Reeled v2.1.0

Reeled 2.1

Share clips straight from Reeled, a Shared section to keep track of them, and a faster, smoother app all round.

Clip sharing

• Share from anywhere: a Share button next to the clip name in the player, and Share… in the clip menu of cards and list rows.
• Three qualities:
  • Discord: compressed with FFmpeg to fit a size limit: 20 MB (free), 50 MB (Nitro Basic), 1 GB (Nitro) or 10–500 MB. Clips already under the limit are sent as they are.
  • Original: the file as it is.
  • Custom: your own resolution, frame rate and bitrate. They only scale down, and the bitrate is capped at what the resolution and frame rate need, so smaller choices really make smaller files.
• Clear estimates: the expected size is shown large, with the resolution and frame rate beside it, before anything is encoded.
• Only the loop: with an A-B loop set, share just that part (cut without re-encoding for Original).
• Where it goes:
  • Litterbox: anonymous, deleted after 1, 12, 24 or 72 hours, up to 1 GB.
  • Catbox: anonymous and permanent, up to 200 MB.
  • GoFile: a download page.
  • PixelDrain: your account, with your API key (stored encrypted for your Windows account).
  • Clipboard only: no upload, the video is ready to paste into Discord.
  • Litterbox and Catbox links play right inside Discord.
• Player link: Catbox and Litterbox shares can also be copied as a link to a clean browser player.
• Graphics card encoding on NVIDIA (NVENC), AMD (AMF) or Intel (Quick Sync), falling back to the processor automatically. Every audio track is mixed in.
• FFmpeg setup: Reeled finds FFmpeg on your PATH or winget, installs it through winget if you allow it, or lets you point to it.
• Progress, then the link: a progress bar, the link copied automatically (optional), and buttons to copy the video or show it in its folder. Hide the dialog and the share keeps going.

Shared section

• A new Shared library section, like Favorites and Saved Moments, that can be shown always, only when not empty, or hidden.
• Shared clips get a share badge on cards and list rows. Click it (or Shared links… in the menu) to see every share: host, when, quality and range, the link, and how long until it expires.
• From there: copy the link or the video again, show the compressed file, play or open the original, remove a share, or share again.
• Shares follow a clip when it's renamed or moved.

Settings

• Sharing section: FFmpeg status, starting quality, size limit, custom resolution / frame rate / bitrate, graphics card encoding, upload host, Litterbox expiry, automatic link copying, and the PixelDrain key in a fold-out card.
• Storage › Shared clips: see how many links and compressed copies there are and how much space they take, delete the copies (the links keep working) or clear the history. Copies are kept in %LocalAppData%\Reeled\Shared for as long as their share is listed.
• Pause other music while watching: Spotify, a browser tab or any other player pauses when a clip starts, and plays again when you leave the player, the clip ends or Reeled closes. Only what Reeled paused is resumed.
• Opens faster: the bottom-bar editor is built once, translations run once per visit, and FFmpeg detection runs in the background.
• Key fields always show their reveal button, and dropdowns no longer change width.
• The GitHub token setting for updates is gone; it wasn't needed.

Library

• Searchable pickers for folders and tags.
• Folder tags with icons: game folders' icons carry over to their tags, and any tag can get its own icon.
• One consistent look for navigation rails, popups, empty states and control widths.

Look and motion

• Didact Gothic as the app font.
• The player rises over a receding library, and Settings fades through.
• Status popups share one style: acrylic, with an accent icon per action.

Performance

• libvlc's plugin cache and engine start off the UI thread make the first clip open faster.
• The uninstaller opens in front and starts faster.

Fixes

• Video scales correctly under interface zoom.
• Settings rail indicator, colour picker hue bar and title alignment fixed.
• The bottom-bar editor's zones line up like the bar, with a rounded mode switch.
• The Tags picker is created once its button is loaded (no more rare startup crash).
• The uninstaller removes its staging folder.
• Ukrainian: hours and sizes are translated ("72 год", "МБ").

