Changelog

What's new in Beltr.

Your one-time purchase includes every future update. Here's everything we've shipped, newest first.

v1.20.4

Songs that bring their own lyrics

  • Embedded lyrics import: if a track has lyrics saved in its file tags and nothing turns up online, Beltr now imports those automatically, so tagged downloads and AI-made songs arrive with words instead of a blank screen.
  • Live preview when you export: the export screen now renders your karaoke disc with the exact theme and font you picked, so you can see how it’ll look before you export.
  • Pitch bar from the dashboard: flip the scrolling note highway on and off straight from the dashboard, alongside the phone remote.
  • Cleaner TV stage: a now-playing header up top, plus tighter pitch-bar and lyrics spacing, make the TV view easier to read across the room.
  • Disc Glow-Up toggle fixed: the remote control for restyling classic MP3+G discs was getting dropped before it reached the TV; turning it on now actually applies.
v1.20.3

Pitch bar, one-button export & disc glow-up

  • Pitch bar: a scrolling note highway rides along on the TV, showing the notes ahead and how close your voice is to each one in real time. Turn it on from the phone remote.
  • One Export button: exporting is now a single button and a single screen. Send a karaoke disc to a download, to a folder, or batch-export your whole selection to a USB drive, with your choice of format, layout and audio mode.
  • Export to USB: write a batch of karaoke files straight to a thumb drive, with presets and naming layouts that work on commercial karaoke machines.
  • Classic Disc Glow-Up: restyle older MP3+G discs on the fly to match your active TV theme, with an intensity dial. Controlled from the remote.
  • Smarter guide vocals: MP3+G files that carry a guide vocal on one channel are detected automatically, so the vocal-mix slider just works on them.
v1.20.2

Redesigned MP3+G export

  • A real export screen: pick a karaoke theme, choose a font, set the audio mode (instrumental or with a guide vocal), and name the file, with a live preview of how the on-screen lyrics will look before you export. Your last choices are remembered for next time.
  • Cleaner graphics on hardware: screen clears now send the full Memory Preset burst that real CD+G players expect, so the title card no longer bleeds through the first lyric line on hardware machines.
v1.20.1

MP3+G on every screen

  • Karaoke graphics on your phone: MP3+G songs show the original karaoke video right on the phone remote's now-playing screen, synced to the TV. No more "no lyrics" placeholder for tracks where the lyrics live in the graphics.
  • Preview MP3+G in the song details panel: open any imported MP3+G song from the dashboard and you can play, pause, and scrub through its karaoke graphics inline before queueing it.
  • Play Now jumps to Now Playing: picking Play Now from a song's menu sends the phone to the Now Playing tab automatically.
  • Brighter library: songs without uploaded artwork pull cleaner covers and artist images in the background, so the tile grid looks finished without any manual work.
  • Smoother sync on the phone: fixed a clock-sync issue that caused the phone's karaoke video to drift behind the TV for MP3+G tracks. Also hidden the vocal-mix controls when an MP3+G song is playing, since those only apply to stems-separated audio.
v1.20.0

MP3+G karaoke discs come to Beltr

  • Drag in your MP3+G karaoke discs: drop a CD+G zip (or a paired .mp3 + .cdg) and Beltr imports the whole disc, recognises the title and artist from the filename, and adds each track to your library.
  • Native CDG playback on the TV: MP3+G tracks now play through a built-in karaoke renderer, no transcoding step, no waiting around. The graphics start the moment you press play.
  • Export any song as MP3+G: turn a song from your library into a standard MP3+G pair that plays on a hardware karaoke machine. Pick an audio mode, save the files, drop them on a USB stick.
  • Format badges: MP3+G and HD tracks now show a small badge in song rows so you can see at a glance which is which.
  • Less Windows nagging: the firewall prompt that used to appear on every MSIX update is gone, and the NSIS installer registers its firewall rule on first install instead of asking each time.
v1.19.1

Export your lyrics + a tidier library

  • Save lyrics as a .lrc file: once a song's lyrics are synced, an Export .lrc button downloads them as a standard file. Keep a backup, load them into other karaoke players, or move them to another computer. They re-import cleanly into Beltr, so you never sync the same song twice.
  • A cleaner library: removed the status dot that showed on every track, gave songs without lyrics a clearer "Add lyrics" prompt, and refreshed the favorite heart.
  • Ready to sing sooner: a song becomes playable the moment its music is separated, instead of waiting on lyrics to finish in the background.
  • Lyrics no longer get lost: fixed a timing issue that could drop freshly made lyrics or leave a song stuck while processing.
v1.19.0

