Improved in-app help and clarified copyright metadata cleanup behavior in Music.app. Expanded the A/B Compare documentation and made minor interface text refinements. No changes to audio processing or playback functionality.

Major improvements to File Maintenance, including audio file permission scanning and correction, full verification, Finder metadata inspection and selective cleanup, and improved Naming and Tag Formatting tools. Expanded Hidden Audio Tags detection and removal for unwanted downloader, ripper, promotional, website, encoder, copyright and Adobe editing metadata. Added individual and batch tag selection, improved filtering, SQLite caching and full verification. Supported MP3 and M4A metadata can be cleaned without audio re-encoding. Additional safeguards protect audio content, artwork, playback information and unrelated metadata. Improved cancellation, rollback protection and warnings before irreversible changes. Improved Library Index performance and reliability for large Music.app collections, faster incremental synchronization, safer Persistent ID verification and protection of saved library data. Fixed CUE file access issues after library refresh, including automatic detection of referenced audio files in authorized folders. Improved Health Check, missing file detection, unreferenced file handling, album completeness and track and disc numbering diagnostics. Improved ORIGINAL, CLASSIC and GLASS player interfaces, compact window layouts, fullscreen controls and compatibility with MacBook displays. On smaller screens, press Escape to exit fullscreen mode. Additional performance, stability and usability improvements throughout the application.

Improved CUE file importing and folder access reliability. Enhanced audio conversion stability, including SACD ISO processing and MP3 metadata handling. Added safeguards against overwriting existing files, improved cancellation handling, and strengthened file recovery protection. Additional performance, stability, and reliability improvements.

Improved ORIGINAL, CLASSIC, and GLASS player layouts for MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and external displays. Improved player resizing, fullscreen layouts, spectrum positioning, album artwork, and transitions between full-size and Mini Player modes. Redesigned Mini Player track lists and playlist panels with translucent backgrounds, improved controls, and automatic positioning based on available screen space. Improved window dragging, screen-edge handling, and Mini Player stability. Improved switching between player styles while preserving the current track, playback position, and queue. Fixed CLASSIC spectrum stuttering after switching from GLASS. Improved automatic audio-to-visual synchronization across different Mac configurations. Enhanced GLASS controls, including track seeking and independent Width and Depth adjustments. Refined GLASS OUTLINE rendering with sharper vertical edges, improved visibility during rotation, and adaptive detail for smaller displays. Improved Elektronika stereo LED meters with independent left and right channel response. Added smooth audio fade-out when quitting during playback. Fixed an issue where Refresh Music Changes could become stuck after tracks were removed from the Music library. Improved track position synchronization to prevent unnecessary full-record reads and significantly reduce refresh times. Removed automatic diagnostic log creation when locating and selecting tracks in Music.app through playlist links. Additional playback, visualization, interface, and stability fixes.

Improved player interfaces for Mac laptops, including MacBook Air and MacBook Pro, with better adaptation to smaller displays and different window sizes. Refined ORIGINAL, CLASSIC, and GLASS players, including compact Mini Player layouts, spectrum positioning, album artwork, and window resizing. Improved transitions between full-size and Mini modes. Redesigned Mini Player track lists and playlist panels with translucent backgrounds, improved controls, and automatic positioning above or below the player depending on available screen space. Improved window movement and screen-edge handling. Refined switching between player styles to improve playback continuity and preserve the current track and queue. Enhanced GLASS visualization controls, including track seeking and independent Width and Depth adjustments. Improved Elektronika stereo LED meters with independent left and right audio-level response. Added smooth audio fade-out when quitting during playback to prevent unwanted audio clicks. Additional playback, interface, window management, and stability improvements.

Major GLASS Player Update The GLASS player has undergone a substantial redesign, featuring a refined visual appearance, updated interface elements, and significant improvements to the overall spectrum visualization experience. WAVE geometry, camera behavior, and Width and Depth controls have also been refined while preserving the full visual quality of the Metal-rendered graphics. Performance and Stability Improvements Significant optimizations improve responsiveness when navigating large playlists and track lists, especially while the GLASS visualization is active. Spectrum processing has been improved to provide smoother transitions between the GLASS, ORIGINAL, and CLASSIC players, with reduced visualization stuttering and fewer playback interruptions. Full-screen transitions, Mini Player behavior, window resizing, and restoration have been refined across all three players. Additional graphics safeguards improve stability during window size changes and full-screen transitions. Audio Playback Improvements Playback coordination has been improved to reduce audio interruptions when switching between players and help prevent simultaneous playback in Local Music Organizer and Apple Music. Safer File Maintenance File Maintenance now provides clearer identification and explanations of unnecessary embedded metadata, including editing history created by audio production software. Cleanup operations have been made more selective, with additional safeguards to protect original audio files, artwork, and important music metadata. Completely Revised User Guide The user manual has been extensively updated, reorganized, and expanded. It now provides clearer explanations, improved navigation, and more detailed coverage of all three players, Mini Player modes, controls, and application features. Additional Functional Improvements Numerous fixes and usability refinements have been made throughout Local Music Organizer, including improvements to playlist handling, track-list navigation, interface responsiveness, and overall application reliability. This release represents a significant step forward in visual refinement, performance, usability, and stability, while continuing to prioritize the integrity and protection of users' music libraries.

