Version 0.9.9.148
Tue, 27 Apr 2021

• [ALL] Added preference to choose stable/beta update channel
• [ALL] Added MIDI port management to MIDI preferences
• [ALL] Added "What's new" link to release notes and downloads
• [ALL] Temporarily disabled auto-load of last project
• [AND/IOS] Added long-press "actions" menu to file browser
• [AND] Fixed Android USB cable MIDI connection
• [ALL] Fixed loading/saving of audio preferences
• [ALL] Minor bug fixes and improvements

Version 0.9.8.147
Wed, 21 Apr 2021

• [IOS/AND] Minor bug fixes and improvements

Version 0.9.8.146
Thu, 04 Feb 2021

• [MAC] Temporarily disabled auto-load of last project on macOS
• [MAC] Fixed possible hang on startup

Version 0.9.8.143
Tue, 26 Jan 2021

• [MAC] Fixed possible hang on startup
• [MAC] Fixed possible problems in Metal renderer
• [WIN] Fixed possible problem in restoring window position
• [IOS] Fixed a crash in file browser "import" on iOS 9/10
• [ALL] Minor bug fixes and improvements

Version 0.9.7.142
Fri, 27 Nov 2020

• [MAC] Added support for Apple silicon
• [MAC] Added support for macOS 11 Big Sur
• [WIN] Added missing virtual MIDI driver installer
• [LNX] Open/Save dialogs default to documents directory
• [ALL] Added "Export > Project XML" menu item
• [ALL] Fixed possible crash related to audio input
• [ALL] Fixed some issues with Japanese localization
• [ALL] Minor bug fixes and improvements

Version 0.9.6.139/140
Mon, 09 Nov 2020

• [ALL] Added virtual MIDI input port option
• [ALL] Added master output texture filter options
• [ALL] Added "Copy Debug Info" button to about screen
• [ALL] Fixed loading INT/FLOAT parameter type ranges
• [ALL] Fixed a crash loading FLOAT parameter type
• [MAC] Fixed a possible crash when switching renderer
• [ALL] Minor bug fixes and improvements

Version 0.9.5.138
Wed, 02 Sep 2020

• [ALL] Added Integer 1/2/3/4 parameter types
• [ALL] Added editor background color option (split layouts only)
• [ALL] Added hex color code field to color picker
• [WIN] Fixed high CPU usage in Spout sharing client
• [ALL] Minor bug fixes and improvements

Version 0.9.4.137
Fri, 24 Jul 2020

• [ALL] Save and restore window positions
• [ALL] Save and restore kontrol panel preview dimensions
• [ALL] Added font size and tab size preference options
• [LNX/WIN] Added CTRL+HOME/END editor navigation shortcuts
• [LNX/WIN] Removed ALT "hide menubar" shortcut, use "Toggle Interface"
• [LNX] Fixed update checker failing on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
• [LNX] Fixed possible video playback problem
• [MAC] Fixed window scaling problem when switching displays
• [ALL] Minor bug fixes and improvements

Version 0.9.3.135
Tue, 16 Jun 2020

• [ALL] Updated gamepad mapping database
• [ALL] Changed 'Toggle Interface' shortcut from 'E' to 'I'
• [ALL] Fixed cross-platform issues when locating missing resources
• [ALL] Fixed font rendering issues with some GL drivers
• [ALL] Fixed crash if log file is not accessible
• [ALL] Fixed some issues with Japanese localization
• [MAC] Fixed potential crash in Syphon server on app exit
• [WIN] Fixed dialog windows being corrupted on minimize
• [ALL] Minor bug fixes and improvements

Version 0.9.2.134
Mon, 18 May 2020

• [ALL] Added "Expand/Collapse All" buttons to parameter panels
• [ALL] Pre-fill search field with current editor selection
• [ALL] Try to locate missing resources at project file path
• [ALL] Fixed text editor shortcuts for non-US keyboard layouts
• [ALL] Fixed shortcuts for "Toggle Interface" and "Find/Replace"
• [MAC] Fixed a crash when updating Touch Bar display
• [WIN] Fixed certain unicode characters not rendering correctly
• [ALL] Minor bug fixes and improvements

Version 0.9.1.132
Sun, 19 Apr 2020

• [ALL] Project / Pass previews are now resizable
• [ALL] Add saved project to recent documents list
• [ALL] New render passes default to selected fragment stage
• [ALL] Shadertoy template defaults to inverted mouse y
• [MAC] Added basic Touch Bar support
• [ALL] Fixed a problem with editor 'toggle comment' function
• [ALL] Minor bug fixes and improvements

