# Strawberry changelog

> A music player and collection organizer.

- Vendor: Jonas Kvinge
- Category: Media
- Platforms: Desktop
- Official site: https://www.strawberrymusicplayer.org
- Tracked by: What's New (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/strawberry)
- Harvested from: GitHub (strawberrymusicplayer/strawberry)
- Entries below: 10 (newest first)

What's New is an index, not a publisher: every entry below links to the vendor's own release notes, which are the authoritative source. Entries are labelled where they are hand-curated sample data, pre-releases, or drawn from a secondary source such as a developer blog.

## Releases

### 1.2.26 — Strawberry 1.2.26

- Date: 2026-07-30
- Version: 1.2.26
- Original notes: https://github.com/strawberrymusicplayer/strawberry/releases/tag/1.2.26
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/strawberry/releases/1.2.26
- Labels: Platforms: Desktop

- **fixed** — Fixed re-loading playlist item metadata for local files not in the collection after editing tags
- **changed** — Replaced deprecated QLibraryInfo::path with QLibraryInfo::paths
- **removed** — Removed dedicated network access manager for lyrics

##### Bugfixes
- Fixed re-loading playlist item metadata for local files not in the collection after editing tags (#2257)

##### Enhancements
- Replaced deprecated QLibraryInfo::path with QLibraryInfo::paths
- Removed dedicated network access manager for lyrics
- Refactor the playlist items save/reload code
- Refactor the translation loading code

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/strawberrymusicplayer/strawberry/compare/1.2.25...1.2.26

Linux AppImage, macOS and Windows release is available on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jonaskvinge/posts/strawberry-1-2-165288320

### 1.2.25 — Strawberry 1.2.25

- Date: 2026-07-25
- Version: 1.2.25
- Original notes: https://github.com/strawberrymusicplayer/strawberry/releases/tag/1.2.25
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/strawberry/releases/1.2.25
- Labels: Platforms: Desktop

- **fixed** — Fixed a possible deadlock during gapless track transition when an error occurs loading the next track
- **fixed** — Fixed the wrong embedded cover being picked for FLAC/Ogg files with multiple untagged pictures
- **fixed** — Fixed tag edits made in the playlist not being reflected immediately, and restored the previous metadata if saving a tag edit fails
- **fixed** — Fixed the taskbar/dock icon not matching the running window on some desktops
- **fixed** — Numerous stability, crash-safety and thread-safety fixes throughout the application
- **added** — Added recursive expansion of nested .m3u/.m3u8 playlist references so they load as a fully expanded, flat playlist
- **added** — Added AppImage packaging

##### Bugfixes
- Fixed a possible deadlock during gapless track transition when an error occurs loading the next track (#2251)
- Fixed the wrong embedded cover being picked for FLAC/Ogg files with multiple untagged ("Other") pictures (#2250)
- Fixed tag edits made in the playlist not being reflected immediately, and restored the previous metadata if saving a tag edit fails (#2239)
- Fixed the taskbar/dock icon not matching the running window on some desktops (#2242)
- Numerous stability, crash-safety and thread-safety fixes throughout the application

##### Enhancements
- Added recursive expansion of nested .m3u/.m3u8 playlist references so they load as a fully expanded, flat playlist (#2185)
- Added AppImage packaging

Contributors: @jonaski, @oliverpool and @octaviospain

Linux AppImage, macOS and Windows release is available on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jonaskvinge/posts/strawberry-1-2-164844310

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/strawberrymusicplayer/strawberry/compare/1.2.24...1.2.25

### 1.2.24 — Strawberry 1.2.24

- Date: 2026-07-16
- Version: 1.2.24
- Original notes: https://github.com/strawberrymusicplayer/strawberry/releases/tag/1.2.24
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/strawberry/releases/1.2.24
- Labels: Platforms: Desktop

