What's Changed

• feat: recording-workflows and spacing optimizations by @Danielku15 in #2585
• refactor(playground): rewrite as class-based components by @Danielku15 in #2680
• refactor(test): replace mocha+chai with vitest by @Danielku15 in #2681
• fix: corrected tick lookup for swing playback by @Danielku15 in #2702
• feat(tab): add H/P text labels on hammer-on / pull-off arcs by @rafaelsales in #2609
• fix(importer): skip GPIF tempo automations on missing master bars by @kaizenman in #2668
• fix(importer): cap chord name read at field width in GP3-5 binary parser by @kaizenman in #2669
• fix: prevent DoS and resource exhaustion attacks by @Danielku15 in #2703
• fix: handle harmonic values in gp3-5 at best knowledge by @Danielku15 in #2707
• fix(player): ensure we properly start one time midi playback by @Danielku15 in #2708
• fix(musicxml): finalize percussion articulation after note context re… by @alustrement in #2701
• chore: remove vscode extension package (extracted to standalone repo) by @Danielku15 in #2709
• refactor: vite and typescript related upgrades (vite 8 compatibility) by @Danielku15 in #2710
• Release v1.8.3 by @Danielku15 in #2712

New Contributors

• @kaizenman made their first contribution in #2668
• @alustrement made their first contribution in #2701

Full Changelog: v1.8.2...v1.8.3

What's Changed

• build: reorganize nightly and release builds by @Danielku15 in #2506
• fix: correct GP5 bass clef detection by @Danielku15 in #2531
• feat: use diatonic spelling instead of chromatic spelling by @Danielku15 in #2534
• feat: animate cursor to playback range end and allow custom cursor handlers by @Danielku15 in #2536
• fix: handle GP5 percussion instruments which were removed in later GP versions by @Danielku15 in #2537
• fix: do not use relative time position for tick cursor by @Danielku15 in #2573
• fix: ensure smuflFontFamily is filled for multiple instances by @Danielku15 in #2574
• Remove 'experimental' label from MusicXML in README.md by @rafaelsales in #2607
• refactor: change to worker pattern for all platforms by @Danielku15 in #2644
• fix(synth): buffer pending worklet messages by @Danielku15 in #2645
• fix: update selection highlight on re-render by @Danielku15 in #2646
• fix(synth): ensure we end playback fast at end of loops and songs by @Danielku15 in #2647
• fix(gp): check harmonic type case insensitive by @Danielku15 in #2648
• fix(android): interrupt handling and main looper usage by @Danielku15 in #2649
• fix: android musicxml compatibility by @Danielku15 in #2650
• fix: overlapping metronome channel by @Danielku15 in #2651
• fix: ensure cleanup of workers on termination by @Danielku15 in #2652

New Contributors

• @rafaelsales made their first contribution in #2607

Full Changelog: v1.8.1...v1.8.2

See https://alphatab.net/docs/releases/release1_8 for a detailed overview and description of the new features in this release.

NOTE: I also fixed the 1.8.0 release notes. It seems something got corrupted when merging the docs for 1.8.0 leaving a lot of TODOs.

What's Changed

• Note heads should be placed according to diatonic scale by @Danielku15 in #2511
• Let beat cursor end at playback range end. by @Danielku15 in #2515
• v1.8.0 regression: Guitar tracks showing bass clef due to B2 threshold by @Danielku15 in #2530
• Broken percussion articulations for some GP5 files by @Danielku15 in #2538
• Hotfix v1.8.1 by @Danielku15 in #2539

Full Changelog: v1.8.0...v1.8.1

See https://alphatab.net/docs/releases/release1_8 for a detailed overview and description of the new features in this release.