Version 0.9.0.129
Tue, 31 Mar 2020

• [ALL] Added depth test render state controls
• [ALL] Try to locate missing resources in documents directory
• [ALL] Filter non-ASCII characters for pre-validation step
• [ALL] Added basic b&w emoji support
• [WIN] Fixed DX9 color mask not being applied correctly
• [WIN] Fixed IME input causing exception
• [MAC] Added more Metal renderer run-time validation
• [ALL] Minor bug fixes and improvements

Version 0.8.10.122
Mon, 24 Feb 2020

• [MAC] Quick fix for a crash/deadlock on macOS Catalina

Version 0.8.10.120
Mon, 24 Feb 2020

• [ALL] More robust image loader
• [ALL] Added render state controls: culling, blending, color mask
• [ALL] Added "View > Toggle Interface" in-window preview
• [WIN] Fixed automatic update check not running
• [LNX] Use '~/Documents' directory if it exists
• [MAC] Much improved input method support
• [MAC] Fixed Metal empty texture parameter indexing
• [MAC] Fixed possible crash in video player
• [ALL] Minor bug fixes and improvements

Version 0.8.8.110
Fri, 27 Dec 2019

• [ALL] Fixed "Add Parameter > Constant" menu indexing bug

Version 0.8.8.109
Wed, 25 Dec 2019

• [ALL] Added saving of audio preferences
• [ALL] Added experimental pre-driver validation option
• [ALL] Fixed high CPU usage in MIDI subsystem
• [MAC] Fixed Metal crash when saving source with errors
• [ALL] Minor bug fixes and improvements

Version 0.8.7.105
Tue, 12 Nov 2019

• [ALL] Added "duplicate current line/selection" editor shortcut (CTRL/CMD+D)
• [ALL] Added Mouse Simple parameter invert x/y options
• [ALL] Fixed MIDI parameter note on/off message handling
• [ALL] Fixed scaling issues for "Center" output mode
• [ALL] Fixed "Quadrilateral" primitive name typo
• [ALL] Fixed behaviour of numeric keypad with num lock disabled
• [LNX] Fixed possible crash related to texture formats
• [ALL] Minor bug fixes and improvements

Version 0.8.6.101
Wed, 16 Oct 2019

• [MAC] Fixed app not prompting for microphone access
• [MAC] Fixed excessive CPU usage under certain conditions
• [MAC] Fixed crash while editing Metal compute kernel source
• [ALL] Fixed shortcut key mapping with some keyboard layouts
• [ALL] Fixed numeric keypad return key not working
• [ALL] Added 'F5' to manual shader evaluation shortcuts
• [ALL] UI rendering and cursor improvements
• [ALL] Minor bug fixes and improvements

Version 0.8.5.99
Mon, 25 Sep 2019

• [ALL] Added support for compute shader passes
• [ALL] Added support for shader image read/write
• [ALL] Added render pass primitive type selection
• [ALL] Added Japanese UI translation
• [ALL] Added "File > Export > Image" PNG image export
• [ALL] Added "The Book of Shaders" template
• [ALL] Added project level global enable/disable
• [ALL] Added display of project filename in window title
• [ALL] Added friendly ♥ nudge to support KodeLife by registering
• [ALL] Fixed project not saving source code that has errors
• [ALL] Fixed project/pass resolution change corrupting render targets
• [ALL] Minor bug fixes and improvements

Version 0.8.3.93
Thu, 25 Jul 2019

• [ALL] Added pass selection to "Frame Resolution" parameter
• [ALL] Text rendering improvements
• [ALL] Syntax highlighting improvements
• [LNX/WIN] Fixed "Open Recent..." menu item
• [LNX] Improved dynamic loading of libcurl
• [MAC] Added support for Apple App Notarization
• [MAC] Added support for hardened runtime
• [MAC] Updated Sparkle to 1.21.3
• [ALL] Minor bug fixes and improvements

Version 0.8.2.92
Fri, 24 May 2019

• [LNX] Added ARM 64-bit version
• [ALL] Enabled mouse parameter input on external display
• [ALL] Minor bug fixes and improvements

Version 0.8.1.90
Wed, 24 Apr 2019

• [ALL] Added "Open Recent" file menu
• [ALL] Added "Contact Us" help menu item
• [ALL] Improved handling of global UI scale
• [WIN] Added adapter name to DX9 preferences renderer info
• [LNX] Fixed update checker not detecting new version
• [LNX] RPI: Warn about legacy graphics driver
• [ALL] Minor bug fixes and improvements

