v1.0.2 Pre-release
Pre-release
🌸 AuraPlayer v1.0.2-beta (Pre-release)
AuraPlayer v1.0.2-beta brings major new features including the brand-new Live Floating Search Overlay mechanism, non-disruptive tab navigation architecture, multi-artist link hovers, track cover playback triggers, and refined album page header artist styling!
This is an early pre-release build. While core music playback, gapless audio handoff, playlist management, and live search are fully functional, you may still encounter minor visual polishes or edge cases.
📥 Download Assets
Download the release assets for your operating system below:
🪟 Windows (Installer - Recommended): AuraPlayer_Setup_v1.0.2-beta.exe (Full installation wizard, adds Start Menu and Desktop shortcuts)
🪟 Windows (Portable): AuraPlayer_Windows.zip (Extract and run AuraPlayer.exe directly)
🍎 macOS (Portable App): AuraPlayer_macOS.zip (Extract and run the bundled app on macOS)
🐧 Linux (Portable Binary): AuraPlayer_Linux.tar.gz (Extract and run the pre-compiled executable)
✨ What's New in v1.0.2-beta
🔍 1. Live Floating Search Overlay Mechanism
• Top Bar Live Search Box: Centered, rounded search box directly in the Top Bar with a dynamic × clear button that clears input and hides automatically when empty. Ctrl+F shortcut focuses search input instantly from anywhere.
• Non-Disruptive Floating Overlay (SearchOverlay): Search results do NOT push new pages into the central tab navigation stack (preventing tab bar crowding). Instead, results drop down as an elegant floating modal overlay directly beneath the search input.
• Instant Dismissal: Pressing Esc or clicking anywhere outside the search dropdown dismisses the search overlay cleanly without disrupting current playback or page state.
• Categorized Live Results: 180ms debounced live search matching across Tracks, Artists, Albums, Genres, and Playlists with collapsible category sections ("View more" / "Show less").
🖱️ 2. Multi-Artist Links & Row Interaction UX
• Smart Multi-Artist Links: Collaborating artists on search track and album rows are rendered as individual clickable links with theme-aware hover highlights (text turns accent color & underlines on mouse hover).
• Track Row Cover Playback: Hovering over any search track row darkens the album cover thumbnail and reveals a play icon overlay. Single-clicking the cover thumbnail or double-clicking anywhere on the track row starts immediate playback.
• Double-Click Row Navigation: Double-clicking non-track result rows (Artists, Albums, Genres, Playlists) takes you directly to that item's view page.
🎨 3. Specific Album Page Header Artist Refactor
• bottomBarArtist Styling Alignment: Refactored header artist links on the Album Detail Page (AlbumPageView) to use ClickableLabel widgets (setObjectName("bottomBarArtist")).
• Unified Font, Color & Spacing: Matched the exact font size (12px), gray secondary color (var(--text_secondary)), 0px layout spacing, and bottomBarArtistComma separators used in the Bottom Player Bar. Hovering transitions text to the active theme accent color with an underline.
🐛 Feedback & Contributions
Found a bug or have a suggestion? Please let us know by opening a ticket in the Issues section!
Want to contribute? Pull requests are warmly welcomed!
Full Changelog: v1.0.1-beta...v1.0.2-beta