Behind the scenes

• Releases can be signed through SignPath once configured.

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Full commit history

• d5556d4 perf(player): libvlc plugin cache, engine start off the UI thread
• 3c3a1ab fix(uninstaller): open in front, start faster
• d952a67 feat(ui): Didact Gothic as the app font
• ee6814f feat(updates): remove the GitHub token setting
• 03a1d63 fix(settings): always-visible key reveal button, dropdowns that don't resize
• c801f28 fix(toolbar editor): zones align like the bar, rounded mode switch
• 081313c feat(ui): one look for status popups: acrylic, accent icons per action
• 3f4b507 feat(motion): player rises over a receding library; fade-through to Settings
• f0555e1 style: unify navigation rails, popups, empty states and control widths
• 59a74b7 style(settings): header buttons use the standard corner radius like the library's
• 32313f5 fix: video under interface zoom, settings rail pill, hue bar input, title alignment
• fc11084 feat(library): searchable folder and tag pickers, folder tags with icons, tag icons
• ad54694 ci: sign releases with SignPath when configured
• 4628e61 fix(library): create the Tags picker once its button is loaded
• 16c8f76 fix(uninstaller): remove the staging folder after uninstalling
• bd7d070 feat(sharing): share clips compressed for Discord or as they are
• 2ab993d feat(sharing): Shared section, custom quality, storage cleanup
• 858cc7b Revise typography and localization instructions
• 4fc7497 feat: clearer share estimates, custom quality in Settings, pause other music
• 52eb5f9 fix(sharing): custom size follows resolution and frame rate; notice padding
• 6a2c1e5 fix(sharing): show the whole notice in the share dialog
• d12e4d2 feat(sharing): copy a reeled.app player link for Catbox and Litterbox shares
• 702f21e fix(sharing): keep the link buttons inside the share dialog
• 9cc0b82 chore: release 2.1.0

Full Changelog: v2.0.0...v2.1.0

Reeled v2.0.0

Reeled 2.0

A big one: the player is redesigned and almost everything can now be customized.

Make it yours

• Accent colour: follow Windows, pick a preset, or choose any colour.
• Interface size from 80% to 175% (Ctrl + + / - / 0).
• Navigation on any edge: left or right sidebar, or a bar along the top or bottom. Hide sections you don't use.
• Light theme fixed throughout.

Library

• Tabs: keep several folders open side by side (Ctrl+T, Ctrl+W, middle-click a folder). They're reopened on the next start.
• Tags: label clips and filter by tag or by game.
• Game icons for game folders, found automatically on Steam, then SteamGridDB or IGDB with your own keys (only confident matches, can be turned off in Settings), or picked by hand.
• File management: select several clips, copy/cut/paste (also with File Explorer), drag clips onto folders or out to Discord, and create, rename or delete folders. Deletes go to the Recycle Bin.
• List view with sortable columns, next to the card grid. Size and length now sort both ways.
• Open File moved to the header (Ctrl+O). Smoother loading and sorting transitions.

Player

• New control bar: accent play button, VLC-style volume wedge, and a seek bar with a time preview. Choose a two-row or one-row layout.
• Drag-and-drop toolbar editor: right-click the video or go to Settings.
• Tracks (video, audio, subtitles, output device) and Moments each get one tabbed button.
• Session panel: speed, repeat, A-B loop (L), picture adjustments, aspect ratio, 10-band equalizer, audio and subtitle delay, and subtitle style. Picture and audio settings can be remembered.
• Subtitle files (SRT, VTT, ASS) are styled live.
• Queue: sort, shuffle, add files, drag to reorder, with fast-loading thumbnails.
• Right-click menu with everything the player can do, plus snapshots, mini player and frame stepping.
• New on-screen display tinted per action, with skips shown as "01:20 → 01:25". Its position, size, duration and backdrop are customizable.
• Optional: the close button returns to the library while a clip plays.

