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Version 2.3.4
2026-04-16
What's New
Added option to convert non-square pixels to squares when doing full recode
Fixed smartcut occasionally recoding the very end of a file for no reason
Fixed a very specific HEVC cutting crash on MacOS
Fixed smartcutting HEVC sometimes causing blocky artifacts
Handle more audio join scenarios correctly
Version 2.3.3
2026-04-13
What's New
Added transcoding support for text subtitles between common formats like .mp4/.mkv/.webm
Fixed subtitle export to .webm
Fixed exported chapter times sometimes being off
Fixed separate file OGG chapter exports to respect the current cuts
Fixed broken preview playback on videos from some Sony cameras
Fixed mouse drag working a bit weirdly in the transcript view
Version 2.3.2
2026-04-10
What's New
Fixed some issues in the build, causing various issues in Linux and Windows versions
Added missing CLI argument for vad_threshold
Added option to always defer audio loading
Version 2.3.1
2026-04-09
What's New
Added EPG parsing for .ts files
Fixed a crash in exporting translated transcripts
Some fixes to Davinci exports
Fixed CLI mode --detect to closer match the behavior of the detect tools in GUI
Version 2.3.0
2026-04-06
What's New
Added tools to edit, import and export chapter marks
Significantly improved RAM usage when working with long files
Made video file opening way faster
Way faster d3d11 hardware decoding for the preview player on Windows
Fixed a crash when opening files with more than 50 audio tracks
Added CLI mode support for --detect to use speech detection and silence detection from the command line
Added CLI mode support for exporting to various timeline formats for external editors like Davinci, Premiere, Shotcut, etc.
Tuned the commercial detection and added some more arguments to the detection system
Version 2.2.9
2026-03-25
What's New
Fixed preview video player not working on Windows
Minor UI tweaks
Version 2.2.8
2026-03-23
What's New
Added option to remove subtitle tracks from exports
Fixed some HEVC export issues
Improved preview player video playback performance
Version 2.2.7
2026-03-17
What's New
Added "preferred" audio track mode to audio playback settings
Fixed issue where h264 smartcut outputs were sometimes not playing correctly in QuickTime
Fixed audio timeline being quite slow and buggy with trackpad
Fixed bitstream tab colors not showing correctly on all systems
Improved preview player speed and some quirks when hardware decoder is enabled
Version 2.2.5
2026-03-13
What's New
Added missing formats to file open/export/join dialogs (mka, ac3, mp2, mpg, vob, mxf, etc.)
Added AC3 and MP2 audio codec export support
Improved audio quality when playing at speeds other than 1x
Preserve audio file metadata when cutting (artist, album cover, etc.)
Improved preview player performance, especially with videos that have display matrix rotations
Fixed bugs in the preview audio playback
Fixed bugs in the transcript view
Version 2.2.4
2026-03-09
What's New
Added segment list panel for alternative view of cut and kept segments
Fixed A/V sync bug in AV1 smartcutting
Fixed audio playback issues with joined files
Fixed .mkv exports not passing mkvalidator checks
Fixed album art breaking audio file cutting
Added support for video display matrix rotation
Added support for some niche audio formats
Version 2.2.3
2026-03-06
What's New
Added chapter markers to the GUI and persist them after smartcut
Added autoscroll to the audio timeline when playhead cursor goes off view
UI tweaks to the transcript view
More fixes to the preview audio playback
Fixed a compatibility issue in AV1 smartcutting
Version 2.2.2
2026-03-05
What's New
Fixed issue where sometimes exported video would report wrong fps