- **fixed** — Fixed playback hanging with no error shown when trying to play a track whose file no longer exists on disk
- **fixed** — Fixed the tag fetcher dialog showing a generic message instead of the actual error when a Musicbrainz/AcoustID lookup fails
- **fixed** — Hardened Chromaprinter decoding against malformed or oversized files and capped its in-memory PCM usage
- **fixed** — Fixed the context menu using the wrong item when invoked via keyboard in the playlist and smart playlists views
- **fixed** — Fixed blurry star rating icons by enabling smooth pixmap scaling
- **added** — Added F64LE (64-bit float) sample format support for the spectrum analyzer
- **fixed** — Numerous stability, crash-safety and thread-safety fixes throughout the application
- **added** — Added more keyboard shortcuts for playlist navigation: jump to last/active playlist and close playlist

##### Bugfixes
- Fixed playback hanging with no error shown when trying to play a track whose file no longer exists on disk (#2232)
- Fixed the tag fetcher dialog showing a generic message instead of the actual error when a Musicbrainz/AcoustID lookup fails
- Hardened Chromaprinter decoding against malformed or oversized files and capped its in-memory PCM usage
- Fixed the context menu using the wrong item when invoked via keyboard in the playlist and smart playlists views (#2219)
- Fixed blurry star rating icons by enabling smooth pixmap scaling (#2220)
- Added F64LE (64-bit float) sample format support for the spectrum analyzer
- Numerous stability, crash-safety and thread-safety fixes throughout the application

##### Enhancements
- Added more keyboard shortcuts for playlist navigation: jump to last/active playlist and close playlist (#2197)

##### Contributors: @jonaski, @claudiu-mn, @OpsKonekt 

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/strawberrymusicplayer/strawberry/compare/1.2.23...1.2.24

macOS and Windows release is available on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jonaskvinge/posts/strawberry-1-2-164032938

### 1.2.23 — Strawberry 1.2.23

- Date: 2026-07-09
- Version: 1.2.23
- Original notes: https://github.com/strawberrymusicplayer/strawberry/releases/tag/1.2.23
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/strawberry/releases/1.2.23
- Labels: Platforms: Desktop

- **fixed** — Disabled widgets not appearing greyed out when a custom color set is in use
- **fixed** — Custom palette colors being selectable with the Breeze style, which doesn't support them
- **fixed** — Tab order in appearance settings
- **fixed** — Exclusive mode being selectable in backend settings when not supported by the current output
- **fixed** — Fader not resuming after being paused
- **fixed** — Metadata from a radio stream track carrying over to the next track when its own tags are empty
- **fixed** — Possible division by zero in the FHT spectrum analyzer
- **fixed** — Notifications not working on macOS by replacing the deprecated NSUserNotification API with UserNotifications
- **fixed** — Possible hang on exit on macOS when a device lister was still running
- **fixed** — Windows System Media Transport Controls image and timeline handling
- **fixed** — Numerous stability, crash-safety and thread-safety issues throughout the application
- **changed** — Style changes under appearance settings are now applied immediately, without requiring a restart
- **added** — Support for native dark mode on macOS and Windows
- **added** — Support for sorting radio browser search results by clicking column headers

##### Bugfixes
- Fixed disabled widgets not appearing greyed out when a custom color set is in use
- Fixed custom palette colors being selectable with the Breeze style, which doesn't support them
- Fixed tab order in appearance settings
- Fixed exclusive mode being selectable in backend settings when not supported by the current output
- Fixed the fader not resuming after being paused (#2204)
- Fixed metadata (title, artist, album) from a radio stream track carrying over to the next track when its own tags are empty
- Fixed a possible division by zero in the FHT spectrum analyzer
- Fixed notifications not working on macOS by replacing the deprecated NSUserNotification API with UserNotifications
- Fixed a possible hang on exit on macOS when a device lister was still running
- Fixed Windows System Media Transport Controls image and timeline handling (#2208)
- Numerous stability, crash-safety and thread-safety fixes throughout the application

