RELEASE NOTES
Private Press 1.3.0
March 27, 2026
Faster Pressing
- Artwork is now downloaded once and passed through the entire press pipeline — eliminates redundant downloads per album
- Cover Art Archive results are cached for the session, so re-searching the same album is instant
Apple Music Sync
- Completely rewrote the artwork sync pipeline for reliability on macOS Tahoe
- Artwork appears immediately in Music’s grid view after pressing
Auto-Update
- Downloads now stream to disk with real byte-level progress instead of buffering the entire DMG in memory
- Updater validates app identity before install — prevents accidental wrong-app swaps
- Version comparison uses semantic versioning only (no more false update prompts for internal builds)
Audio Identification
- AcoustID fingerprinting is now concurrent — multiple tracks identified simultaneously
- Audio read capped at 120 seconds (AcoustID standard) instead of full file, significantly faster on long tracks
Performance
- Fixed scan hang when the app is focused
- Gallery scrolling is smoother during scan thumbnail streaming
- Analytics computation cached separately from view filtering — no longer re-runs on every keystroke
- Thumbnail gallery pre-warms from disk before the scan gate lifts so the initial grid has images immediately
Artwork Quality
- Post-press artwork dimensions now measured from actual pixel data — no more false “low resolution” badges on high-quality artwork
- 500px MusicBrainz and iTunes artwork no longer flagged as low resolution
Reliability
- Press accounting is now crash-safe — interrupted presses detected and reconciled on launch
- Credit release waits for server confirmation before updating local balance
- AcoustID no longer fails silently when credentials are still loading
- Lightbox opens at the accepted match instead of always starting at the first result
- Fixed handling of legacy Apple Music catalog entries with non-standard artwork URLs
Download 1.3.0
macOS 15 (Sequoia) or later · Apple silicon or Intel