Nora v3.1.0-stable Minor Update

• v3.1.0-stable - ( 29^th of March 2025 )

• 🎉 New Features and Updates

  • Added experimental playback support for m4a and opus songs. Fixes #247 #242.
  • Added support for fetching lyrics from LRCLIB. Fixes #252.
  • Added Vietnamese translation. Thanks @ElectroHeavenVN.
  • Added full translation support for lyrics.
  • Original lyric will now be shown along with the translated lyric.
  • Added support for reading LRC files without the relevant song extension.
  • Added support for symbolic links in file paths. Thanks @Brunight.
  • Configured to build Nora in the rpm package. Fixes #261.
  • Configured to build Nora for arm systems. Fixes #268.
  • Added support for copying lyrics lines. Fixes #253.
  • Added a blurred background for the full and mini player.
  • Added a how to use prompt when visiting the lyrics editor for the first time.
  • Added a new shortcut to open the shortcuts prompt
  • Added skip lyrics lines functionality to the mini and full-screen player
  • Added volume control to full-screen player.
  • Added support for lyrics romanization for supported languages. Thanks @ElectroHeavenVN.

• 🔨 Fixes and Improvements

  • Fixed a bug where the correct lyrics line won't scroll to the center of the screen if the song is paused.
  • Fixed a bug where items in ArtistPage, AlbumPage, PlaylistPage, and GenrePage are not centered in their grid cells.
  • Fixed a bug where Discord Presence doesn't update as the player state changes. Fixes #244.
  • Fixed a bug where the sidebar shows a dynamic theme color in dark mode even though dynamic themes are disabled.
  • Fixed a bug where some views show light mode even though the dark mode is selected.
  • Fixed a bug where some buttons in the About section of the Settings page are misaligned.
  • Fixed a bug where non-library songs were not showing in Last.FM.
  • Fixed localization issue in LyricsPage title, not allowing changing lyrics offline/online status.
  • Fixed a bug where lyric metadata are lost when saving lyrics from lrclib to lrc files.
  • Fixed a bug where the first metadata line in LRC lyrics is considered a lyric line.
  • Fixed a bug where the app starts with the white splash even though the app is in dark mode. Fixes #272.
  • Updated hyperlinks always to be underlined.
  • Fixed lyrics that were not updated on LyricsPage right after modifying them in LyricsEditingPage.
  • Fixed lyrics lines in LyricsEditingPage don't follow dynamic theme colors.
  • Fixed app name showing "Electron" instead of Nora. Fixes #288.
  • Removed full-screen player that starts with lyrics showing.
  • Updated discord-rich-presence to display the current song position. Thanks @ElectroHeavenVN.
  • Fixed song filenames cut off at periods. Fixes #308.
  • Added a fix for file names with special characters that cannot be played in Nora player. Fixes #323.
  • Set true to disable background artworks as default to improve app accessibility and to maintain text contrast.
  • Update font-family stack in styles.css for improved typography consistency.
  • Added an advanced settings section with an experimental setting to toggle saving verbose logs.
  • Fixed translated lyrics do not show their original lyric above them.
  • Added a fix for image alignment issues. Fixes #307.
  • Added a fix for the app description shown when Nora is viewed in Task Manager. Fixes #333.
  • Fixed the like button not working in the mini-player. Fixes #341.
  • Fixed incorrect song ordering in playlists. Fixes #342.
  • Fixed the shuffle button not working and some shuffling issues. Fixes #343.

• 🚀 Development updates

  • Migrated to @tanstack/store for efficient app state management reducing unnecessary re-renders and resource usage.
  • Nora was fully converted to an ESM-packaged app.
  • Fixed some localization errors in the en.json file.
  • Updated the build workflow to fix a bug for the Nora app that is missing sharp dependencies in Linux environments.
  • Updated app dependencies.

• 🐜 Known Issues and Bugs

  • Artist names are split when the name has a comma. #321.
  • Bigger song libraries make the interface unresponsive and halt the song parsing process. #313.