0.8.0 introduces custom themes and automatic Omarchy theme updates. It is also the first release under the new name, Spotifast, at spotifast.rocks. Your existing native-package settings and sign-ins carry over. Flatpak users switch to the new application ID as described below.
New
- Flatpak installs as Spotifast. The bundle now uses
rocks.spotifast.Spotifast. Install it separately from the old ID, copy settings and history if wanted, and sign in again. The repackaged bundle contains the original 0.8.0 executable. Switching instructions. By @crmne. - Make the app match your desktop. Choose Light, Dark, Follow system, or a local JSON palette. On Omarchy, packaged installs set up the theme hook at first launch and follow theme changes automatically. Open the themes folder from Settings to add your own palettes. Themes change colors while preserving the familiar layout and fonts. By @jdubba1 and @crmne. (#392)
- Install updates from inside the app. Download an update, then choose when to restart and install it. A failed installation restores the previous copy. By @coah80 and @crmne. (#383, #79)
- macOS downloads are signed and notarized by Apple. Both Apple Silicon and Intel are included in the same download. By @crmne.
- Middle-click to autoscroll on Windows. Move the pointer to scroll the current list; click or press Escape to stop. No setting is needed. By @zHeuzy2 and @crmne. (#112, #96)
- Refresh a playlist from its three-dot menu. Reload its details and songs without leaving the page. By @AQS-DS and @crmne. (#397)
- Find settings by typing their names. Settings search matches the visible controls. By @KartikeyaKotkar and @crmne. (#372)
- Double-click a Library item to play it. Play an album or playlist straight from the sidebar. By @skorokithakis. (#391)
- Drag all your selected songs together. Copy a selection into a playlist, drop into the open playlist, and scroll near list edges while dragging. By @sanketttt26 and @crmne. (#290)
- Keep the Library in your preferred order. Sort choices persist, and Liked Songs can move with other Library items. By @crmne.
- Control playback from the Windows taskbar preview. Play, pause and skip without bringing the window forward. By @Shipi1.
- Search can use your personal Spotify app. The sign-in flow explains when a personal app is useful for Premium listeners. By @joshkat and @crmne. (#388)
- Choose which recommendation shelves appear on Home. JSON settings can hide Made for you and Recommended for you independently. By @jdubba1 and @crmne. (#393, #134)
Fixed
- Shared-app playlists load through the playback session, with account-specific caches and complete song ordering. By @chagel and @crmne. (#271)
- Playlist Play starts at the first available song with shuffle off. Sorted and filtered views keep their visible order, and the requested song appears immediately. By @crmne.
- Repeated songs stay in the queue when adding a selection. Each selected occurrence is preserved. By @kevin9327. (#444)
- Recent plays keep the right songs and ordering. Repeated short-song listens remain separate, each row starts its own song, and loading older history leaves newer Library plays at the top. By @kevin9327 and @crmne. (#421, #422, #445)
- Long playlists and albums keep a full-length scrollbar. Jump to distant songs, with placeholders and Retry when a page cannot load. By @alexng353 and @crmne. (#384)
- Queue and Lyrics retain their full height beside the toolbar. Search and update controls fit the available page width. By @luiscuellar31 and @crmne. (#386, #378)
- Keyboard shortcuts respect text editing and modifiers. Arrow keys move the caret in focused fields, Queue shortcuts no longer quit the app, and the playing-album shortcut opens the album. By @kevin9327 and @crmne. (#415, #416)
- Mixed-script and right-to-left titles fit more reliably. Fallback fonts align with Inter, long RTL titles end within their text area, and Yi artist names can use installed fonts. By @kveld9, @kevin9327 and @crmne. (#345, #340, #439)
- Maximized windows restore correctly, and Windows checks mini-player positions against available monitors. By @luiscuellar31 and @crmne. (#396, #351)
- Flatpak keeps settings and sign-ins after fully quitting. By @GusMartins499. (#370)
- Spotify grants use the native credential store, with sign-in attempts isolated from older callbacks. By @crmne.
- Playback tries other addresses when a connection stalls. Connection attempts have bounded timeouts. By @crmne. (#413)
- Large playlist cache writes use less temporary memory, and bounded page caches preserve pending edits. By @Cleboost and @crmne. (#328, #320)
- EPs are shown separately from singles, submenu icons align consistently, and malformed album dates or nested unpacked skins are handled correctly. By @luiscuellar31, @kveld9, @kevin9327 and @crmne. (#356, #295, #341, #337)
- Linux packages declare the GUI libraries they need. DEB and RPM installation is checked on both architectures; Gentoo instructions are also available. By @aljazceru, @NikoMalik and @crmne. (#399, #389)
Thanks
@jdubba1, @coah80, @zHeuzy2, @AQS-DS, @KartikeyaKotkar, @skorokithakis, @sanketttt26, @Shipi1, @joshkat, @chagel, @kevin9327, @alexng353, @luiscuellar31, @kveld9, @GusMartins499, @Cleboost, @aljazceru, @NikoMalik, and everyone who reported and helped test these changes, including @juanre7.
Full changelog: v0.7.1...v0.8.0