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What's new. What's next.

A running log of every build we ship. Hover a card to see what changed; click "Roadmap" to see what's plotted next.

Current build · 0.9.4 “Atmos” · May 22, 2026
  1. 0.9.4 May 22, 2026
    Feature

    Atmos object rendering on Apple Silicon

    Native Dolby Atmos object decoding through Spatial Audio. AirPods Pro, AirPods Max, and HomePod stereo pairs now receive head-tracked object beds straight from the disc.

    • add Atmos & DTS:X object rendering pipeline
    • add Spatial Audio toggle in the audio HUD
    • fix rare audio drift on chapter-jump in BD-J menus
    • fix Dolby Vision Profile 7 dual-layer FEL sync at 23.976
  2. 0.9.3 Apr 30, 2026
    Format

    VideoNow PVD support (color & mono)

    Yes, really. The Hasbro 2003 era is now playable. The grayscale dithering shader honors the original 30 fps cadence with optional CRT-style scanline overlay.

    • add VideoNow PVD reader (mono & color)
    • add CRT and LCD scaling presets
    • tweak Disc Library sort respects format groups
  3. 0.9.2 Apr 03, 2026
    Feature

    HD-DVD navigation engine

    Full XPL-driven menus, advanced content layer, and seamless secondary video for picture-in-picture commentaries. Toshiba's format finally has a modern Mac home.

    • add Advanced Content (XPL) interpreter
    • add Secondary video / iHD overlay rendering
    • fix Subtitle PGS rendering on ultrawide displays
  4. 0.9.1 Mar 14, 2026
    Perf

    Decode pipeline on Metal 3

    HEVC 10-bit decode moved fully on-GPU via Metal 3. UHD 4K playback uses 41% less power on M3 MacBook Air. Fans stay off through The Batman.

    • add Metal 3 compute path for HEVC Main 10
    • tweak Energy mode toggle in the menu bar
    • fix Rare crash when unmounting a 100 GB ISO
  5. 0.9.0 Feb 02, 2026
    Milestone

    Public beta opens

    First open build. DVD, Blu-ray, and UHD 4K Blu-ray fully supported. Thank you to the 200 closed-beta testers for two months of bug reports and obscure disc submissions.

    • add Disc Library with cover-art lookup
    • add Drag-and-drop for ISO, IMG, MDS, BIN/CUE
    • add Continuity Resume — start on Mac, finish on iPad

What's next

The roadmap.

We ship a build every four to six weeks. Vote in the beta channel and we'll bump what matters most to the top of the next sprint.

Summer 2026

LaserDisc capture playback

Open Domesday86-style LD captures with the original analog audio carriers, plus a software-side comb filter for sharper composite output.

Summer 2026

CED capacitance disc rips

For the seventeen of you who asked. Yes. We see you. We love you.

Fall 2026

UMD video

Sony's PSP format, complete with the original UMD menu system. Pairs well with a 2005 Spider-Man poster.

Late 2026

Vision Pro spatial cinema

Mount any 3D Blu-ray ISO and play it on a virtual 120-foot screen. Half-SBS, frame-packed, MVC — all supported.

Join the beta

Be in the patch notes.

Beta testers get every new format the day it ships, a direct line to the team, and a permanent thank-you in the credits.

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