This update improves reliability, large-library handling, and the Live Spectrum Player. - Improved Health Check for very large Music.app libraries. Final verification of unmatched local file locations is now performed in bounded batches with time limits, preventing the scan from appearing to hang after the main comparison has completed. - Improved Health Check progress reporting and handling of difficult or slow Music.app location lookups. - Added further stability improvements for player switching, rendering, and shutdown behavior. - Introduced an experimental 3D Glass skin for the Live Spectrum Player. - The new Glass skin provides a highly configurable real-time 3D spectrum with extensive controls for geometry, depth, materials, lighting, color, reflections, floor effects, shadows, glow, animation modes, equalizer presentation, camera perspective, and reusable visual presets. - Added LIVE, WAVE, and ROWS depth modes, multiple floor styles, Outline mode, Floor EQ, Floor Glow, Glow Drop, and five customizable LOOK presets. - The Glass skin is designed to be exceptionally flexible, allowing users to create anything from restrained analyzer views to rich, expressive animated presentations according to personal taste. - Continued performance optimization for complex WAVE rendering and large 3D scenes.

Fixed an issue where stopping Library Index could leave later SQLite-based tools in an interrupted state. Library Index can now preserve partial progress and continue from saved records. Improved SQLite snapshot restore and playlist cache handling. Quality Duplicates and playlist-based tools can refresh only missing playlist snapshots instead of rebuilding everything. Improved Health Check behavior with partial and complete library indexes. Additional stability and performance improvements for large Music.app libraries.

Added A/B Duplicate Compare for Quality Duplicates. Compare two physical versions using the same passage, temporary loudness matching, timing offset, and instant A/B switching. Added live A/B spectrum comparison with Bars and Lines views. Improved comparison-window layout, responsiveness, and visual clarity. Improved Library Index startup and saved-index restore reliability. Improved Music library refresh, missing-record handling, File Search interaction, and playlist reveal behavior. Additional stability and UI fixes.

• Improved Refresh Music Changes: faster updates for an existing Library Index and reliable detection of metadata/location changes in existing Music.app tracks. • Improved CUE handling: more reliable drag & drop and folder permission handling for CUE albums stored in different locations. • Refined Audio Quality Dashboard metadata review to better distinguish advisory naming/metadata notes from actual audio issues. • Additional performance, reliability, and stability improvements.

Added Album Completeness checks, Track / Disc Numbering review and cleanup with Undo, and Batch Folder Relink for moved music folders. Improved Live Spectrum Player, CUE playback, queue and playlist panels, performance and stability. Added compatibility improvements for macOS 27.

Improved Music.app library synchronization after tracks are added, removed, or relinked. Added optional automatic detection of incomplete newly added albums using Track / Disc metadata. Improved Health Check handling for missing records, orphan files, and stale results. Improved orphan import verification to avoid duplicate Music.app records. Improved Batch Folder Relink for moved music folders. Added safer Track / Disc numbering cleanup with protected metadata verification and restoration. Improved saved Library Index persistence and incremental updates. Updated Live Spectrum Player and Elektronika Mini Player behavior. Expanded in-app Help and safety documentation.

Improved support for music libraries stored on external drives and additional folders. Added flexible management of saved external locations, including offline-warning control and Forget. Improved Library Duplicates cleanup, including stale and unavailable duplicate Music.app records. Improved Audio Authenticity Analyzer handling of stale Music.app entries. Improved external-drive disconnect/reconnect handling across file-based tools. Improved Hidden Audio Tags reliability and metadata/artwork protection. Performance and stability improvements for large libraries.

• Added full support for music libraries stored on external drives and additional folders. • File Search, Health Check, File Maintenance, Dashboard, players, and other file tools now work across authorized music locations. • File Search now shows its active folders and lets you include or exclude locations from searches. • Improved handling of disconnected and reconnected external drives. • Improved recovery of missing or temporarily unavailable Music.app file locations. • Improved Hidden Audio Tags detection and cleanup for M4A/MP4 files, with additional artwork protection. • Improved caching and scanning performance for large music libraries. • Fixed multiple issues with external files being incorrectly reported as missing or unreadable. • General reliability and performance improvements.

Playlist Compare now refreshes more reliably after changes made in Music.app. Fixed stale comparison cards when playlist contents change without changing the total track count. Improved metadata refresh when the Music Library changes at the same time. Improved cache synchronization for Playlist Compare.

Playlist Compare now updates automatically after changes in Music.app. Fixed stale comparison cards after tracks are removed or playlists are deleted. Improved refresh and cache synchronization.

