What's new in v1.5.7
This release is all about making YouTube playback dependable and keeping you informed even from the screensaver. Stalled, rejected and rate-limited streams now recover (or skip) fast instead of freezing in silence, and on Windows the app no longer needs the Visual C++ Redistributable to run.
Highlights
- Resilient YouTube playback: rejected stream URLs (HTTP 403) re-resolve and retry automatically, stalled downloads are detected in seconds instead of up to a minute, and a burst of failures stops auto-advance with a clear message instead of racing through the list.
- Notices in Ambient Mode: YouTube error and recovery messages now also pop up as a brief floating notice in the screensaver, so you find out what happened without switching back to the main view.
- Seekable YouTube progress bar: click anywhere on the bar (or use the arrow keys) to jump, in both the main view and Ambient Mode. On-demand sources only; live radio stays non-seekable.
- Streamlined first run: onboarding is now two focused steps with a live theme picker, dropping the old welcome and summary screens.
- No more VC++ Redistributable on Windows: the C runtime is linked statically, so the binary runs on a clean Windows install out of the box.
Installation
# Quick install (Windows)
winget install Sewandev.Reverbic
# Or, via PowerShell script (Windows)
irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sewandev/Reverbic/main/install.ps1 | iex
# Quick install (macOS)
brew install sewandev/reverbic/reverbic
# Package managers
scoop bucket add reverbic https://github.com/sewandev/scoop-reverbic; scoop install reverbic # Windows (Scoop)
cargo install --git https://github.com/sewandev/Reverbic.git --locked # Any OS (Rust)Documentation
Make sure to check out the newly updated guides for setting up the integrations:
- YouTube Setup Guide (Learn how to export your cookies safely)
- Spotify Setup Guide
Full Changelog
For a detailed list of all the additions, changes, and fixes, please refer to the official changelog:
Thank you to everyone using Reverbic! Update now from the app or grab the latest installer below.