Fixes

• Smooth, lag-free colour picker.
• Clip properties show the frame rate ("2560 × 1600 @ 60 fps").
• The mouse cursor is always restored if Reeled is closed while it's hidden.
• The on-screen display no longer gets stuck when switching clips.
• Frosted glass covers whole panels in the player.

Reeled v1.2.0

Reeled v1.2.0

Note

This release is about how Reeled feels: one consistent motion system everywhere, real frosted glass in the player, updates that install themselves, and a lot of small polish across the library and settings. As always, if something looks or feels off, use the new Send feedback button. It takes you straight to a pre-filled report.

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What's New

Updates

• Updates now install inside the app: Reeled downloads the update in the background, checks it, and installs it when you close the app, or right away with Restart to update.
• A blue update icon appears in the sidebar, with a prompt when a new version is ready.
• Release notes in Settings › Updates are properly formatted.
• Background checks keep running while the app stays open, not just once at launch.

Player

• The player bars, queue, badges and menus now have real frosted glass over the video instead of a flat black fill.
• New settings: Skip interval (5, 10, 15 or 30 seconds), Mouse wheel over video (volume, skip or nothing) and Hardware-accelerated decoding.

Library

• Redesigned header: the clip count and library size roll when they change, and search is a button that expands into a field (Ctrl+F).
• Calmer sidebar open/close that keeps the toolbar in place.
• Date headings use one format (Today, Yesterday, "Thu, October 15").
• Cleaner clip cards: duration next to the title, date and size below, favorite button on hover.
• Right-click a folder to open it, show it in File Explorer, copy its path, reorder watch folders or remove them.
• Smoother folder expand and collapse.

Settings

• Sections are split into groups that appear under the active category in the navigation.
• Confirmations appear as a toast at the bottom instead of at the end of a long section.
• Watch folders can be dragged to reorder (or use the ⋯ menu).
• Diagnostics are tucked away behind Show details, with more information in the copied report.

General

• Send feedback in the sidebar and in Settings › About opens the right GitHub form with your version and diagnostics filled in.
• All animations share one set of timings and curves.
• Menus use the same style everywhere.
• The window reopens at the size and position you left it.

Fixes

• Player controls and menus no longer turn solid black over the video.
• "Check for updates" shows its result every time, not only on the first check.
• Folders can no longer disappear or stay invisible after quickly expanding and collapsing them.
• Menus no longer show the resize or busy cursor until the mouse moves.

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Installation

1. Download ReeledSetup.exe below.
2. Run the installer to choose your installation directory, desktop shortcuts, and video file associations.
3. The installer will set up Reeled and register it in Windows.

Already on 1.1.0? Settings › Updates downloads the new installer; run it over your current version. Your library, favorites and moments are kept. From 1.2.0 on, updates install inside the app.

To install offline, place payload.zip in the same directory as ReeledSetup.exe before running.

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Requirements

• Windows 10 (version 1809 or newer) or Windows 11
• 64-bit processor (x64)
• .NET 8 Desktop Runtime (included with self-contained build)

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Verification (SHA-256)

1FEF9379E354C462A1A6529F888AD1E7A864F3369CF016E9E0928D1F28512F7D  ReeledSetup.exe
7B8487E1BD61B20FE348A07A165F0B83379E1F18F65F685C2D7C60AC3107605B  payload.zip

Full Changelog: v1.1.0...v1.2.0

Reeled v1.1.0

Reeled v1.1.0

Note

This update is mostly about polish: a lot of things that felt slow or didn't quite work in 1.0.0 should now behave the way they were meant to. Uninstalling from Windows Settings works now too, so the workaround script from the last release is no longer needed. As before, if you notice anything broken or missing, please let me know. Feedback really helps.

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What's New

Library

• Smoother window resizing and sidebar collapsing. Cards no longer lag behind the layout.
• Views fade in when switching between Home, Favorites, Saved Moments and folders.
• New recordings show up automatically once your recorder finishes writing them.
• Keyboard shortcuts: Ctrl+F search, Esc clear search, F5 rescan, F2 rename, Delete move to Recycle Bin.
• Search also matches folder names and moment titles.

