Release Notes

• Feature: Volume normalization now understands albums. Put one on and the quiet interlude stays quieter than the single, the way it was mastered, instead of every track being flattened to the same loudness — while a shuffle of unrelated songs still evens them all out. "Normalize By" in Stream settings switches back if you prefer every song at one level. Downloaded music needs downloading again to sound the same offline, and only from Jellyfin 12.0 servers.
• (iOS) Feature: Finer now works with Shortcuts and Siri. Shuffle all, shuffle your favorites, shuffle your downloads, or play a particular playlist — all without opening the app. Say "shuffle my favorites in Finer", ask Siri for a playlist by name, or build a shortcut that starts the music the moment you connect to your car. Resume, pause and skip are there too.
• Improvement: Tapping a song now always plays it. Artist names in the row were their own links, so aiming for play and landing on an artist page was easy to do by accident. To open an artist, long-press the song — right-click on macOS — and choose "Go to Artist".
• (CarPlay) Fix: Finer starts far quicker from the CarPlay icon instead of leaving you on a blank screen while it gets ready. Album art now survives between drives too, so the covers are already there when you set off rather than being fetched over cellular again every time.

• (macOS) Feature: Mini Player — a compact window that floats above other apps with the current track, artwork, a scrubber, and shuffle, previous, play/pause, next, and repeat controls. Open it from the button in the playback bar, the Window menu (⌥⌘2), or the Dock menu: the main window steps aside while it is up, and closing it brings the main window back. Hovering the top row reveals AirPlay and a button back to the main window, and the player can be dragged from anywhere.
• Improvement: Playback is always gapless now — the Gapless Playback switch is gone from Stream settings, and anyone who had it off gets seamless transitions from here on.
• Fix: Tracks are no longer randomly skipped while playing through an album. The longer a session ran, the more likely a track was to be passed over — on the device and in CarPlay alike.
• (CarPlay) Fix: CarPlay no longer asks you to open Finer on your iPhone when your credentials are already saved. It now signs in with the stored credentials on its own, and a slow network at the moment the car starts up is no longer mistaken for being signed out. If the server can't be reached in time, CarPlay retries as soon as the network comes back instead of staying stuck on downloads for the rest of the drive.
• (CarPlay) Fix: The shuffle-all and shuffle-favorites steering-wheel buttons now work offline — they shuffle your downloaded music instead of doing nothing.
• (macOS) Fix: AirPlay to a TV, or to a speaker that reports itself as video-capable, no longer connects and then sits frozen at 00:00. Those devices were handed the stream to fetch and play on their own; Finer now sends them the audio directly, the way it already did for the devices that worked.
• (iOS) Fix: Playback now resumes on its own after an interruption ends. A phone call or a question to Siri no longer leaves the music paused until you reach for your phone — handy while driving. If you were already paused when the call came in, or another app has taken over the audio, nothing starts playing.

• Feature: The Artists tab has a new "Load Full List" option in the Filter menu that loads the entire artist list eagerly instead of page by page. When it is enabled and the list is sorted by Name, a Contacts-style alphabetical index appears along the right edge of the list — tap or slide to jump to any letter.
• Feature: Album and playlist detail pages (including their offline versions) now show a footer with the song count and total duration.
• Improvement: Horizontal carousels on the Home, Artist, and Search pages now scroll all the way to the screen edge instead of stopping short at the page margin.
• Fix: Playback no longer fails (stuck at 00:00) on Jellyfin 12.0 servers, which drop support for the legacy api_key stream-URL parameter.

• Feature: The Playlists tab can now be sorted by Name, Date Added, Duration, or Random, in ascending or descending order.
• Improvement: Play Next and Play Later no longer create duplicates in the queue — a track already in the queue is moved to the new position instead, and the queue updates instantly.
• Fix: Track rows with a long list of artists no longer break the layout (each name wrapping one character per line); the artist list now stays on a single line and truncates.

• Feature: Collections — browse your Jellyfin collections, then play, shuffle, or open the albums inside. Available as a configurable tab and as an entry in the Library tab.
• (CarPlay) Feature: New "Continue Playing" row at the top of the Albums tab (or Downloads tab when offline) that resumes the last played track from where you left off.
• (iOS) Improvement: The screen no longer auto-locks while the lyrics view is open — useful for karaoke sessions.

