v42.2.0

Riff 42.2

Faster, lighter and more polished: quicker track loading, much lower CPU usage, a new 10-band equalizer and Apple Music playlist import.

Audio

• Better 10-band equalizer with a cleaner Audio settings layout

Performance

• Tracks load about 3 times faster
• CPU usage reduced by about 80%

Library & Sources

• Playlist import now supports Apple Music
• Playlist imports match tracks much better, now powered by YouTube Music
• Artists are now shown in search results
• Improved artist page

Interface

• Fixed the rounding of the sidebar buttons
• Improved bottom bar
• Fixed an icon color bug in monochrome mode
• Fixed notifications
• More settings, correct toggle placement and several settings fixes

System

• Fixed auto-update
• Fixed downloading of yt-dlp and ffmpeg

Fixes

• Plus many smaller fixes across the app

Thanks to everyone who reported issues!
githubchangelog

• fix: npmDepsHash update again by @pyndys in #29
• perf(renderer): cache track art, skip redundant karaoke DOM work, restore vfx prefs, handle HLS errors by @kebab1337420 in #33
• fix(server): validate Range header and bound yt-dlp download spawn by @kebab1337420 in #31
• fix: return real server port + add smoke test suite by @kebab1337420 in #36
• feat: download queue with per-item progress and cancel by @kebab1337420 in #35
• fix(renderer): disconnect theme preview observer, add global error listeners, correct README scripts by @kebab1337420 in #34
• perf(renderer): avoid whole-document rescans and repeated crossfade reads by @kebab1337420 in #38
• fix: add radix to parseInt by @kebab1337420 in #39

Full Changelog: v42.1.0...v42.2.0

Riff 42.1

Whats new

• Allow changing where music is stored by @kebab1337420 in #17
• Make previous follow the shuffle playback order by @kebab1337420 in #18
• Add download-all button with format/bitrate selection to playlist detail by @kebab1337420 in #19
• fix: update npmDepsHash by @pyndys in #21
• Persist sound settings (High Quality, effects, preset) across restarts by @kebab1337420 in #22
• fix: harden local server against RCE, SSRF and CSRF by @kebab1337420 in #23
• fix: renderer list, queue and reduced-motion bugs by @kebab1337420 in #26
• fix: avoid innerHTML injection in theme previews, update notice and search errors by @kebab1337420 in #25
• Added new import option: Spotify .json/login/playlist url, Yt music/yt/soundcloud playlist url.
• new 10 band equalizer
• fixed high ram usage
• I'm lazy to write new changes so yeah❤️

New Contributors

• @pyndys made their first contribution in #21

Full Changelog: v42.0.0...v42.1.0

v42.0.0

Riff 42

Windows https://github.com/rootscripts/riff/releases/download/v42.0.0/riff-42.0.0-win-x64.exe
Linux https://github.com/rootscripts/riff/releases/download/v42.0.0/riff-42.0.0-linux-x86_64.AppImage
macOS arm64 https://github.com/rootscripts/riff/releases/download/v42.0.0/riff-42.0.0-mac-arm64.dmg
macOS x64 https://github.com/rootscripts/riff/releases/download/v42.0.0/riff-42.0.0-mac-x64.dmg
macOS zip https://github.com/rootscripts/riff/releases/download/v42.0.0/riff-42.0.0-mac-x64.zip

Customization

• Settings split into tabs now, theme, Banners, Tracks and Interface, with connected Material 3 containers in every sidebar
• New sliders with a gap around the handle like in android, a segmented hue slider and a shorter set of Material 3 accent colors
• "Highlight buttons" (on by default): the main button of each screen uses your accent color, secondary ones stay gray
• Rebuilt Audio settings with tabs to be better
• Smooth morphing tab indicator in the sidebar instead of buggy previous
• Pure black and white theme at color intensity 0 (previous version set slightly purple accent)
• No-Hand cursor is on by default and the mesh gradient is off by default to be better
• Custom themes, add a .css file in Settings, see a live preview and switch it on, like in vencord/etc.
• CSS editor , Ctrl+Shift+R resets custom CSS if something breaks
• "Allow multiple instances" option in Settings (off by default) for running a second Riff window

Welcome

• A first-launch tour, pick your look, personalize Riff, add a Start menu / applications menu shortcut, connect Discord and import a Spotify playlist

Library & Sources

• YouTube Music search rewritten, fixed ads in the results, correct track length and the artist name is more better
• (by kebab1337420) Spotify import now brings in playlists with more than 100 tracks

System & Security (by @kebab1337420 and @hotplugindev)

• Origin and Host header validation against DNS rebinding and CSRF
• Audio proxy SSRF protection blocking private network and metadata endpoints
• HTML sanitization against XSS in track titles and metadata
• Fixed cache-size reporting and cache clearing
• Nix flake for NixOS users
• macOS builds (experimental): dmg for Apple Silicon and Intel

Fixes

• The progress bar in the player bar now changes color right away when you change the theme
• Smoother playback of background videos (lighter blur, pauses when the window is hidden)
• Stacked sidebar buttons no longer appear as sharp squares on startup

Thanks to everyone who reported issues, to @hotplugindev and @kebab1337420 for their contributions.

41.0.0

Riff 41

The biggest update so far: your music, your look, your controls.

Customization

• Custom backgrounds: image, GIF or video, with opacity and blur
• Interface and text opacity sliders, so your wallpaper actually shows
• Custom banner media with Fit / Zoom / Stretch, plus a custom cover and banner per track
• Mesh gradient editor: two control points, speed and blur
• Toggle for the wavy progress bar and for the My files tab
• Performance mode for weaker hardware (turns on automatically without GPU acceleration)
• Redesigned Settings page with a category sidebar and connected Material 3 containers
• Ripple effect, hover highlights and animated toggles (X / dash / check)
• Optional No-Hand cursor

Lyrics

• Spotify-style lyrics with a focused active line
• Lyrics translation (off by default, enable it in Settings)
• Fullscreen TV karaoke mode with your banner, the track cover and playback controls

Audio

• 3-band equalizer and crossfade (0-12 s)
• Smooth transitions when switching audio presets
• Fixed HQ mode staying active after turning it off, and the reset button

Library & Sources

• Add your own files: mp3, flac, wav, opus and more
• YouTube Music as a search source
• Import playlists from Spotify (Settings -> Import from Spotify)
• Search now runs on Enter

Player & System

• Keyboard shortcuts with a built-in cheat sheet
• Minimize to tray and background playback
• Media keys support on Linux and Windows
• Compact mini-player mode
• Dependency installer with a progress bar for yt-dlp and ffmpeg

Fixes

• Fixed rounded corners of the presets/playlists drawer
• Fixed karaoke word highlight at theme intensity 0
• Smoother button press animation on fast clicks
• "Check for updates" and the update dialog work again (the version in Settings is now read from the app)
• Page no longer shows through the player bar at low interface opacity
• Lyrics: sync mode no longer jumps, clearing the editor removes the lyrics, no more wrong lyrics for non-Latin titles, cleaner header
• Slider tick marks and dropdown dead zone

Thanks to everyone who reported issues!

40.32.1

First release. t.me/riffplayer