What's Changed

• feat(playground): Some convenience features by @Danielku15 in #2410
• fix: Monaco Diagnostics and staff completions missing by @Danielku15 in #2413
• fix(alphatex): only allow swapped values/props for chords by @Danielku15 in #2409
• refactor(renderer): make effect bands part of main renderers by @Danielku15 in #2414
• fix(player): grace beats on song start by @Danielku15 in #2415
• feat: option to extend barlines across staves in system by @Danielku15 in #2416
• fix: use innerText when loading alphaTex from dom by @Danielku15 in #2417
• feat: Selection API by @Danielku15 in #2418
• feat: Multi System Slurs by @Danielku15 in #2425
• feat(rendering): align 'primary' note heads instead of centering by @Danielku15 in #2426
• refactor: Decouple beaming helper by @Danielku15 in #2427
• feat(alphatex): Bar-Wise Voices by @Danielku15 in #2429
• feat: displaced note heads for multiple voices by @Danielku15 in #2430
• feat: in-score chord diagrams by @Danielku15 in #2435
• feat(bundlers): warn if plugins are not used by @Danielku15 in #2436
• fix: numbered notation ties and dash placement by @Danielku15 in #2438
• feat: hide empty staves by @Danielku15 in #2443
• feat: smooth cursor scrolling. by @Danielku15 in #2447
• fix: always apply systemLabelPaddingLeft by @Danielku15 in #2448
• fix(exporter): no sound in guitar 8 pro RSE by @L-Sun in #2456
• feat: add parchment layout by @Danielku15 in #2459
• refactor: new handling of beams and stems by @Danielku15 in #2475
• feat: add buzzroll tremolos by @Danielku15 in #2476
• feat: new guitar pro instrument set writing by @Danielku15 in #2477
• fix: ensure style element for print dialog by @Danielku15 in #2480
• feat: advanced font configurations and lyric paddings by @Danielku15 in #2481
• feat: customize display of bar numbers by @Danielku15 in #2482
• feat: detect bass cleff on Guitar Pro 3-5 files by @Danielku15 in #2483
• fix: prevent endless loops due to invalid bpms by @Danielku15 in #2484
• chore: update dependencies and fix new linter errors by @Danielku15 in #2485
• feat: allow custom beaming rules by @Danielku15 in #2489
• fix: ensure clean beam-stem alignment on subpixel rendering by @Danielku15 in #2494
• fix: avoid placeholder reuse on content change by @Danielku15 in #2495
• fix: ensure correct note durations for combined duration annotations by @Danielku15 in #2496
• chore: Update deps by @Danielku15 in #2502
• Release 1.8.0 by @Danielku15 in #2505

New Contributors

• @L-Sun made their first contribution in #2456

Full Changelog: v1.7.1...v1.8.0

See https://alphatab.net/docs/releases/release1_7 for a detailed overview and description of the new features in this release.

What's Changed

• fix: Update alphaSkia to 3.4.135 by @Danielku15 in #2221
• feat: Improve SmuFL spec compliance by @Danielku15 in #2257
• feat: Add alphaTex exporter by @Danielku15 in #2262
• feat(alphatex): beat level lyrics with importer/exporter by @Danielku15 in #2281
• fix(alphatex): Clef names by @Danielku15 in #2282
• fix(guitarpro): adjust key signature to match "c played as" by @Danielku15 in #2283
• fix: enablePlayer backwards compatibility by @Danielku15 in #2284
• feat: add midi bank support by @Danielku15 in #2286
• fix(webpack): Prevent worker chunks using global library settings by @Danielku15 in #2300
• refactor: Monorepo structure for repository by @Danielku15 in #2304
• refactor: Score Tempo handling by @Danielku15 in #2340
• refactor: public API marking, extended compiler features, and private mangling by @Danielku15 in #2349
• feat(alphatex): new parser by @Danielku15 in #2339

Full Changelog: v1.6.3...v1.7.1

What's Changed

• fix(webpack): Prevent worker chunks using global library settings by @Danielku15 in #2301
• build: bump version to 1.6.3 by @Danielku15 in #2302

Full Changelog: v1.6.2...v1.6.3

What's Changed

• fix: enablePlayer backwards compatibility by @Danielku15 in #2285

Full Changelog: v1.6.1...v1.6.2

What's Changed

• Release 1.6.1 by @Danielku15 in #2222
• fix: Update alphaSkia to 3.4.135 by @Danielku15 in #2221

Full Changelog: v1.6.0...v1.6.1

See https://alphatab.net/docs/releases/release1_6 for a detailed overview and description of the new features in this release.

