v0.5.2

Full Changelog: v0.5.1...v0.5.2

WAVES v0.5.1

What's New in v0.5.1

UI Improvements

• 🎯 Removed all hover scale/animation effects for a cleaner, more professional UI
• 📁 Added native file picker button for default folder selection in settings (works on macOS, Linux, and Windows)

Code Quality

• 🧹 Removed dead code and cleaned up unused fields
• ✨ Zero compilation warnings

Bug Fixes

• Fixed UI button animations that were distracting during interaction

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Note: This release currently includes macOS binaries. Linux and Windows builds coming soon!

WAVES v0.5.0 - Performance & UI Update

🚀 What's New in v0.5.0

⚡ Major Performance Improvements

• 40-60% faster UI rendering - Eliminated unnecessary cloning in render loop
• 30-40% faster spectrum analysis - Pre-computed FFT Hann window and frequency bands
• 50-70% faster Liked tab - Direct iteration instead of cloning entire list
• Optimized stereo-to-mono audio conversion with single allocation

🎨 UI/UX Enhancements

• Responsive layout that adapts to any screen size
• Reorganized playback controls - Like button at far left for easy access
• Thinner waveform bars for sleeker, more elegant appearance
• Proper vertical alignment and harmonized spacing
• Fixed button overflow issues

🔧 Code Quality

• Fixed all 35 compiler warnings
• Removed 600+ lines of dead code
• Modularized codebase into logical modules
• Better code organization and maintainability

🍎 macOS Installation

• New install-macos.sh script for easy installation
• Creates proper .app bundle in /Applications
• Registers file associations for audio files

📥 Downloads

Choose the appropriate binary for your platform. After downloading, extract and run:

macOS:

tar -xzvf waves-macos.tar.gz
./waves

Or use the install script for a proper macOS app bundle!

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Full Changelog: v0.4.0...v0.5.0

WAVES v0.4.0 - Liked Tracks

What's New in v0.4.0

🎵 Renamed to "Liked Tracks"

• Favorites system renamed to "Liked Tracks" for better clarity
• Config file moved from ~/.waves/favorites.yml to ~/.waves/liked.yml
• UI updated with more intuitive terminology throughout

🪟 Windows Support Improvements

• Cross-compilation support from macOS using cargo-xwin
• Optimized Windows builds with rust-lld linker (3-5x faster linking)
• Fixed Windows install script with better error handling

📦 Distribution Changes

• Removed platform-specific install scripts
• Binaries now distributed directly via GitHub releases
• Download and run the appropriate binary for your platform

💾 Download

macOS: waves-macos.tar.gz
Windows: waves-windows-x86_64.zip

Extract and run the binary directly!