• Improvement: The donate button on the Home page is now hidden for users who have already donated.
• Improvement: Tapping a song in Search now navigates to its album instead of playing it directly (play options are still available via long-press).
• Improvement: Artist and genre names are now tappable throughout the app — in song lists, album detail pages, and downloaded album pages.
• Fix: Stats for Nerds now correctly shows codec, sample rate, and channel info for downloaded tracks.
• Fix: Large playlists now load all tracks correctly (pagination was not applied to playlist track requests).
• Fix: Tracks with multiple artists now show all artists (previously only the first was shown).
• (macOS) Fix: Ellipsis menu button on the Servers page now has a larger tap area.

• (macOS, iPadOS) Feature: New fullscreen player — tap the expand button in the now playing bar to open a full-screen view with album art on the left and lyrics or queue on the right.
• (macOS) Improvement: Dock menu now shows now playing info (track name, artist, album) and playback controls (Play/Pause, Next Track, Previous Track).
• (macOS, iPadOS) Improvement: Stats for Nerds (codec badge) now appears in the fullscreen player.
• (iPadOS) Improvement: Optimized album and playlist detail page layout for iPad.
• (macOS) Fix: AirPlay 1 devices now work correctly.

• Feature: Volume normalization — adjusts volume levels between tracks so they play at a similar loudness (requires Jellyfin 10.9+).
• Fix: Sort by name now works correctly in the Songs page

• (iOS) Feature: A new Library tab consolidating Artists, Albums, Songs, Playlists, Genres, and Recently Added.
• (iOS) Feature: Tabs are now customizable in Settings.
• Feature: "Original" download quality option — downloads in native format without transcoding.
• Feature: Download all favorite tracks for offline playback from the Favorites context menu.
• Feature: Auto-download tracks/albums when you favorite them.
• Improvement: "Play" context menu action on track rows.
• Fix: Playback slider showed no progress when appearing while paused.

• Feature: You can now fully manage your playlists — create them from the Playlists page, rename, reorder or remove tracks, and delete them, all without leaving the app.
• Feature: The player now shows a codec badge between the timecodes (e.g. FLAC · 96 kHz · Stereo), reflecting the actual playback format.
• Improvement: The now playing bar shows a heart icon next to the track name — click it to favorite or unfavorite the current song.
• (iOS) Improvement: Scrubbing the playback slider now has a tactile feel — the track grows taller, brightens, and ticks with haptic feedback as you drag through time.
• Improvement: Added Play, Shuffle, and Instant Mix context menu actions to artist items in search results. Albums and tracks in search results now also include Instant Mix.
• Improvement: Added Instant Mix option to the mini player's ellipsis menu.
• Fix: CarPlay showed "Sign In Required" when connecting while the iPhone was locked.

• Feature: Multi-server support — manage multiple Jellyfin server accounts from a new Server Accounts page in General Settings. Switch between accounts, delete saved configs, or add a new server. Saved accounts also appear on the login screen for quick access.
• Feature: Download playlists for offline playback — playlist name and artwork are cached, and the Downloads page now has a toolbar menu to switch between Albums and Playlists views.
• Improvement: Playback queue is now restored per server and user account, so switching in-between libraries no longer loses your playback queue.
• (macOS) Improvement: Added keyboard shortcuts for playback — seek backward/forward (⌥⌘← / ⌥⌘→), volume down/up (⌘↓ / ⌘↑), and mute toggle (⌥⌘M). All shortcuts are listed under Help → Keyboard Shortcuts (⌘/).
• (CarPlay) Improvement: Added Shuffle All and Shuffle Favorites buttons to the Now Playing screen.
• (iOS) Fix: AirPlay targeting a macOS device would mistakenly open QuickTime on macOS.

• Fix: Tab bar text too long in some languages, causing UI overflow (Spanish, Greek, French, German).
• Fix: Downloaded tracks losing artwork after restoring playback state.
• (macOS) Fix: Weird navigation bug.

• Feature: Restore playback queue, position, and volume on app relaunch — seamlessly continue listening where you left off.
• Feature: Gapless playback — next track pre-buffers while the current track is playing, eliminating gaps between songs. Can be toggled in Stream settings.
• Improvement: Added Shuffle and Instant Mix buttons to CarPlay album, artist, and playlist detail pages.
• Improvement: Show placeholder artwork for albums and tracks without cover images.
• Fix: Artist image sometimes showing banner image instead of primary image.
• Fix: CarPlay playback not synced with the main app — both now share the same player.
• Fix: Albums and artists pages flickering when navigating back after loading more items.

