Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog, and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

[0.1.0] - 2026-04-01

Initial public release.

Core

Media library scanner with ffprobe-based metadata extraction (codec, resolution, bitrate, audio tracks, duration, file size)
SQLite database for persistent file records and operation history
Scan result caching; incremental rescans update existing records
Flask + Flask-SocketIO backend with real-time progress delivery to the browser

Transcoding

Hardware-accelerated transcoding via NVIDIA NVENC, Intel QSV, AMD AMF, and VAAPI
Automatic VAAPI device detection across /dev/dri/renderD* on multi-GPU systems
Smart CUDA fallback: attempts full GPU pipeline first, automatically retries with CPU-assisted scaling on incompatible sources (e.g. BDRemux)
CPU transcoding with H.264, H.265, VP9, and AV1 (libx264, libx265, libvpx-vp9, libaom-av1)
CRF quality control, preset selection, and resolution downscaling
Optional backup copy of original before transcoding; one-click restore from the Originals page
Skip backup mode for network drives (don't keep backup copy checkbox)
Per-file transcoding lock preventing concurrent audio operations on the same file
Transcoding task queue panel (offcanvas sidebar) with per-task progress ring and stop button

Audio track management

Extract individual audio tracks from video files (copy codec, preserves language/title metadata)
Remove audio tracks from video files (remux in place)
Add external audio tracks to video files with automatic sync (trim if longer, pad with silence if shorter)
Audio track library page listing all extracted tracks

Responsive media library table powered by DataTables (search, sort, pagination)
Per-file detail page with stream inspector, thumbnail strip, transcoding form, audio controls, and operation history
Originals page for managing backup copies
Configure page for directories and output paths
Tokyo Night dark theme with JetBrains Mono font throughout
Tab title animation during scan (* scanning... mctl)
Transcoding progress reflected in browser tab title

Auth

Notifications

Persistent notification center (offcanvas sidebar) with unread badge on bell icon
Real-time toast notifications for all background operations (transcoding, audio, scan, restore)
Toast auto-dismiss after 5 s; hover pauses timer and marks notification as read
Cross-tab badge synchronisation via BroadcastChannel API
Per-notification delete; mark all read; clear all

Infrastructure

SQLite connection lifecycle management via context manager (no file descriptor leaks)
Thumbnail generation and cache invalidation on file change
Transcoding savings statistics (files transcoded, bytes saved, percent reduction)
config.json auto-generated from config.example.json on first run