Sonara v1.3.0

Sonara v1.3.0

A new update focused on a better playback experience, persistent playback state, and richer track information.

✨ What's New

🎵 Now Playing

Introducing the new Now Playing experience.

• Dedicated Now Playing page
• Improved track artwork and metadata presentation
• Better playback controls
• Cleaner and more immersive playback experience
• Quick access to important track information

💾 Playback State Persistence

Sonara can now remember your playback state between sessions.

When you close and reopen Sonara, it can restore important playback information, allowing you to continue listening from where you left off.

Saved playback data includes:

• Last played track
• Playback position
• Playback state
• Volume and other relevant playback settings

🎶 Song Details

Added a dedicated Song Details page for exploring individual tracks.

You can now view detailed information about a song without relying only on the library or player interface.

🛠️ Improvements

• Improved navigation between music library, Now Playing, and Song Details
• Improved playback continuity across app sessions
• Refined the overall music playback experience
• Improved presentation of track metadata and artwork

📦 Download

Choose the installer for your platform from the assets below.

Windows

• .exe installer

macOS

• .dmg for Apple Silicon
• .dmg for Intel

Linux

• .AppImage

🚀 Upgrade

If you're already using Sonara, simply install v1.3.0 over your existing installation.

Your local music library and application data will remain on your device.

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Full Changelog

Added

• Now Playing page
• Song Details page
• Playback state persistence
• Last played track restoration

Improved

• Playback experience
• Navigation
• Track metadata presentation
• Artwork presentation
• Session continuity

Version: 1.3.0
Previous version: 1.2.0

Sonora v1.2.0

Sonora v1.2.0

New Features

• Added Remove from Library

  • Remove individual tracks from your Sonora library without deleting the original music file.

• Added Clear Library

  • Quickly clear all imported tracks from the library.

Improvements

• Improved library management experience.
• Added better control over imported music collections.

Sonora v1.1.0

What's New

• Added drag & drop support for adding music to the library.
• Added Open with Sonora support for supported audio files.
• Redesigned parts of the Settings page with a cleaner and more polished interface.

Improvements

• Improved file handling and opening behavior.
• Improved the overall Settings experience.
• Minor UI and UX improvements.

Sonora v1.0.0

Sonora v1.0.0 🎵

The first stable release of Sonora, a modern local desktop music player built with Electron, React, and TypeScript.

✨ Highlights

• 🎵 Local music library with folder and subfolder scanning
• ▶️ Full playback controls with shuffle and repeat
• 📋 Queue and playlist management
• ❤️ Favorites and recently played tracks
• 🎚️ 10-band audio equalizer with presets
• 📊 Real-time audio visualizers
• 🔍 Fast music search and filtering
• 🎨 Dark mode, light mode, and customizable accent colors
• ⌨️ Keyboard shortcuts and global media key support
• 🖥️ System tray and single-instance support
• 🔔 Desktop notifications
• 📤 Music list export to multiple formats
• 💾 Persistent playback state and application settings
• 🔒 Local-first and privacy-focused — your music stays on your device

🖥️ Platform

• Windows

📦 Installation

Download the Windows installer from the Assets section below and install Sonora.

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Thanks for trying Sonora! 🎧

Sonora v0.1.0 — Early Preview

Sonora v0.1.0

The first public preview of Sonora, a modern desktop music player built with Electron, React, and TypeScript.

What's Included

• Local music library
• Music folder scanning
• Audio metadata extraction
• Song, album, and artist browsing
• Music search
• Playback controls
• Playback queue
• Playlists
• Favorites
• Recently played tracks
• Shuffle and repeat
• Audio visualization
• Equalizer
• Keyboard shortcuts
• Persistent application settings
• Modern desktop-focused UI

Status

🚧 Early Preview

Sonora is currently in active development. This release is intended for testing and feedback, and some features may change in future releases.

Feedback

If you encounter a bug or have a feature suggestion, please open an issue on GitHub.