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SoloSnap 1.6
🎉 SoloSnap 1.6 Release
Stability & Reliability for Long Recording Sessions
✨ What's New
🎨 Colorblind Mode
Enhanced Accessibility - Adjusts colors throughout the app for better visibility and accessibility. Enable this feature in Settings → Accessibility to ensure SoloSnap works for everyone.
🏷️ Custom App Names
Personalized Experience - Rename applications in the window capture interface to match your workflow. Manage your custom app names in the Screenshots tab for easier identification and organization.
🚫 Hide Apps from Recordings (MobilityCore)
Privacy & Control - Exclude specific applications from screen recordings with granular control. Toggle apps on/off without removing them from the list, giving you instant control over what appears in your recordings. This feature works exclusively with the MobilityCore engine.
⏱️ Improved Recording Timer
Accurate Time Tracking - The recording timer now continues running even when the overlay is hidden, ensuring you always have an accurate time display. No more missed seconds during menu interactions or window switching.
🐛 Bug Fixes
🔧 17 Bugs Squashed
We've carefully addressed 17 different issues that could interfere with timing accuracy and stability during long recording sessions. Your extended recordings should now run smoother than ever.
Key Fixes Include:
- Memory pressure monitoring and optimization
- Adaptive frame rate control
- Pixel buffer pool management
- M1/M2 camera power-off deadlock resolution
- Memory leak fixes throughout the recording pipeline
- Recording state synchronization improvements
- Timer accuracy and continuity fixes
- Long session memory accumulation prevention
- Frame processing optimizations
- Display coordinate conversion fixes
- And more...
🎬 Ready for your longest recording sessions yet!
SoloSnap 1.5
🎬 SoloSnap 1.5 Release Notes
A revolutionary update introducing two powerful new recording engines, enhanced multi-display capabilities, and professional-grade features
🎉 MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENTS 🎉
✨ TWO BRAND-NEW RECORDING ENGINES ✨
AppCore & CameraCore Are Here!
🎯 REVOLUTIONARY WINDOW & REGION MODES
Now Available in MobilityCore!
🚀 What's New
✨ NEW: AppCore Engine
Introducing AppCore, SoloSnap's brand-new lightweight screen recording engine designed for users who need straightforward screen capture with exceptional audio integration.
Key Features:
- 🎤 System & Application Audio Capture: Record all audio from your Mac—music, video playback, application sounds, and system audio—in a single optimized stream
- 🖥️ Multi-Display Support: Record main display, current display (cursor-based), or all displays simultaneously with intelligent file management
- 🎙️ Dual Audio Tracks: When both system audio and microphone are enabled, AppCore creates separate audio tracks for maximum post-production flexibility
- 📹 Camera Picture-in-Picture: Add a live camera overlay to your screen recordings with full customization options
- ⚡ Lightweight Architecture: Single-stream capture architecture for exceptional efficiency and minimal system resource usage
- 🎯 Perfect For: Presentations, tutorials, gameplay, video calls, and any scenario where you want to capture your entire screen with system audio
Why Choose AppCore?
- Streamlined, efficient recording without the complexity of advanced selection tools
- Excellent audio integration with automatic system and application audio capture
- Lower system resource usage compared to feature-rich engines
- Ideal for users who don't need window or region selection capabilities
✨ NEW: CameraCore Engine
Introducing CameraCore, SoloSnap's dedicated camera-only recording engine built from the ground up for professional camera recording workflows.
Key Features:
- 📹 Dedicated Camera Recording: Camera-first architecture optimized exclusively for video capture—no screen recording overhead
- 👁️ Real-Time Preview Window: Beautiful, resizable preview window showing your camera feed in real-time before and during recording
- ⏸️ Pause & Resume: Full recording control with intuitive pause and resume functionality—take breaks without losing your recording
- 🤖 Auto-Recording Options: Start recording automatically when opening the preview window, using menu commands, or pressing hotkeys
- ⏱️ Duration-Based Auto-Stop: Set your desired recording length and CameraCore automatically stops when reached—perfect for timed presentations
- 🎛️ Comprehensive Device Management: Select from any connected camera, switch devices on the fly, and choose your preferred microphone
- 🎨 Quality & Resolution Control: Complete control over recording quality, resolution, frame rate, and video codec selection
- 🛡️ Intelligent Recovery System: Sophisticated error handling and automatic recovery to ensure you never lose your work
- 🎯 Perfect For: Video content creation, presentation recording, video blogs, product demonstrations, and any scenario where your camera is the primary focus
Why Choose CameraCore?
- Complete camera recording solution with professional features
- No screen capture overhead—optimized exclusively for camera workflows
- Preview window for perfect framing and lighting before recording
- Pause/resume functionality for flexible recording sessions
🌟 Enhanced: MobilityCore Engine
🪟 WINDOW RECORDING MODE
Record Individual Application Windows with Pixel-Perfect Precision
NEW FEATURE: MobilityCore's Window Mode allows you to record specific application windows with unprecedented control and precision.