Version 0.8.0.88
Tue, 02 Apr 2019

• [ALL] Added geometry instancing: 'Renderpass > Properties > Instances' to set number of instances
• [LNX/WIN] Properly handle file open while app is running
• [LNX] Added automatic and manual check for updates
• [MAC] Fixed 10.14 OpenGL rendering issues
• [ALL] Improved automatic renderpass naming
• [ALL] Minor bug fixes and improvements

Version 0.7.10.83
Tue, 19 Mar 2019

• [ALL] Fixed 'color' constant parameter not correctly saving/loading
• [ALL] Fixed slow startup caused by redundant renderer initialization
• [ALL] Added ability to override configuration file options via command line parameters
• [WIN] Added dynamic loading of optional D3D compiler DLL
• [LNX] Fixed .klproj project file association

Version 0.7.9.82
Sat, 09 Mar 2019

• [WIN] Fixed UI going blank on window minimize/restore

Version 0.7.9.81
Fri, 08 Mar 2019

• [ALL] Fixed missing precision qualifier in OpenGL ES3 second pass default fragment shader
• [ALL] Fixed unnecessary sockets and zeroconf advertising being created
• [ALL] Minor bug fixes and improvements

Version 0.7.8.76
Tue, 26 Feb 2019

• [LNX] New unified version for all ARM platforms including Raspberry Pi (Recommended driver for RPI is now 'GL (Full KMS)')
• [LNX/WIN] Improved scan for changes in connected MIDI devices
• [LNX/WIN] Improved handling of failure to create window/renderer
• [LNX] Added building of Debian packages
• [MAC] Fixed mouse scroll-wheel acceleration
• [MAC] Fixed possible hang with certain types of MIDI messages
• [MAC] Fixed possible hang when opening project files
• [IOS] Fixed inverted Y-axes for analog sticks on game pads
• [ALL] Added update check and usage statistics preferences
• [ALL] Minor bug fixes and improvements

Version 0.7.6.61
Sun, 27 Jan 2019

• [ALL] Bug fixes for the new mesh loader
• [ALL] Improved application window handling
• [ALL] Added external display options to "View" menu
• [MAC] Fixed possible deadlock when opening the app by double-clicking a project file

Version 0.7.5.57
Mon, 21 Jan 2019

• [ALL] Much improved mesh loader and support for more formats
• [MAC] Fixed prompt for audio input permission on 10.14
• [LNX] Added JACK audio support
• [LNX] Fixed audio/midi port naming
• [LNX] ARM: Added external display window options
• [LNX] ARM: Added support for OpenGL renderers
• [LNX] RPI: Fixed "OpenGL Driver" OpenGL ES renderer

Version 0.7.0.53
Mon, 17 Dec 2018

• [ALL] New icon
• [ALL] Updated audio back end
• [ALL] Ability to hide shader stages in the editor
• [ALL] Fixed shader stage selection keyboard shortcuts
• [IOS] Added audio preferences
• [LNX] ARM: Added GL2/3 support (eg Raspberry Pi "Full KMS")
• [MAC] Fixed beta expiration message dialog not showing

Version 0.6.6.0
Fri, 16 Nov 2018

• [ALL] Added Find/Replace menu items
• [ALL] Fixed possible crash with missing resources
• [MAC] Fixed windowing problems on 10.13/10.14

Version 0.6.5.3
Sun, 04 Nov 2018

• [MAC] Fixed scaling issues with Metal renderer on high-density displays

Version 0.6.5.2
Thu, 01 Nov 2018

• [MAC] Compatibility with macOS 10.14 Mojave

Version 0.6.5.1
Sun, 28 Oct 2018

• [MAC] Compatibility with macOS 10.14 Mojave
• [ALL] Added ability to open FLAC and Ogg Vorbis audio files

Version 0.6.5.0
Thu, 18 Oct 2018

• [MAC] Fixed problems with external output window on 10.13/10.14
• [MAC] Programmatically disable App Nap
• [IOS] Added Shadertoy template
• [WIN/LNX] Corrected ALT key behaviour for toggling menu-bar visibility

Version 0.6.4.1
Sat, 08 Sep 2018

• [ALL] Display correct shortcut key labels in menus
• [ALL] Show build type in log and about dialog
• [WIN/LNX] Fixed 'H' key starting editor "Replace" without CTRL key

Version 0.6.4.0
Thu, 06 Sep 2018

• [ALL] Added "Search/Replace/Replace All to editor. No menu entries yet, but the familiar key-combinations should work for each platform
• [ALL] Added keyboard shortcut to "Toggle Kontrol Panel" menu item
• [WIN] Fixed Windows updater installation loop
• [ALL] Various UI enhancements
• [ALL] Various minor bug-fixes and improvements