Fixed crash on launch on older Windows machines without Vulkan support
Fixed issues where smartcutting would change video fps or turn CFR videos into VFR
Fixed some rare conditions where smartcutting H264 interlaced video failed
Smoother audio playback in preview player
Version 2.2.1
2026-03-03
What's New
Preview audio playback improvements
Allow smartcut to start from mp4 h264 I-frame with NAL:1
Fixed some rare bugs in H264 smartcutting
Version 2.2.0
2026-02-27
What's New
Added UI Scale option
Smartcutting now recodes 30% less frames on average
Added Bitstream tools and visualizations for video analysis
Various small UI fixes and improvements
Version 2.1.0
2026-02-24
What's New
Fixed audio crackling issues
Improved preview player performance
Various small UI improvements
Version 2.0.7
2026-02-23
What's New
Improved AAF timeline exporter
Switched suggested Premiere timeline export to AAF
Videos now open much faster
Added automated commercial detection
Various UI bug fixes
Version 2.0.5
2026-02-17
What's New
Fixed audio loading failing on long files
Fixed smartcutting of PAFF interlaced h264 files
Added buttons to open created file after export
Version 2.0.4
2026-02-17
What's New
Fixed various issues with MPEG-TS smartcutting
Fixed H.265 open GOP smartcutting
Added ability to collapse cuts, permanently hiding removed sections from the timeline
Added transport stream repair tool
Added AI-powered bad take removal for quick YouTube video editing
Version 2.0.3
2026-02-01
What's New
Fixed .srt export to skip cuts and adjust subtitle timing based on cuts
Various fixes to transport stream H.264 smartcutting
Default folder option for opening media files
Option to hide playback controls
Additional seek controls including seek to keyframes
Frame type display showing picture types and NALs
Setting to control audio track height
Collapsible audio tracks
Transcript view performance improvements
Version 2.0.2
2026-01-24
What's New
Fix Davinci / OTIO export
Small improvements to silence detector and export overlay UI
Version 2.0.1
2026-01-24
What's New
Add skip this version option to update available dialog
Fix Search in transcript performance issue
Version 2.0.0
2026-01-22
What's New
Complete rewrite with new UI - much prettier and more modern interface
Project files (.smcproj) and full undo/redo system for working on larger projects
Tutorial hints and onboarding system to help new users discover features
Vulkan and Metal GPU transcription support for cross-platform, cross-vendor hardware acceleration
Cloud transcription - fast, GPU-free transcription via cloud API (premium)
Cloud translation - translate transcripts to other languages (premium)
File joiner for merging multiple files without re-encoding, with automatic conversion of incompatible files (premium)
Frame strip for frame-accurate seeking and cutting
Timecode display and navigation
User configurable keyboard shortcuts
Black frame detection for automatic scene boundary cutting
MP4 recovery tool for repairing corrupt video files
In-app feedback form for reporting issues
RTL (right-to-left) language support in transcript view
macOS support for Intel (x64) and Apple Silicon (arm64)
Redesigned UI with better layouts making features easier to discover
Smartcut algorithm improvements - faster, more correct, and lower RAM usage
Improved H.265/HEVC file handling and performance
No more premium nag screens - removed wait timers for features like speechless detection
23 languages supported with runtime language switching
1.0
v1.0 Release post
UI Translations for 10 languages
Add light and dark themes
Add cutting of subtitle tracks
Add support for cutting MPEG-2 video
Add tool to find/cut black frames from the video
Timeline export to Shotcut (.mlt)
0.9
v0.9 Release post
Timeline export to Resolve and Premiere!