What's Changed

• fix: Ensure synth stops voices when end is reached by @Danielku15 in #2080
• feat: Add base implementation for Guitar Pro 8 Audio Track (backing track & external media) by @Danielku15 in #2079
• feat: Add basic implementation for external media backing track by @Danielku15 in #2082
• fix: Fix queue and list handling for kotlin by @Danielku15 in #2085
• feat(player): Cursor fine-tuning by @Danielku15 in #2096
• Update System.Drawing.Common to 9.0.5 by @dependabot in #2105
• fix(musicxml): Allow empty direction-type by @Danielku15 in #2111
• fix: Ensure dynamic changes of settings are respected by @Danielku15 in #2098
• feat: Add option for custom smufl font sources by @Danielku15 in #2114
• feat: Public API improvements for external cursor api by @Danielku15 in #2116
• fix: External Cursor API related problems by @Danielku15 in #2117
• feat: Public API for External Media Control by @Danielku15 in #2125
• refactor: Eliminate ModifiedTempo by @Danielku15 in #2130
• feat: Sync Points for alphaTex by @Danielku15 in #2131
• fix: Unwrap Vue Proxies when possible by @Danielku15 in #2132
• test: Add test suite for backing track and external media control by @Danielku15 in #2150
• fix: Ensure we detect Browser in Electron/Obsidian by @Danielku15 in #2152
• feat: Sample Generation / Audio Export API by @Danielku15 in #2153
• feat: respect sync points on audio export. by @Danielku15 in #2157
• fix: Wrong modified tempo if file has no sync points by @Danielku15 in #2159
• feat: Add option to create fresh sync points by @Danielku15 in #2161
• Release 1.6.0 by @Danielku15 in #2162

Full Changelog: v1.5.0...v1.6.0

See https://next.alphatab.net/docs/releases/release1_5 for a detailed overview and description of the new features in this release.

What's Changed

• feat(player): Allow changing of output device by @Danielku15 in #1924
• refactor: Migrate to vite as bundler by @Danielku15 in #1931
• feat(rendering) Multi-Bar Rests by @Danielku15 in #1934
• feat: Allow custom coloring of individual notation elements by @Danielku15 in #1936
• Caching Kotlin things with gradle/actions/setup-gradle by @Goooler in #1946
• refactor: Migrate code docs into TypeScript and ensure exports by @Danielku15 in #1960
• refactor: Add childElements iterator for XML parsing by @Danielku15 in #1972
• feat(musicxml): Reimplement base parser by @Danielku15 in #1977
• feat: Score Info - Formatting templates by @Danielku15 in #2002
• feat(musicxml): Respect supported elements by @Danielku15 in #1994
• feat(musicxml): Percussion support by @Danielku15 in #2009
• chore: Replace Prettier with Biome by @Danielku15 in #2011
• chore: Easier way to provide exact version and environment info. by @Danielku15 in #2015
• fix(android): Incorrect sample decoding and missing assets by @Danielku15 in #2016
• test(musicxml): Activate MusicXML Test Suite by @Danielku15 in #2012
• fix: Simile Mark cursor and highlighting by @Danielku15 in #2025
• chore: Activate linter by @Danielku15 in #2026
• build: Using statement and import path rewriting by @Danielku15 in #2029
• feat: Add all dynamic values from MusicXML by @Danielku15 in #2030
• feat: Bar Line Customization by @Danielku15 in #2031
• refactor: Avoid barrel imports within project by @Danielku15 in #2033
• feat: Different key signatures across staves by @Danielku15 in #2034
• feat(musicxml): Improve beam and bar handling by @Danielku15 in #2035
• build: Publish NPM package with type commonjs by @Danielku15 in #2047
• chore: Integrate alphaSkia 3.x.135 by @Danielku15 in #2052
• fix: Wrong staff ID for numbered bar renderer by @Danielku15 in #2057
• fix(alphatex): Wrong instrument articulations for export by @Danielku15 in #2058
• fix(importer): Be more fault tolerant on input files by @Danielku15 in #2059
• chore: Release preparations by @Danielku15 in #2060
• Release 1.5.0 by @Danielku15 in #2061

New Contributors

• @Goooler made their first contribution in #1946

Full Changelog: v1.4.4...v1.5.0