beaTunes News

Monday, May 2, 2022

Update: beaTunes 5.2.27

It's been a while! This maintenance release fixes a couple of minor issues, updates the used Java environment, and slightly improves the user experience. Enjoy!

As always, you can download the new version from the download section of the website.

Changes in 5.2.27

  • Ensured new playlist name is selected, so that it can be changed right away.
  • Updated access method to live DBpedia.
  • Updated access method to LastFM search.
  • Updated built-in Discogs database.
  • Updated to Java 11.0.15+10 (among other things this fixes JDK-8251377).

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Tuesday, February 23, 2021

Update: beaTunes 5.2.20

This maintenance update features some overall improvements and fixes a couple of issues. For details, please see the list below.

As always, you can download the new version from the download section of the website.

Changes in 5.2.20

  • Fixed embedding of danceability values.
  • Fixed potentially empty MatchLists when using SYNC.
  • Fixed unnecessary reading of files during synchronisation on NTFS.
  • Fixed unnecessary full synchronization after analysis for folder-based collections.
  • Added alphanumerical sort order for keys.
  • Re-enabled sharing for macOS 10.14 or later #NowPlaying.
  • Moved to HTTPS for accessing DBpedia.
  • Lowered CPU usage when idle and during playback.
  • Updated to Java 11.0.10+9.

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Thursday, January 11, 2018

Update: beaTunes 5.1

Thanks to the help of some very engaged users I was able to figure out a couple of performance issues with humongous libraries. For those libraries, both startup performance and general usage should be much improved. Furthermore, I have updated a number of built-in databases to improve similar genre and artist matching. And of course, as part of the general, ongoing maintenance, I've fixed some bugs I had become aware of.

As always, you can download the new version from the download section of the website.

Changes in 5.1.0

  • Re-organized index structure for better performance.
  • Improved opening time for Get Info dialog.
  • Improved view caching for large collections.
  • Improved docs for estimate mood task.
  • Improved efficiency when removing tracks from playlist.
  • Improved notification behavior.
  • Improved table rendering performance.
  • Added smooth table/tree scrolling (Mac only).
  • Adjusted Home/End key behavior in playlists.
  • Fixed issue with disabled context menu actions.
  • Fixed hang at initial song selection in very large playlist.
  • Fixed delay when switching to very large playlist.
  • Fixed potential NPE during synchronization of mp3s.
  • Fixed drag-import of folders.
  • Fixed potential NPE in synched key/tempo matching.
  • Fixed move to trash on Windows.
  • Fixed chart cover images aliasing.
  • Fixed Beatport previews (403 error).
  • Updated built-in Discogs database.
  • Updated Wikidata-based genre ontology.
  • Updated DBpedia-based genre ontology.
  • Updated to JRuby 9.1.13.0.
  • Updated to Groovy 2.4.13-indy.

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