Silence cutting tool (by dB threshold)
Various UI improvements
0.8
v0.8 Release post
Improved vertical video tool UI
Vertical video watermarking tool
Add option to output segments as separate files
Drastically improved RAM usage
Add option to change codec when recoding whole video
Fixed an issue where the preview player failed to startup
0.7
v0.7 Release post
Vertical video export
Editor for vertical video layouts
Cut everything except selection tool
Some stability improvements
0.6
v0.6 Release post
Twitch/YouTube/Facebook chat history integration
Video export settings
Fixes and improvements to transcript editing
Performance improvements
0.5
v0.5 Release post
Preview speed control
Preview volume control
Various improvements to the waveform display
Other UX improvements
0.4
v0.4 Release post
New transcript view
Option to denoise a single track
Fix crashes and other quality of life improvements
0.3
Download transcription models with https for reliability
0.2
Faster timeline waveform rendering with Cython
Transcript tools: copy, save, search
0.1
Initial public release
2026-04-16
What's New
Added option to convert non-square pixels to squares when doing full recode
Fixed smartcut occasionally recoding the very end of a file for no reason
Fixed a very specific HEVC cutting crash on MacOS
Fixed smartcutting HEVC sometimes causing blocky artifacts
Handle more audio join scenarios correctly
Version 2.3.3
2026-04-13
What's New
Added transcoding support for text subtitles between common formats like .mp4/.mkv/.webm
Fixed subtitle export to .webm
Fixed exported chapter times sometimes being off
Fixed separate file OGG chapter exports to respect the current cuts
Fixed broken preview playback on videos from some Sony cameras
Fixed mouse drag working a bit weirdly in the transcript view
Version 2.3.2
2026-04-10
What's New
Fixed some issues in the build, causing various issues in Linux and Windows versions
Added missing CLI argument for vad_threshold
Added option to always defer audio loading
Version 2.3.1
2026-04-09
What's New
Added EPG parsing for .ts files
Fixed a crash in exporting translated transcripts
Some fixes to Davinci exports
Fixed CLI mode --detect to closer match the behavior of the detect tools in GUI
Version 2.3.0
2026-04-06
What's New
Added tools to edit, import and export chapter marks
Significantly improved RAM usage when working with long files
Made video file opening way faster
Way faster d3d11 hardware decoding for the preview player on Windows
Fixed a crash when opening files with more than 50 audio tracks
Added CLI mode support for --detect to use speech detection and silence detection from the command line
Added CLI mode support for exporting to various timeline formats for external editors like Davinci, Premiere, Shotcut, etc.
Tuned the commercial detection and added some more arguments to the detection system
Version 2.2.9
2026-03-25
What's New
Fixed preview video player not working on Windows
Minor UI tweaks
Version 2.2.8
2026-03-23
What's New
Added option to remove subtitle tracks from exports
Fixed some HEVC export issues
Improved preview player video playback performance
Version 2.2.7
2026-03-17
What's New
Added "preferred" audio track mode to audio playback settings
Fixed issue where h264 smartcut outputs were sometimes not playing correctly in QuickTime
Fixed audio timeline being quite slow and buggy with trackpad
Fixed bitstream tab colors not showing correctly on all systems
Improved preview player speed and some quirks when hardware decoder is enabled
Version 2.2.5
2026-03-13
What's New
Added missing formats to file open/export/join dialogs (mka, ac3, mp2, mpg, vob, mxf, etc.)
Added AC3 and MP2 audio codec export support
Improved audio quality when playing at speeds other than 1x
Preserve audio file metadata when cutting (artist, album cover, etc.)
Improved preview player performance, especially with videos that have display matrix rotations
Fixed bugs in the preview audio playback
Fixed bugs in the transcript view
Version 2.2.4
2026-03-09
What's New
Added segment list panel for alternative view of cut and kept segments
Fixed A/V sync bug in AV1 smartcutting
Fixed audio playback issues with joined files
Fixed .mkv exports not passing mkvalidator checks
Fixed album art breaking audio file cutting
Added support for video display matrix rotation
Added support for some niche audio formats
Version 2.2.3
2026-03-06
What's New
Added chapter markers to the GUI and persist them after smartcut
Added autoscroll to the audio timeline when playhead cursor goes off view
UI tweaks to the transcript view
More fixes to the preview audio playback
Fixed a compatibility issue in AV1 smartcutting
Version 2.2.2
2026-03-05
What's New
Fixed issue where sometimes exported video would report wrong fps
Fixed crash on launch on older Windows machines without Vulkan support