• Feature: Instant Mix — start a mix based on any song, album, playlist, or artist from context menus and toolbar menus.
• Feature: Word-level synced lyrics (ELRC) — highlights words individually when word-level timing data is available.
• Improvement: Added context menus (Play, Shuffle, Instant Mix) for artist and genre list items.
• Improvement: Added toolbar menus (Play, Shuffle, Instant Mix) for artist, genre, and playlist detail pages.
• Improvement: Revamped artist page with hero image, top tracks, and "Albums" / "Appears On" sections.
• Improvement: Improved page interlining.
• (macOS) Fix: navigation back button sometimes routing to non-existing views.

• (macOS only) Feature: Genres page — browse your music library by genre and see albums in each genre.
• Feature: Transcode mode picker — choose between Always, Cellular Only, or Never instead of a simple on/off toggle.
• Improvement: Search page now includes context menus (play, play next, play later) and an empty state placeholder.
• Improvement: Artist images in search results now show a placeholder icon when no image is available.
• Improvement: Shuffle all button on the downloads page to shuffle and play all downloaded tracks.
• Improvement: Lyrics view now opens at the current playback position instead of jumping from the top.
• Fixed: Improved playback compatibility — resolved an issue where some tracks could not be played.

• Feature: CarPlay now shows tabs for Artists, Playlists, and Downloads.
• Feature: Quick access to support and other links from Settings.
• Fixed: Using CarPlay could potentially break main app usage.
• Fixed: Tracks could display the wrong artist name.

• Feature: Quick Connect authentication - sign in to your Jellyfin server by approving the connection from another device, no password entry required.
• Feature: Filter albums by favorites - quickly find your favorite albums with the new filter button in the toolbar.
• Feature: Redesigned Up Next panel with sectioned layout - now playing track displayed prominently at the top, with upcoming tracks in a separate section below.
• Feature: Play Next and Play Later - add tracks or entire albums to your queue from context menus.
• Feature: Add albums to playlists - add all tracks from an album to an existing or new playlist via context menu.
• Improvement: CarPlay now works independently from the main app - it manages its own login and playback session, so it can start even if the app hasn't been opened.
• Improvement: Added confirmation dialog to sign out button.
• Improvement: Downloads page now shows a loading indicator instead of empty state while loading.
• Fixed: Albums page navigation push and back would lead to screen flickering.

• Feature: CarPlay support - browse and play your music library directly from your car's infotainment system.

• New logo.
• Fixed a bug where flac/mp3 files would potentially fail to download, or cannot play after download.

• Feature: Configurable download quality - choose your preferred bitrate (64kbps - 320kbps) for offline downloads in Settings.
• Feature: Quick access menu on album detail page - download albums and toggle favorites directly from the toolbar menu.
• Feature: Remove downloaded albums - easily delete offline albums you no longer need, freeing up storage space.
• Feature: Mini player menu with download, favorite, "Go to Album" and "Go to Artist" options.
• Improved local server connection flow with proactive guidance for network permission.
• Improved album sort UI with a streamlined native menu interface.
• Added missing translations across all supported languages.

• Feature: Take your music anywhere with offline downloads - save your favorite tracks, albums to enjoy even without an internet connection.
• Feature: Dedicated offline mode with streamlined interface - when disconnected from server, automatically switch to a focused experience for playing downloaded content only.

• Introduced library switching for a more flexible browsing experience.

• Redesign the track list UI on home page.
• Reduce flickering inside mini player.
• Fix the randomness of “Shuffle All” action.
• Fix "Recently Played" doesn't display correct tracks.

• Added donate page, If Finer enhances your music experience, I'd genuinely appreciate your support!

• Fix: Album detail page doesn't display tracks on JellyFin 10.11
• Fix: on iOS 26.1, click buttons on Mini Player view would dismiss the view.
• Fix: Auto login might fail whenever switched account.