Version 0.6.3.1
Sat, 18 Aug 2018

• [WIN] Include correct version of d3dcompiler shared library in installer

Version 0.6.3.0
Tue, 07 Aug 2018

• [ALL] Removed "Separate Windows" layout mode in favor of independent "Output > External Display" preferences and configuration
• [ALL] Added project and renderpass level preview panels
• [ALL] Shaderstage names now selectable in "Shader Stages" list view
• [WIN] Include correct runtime DLLs in WIN installer
• [ALL] Editor improvements
• [ALL] Various minor bug-fixes and improvements

Version 0.5.7.0
Mon, 18 Jun 2018

• [WIN/LNX] Implemented video file playback
• [WIN/LNX] Added F11 window fullscreen shortcut
• [ALL] Various minor bug fixes

Version 0.5.6.1
Tue, 22 May 2018

• [WIN] Fixed "Preferences" menu item

Version 0.5.6.0
Sun, 20 May 2018

• [ALL] Added ability to use external editor (per shader stage file watch and reload)
• [ALL] Added ability to lock editor for editing per shader stage
• [LNX] Requires slightly newer GLIBCXX, please report any problems

Version 0.5.5.0
Wed, 02 May 2018

• [ALL] Added "Separate Windows" output display mode
• [ALL] Added tab-bar scrolling to tab-panel controls
• [WIN] Fixed crash in Spout sharing server
• [ALL] Fixed blank output on render pass enable/disable
• [ALL] Various small bug fixes

Version 0.5.4.2
Fri, 27 Apr 2018

• [WIN/LNX] Fixed SHIFT key not working properly

Version 0.5.4.1
Thu, 26 Apr 2018

• [ALL] Fixed possible crash on "File > New"
• [ALL] Fixed a bug where shortcuts would also insert text
• [ALL] Fixed text area clipping and scroll bar appearance

Version 0.5.4.0
Sat, 21 Apr 2018

• [ALL] Added parameter "Frame > Editor", access current editor buffer as texture
• [ALL] Added parameter Noise "Invert" option
• [ALL] Added shader re-compilation mode option: "Manual", "Immediate", "Delayed"
• [LNX/WIN] No more 32 bit builds
• [LNX] Added hot-plugging of MIDI devices
• [LNX] Fixed NVIDIA OpenGL ES context creation crash
• [MAC] Fixed hang on quit

Version 0.5.3.2
Mon, 26 Feb 2018

• [LNX] RPI: Fixed shader compilation

Version 0.5.3.1
Thu, 22 Feb 2018

• [ALL] Fixed possible internal shader corruption for OpenGL 3+ renderer

Version 0.5.3.0
Wed, 21 Feb 2018

• [LNX/WIN] Added OpenGL ES 2/3 support
• [LNX] Many fixes and improvements for ARM/X11 version
• [ALL] Changed gamepad input to use gamecontrollerdb for consistent mapping
• [ALL] Moved "Shared Image" from "Built-in" to "Constants" menu
• [ALL] Many "under the hood" changes to prepare for future features...

Version 0.5.2.1
Mon, 08 Jan 2018

• [WIN] Fixed Spout receiver crash

Version 0.5.2.0
Sun, 07 Jan 2018

• [MAC] Added Syphon image input ("Shared Image")
• [MAC] Updated Syphon SDK
• [WIN] Added Spout image input ("Shared Image")
• [WIN] Installer and executable are now properly code-signed
• [WIN] Enabled "Check for Updates" menu item
• [LNX] RPI: Enabled missing MIDI support
• [LNX] Removed insecure RPATH
• [ALL] Screensaver/sleep disabled in fullscreen
• [ALL] Improved UI rendering performance
• [ALL] Apply scrollbar options after loading project

Version 0.5.1.0
Sun, 10 Dec 2017

• Added: Support for Raspberry Pi (Raspian Stretch)
• Added: Support for ARM/X11 platforms (PocketCHIP, CHIP, etc.)
• Fixed: New documents no longer marked as modified
• Various minor bugfixes and enhancements

Version 0.5.0.1
Mon, 20 Nov 2017

MAC-only maintenance release

• Fixes code signing issues
• Adds USB HID related crash workaround

Version 0.5.0.0
Sun, 19 Nov 2017

Complete re-write of application. Some highlights include:

• Multiple render passes
• Fully customizable shader parameter configuration
• Flexible "Clock" parameter with controls (speed/loop/direction)
• Built-in 2D noise texture generator
• Configurable audio spectrum split parameter
• Full audio spectrum texture parameter
• Basic MIDI and Gamepad input parameters
• Much improved editor with basic code completion
• Much improved preferences dialog
• New Shadertoy template
• and much more ...