Version 1.3 is a major update to Local Music Organizer. Introducing the new Classic Live Spectrum Player — a full vintage hi-fi inspired interface with real-time spectrum visualization, playback controls, queue and Music.app playlist browsing, track information, artwork, and alternate analyzer display modes. Also new is the Elektronika Mini Player, a compact floating player for controlling playback without keeping the full analyzer window open. The original Live Spectrum Player has been substantially refined with improved stereo spectrum accuracy, smoother visual response, peak history and afterglow rendering, improved resizing, artwork display, and better compact-window behavior. Playlist browsing is now prepared in the background when the player opens, reducing the delay when opening playlists and switching music. Large music libraries receive a major indexing upgrade. Local Music Organizer can use Apple’s read-only Music Library framework for much faster indexing of very large collections while preserving exact Music.app track identity and automatically falling back to the compatibility reader when required. File Maintenance has also been expanded with Full Verify Permissions, improved cached filesystem checks, safer verification tools, and additional reliability improvements throughout library indexing and playback. This release also includes extensive performance, fullscreen, window-management, artwork, playlist, analyzer and stability refinements.

This update focuses on reliability, Undo behavior, safer library editing, and release UI. Changes in this version include: - Improved Undo Last Change behavior for playlist-entry removals, including bulk playlist cleanup. - Quality Duplicates now refreshes automatically after Undo without requiring Refresh Music Changes. - Improved Music.app metadata editing verification and Undo synchronization. - Added and refined Naming & Tag Formatting, including safe physical filename rename and Undo support. - Improved Library Duplicates record removal and Undo synchronization. - Improved Health Check orphan-file workflows, including importing one Music.app record into selected playlists and an explicit Move Orphan to Trash action. - Improved Shuffle Builder safety when replacing an existing target playlist and when Stop is used. - Gain-operation diagnostic logs are now written only to the Desktop and are no longer created beside the source audio file. - Added License & Purchase Information to Help. - Added an in-app Open Source Licenses window with bundled component notices. - Additional cache, UI synchronization, and large-library reliability fixes.

This update brings major improvements to the built-in Live Spectrum Player, large-library workflows, maintenance tools, and in-app guidance. • Major Live Spectrum Player improvements: enhanced playlist and queue navigation, improved Previous / Next behavior, Auto Next, better playback context, playlist browsing while playback continues, and easier access from the main interface. • Hold Option (⌥) while clicking a supported Play control to play a readable local file directly in Local Music Organizer with the Live Spectrum Player and live spectrum analyzer. • Added permanent Playlists and Player controls to the main interface for faster access to Music.app playlists and the local player. • Improved Library Index workflow, including saved-state restoration, resume support, playlist-usage indexing, and more efficient Refresh Music Changes updates. • Improved Health Check results and review options for missing files, broken local links, orphan files, and alternate physical copies. • Expanded File Maintenance tools and improved the interface for permissions, Finder metadata, naming/tag formatting, and hidden embedded metadata. • Improved handling of missing physical files during Music.app playback to avoid repeated Locate requests. • Expanded and corrected the built-in Quick Help. • Additional performance, reliability, and interface refinements for large local music collections.

• Added two Physical File Search modes: - Search Index for fast indexed searches with Music.app and playlist tools. - Search Disk for direct filesystem searches without requiring a file index. • Improved recovery when Music.app files are moved, replaced, or temporarily unavailable. • Fixed repeated Locate prompts and improved targeted location refresh without rebuilding the full library. • Improved large-library startup and saved Library Index restoration. • Improved external-drive and sandbox access diagnostics. • Duplicate cleanup no longer creates automatic backup playlists. • Refresh Music Changes now respects the global Create Log Files setting. • Improved filename/path diagnostics to avoid false warnings for normal apostrophes and curly apostrophes. • Improved File Search logging, responsiveness, and result paging. • Additional stability and performance improvements.

Improved Saved Library Index reliability for large music libraries.

Minor reliability and performance improvements.

• Improved Hidden Audio Tags scanning for files that produce non-fatal metadata or artwork warnings. • Improved Finder metadata checks to ignore normal temporary macOS attributes. • Improved handling of newly added tracks in library maintenance caches. • Additional reliability and diagnostic improvements.

• Added Music.app Diagnostics for investigating unexpected playback behavior. • New read-only startup state capture shows whether Music.app begins playback without an LMO Play command. • New read-only track flag audit checks playback-related Music.app metadata and storage context. • Improved CUE sheet access when source files are located in different folders or storage locations. • Additional reliability improvements.

Added Naming & Tag Formatting in File Maintenance to find and fix repeated spaces and incorrect parenthesis spacing in Music.app tags and local filenames. Physical filename renaming is now protected by Music.app track-link and artwork verification, with automatic file-information refresh after tag or filename changes. Improved Finder metadata review, Unicode filename handling, multi-file CUE processing, and overall library maintenance reliability.