##### Enhancements
- Style changes under appearance settings are now applied immediately, without requiring a restart
- Added support for native dark mode on macOS and Windows
- Added support for sorting radio browser search results by clicking column headers (#2200)

##### Contributors
- @jonaski 
- @mzilinski
- @brhartman

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/strawberrymusicplayer/strawberry/compare/1.2.22...1.2.23

macOS and Windows release is available on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jonaskvinge/posts/strawberry-1-2-163325193

### 1.2.22 — Strawberry 1.2.22

- Date: 2026-07-05
- Version: 1.2.22
- Original notes: https://github.com/strawberrymusicplayer/strawberry/releases/tag/1.2.22
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/strawberry/releases/1.2.22
- Labels: Platforms: Desktop

- **fixed** — Fixed editing tags for files on GVFS mounts (SMB, SFTP, MTP) by editing a local temporary copy
- **fixed** — Fixed the seekbar treating the mouse as still pressed when playback is stopped while seeking
- **fixed** — Fixed the beginning of songs being cut off while the audio device (DAC) is warming up with a new configurable device warm-up delay (default 500 ms)
- **fixed** — Fixed empty available icon size handling for scalable (SVG) icons
- **fixed** — Fixed Musixmatch lyrics search
- **security** — Removed logging of access tokens
- **fixed** — Numerous stability, crash-safety and thread-safety fixes throughout the application
- **changed** — All central palette color roles are now configurable under appearance settings, with a dark mode preset
- **added** — Added System Media Transport Controls support on Windows
- **changed** — Simplified GStreamer pipeline state handling and teardown, playback now starts directly without an intermediate pause
- **changed** — Turned on Subsonic certificate verification by default
- **changed** — Apply a default transfer timeout to network requests
- **removed** — Removed Last.fm import

##### Bugfixes
- Fixed editing tags for files on GVFS mounts (SMB, SFTP, MTP) by editing a local temporary copy (#1696)
- Fixed the seekbar treating the mouse as still pressed when playback is stopped while seeking (#2075)
- Fixed the beginning of songs being cut off while the audio device (DAC) is warming up with a new configurable device warm-up delay (default 500 ms)
- Fixed empty available icon size handling for scalable (SVG) icons (#2171)
- Fixed Musixmatch lyrics search
- Removed logging of access tokens
- Numerous stability, crash-safety and thread-safety fixes throughout the application

##### Enhancements
- All central palette color roles are now configurable under appearance settings, with a dark mode preset (#2063)
- Added System Media Transport Controls support on Windows (#1923)
- Simplified GStreamer pipeline state handling and teardown, playback now starts directly without an intermediate pause
- Turned on Subsonic certificate verification by default
- Apply a default transfer timeout to network requests
- Removed Last.fm import (#1936)

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/strawberrymusicplayer/strawberry/compare/1.2.21...1.2.22

macOS and Windows release is available on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jonaskvinge/posts/strawberry-1-2-163000756

### 1.2.21 — Strawberry 1.2.21

- Date: 2026-06-27
- Version: 1.2.21
- Original notes: https://github.com/strawberrymusicplayer/strawberry/releases/tag/1.2.21
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/strawberry/releases/1.2.21
- Labels: Platforms: Desktop

- **fixed** — Re-point playlist items that reference duplicated songs before removal
- **changed** — Preserve user data before deleting duplicate songs
- **added** — Check for svg support
- **added** — Support custom icons from scalable dir
- **changed** — Custom icons take precedence over system theme icons
- **added** — Add .tak to valid file extensions
- **added** — Optional exponential volume
- **fixed** — Fixed build without moodbar and waveform

- Re-point playlist items that references duplicated songs before removal (#2168)
- Preserve user data before deleting duplicate songs (#2168)
- Check for svg support (#2171)
- Support custom icons from scalable dir (#2171)
- Custom icons take precedence over system theme icons (#2171)
- Add .tak to valid file extensions
- Optional exponential volume
-  Fixed build without moodbar and waveform

macOS and Windows release is available on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/jonaskvinge/posts/strawberry-1-2-162258330