Fixed issues where smartcutting would change video fps or turn CFR videos into VFR
Fixed some rare conditions where smartcutting H264 interlaced video failed
Smoother audio playback in preview player
Version 2.2.1
2026-03-03
What's New
Preview audio playback improvements
Allow smartcut to start from mp4 h264 I-frame with NAL:1
Fixed some rare bugs in H264 smartcutting
Version 2.2.0
2026-02-27
What's New
Added UI Scale option
Smartcutting now recodes 30% less frames on average
Added Bitstream tools and visualizations for video analysis
Various small UI fixes and improvements
Version 2.1.0
2026-02-24
What's New
Fixed audio crackling issues
Improved preview player performance
Various small UI improvements
Version 2.0.7
2026-02-23
What's New
Improved AAF timeline exporter
Switched suggested Premiere timeline export to AAF
Videos now open much faster
Added automated commercial detection
Various UI bug fixes
Version 2.0.5
2026-02-17
What's New
Fixed audio loading failing on long files
Fixed smartcutting of PAFF interlaced h264 files
Added buttons to open created file after export
Version 2.0.4
2026-02-17
What's New
Fixed various issues with MPEG-TS smartcutting
Fixed H.265 open GOP smartcutting
Added ability to collapse cuts, permanently hiding removed sections from the timeline
Added transport stream repair tool
Added AI-powered bad take removal for quick YouTube video editing
Version 2.0.3
2026-02-01
What's New
Fixed .srt export to skip cuts and adjust subtitle timing based on cuts
Various fixes to transport stream H.264 smartcutting
Default folder option for opening media files
Option to hide playback controls
Additional seek controls including seek to keyframes
Frame type display showing picture types and NALs
Setting to control audio track height
Collapsible audio tracks
Transcript view performance improvements
Version 2.0.2
2026-01-24
What's New
Fix Davinci / OTIO export
Small improvements to silence detector and export overlay UI
Version 2.0.1
2026-01-24
What's New
Add skip this version option to update available dialog
Fix Search in transcript performance issue
Version 2.0.0
2026-01-22
What's New
Complete rewrite with new UI - much prettier and more modern interface
Project files (.smcproj) and full undo/redo system for working on larger projects
Tutorial hints and onboarding system to help new users discover features
Vulkan and Metal GPU transcription support for cross-platform, cross-vendor hardware acceleration
Cloud transcription - fast, GPU-free transcription via cloud API (premium)
Cloud translation - translate transcripts to other languages (premium)
File joiner for merging multiple files without re-encoding, with automatic conversion of incompatible files (premium)
Frame strip for frame-accurate seeking and cutting
Timecode display and navigation
User configurable keyboard shortcuts
Black frame detection for automatic scene boundary cutting
MP4 recovery tool for repairing corrupt video files
In-app feedback form for reporting issues
RTL (right-to-left) language support in transcript view
macOS support for Intel (x64) and Apple Silicon (arm64)
Redesigned UI with better layouts making features easier to discover
Smartcut algorithm improvements - faster, more correct, and lower RAM usage
Improved H.265/HEVC file handling and performance
No more premium nag screens - removed wait timers for features like speechless detection
23 languages supported with runtime language switching
1.0
v1.0 Release post
UI Translations for 10 languages
Add light and dark themes
Add cutting of subtitle tracks
Add support for cutting MPEG-2 video
Add tool to find/cut black frames from the video
Timeline export to Shotcut (.mlt)
0.9
v0.9 Release post
Timeline export to Resolve and Premiere!
Silence cutting tool (by dB threshold)
Various UI improvements
0.8
v0.8 Release post
Improved vertical video tool UI
Vertical video watermarking tool
Add option to output segments as separate files
Drastically improved RAM usage
Add option to change codec when recoding whole video
Fixed an issue where the preview player failed to startup
0.7
v0.7 Release post
Vertical video export
Editor for vertical video layouts
Cut everything except selection tool
Some stability improvements
0.6
v0.6 Release post
Twitch/YouTube/Facebook chat history integration
Video export settings
Fixes and improvements to transcript editing
Performance improvements
0.5
v0.5 Release post
Preview speed control
Preview volume control
Various improvements to the waveform display
Other UX improvements
0.4
v0.4 Release post
New transcript view
Option to denoise a single track
Fix crashes and other quality of life improvements
0.3
Download transcription models with https for reliability
0.2
Faster timeline waveform rendering with Cython
Transcript tools: copy, save, search
0.1
Initial public release