Player

• Resume where you left off on clips longer than 2 minutes (can be turned off in Settings).
• Frame stepping (, / .), Home / End, 0–9 to jump through the clip, N / P for next/previous, [ ] \ for speed.
• Repeat modes work properly, and volume and speed stay the same when moving between clips.
• Redesigned moments popup, plus blur on the player controls, queue and menus with a new Blur strength setting.

Settings

• Reduce motion now covers the whole app and also follows the Windows "Animation effects" setting.
• "Check for updates automatically" now actually checks (once a day, in the background).

Fixes

• Uninstalling from Windows Settings > Apps works.
• Durations no longer show as 00:00 on first scan.
• Favorites, moments and custom titles survive renaming a clip on disk.
• Settings can no longer be lost if the app closes unexpectedly.
• Deleting a clip never permanently deletes it if the Recycle Bin is unavailable.
• Removing a clip's last moment updates Saved Moments right away.
• Lower memory use when scrolling large libraries, and no background CPU use while idle.

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Installation

1. Download ReeledSetup.exe below.
2. Run the installer to choose your installation directory, desktop shortcuts, and video file associations.
3. The installer will set up Reeled and register it in Windows.

Already on 1.0.0? Just run the new installer over it. Your library, favorites and moments are kept.

To install offline, place payload.zip in the same directory as ReeledSetup.exe before running.

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Requirements

• Windows 10 (version 1809 or newer) or Windows 11
• 64-bit processor (x64)
• .NET 8 Desktop Runtime (included with self-contained build)

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Verification (SHA-256)

6DB1325336EF1208365BF71FCA679460C90432A98439FA3AA0733001BBF7B102  ReeledSetup.exe

Full Changelog: v1.0.0...v1.1.0

Reeled v1.0.0

Reeled v1.0.0

Note

This is the initial launch of the app, and my first large project like this. I'm not a professional by any means, so if you find any inconsistencies, problems, or missing features, please let me know. I'm an amateur, so any help or advice is very welcome, and I'll review everything. Thank you for understanding, and enjoy the app.

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Installation

1. Download ReeledSetup.exe below.
2. Run the installer to choose your installation directory, desktop shortcuts, and video file associations.
3. The installer will set up Reeled and register it in Windows.

To install offline, place payload.zip in the same directory as ReeledSetup.exe before running.

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Uninstallation

If you have trouble uninstalling the app (I ran into this myself while testing on my local machine), run the PowerShell script below, uninstall through the Control Panel or run the Uninstall.exe from the app directory. This is a known bug and will be fixed.

Stop-Process -Name "Reeled*", "Uninstall*" -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue; Remove-Item -Path "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\Programs\Reeled", "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\Reeled", "$([Environment]::GetFolderPath('Desktop'))\Reeled.lnk", "$env:APPDATA\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Reeled.lnk" -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue; Remove-Item -Path "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Reeled", "HKCU:\Software\Classes\Applications\Reeled.exe", "HKCU:\Software\Classes\Reeled.Video", "HKCU:\Software\Classes\SystemFileAssociations\video\OpenWithList\Reeled.exe", "HKCU:\Software\Reeled" -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue; Remove-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:\Software\RegisteredApplications" -Name "Reeled" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue; Write-Host "Reeled successfully removed!" -ForegroundColor Green

P.S. I was working on this release and studying for my classes at the same time, so some things slipped through. Sorry about that, and thanks for your patience.

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Requirements

• Windows 10 (version 1809 or newer) or Windows 11
• 64-bit processor (x64)
• .NET 8 Desktop Runtime (included with self-contained build)

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Verification (SHA-256)

5E83D9DA168692237B934C7CA145A76026C24077978184C2F1CCBD533773474A  ReeledSetup.exe

Full Changelog: https://github.com/k25jura/Reeled/commits/v1.0.0