### 1.2.20 — Strawberry 1.2.20

- Date: 2026-06-20
- Version: 1.2.20
- Original notes: https://github.com/strawberrymusicplayer/strawberry/releases/tag/1.2.20
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/strawberry/releases/1.2.20
- Labels: Platforms: Desktop

- **fixed** — Defer writing playcount and rating tags for the currently playing MP3 file to prevent playback issues
- **fixed** — Fixed volume being reset during gapless playback when the sample rate changes between tracks
- **fixed** — Prevent duplicate songs with identical URL
- **fixed** — Fixed album shuffle to use the effective album artist
- **fixed** — Fixed collection watcher skipping symlinked directories
- **fixed** — Fixed collection subdirectory path handling when renaming directories
- **fixed** — Fixed songlyrics.com, elyrics.net and letras lyrics parsing
- **fixed** — Fixed SPC (GME) file parsing
- **fixed** — Fixed Tidal session not being cleared on authentication errors
- **fixed** — Fixed global shortcuts to use the first backend that registers successfully
- **fixed** — Prefer the volume UUID when identifying removable devices
- **fixed** — Save settings when the session manager requests a commit
- **changed** — Set StartupWMClass in the desktop file to org.strawberrymusicplayer.strawberry
- **fixed** — Fixed two tabs closed when middle clicking on a playlist tab
- **changed** — Allow longer timeout waiting for lyrics
- **fixed** — Fixed scroll wheel changes numeric values (number, disc, year) instead of scrolling the window content in tag editor
- **fixed** — Fixed playback stopping on files with embedded subtitle/text streams such as S_TEXT/WEBVTT
- **fixed** — Only apply HTTP proxies to streaming, since SOCKS proxies are not supported by GStreamer
- **fixed** — Fixed updating device collection path
- **added** — New waveform for seekbar
- **added** — New filesystem watcher on Linux and Windows which also detects file changes within directories

##### Bugfixes:
- Defer writing playcount and rating tags for the currently playing MP3 file to prevent playback issues (#1916)
- Fixed volume being reset during gapless playback when the sample rate changes between tracks (#2149)
- Prevent duplicate songs with identical URL (#1341)
- Fixed album shuffle to use the effective album artist
- Fixed collection watcher skipping symlinked directories
- Fixed collection subdirectory path handling when renaming directories
- Fixed songlyrics.com, elyrics.net and letras lyrics parsing
- Fixed SPC (GME) file parsing
- Fixed Tidal session not being cleared on authentication errors
- Fixed global shortcuts to use the first backend that registers successfully
- Prefer the volume UUID when identifying removable devices (#2125)
- Save settings when the session manager requests a commit (#1818)
- Set StartupWMClass in the desktop file to org.strawberrymusicplayer.strawberry (#1996)
- Fixed two tabs closed when middle clicking on a playlist tab (#2084)
- Allow longer timeout waiting for lyrics
- Fixed scroll wheel changes numeric values (number, disc, year) instead of scrolling the window content in tag editor (#2104)
- Fixed playback stopping on files with embedded subtitle/text streams such as S_TEXT/WEBVTT (#2128)
- Only apply HTTP proxies to streaming, since SOCKS proxies are not supported by GStreamer (#2086)
- Fixed updating device collection path (#2125)
- Numerous stability, crash-safety, memory-safety and detach fixes throughout the application

#####  Enhancements:
- New waveform for seekbar
- New filesystem watcher on Linux and Windows which also detects file changes within directories
- Added radio browser
- Improved MPRIS2 support (TrackMetadataChanged and TrackAdded signals and upgraded playlist track definitions)
- Include release group MBID in ListenBrainz scrobble submission
- FFTW3 fast spectrum plugin for moodbar is now optional
- Removed broken ChartLyrics, lyricfind.com and lololyrics.com lyrics provider
- (Windows|MinGW-W64) Switch back to winpthreads

