Changelog
All notable changes to Cinch Audio Recorder.
v1.3.2 (2025-12-18)
✨ New Features
- Manual Track Merge: Added right-click menu option to manually merge selected tracks in the library
🐛 Bug Fixes
- UI Timer Fix: Fixed recording timer not stopping immediately when SMTC session disconnects
- SMTC Response: Improved silence detection threshold for faster track splitting (1000ms)
- Stability: Various bug fixes and performance improvements
v1.3.1 (2025-12-18)
🎯 Improvements
- Enhanced Recognition: Improved audio recognition accuracy with optimized clip processing
- Better Error Handling: Enhanced error messages and recovery for recognition failures
- Code Quality: Fixed nullable reference warnings for better stability
- Performance: Optimized silence detection algorithm
- Bug Fixes: Minor bug fixes and stability improvements
v1.3.0 (2025-12-16)
⚡ Performance Update
- Faster Recognition: Shared audio clip between recognition services to reduce processing time
- Smart Quota Saving: Automatically skip secondary recognition for short clips under 45 seconds
- Network Optimization: Improved retry logic for network failures
- Status Updates: Better real-time status messages during recognition
v1.2.2 (2025-12-15)
🛠️ Maintenance Release
- Auto-Save System: Added auto-save for settings with 1.5s debounce delay
- UI Polish: Improved save button animations and visual feedback
- Settings Management: Enhanced settings validation and error prevention
- Documentation: Updated user manual with new features
v1.2.1 (2025-12-14)
🐛 Bug Fixes
- Recognition Stability: Fixed issues with recognition clip creation
- File Handling: Improved temporary file cleanup
- SMTC Integration: Better media session detection and handling
- Minor Improvements: Various small fixes and enhancements
v1.2.0 (2025-12-13)
🎨 Major Update
- Brand New Interface: Completely redesigned user interface for a modern and intuitive experience.
- Automatic Lyrics: Added automatic lyrics display feature for your recordings.
- Stop Playback Button: New button to easily stop music playback.
- Bug Fixes: Various bug fixes and improvements.
v1.1.5 (2025-12-09)
🎯 Improvements
- Better Song Recognition: Improved music identification accuracy and reliability.
- Clearer Messages: Enhanced status messages and prompts for better user experience.
- Bug Fixes: Various minor bug fixes and stability improvements.
v1.1.4 (2025-12-07)
🎯 Improvements
- Safer File Saving: Your recordings are now better protected. Even if Windows blocks access to your folder, Cinch will save your music to a backup location.
- Auto-Organize by Artist/Album: New option to automatically sort your music into Artist and Album folders.
- Cleaner Folders: Empty folders are automatically removed when you delete songs.
- Friendlier Messages: Improved error dialogs to be easier to understand.
v1.1.3 (2025-12-01)
- Cover Art Options: Choose how album covers are fetched (Smart / System / Network)
- Better song information accuracy
- Bug fixes and performance improvements
v1.1.2 (2025-11-25)
- New option to control album art source
- Fixed issue where song intros were sometimes cut off
- Improved stability with various music apps
v1.1.1 (2025-11-18)
- Faster Start: Recording now starts instantly
- Fixed activation issues on some computers
- Performance improvements
v1.1.0 (2025-11-10)
- Lossless WAV: Option to keep original uncompressed audio
- Custom Filenames: Personalize how your files are named
- Device Selection: Choose which audio device to record from
- Redesigned settings page
v1.0.9 (2025-11-01)
- Smart Track Detection: Automatically detects when songs change
- Works with all popular music streaming services
- Better album cover quality
v1.0.8 (2025-10-25)
- Improved music recognition accuracy
- Fixed crashes during long recording sessions
- Better handling of special characters in filenames
v1.0.7 (2025-10-18)
- Batch Editing: Edit multiple songs at once
- Faster library loading
- Better sorting options
v1.0.6 (2025-10-10)
- Ringtone Maker: Create custom ringtones from your recordings
- Audio Trimmer: Cut unwanted parts from songs
- Bug fixes
v1.0.5 (2025-10-01)
- Scheduled Recording: Set recordings to start automatically
- Works in background when minimized
- System tray support
v1.0.4 (2025-09-25)
- High Quality Audio: Up to 320kbps MP3
- Support for 15+ audio formats
- Fixed audio issues on some sound cards
v1.0.3 (2025-09-18)
- Song Info Editor: Edit title, artist, album, and more
- Cover Art Manager: Add or change album artwork
- Better compatibility with music players
v1.0.2 (2025-09-10)
- Multi-language: English and Chinese support
- Automatic language detection
- UI improvements
v1.0.1 (2025-09-05)
- Bug fixes and stability improvements
- Better error messages
- Improved setup experience
v1.0.0 (2025-09-01)
🎉 Initial Release
- One-Click Recording: Record music from any streaming service
- Auto Song Splitting: Automatically separates individual tracks
- Music Recognition: Identifies songs and adds info automatically
- Album Covers: Automatically downloads artwork
- Multiple Formats: Save as MP3, FLAC, WAV, and more
- Music Library: Manage and play your recordings
- Silent Recording: Record even when your PC is muted