- 👁️ Interactive Window Selection: Hover over windows to see them highlighted with visual feedback
- ✨ Visual Feedback System: Customizable highlight overlays with border, glow, and accent layers
- ⌨️ Keyboard Navigation: Use arrow keys to cycle through available windows
- 🧠 Smart Filtering: Automatically excludes system windows, notification center, and SoloSnap's own UI
- 🖱️ Click-to-Capture: Intuitive click-to-select functionality for instant window capture
- 📐 Precise Dimensions: Records exact window dimensions, even if the window moves during recording
Perfect For: Application tutorials, software demonstrations, and focused workflow documentation.
📐 REGION RECORDING MODE
Record Custom Screen Areas with Complete Control
NEW FEATURE: MobilityCore's Region Mode lets you record custom rectangular areas of your screen with pixel-perfect control.
- 🎯 Interactive Area Selection: Click and drag to define your recording region with real-time visual feedback
- 📊 Dimension Display: See exact pixel dimensions as you select your region
- 🌐 Multi-Display Support: Works seamlessly across multiple displays with automatic display detection
- ✨ Visual Overlay: Screen dims slightly to make your selection area clearly visible
- 📐 Minimum Size Validation: Ensures your selection meets quality requirements
Perfect For: Recording specific screen areas, tool panels, or custom regions that don't align with window boundaries.
🎯 Active Display Mode - Revolutionary Cursor Following
NEW FEATURE: Active Display Mode automatically follows your cursor across multiple displays, creating seamless multi-monitor recordings.
- ⚡ Real-Time Cursor Tracking: Ultra-responsive cursor following with intelligent polling
- 🔄 Seamless Display Switching: Automatically switches recording target when you move between displays
- 📁 Intelligent File Management: Creates new recording files for each display switch while maintaining perfect organization
- 🎤 Continuous Audio: Maintains continuous microphone recording across display switches with perfect synchronization
- 🎵 Audio Re-alignment: Automatically synchronizes audio with each display's timebase for flawless playback
Perfect For: Multi-monitor workflows where you frequently move between displays during recording.
🖥️ Enhanced Multi-Display Support
- 📍 Current Display Mode: Locks to the display under your cursor when recording starts
- 🌐 All Displays Mode: Records all connected displays simultaneously with individual files for each screen
- 📊 Intelligent Display Detection: Automatic detection of display arrangements and coordinate mapping
- 🖥️ Scale Factor Awareness: Proper handling of Retina and non-Retina displays
- ⚡ Concurrent Processing: Parallel capture for multiple displays with zero performance degradation
🎤 Enhanced Audio Recording
SoloSnap 1.5 introduces comprehensive audio capture capabilities across all engines.
- 🎵 Application Audio Capture: Record system and application audio directly from your Mac (AppCore exclusive feature)
- 🎙️ Dual Audio Tracks: Separate tracks for system audio and microphone when both are enabled
- 🎚️ Professional Audio Quality: High-quality audio encoding at 48 kHz with 256 kbps bitrate for crystal-clear audio
- 🎛️ Enhanced Microphone Support: Improved level monitoring and automatic gain control
- 🔄 Audio Synchronization: Perfect audio-video sync across all recording modes and display switches
🛡️ Quit Protection System
NEW FEATURE: SoloSnap 1.5 introduces comprehensive quit protection to prevent accidental data loss and ensure your recordings are saved properly.
Quit Protection prevents SoloSnap from closing when:
- 🎬 Active Recordings: Any recording engine is actively recording (MobilityCore, AppCore, or CameraCore)
- 📹 CameraCore Window: CameraCore capture window is open
- 🔋 Camera Power State: Camera power is on but CameraCore window is not open (optional protection)
- ⏸️ Paused Recordings: CameraCore is in a paused recording state
- 📷 Camera Overlay: Camera picture-in-picture overlay is visible during screen recording
- 🪟 Selection Overlays: Window or Region recording selection overlay is visible
- ⚙️ Settings Window: Settings window is open with camera features enabled
- 🔄 Finalization: MobilityCore is finalizing a recording
Benefits:
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SoloSnap 1.3
🚀 SoloSnap v1.3 - Revolutionary Update
Released: September 8th, 2025
�� Major Changes
🖥️ Revolutionary Display Setup & Mode Switching System
Complete architectural overhaul of display management featuring intelligent adaptive mode switching that fundamentally transforms your capture workflow. The sophisticated detection engine automatically analyzes your hardware configuration and dynamically adapts the entire interface accordingly.