##### Contributors
* @jonaski
* @mzilinski 
* @Vinzzzze
* @nyakase
* @Jontos
* @Kyuyrii
* @octaviospain

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/strawberrymusicplayer/strawberry/compare/1.2.19...1.2.20

macOS and Windows release is available on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/jonaskvinge/posts/strawberry-1-2-161639853)

### 1.2.19 — Strawberry 1.2.19

- Date: 2026-04-17
- Version: 1.2.19
- Original notes: https://github.com/strawberrymusicplayer/strawberry/releases/tag/1.2.19
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/strawberry/releases/1.2.19
- Labels: Platforms: Desktop

- **fixed** — Fixed MPRIS2 Play causing playback to restart if already playing
- **fixed** — Fixed incorrect use of beginInsertRows() / endInsertRows() when adding / removing devices
- **fixed** — Fixed album cover manager save cover to file not working
- **fixed** — Fixed repeat and shuffle button sizes
- **fixed** — Fixed MPRIS2 resetting previous played track history
- **fixed** — Fixed Qobuz authentication
- **changed** — Rewrote Discord RPC with Qt and removed RapidJSON dependency
- **added** — New grouping shuffle mode
- **changed** — Use HTTP POST for AcoustID lookup
- **added** — Write MusicBrainz Track Id when completing tags using MusicBrainz
- **added** — Added rating filter to the collection

##### Bugfixes:
- Fixed MPRIS2 Play causing playback to restart if already playing (#1995)
- Fixed incorrect use beginInsertRows() / endInsertRows() of when adding / removing devices (#2021)
- Fixed album cover manager save cover to file not working (#2039)
- Fixed repeat and shuffle button sizes (#1838)
- Fixed MPRIS2 resetting previous played track history
- Fixed Qobuz authentication (#2058)

##### Enhancements:
- Rewrote Discord RPC with Qt and removed RapidJSON dependency
- New grouping shuffle mode
- Use HTTP POST for AcoustID lookup
- Write MusicBrainz Track Id when completing tags using MusicBrainz
- Added rating filter to the collection (#2054)

##### Contributors
* @jonaski 
* @TheFreeman193
* @PunkPangolin
* @Vinzzzze
* @sebathomas
* @VictorVow
* @mzilinski

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/strawberrymusicplayer/strawberry/compare/1.2.18...1.2.19

macOS and Windows release is available on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/posts/strawberry-1-2-155927835).

### 1.2.18 — Strawberry 1.2.18

- Date: 2026-02-01
- Version: 1.2.18
- Original notes: https://github.com/strawberrymusicplayer/strawberry/releases/tag/1.2.18
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/strawberry/releases/1.2.18
- Labels: Platforms: Desktop

- **fixed** — Devices no longer detected with newer GIO versions
- **fixed** — Error message appearing when dragging folders with non-audio files to the playlist from files
- **fixed** — Clear button for device textfield in Backend settings

- Fixed devices no longer detected with newer GIO versions (#1974)
- Fixed error message appearing when dragging folders with non-audio files to the playlist from files (#1977)
- Fixed clear button for device textfield in Backend settings

macOS and Windows release is available on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/posts/strawberry-1-2-149676843).