Version 0.4.2.2
Fri, 26 May 2017

• Maintance release: Minor bug-fixes and improvements

Version 0.4.2.1
Sat, 18 Mar 2017

• Fixed crash in text input handling
• Improved error line number detection from shader compiler error messages

Version 0.4.2
Tue, 07 Mar 2017

• Global: Added "File > Open Project / Save Project" project file loading/saving
• Global: Added "File > Export > Image" output image snapshot saving to "~/Documents/KodeLife/"
• Sharing: Syphon/Spout can now serve three separate channels: Output / Editor / Combined
• Editor: "Highlight Error Line" now also works when Gutter is hidden
• Preferences: Added "Output > Syphon/Spout Server" new global and per channel enable options
• Preferences: Added "Editor > Text Padding" option
• Preferences: Added "Editor > Gutter" color option
• Preferences: Added "Editor > Highlight Current Line" color and fill options
• Preferences: Added "Editor > Highlight Error Line " color option

Version 0.4.1
Fri, 10 Feb 2017

• Re-factored and cleaned up preferences dialog
• Added "General > Auto-save/load project" option
• Removed "General > Render to Texture" option (always render to texture)
• Added "Output" preference pane
• Added "Output > Scaling" mode option
• Added "Output > Anti-aliasing" mode option
• Added "Output > Background" color option
• Added FXAA post-process anti-aliasing filter
• Added CTRL/CMD+0 "Toggle Editor" shortcut for "Stack" layout mode
• Editor: Added CTRL/ALT+LEFT/RIGHT "move word forward/back" shortcuts
• Editor: Added mouse double-click "select word"
• Updated Spout to 2.0.0.6

Version 0.4.0.1
Wed, 21 Dec 2016

• Added back missing 'OpenGL Compatibility' renderer (needed for 'ShaderToy Compatibility')

Version 0.4.0
Sun, 18 Dec 2016

• Added OpenGL geometry shader stage (where supported)
• Added OpenGL tessellation shader stages (where supported)
• OpenGL 3+ renderer now default
• Added selection of rendered geometry: built-in meshes and loading of OBJ files
• Added 3D camera controls: SHIFT + mouse-drag to rotate, mouse-wheel to zoom (hold ALT in stack layout to hide editor)
• Much improved preferences dialog
• More editor appearance preferences, even more to come soon
• Lots of old bugs squashed, lots of new bugs bred

Version 0.3.5
Thu, 20 Oct 2016

• Editor undo/redo
• Automatic load/save on startup/exit
• Revert to default shaders using "New" menu item
• Syphon output works for ALL renderers!
• Fixed copy/paste focus issues between editor and output pane

Version 0.3.4.1
Fri, 14 Oct 2016

• Fixed audio spectrum not being passed to shader
• Fixed Metal shaders sometimes being cached even when modified
• Fixed possible crash in DX9 renderer
• HOME/END keys work in the editor now

Version 0.3.4
Wed, 12 Oct 2016

• First Windows release
• Video playback support for image inputs
• Lots of small fixes

Version 0.3.3
Sat, 27 Aug 2016

• Fixed possible crash on loading preferences

Version 0.3.2
Fri, 26 Aug 2016

• Fixed broken ShaderToy compatibility mode

Version 0.3.1
Thu, 25 Aug 2016

• Fixed corrupted text on copy/cut/paste

Version 0.3
Thu, 25 Aug 2016

• Completely rewritten text editor
• Word wrap
• Vertical scrolling
• New output pane with full compiler output

Version 0.2.1
Sun, 03 Jul 2016

• Fixed Metal renderer support detection

Version 0.2
Sun, 03 Jul 2016

Added renderer selection

• Switch renderer (and shading language) with:
  Preferences > General > Renderer
• Possible renderers (depending on GPU and OS version):
  OpenGL 2.1 "GL2" / OpenGL 3.2+ "GL3" / Metal "MTL"
• Renderers other than "GL2" will ignore Syphon / Shadertoy Compatibility settings!
• Highly experimental!
  Stay safe? Stay on "GL2"! Stay in school!

Version 0.1.2
Sat, 18 Jun 2016

• Better GPU model detection
• Fixes to logging

Version 0.1.1
Fri, 17 Jun 2016

• Fixed preferences not being saved correctly
• Testing updater :)

Version 0.1
Thu, 16 Jun 2016

• Initial release