v24.12.2

For the full list of changes between versions, see our CHANGELOG.md.

v24.12.2 Release Notes

New Features

• 🌐 Allowed opening the website and navigating to a specific page before presenting (#3758).
• 💾 Added option for MP4 conversion of non-video media (#3756).
• 📦 Added code signing and notarization for macOS version (#3810) to enable auto-updates.
• 🎥 Display elapsed/remaining time during video playback (#3661).
• 🎥 Added manual time entry for custom durations (#3661).
• 🚩 Introduced a banner when auto-updates are disabled to inform users.
• 📅 Enabled beta update options and banner for users who want early access to new features.
• 🔍 Autofocus search fields in dialogs.
• 🌐 Added initial support for Haitian Creole, Kinyarwanda, and Slovak languages.

Improvements and Tweaks

• 💻 Improved app icons for better visual consistency.
• 📄 Enhanced page titles across the app for clarity.
• 🖼️ Improved about modal icon size and media window title.
• ⚙️ Improved toggle settings and layout on small windows.
• 🖱️ Introduced auto-scroll when dragging media to window edges.
• 🎥 Added an option to hide icons from OBS scene switcher.
• 🛠️ Added beta icon for pre-release versions.
• 🛠️ Adjusted video progress bar styling for accuracy.
• 🖥️ Restricted media window maximization to multiple screens.
• 🎵 Fixed custom audio duration setting issues.
• 🌐 Immediately applied urlVariables upon change.
• 🔄 Resolved issues with spinning loader icon and refresh button placement in media dialogs.
• 🎨 Improved drag-and-drop loader styling for consistency.
• 🖼️ Adjusted about modal update toggle placement and logo attention styling.
• 🎛️ Removed size notification from media window and replaced it with a tooltip.
• 🖱️ Restored double-click action on media window with improved results, preventing unintended maximize behavior.
• 🛠️ Added separate loading states for Study Bible.
• 🖼️ Unified grid styling for song, Study Bible, and audio Bible views.
• 📜 Fixed missing strings for Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek scriptures.
• 📜 Resolved Bible book name display issues in certain cases.
• 🖼️ Fixed long filename layout issues in media items.
• 🛠️ Ensured dynamic modal height with friendly overflow enforcement.
• 📦 Fixed download popup scroll issue and spinner icon glitches.
• 🎨 Improved banner color consistency.
• 📜 Correctly handled media language fallback order.
• 🖼️ Display intro pictures from lff , bt and lmd when appropriate.
• 🎥 Fixed issues where certain images didn’t render properly in MP4 exports.
• 🎥 Correctly load OBS scenes in select inputs.
• 📦 Resolved ffmpeg setup issues to avoid unnecessary binary downloads.
• 🎥 Fixed media shortcuts for CO visit.
• 🔍 Improved study Bible lookups and loading UI.
• 🔧 Improved pan-zoom handling.
• 🚀 Made event listeners passive for better performance.

Improvements to Codebase

• 🛠️ Refactored and simplified media item code for maintainability.
• 📦 Improved error handling and messaging across the app.
• 🛠️ Enhanced code structure by moving and optimizing utility functions.
• 📄 Updated documentation for contributing guidelines and download links.
• 🛠️ Improved workflows for beta release cleanup and CI schedules.
• 🌐 Cleaned up old locales and removed incomplete translations.
• 🖼️ Set correct window icons in development mode.