### 1.2.17 — Strawberry 1.2.17

- Date: 2026-01-18
- Version: 1.2.17
- Original notes: https://github.com/strawberrymusicplayer/strawberry/releases/tag/1.2.17
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/strawberry/releases/1.2.17
- Labels: Platforms: Desktop

- **fixed** — Avoid re-scan of restored songs unless mtime is changed
- **changed** — Skip existing files when organizing if not overwriting
- **fixed** — Fixed cursor highlight disappearing off-screen when using down cursor
- **fixed** — Fixed CD playback only working for the first optical drive
- **fixed** — Fixed possible race-condition when switching tracks
- **fixed** — Fixed possible file descriptor exhaustion by using shared thread pool
- **changed** — Don't automatically sort playlist with the auto sort option before it's fully loaded
- **fixed** — Fixed network features stop working after computer suspends and resumes
- **fixed** — Fixed crash on exit after Qobuz login
- **added** — Added tag editor option to select ID3v2 version
- **fixed** — Fixed Qobuz authentication and added automatic credential fetching
- **fixed** — Fixed playback stopping after deleting a song from disk via context menu
- **added** — Added option to restore smart playlists to the defaults
- **fixed** — Fixed possible race condition in pipeline destructor
- **fixed** — Fixed buffering issue near track end during gapless playback
- **fixed** — Fixed duplicate collection entries for the same artist if they have different sort tags
- **changed** — Defer playcount and rating tag writes for currently playing Ogg songs to prevent playback shutter
- **fixed** — Fixed tag editing not working for Opus sort tags
- **added** — Show playlist load errors
- **changed** — Fallback to delete if moving to trash fails

- Avoid re-scan of restored songs unless mtime is changed (#1819)
- Skip existing files when organizing if not overwriting (#1484)
- Fixed cursor highlight disappearing off-screen when using down cursor (#1489)
- Fixed CD playback only working for the first optical drive (#1852)
- Fixed possible race-condition when switching tracks (#1863)
- Fixed possible file descriptor exhaustion by using shared thread pool (#1687)
- Don't automatically sort playlist with the auto sort option before it's fully loaded (#1690)
- Fixed network features stop working after computer suspends and resumes (#1521)
- Fixed crash on exit after Qobuz login
- Added tag editor option to select ID3v2 version (#1861)
- Fixed Qobuz authentication and added automatic credential fetching (#1898)
- Fixed playback stopping after deleting a song from disk via context menu (#1783)
- Added option to restore smart playlists to the defaults (#1848)
- Fixed possible race condition in pipeline destructor (#1875)
- Fixed buffering issue near track end during gapless playback (#1725)
- Fixed duplicate collection entries for the same artist if they have different sort tags (#1899)
- Defer playcount and rating tag writes for currently playing Ogg songs to prevent playback shutter (#1816)
- Fixed tag editing not working for Opus sort tags (#1929)
- Show playlist load errors (#1470)
- Fallback to delete if moving to trash fails (#1679)
- Prefer filenames with "front" or "cover" in the filename for album cover art for songs outside of the collection (#1745)
- Fixed collection enter/return behavior to respect double-click settings (#1691)
- Added tree view mode to files tab (#1922)
- Include .webp in allowed extensions for album covers (#1941)
- Exit gracefully on SIGTERM signal for Unix systems (#1942)
- Optimize the collection scanning process by deferring media file validation from the initial directory scan (#1954)
- Fixed collection scan not finding new directories in the top level collection directory when the mountpoint is restored (#1914)
- Added genre metadata parsing for Tidal, Qobuz and Spotify (#1913)
- Allow editing metadata for stream songs (#1913)
- Optimized collection/playlist filtering
- Added sort tags to collection/playlist filtering (#1966)

##### Contributors
- @jonaski 
- @RobStanfield made their first contribution in https://github.com/strawberrymusicplayer/strawberry/pull/1898
- @manofsticks made their first contribution in https://github.com/strawberrymusicplayer/strawberry/pull/1929
- @alexopus made their first contribution in https://github.com/strawberrymusicplayer/strawberry/pull/1922
- @marcusmueller made their first contribution in https://github.com/strawberrymusicplayer/strawberry/pull/1941
- @Perdu made their first contribution in https://github.com/strawberrymusicplayer/strawberry/pull/1958

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/strawberrymusicplayer/strawberry/compare/1.2.16...1.2.17

macOS and Windows release is available on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/posts/strawberry-1-2-148515540).