• Enabled adjustable window size on iPad.
• Optimize layout when display multiple genres is needed on Album page.
• Optimize gap on iPhone and iPad
• Add Launch Screen for iOS

• Adapted for iOS/macOS 26, updated the icon, and fixed minor UI bugs.

• Revamped login page, with better error message.
• New animation for track on play within track list.
• New logo.
• Fixed a bug which can cause auto-login stop working when user changes password.

* Feature: A revamped search experience, now you can trigger library search everywhere via toolbar search button or the shortcut cmd+k (macOS). * Improvement: Album and artist on NowPlaying bar is clickable. * Bugfix (iOS): Track on home page is not playable via tap.

• Feature: Player now reports playback status to jellyfin server, so that server can scrobble these songs to listenbrainz or last.fm.
• Feature: Home page now displays recently played and frequently played songs.
• Feature: A toggle to enable/disable synchronize library at application startup.
• Feature: A toggle to enalbe/disable auto switch for offline mode.

• Feature: Introducing offline mode, Finer now caches your entire music library, allows you to browse the library even without internet.
• Improved: Artist page now displays album production year.
• Improved (iOS): Added haptic feedback for navigation.
• Improved (iOS): Font size inside grid view
• Fixed: Image with low resolution displayed in system now playing.
• Fixed (iOS): Crash when quickly toggle on/off mini player.

• Feature (iOS): Add playlists into bottom tab.
• Feature: Allow users to choose default tab when launch the app.
• Improved: Access to Tailscale's private IP (100.64.0.0/10) without TLS is now allowed.
• Fixed: Typo on home page.

• Feature: iPhone Support.
• Fixed: Airplay button color when inactive.

• Feature: A home screen, with action button to shuffle the whole library or shuffle favorites, it also display recent albums and playlists.
• Feature: There's a all playlists tab now to view your playlists.

• Feature: A up-next Panel.
• Feature: Transcode support and bitrate selection.
• Improvement: Significantly improved UI smoothness and CPU usage.
• Improvement: Now there's a songs tab to view all your songs.
• Improvement: Play and Shuffle is now more accessible.
• Improvement: Better scroll experience (better sync) on lyrics panel.
• Improvement: Better button click area.

• Feature: You can now translate lyrics to languages you like.
• Feature: You can now choose to sync 3rd party lyrics to your Jellyfin Server.
• Improvement: A revamped settings page.
• Improvement: Improved Scroll Performance.
• Improvement (macOS): Application will not be killed when window is closed.
• Fixed: Sometimes track image doesn't show up properly

• Feature: Finer now supports display lyrics.
• Improvement: Less CPU usage.
• Improvement: Button on iPad are now larger and more accessible.

• Improvement: Finer Player now supports iPadOS.
• Improvement: Finer now support various langauges: fr,hi,es,ru,ko,ja,it,zh-Hans,zh-Hant,zh-HK,de,th,el,pt-PT.

• Feature: Add or remove playlist on side menu.
• Feature: Create new playlist from selected track.
• Feature: Display and toggle favorites in playlist.
• Improvement: Push notification now shows thumbnail of the song.
• Improvement: zh-Hans localization.

• Feature: Finer Player now supports audio streaming via AirPlay.
• Feature: You can now manage tracks in playlists via add/remove through right-click.
• Feature: There's a new volume control available.

• Feature: Save and play your favorite tracks with our brand new favorites tab.
• Feature: Your custom playlists are also visible and playable now!

• Feature: Albums and artists can now be searched by keyword.
• Fixed: Login doesn't work when there's trailing slash in inputted server URL

• Feature: Support show system notifications for current song, can be enabled in settings.
• Improved: Scrolling in the album grid is now smoother after offloading heavy tasks from the main thread.

• Fixed: User cannot login when device names contains character not recognizable by server

• Feature: Favorites are now displayed and can be toggled.
• Feature: Support sort albums.
• Feature: Support app level accent color switch
• Fixed: Album Grid sometimes cannot restore scroll position
• Fixed: Track playback can be dragged beyond bar

• Feature: Support Display Artists and Artist Albums
• Feature: Support Shuffle Mode
• Feature: Support Loop Mode
• Feature: New Shortcuts
  • Play/Pause: space
  • Previous Track: command + left arrow
  • Next Track: command + right arrow

• Feature: Now you can navigate to album detail page via click the album cover.
• Fixed: a bug that prevented command+h from hiding the window.