- Single Display Mode: Streamlined, focused experience with essential screenshot trio (Full Screen, Selection, Window capture)
- Multi-Display Mode: Complete professional toolkit with all 5 capture options including Current Display and Capture All Displays
- Intelligent Filtering: Real-time filtering of recording targets, screenshot menu options, hotkey availability, and UI card visibility
- Contextual Interface: Every element adapts to your specific hardware setup, eliminating clutter and maximizing efficiency
🎨 Revolutionary Window Mode with Advanced Color Picker System
Brand new Window Mode feature with full macOS color picker integration for professional-grade color customization.
- Native Color Picker: Access to all color wheels, palettes, sliders, and custom color creation tools
- Professional Color Management: Create custom window highlight colors that match your workflow or brand
- Real-time Preview: See color changes instantly with intelligent color suggestions
- Seamless Integration: Familiar macOS color selection interface for enhanced workflow
🎬 Studio-Quality Window Capture with Professional Aesthetics
Complete window capture overhaul with intelligent detection and professional visual effects.
- Intelligent Window Detection: Pixel-perfect window boundaries using Core Graphics APIs
- Custom Background Colors: Apply professional background colors to captured windows
- Core Animation Layers: Professional visual effects that rival commercial applications
- Real-time Preview: Intelligent window identification across all application types
⚡ ESC Kill Switch for Window Capture
Revolutionary safety feature providing instant escape mechanism during capture operations.
- Universal Safety: Press ESC at any time to immediately abort window capture sessions
- Clean State Management: Proper cleanup of temporary resources and immediate return to normal operation
- Peace of Mind: Eliminates capture-related anxiety with professional-grade control
- Reliable Exit: Works universally across all window capture scenarios
🧠 Smart Menu Filtering with Machine Learning
Intelligent hotkey filtering that automatically hides irrelevant options based on display mode.
- Adaptive Interface: Single Display Mode hides multi-display specific options
- Real-time Analysis: Dynamic interface adaptation based on hardware configuration
- Reduced Cognitive Load: Eliminates interface clutter and prevents user confusion
- Personalized Experience: Machine learning engine optimizes interface presentation
🏷️ Advanced Window Tagging & Identification System
Intelligent window identification with automatic tagging and labeling for complex multi-window environments.
- Automatic Classification: Real-time window analysis and intelligent categorization
- Visual Indicators: Smart tagging system with visual indicators for easy identification
- Intelligent Suggestions: Automatic naming suggestions based on application type and content
- Efficient Selection: Quick window identification across complex multi-window setups
🎯 Professional Application Exclusions Card
Complete transformation of the exclusion system with clean, professional card design.
- ModernGroupBox Styling: Consistent with application's UI design language
- Professional Typography: Enhanced visual presentation with proper borders and spacing
- Cohesive Experience: Visual harmony throughout the interface
- Intelligent Layout: Responsive spacing and professional color schemes
✨ Comprehensive UI Polish & Professional Design
Extensive UI improvements with professional design enhancements.
- 8pt Grid System: Consistent spacing patterns and visual hierarchy
- Enhanced Typography: Improved readability and professional appeal
- Optimized Components: Better button designs, card layouts, and icon usage
- Visual Harmony: Cohesive design language that rivals commercial applications
📸 Enhanced Camera System with FPS Control & Size Presets
Revolutionary camera system upgrade with advanced controls and professional presets.
- FPS Control: 30 FPS (default) and 60 FPS options for 720p and 1080p resolutions
- 5 Professional Size Presets: Extra Small (160×90) to Extra Large (640×360)
- Integrated PiP: Automatic Picture-in-Picture functionality when Camera Preview is enabled
- Streamlined Interface: Professional UI with enhanced padding and organized 3-row layout
- Smart Defaults: 720p at 30 FPS with intelligent dropdown menu integration
�� Screenshots Tab Reorganization
Complete reorganization with improved layout and enhanced user experience.
- Clear Navigation: Better content grouping and improved accessibility
- Visual Hierarchy: Optimized spacing and improved typography
- Intuitive Flow: Modern UI design principles with logical grouping
- Enhanced Productivity: Reduced cognitive load and improved workflow efficiency
🧹 Streamlined UI Text Cleanup
Removed redundant text labels and improved text clarity throughout the interface.
- Cleaner Interface: Removal of redundant labels for professional appearance
- Improved Readability: Better visual hierarchy and reduced visual clutter
- Maintained Functionality: Full functionality preserved with enhanced clarity
- Modern Design: Follows contemporary UI design principles
🔧 Additional Features & Improvements
- Enhanced Settings Interface: Improved settings organization and user experience
- Advanced Hotkey Management: Better hotkey customization and management options
- Advanced Camera Controls: Professional-grade camera controls with FPS and size management
📚 Previous Versions
- v1.2: Window Capture, Color Customization
- v1.1: Multi-Display Support, Custom Hotkeys
- v1.0: Initial Release, Basic Capture Functions