Update History

Latestv2.9.8 (2026-06-03)
  • Greatly reduced WMV/ASF seek latency + VC-1 hardware decoding support
  • Subtitles stay perfectly synced with video when playback speed changes
  • Fixed UTF-16 encoded SMI/SRT external subtitles not displaying
  • Single-instance mode — double-clicking a file in Explorer plays it in the running window
  • Enhanced TAB media-info overlay — shows codec profile, color space, encoder, DAR, and more
  • Improved playback & UI responsiveness + reduced CPU and memory usage
v2.9.3 (2026-05-05)
  • Stability improvements and bug fixes
v2.9.2 (2026-05-01)
  • Improved hardware acceleration performance for 8K and higher
  • Bug fixes and other improvements
v2.8.0 (2026-04-20)
  • Full HDR support — PQ / HLG / Dolby Vision auto-detection + bit depth (10 / 12 / 16-bit)
  • 8 tone-mapping algorithms — Ignore / Passthrough / ACES / Reinhard / Hable / Mobius / BT.2390 / ST.2094-10
  • Windows HDR auto-toggle 5 modes + SDR conversion + local tone mapping
  • RTX Video HDR (NVIDIA RTX + latest driver required)
  • HDR options tab + HDR context submenu + Ctrl+H passthrough toggle
  • AI subtitle generation (Whisper) — local GPU/CPU + cloud hybrid
  • Whisper 3 models (Base / Small / Large v3 Turbo) HuggingFace auto-download
  • OpenAI Whisper API (ffmpeg auto-chunking beyond 25 MB)
  • DeepL REST API v2 translation (20+ languages, free/paid key auto-detect)
  • API keys encrypted with DPAPI (bound to user account / machine)
  • Subtitle cache (file-hash based) / auto-restore color settings on file switch / favorites time editing
v2.7.0 (2026-04-06)
  • Embedded subtitle extraction stabilized / Auto-select by OS language
  • Multi-line subtitle rendering stabilized
  • Always-on-top behavior fixed
  • Random sort (shuffle) added
  • Multi video stream support (dashcam dual-channel simultaneous view)
  • Add multiple files to playlist at once
  • Refined file matching (auto-add similar filenames to playlist)
  • Additional languages (13 languages supported)
  • Keyboard shortcuts work in IME mode
  • Compact view state remembered
  • General stability improvements (memory/thread safety)
v2.6.0 (2026-03-15)
  • Mouse gestures (right-click drag: left/right, up-left/up-right, up/down)
  • Audio passthrough (bitstreaming)
  • Frame-by-frame navigation (Ctrl+Arrow keys)
  • Repeat playback mode added
  • Aspect ratio stretch feature added
  • Improved similar file playlist matching
  • Option to save recent file list
  • Always on top 4-stage cycle (off/always/during playback/fullscreen)
  • Faster seeking for TS files
  • General stability improvements
v2.5.0 (2026-03-05)
  • Improved WMV audio codec compatibility
  • Optimized seeking performance
  • Auto cleanup of unused audio filters
v2.3.0 (2026-02-28)
  • Smoother seeking without stuttering
  • Smoother OSD overlay rendering
  • Smoother thumbnail preview (cache, HW acceleration settings)
  • Preserve Explorer thumbnail preview on file association
  • Playlist sorting feature added
  • Separate audio settings tab (normalization/boost)
  • Fullscreen UI improvements (menu, toolbar, spectrum)
  • Settings dialog UI improvements
v2.2.0 (2026-02-25)
  • Drag & drop files to add to playlist
  • Drag & drop files to main window for instant playback
v2.1.0 (2026-02-23)
  • Translucent overlay on file drag (open/add selection)
  • Fixed GPU VRAM leak (resolved 8K video stuttering)
  • PIP mode: properly restore "Always on Top" state
  • Audio normalization enabled by default
  • Shortcut hints in title bar, menus, and tooltips
  • Center dialogs on screen in fullscreen mode