artifacts
• Fixed ghost box when closing Settings
• Fixed app going black behind metadata dialog
• Fixed Album Page Colour never applying
• Fixed light album covers being unreadable
• Fixed Settings scrollbar clipped by corner
• Fixed Statistics bars stopping short of 100%
• Fixed Account & Devices error text causing page shake
• Fixed accent buttons going transparent on hover
• Fixed special-character search matching everything
• Fixed theme tiles having no hover feedback
• Fixed Music Server boxes clipped and resizing on keystroke
• Fixed Username/Password boxes showing raw string keys
• Fixed dropdown close flicker
• Fixed Discord artwork outage (relay caching issue)
• Fixed separator line skipping on fold close
• Fixed Settings page rewrapping text on sub-block appear
• Fixed broken SplineEasing animation
• Fixed scroll hitch on Artists view
• Fixed clicking empty space between artists
• Fixed placeholder person icon off-center
• Fixed Bad Bunny wrong artist photo
• Fixed GlassPanel backdrop blur clipping incorrectly
• Fixed card outline losing corner arcs
• Fixed translucent captions letting cards show through
• Fixed Home row hover fill not showing
• Fixed context menu closing after favoriting
• Fixed heart having no fade-out animation
• Fixed bright arc at player bar card corner
• Fixed lyrics lag on track change
• Fixed lyrics page year mismatching album page date
• Fixed island corners cut off on short windows
• Fixed player bar title marquee clipping
• Fixed Home Last Played/Albums resetting after restart
• Fixed artist page row hover flicker
• Fixed artist page grids clipping tiles
• Fixed tile hover wash bypassing transparent setter
• Fixed playlist sort pill overlapping headers
• Fixed artist page rows having no working hover
• Fixed artist Songs tab freezing on heart toggle
• Fixed artist playing row flashing white on double click
• Fixed ELRC background vocal lines showing as raw text
• Fixed album descriptions ending in orphan text
• Fixed saving album metadata resetting release date
• Fixed album header artist line only opening first artist
• Fixed Play Count Reset clipped off page edge
• Fixed playlist page sort pill misaligned
• Fixed artist page hero portrait looking soft/zoomed
• Fixed artist page tabs stalling on first click
• Fixed mini player queue scroll lag
• Fixed mini player title artifact clipping
• Fixed playlist grid artwork flicker
• Fixed smart playlist limit lozenge display bug
• Fixed Settings Language dropdown bugging out on scroll
• Fixed Lyrics Studio crash on Stop
• Fixed Options flyout circles clipped on hover
• Fixed Play From Here landing early/inconsistently
• Fixed raw localization keys showing on screen
• Fixed Queue title clipping mid-glyph
• Fixed Options button zoom on click
• Fixed Minimum Line Opacity not applying past nine lines
• Fixed playback failing silently after drive letter changes
• Fixed Home tiles flashing white on theme switch
• Fixed light theme album page text unreadable
• Fixed wrong artist match on accented names

Added

• Added Settings Shortcuts tab (9 rebindable keys)
• Added Settings sidebar rail with search
• Added Audio CD playback support
• Added Subsonic compatibility improvements
• Added Now Playing Artwork styles (CD, Vinyl, Cassette)
• Added Cover Flow layouts (Carousel, Cascade, Collage)
• Added Explicit Content toggle
• Added one-click favorite (heart button, shortcut)
• Added Album is Explicit checkbox
• Added Spectrogram window
• Added Artists page sort chip
• Added drag-and-drop for playlists and sidebar organization
• Added sidebar right-click menus
• Added Player Island Buttons (skip, speed, sleep timer, shuffle)
• Added Group Artists By setting
• Added editable artist tag separators
• Added Song Progress on Taskbar
• Added Global lyrics offset (Shift all)
• Added lyrics import from file
• Added Discord Rich Presence Show Album toggle
• Added Open Audio Files with Noctis file association
• Added Album page header kicker and facts line
• Added Add to Queue pill on album page
• Added dedicated artist page (hero, Latest Release, Top Favorites)
• Added lyrics page video/GIF background
• Added Album page colour tint
• Added Crossfade preset chips
• Added Audio visualizer (Bars, Mirror, Wave)
• Added Deezer playlist/album import
• Added Localization support (multiple languages)
• Added Plugin system with sample plugin
• Added Kawarp plugin (built-in warped background)
• Added Built-in Noctis Server (Subsonic-compatible)
• Added TIDAL playlist/album import
• Added Star ratings on Songs/Album rows
• Added Lyrics submenu (Search, Fetch, Studio, Remove)
• Added Lyrics Studio (speech-to-lyrics alignment)
• Added Multi-channel upmix support
• Added Pitch shift independent of speed
• Added Send to Folder
• Added Add from YouTube
• Added Account & Sync settings tab
• Added Settings reorganized into 13 pages
• Added Liquid Glass frosting for app content
• Added per-song/per-album lyrics background video
• Added Pause Video With Playback toggle
• Added Copy image in lyric sharing
• Added Home hero card (Resume, Play album)
• Added Apple Music style tile hover overlays
• Added Track box redesign in player bar
• Added Repeat/Favorite toggles under Player Island
• Added artist page tabs (Overview, Albums, Songs, Similar Artists)
• Added Similar Artists via Deezer
• Added Deezer fan count display
• Added Cover Flow carousel redesign with animated transitions
• Added carousel interaction (wheel, arrow keys)
• Added Six built-in themes (Haze, Editorial, Glass variants)
• Added Minimum Line Opacity setting
• Added Lyrics Studio Choose Songs picker
• Added YouTube backdrop download for lyrics background

Improved

• Improved Albums page quality filter consistency
• Improved Cover Flow layout picker (labeled dropdown)
• Improved sidebar Back/Search button sizing
• Improved theme editor labeling
• Improved artist page search and matching
• Improved scroll position persistence on artist page
• Improved album page text readability with tint
• Improved mini player theming and drawer animations
• Improved Settings rail icon consistency
• Improved Settings card layout and descriptions
• Improved Statistics page layout
• Improved startup time (precompilation, threading)
• Improved memory usage (artwork decode and caching)
• Improved self-hosting support (new server library)
• Improved wheel scroll physics app-wide
• Improved Artists page portrait sizing
• Improved artist page hero and About card layout
• Improved Home page layout and tile behavior
• Improved playlist page redesign (banner style)
• Improved marquee text animation (ticker style)
• Improved Lyrics Studio UI and performance

Full Changelog: v1.4.7...v1.5.0