Scrub to any moment

  • Drag to seek: grab the progress bar and jump anywhere in a song. Works on the phone remote and the dashboard, with a live time preview that follows along, and every screen stays in sync.
  • Keyboard control on the TV: ← and → skip back and forward 10 seconds, and Space pauses or resumes.
  • Vocals start in Guide mode: new songs begin with a soft vocal guide instead of full lead vocals, and the on-screen label always matches what you're hearing.
v1.18.0

Setting the stage

  • A nicer "getting ready" screen: while a new song is being prepared, the TV now shows a polished "Setting the stage" screen instead of a plain progress bar.
  • Cleaner artwork: artwork you upload is automatically squared off so it sits neatly everywhere it appears.
  • Dashboard fix: corrected the library grid when the sidebar is collapsed.
v1.17.0

Your whole library, reimagined

  • A brand-new music library: browse everything you've imported by Artist, Album or Genre, each with its own page, plus a Recently Added view that keeps your latest songs up top. It feels like a proper music app now.
  • Details filled in for you: genre and year are detected automatically across your library, including songs you imported long before this update.
  • Scoring on your terms: a new Scoring toggle in host controls turns on-screen scores and line ratings on or off.
  • Better lyrics tools: a Sync Now button re-fetches and re-aligns lyrics on demand, and a built-in timing editor lets you nudge any line into place by hand.
  • More accurate synced lyrics: smarter matching and cleaner timing mean more songs line up correctly the first time.
v1.16.0

A beautiful new dashboard

  • A redesigned host dashboard: the Now Playing area is now a glowing centerpiece that picks up the colours of the album art and gently comes alive while a song plays. Glass surfaces, smoother controls, a calmer, more premium feel throughout.
  • Respects your system settings: with "Reduce Motion" on the animations stay still, and the glow pauses when the dashboard isn't the active window.
  • The first song appears right away: no more being stuck on "Nothing playing" at the start of a session.
  • Play/Pause works on the first tap: no more needing several clicks on the first song.
v1.15.7

Smoother, clearer importing

  • See what's importing: a banner shows live import progress, and closing Beltr mid-import offers to resume the unfinished songs in one click.
  • No more frozen "Done": the progress bar now shows the real stage until the song is genuinely ready to play.
  • The walkthrough closes properly: the "Got it" button in the "How Beltr works" guide now closes as expected.
  • Accurate import count: the banner count no longer lags behind what's actually finished.
v1.15.5–6

A guided first run

  • "How Beltr works" walkthrough: a clear first-run guide: the four ways to put Beltr on your TV, how friends scan the QR to turn phones into remotes, and how to search and queue songs.
  • TV link and QR code, right there: get a phone connected without hunting through menus.
  • Stays out of your way: if you already have a library, Beltr skips the walkthrough instead of covering your songs.
v1.15.4

Microphone setup, front and center

  • A real mic setup screen: connect your mic with one tap, pick the input, set the level and choose a vocal effect (Natural, Studio, Concert or Cathedral). Or Skip to sing without scoring.
  • Works however you start a song: the mic permission prompt now reliably appears.
  • Lyrics show on your phone again: fixed the remote getting stuck on "Loading lyrics…".
v1.15.1–3

A new look for the remote

  • Redesigned phone remote: every screen sits on a living ambient backdrop that picks up the colors of whatever's playing, with soft frosted-glass cards throughout.
  • The remote follows your TV theme: pick Neon, Retro, Concert or Vaporwave on the TV and the phones recolor to match.
  • Never miss your cue: during long intros the TV shows a countdown meter that fills to the moment the next line starts.
  • The right video, every time: background videos are matched to the song's artist and title; no confident match means no video instead of the wrong one.
v1.15.0

Support bundle + dashboard polish

  • One-click Support Bundle: collects your logs and system info into a single zip you can email to support@beltr.app.
  • Cleaner dashboard header: server status sits inline next to the logo; Settings is a clearly labeled button.
  • Unified rounded cards and a friendlier empty library with a clear drop zone.
v1.14

Redesigned dashboard + faster playback

  • New dashboard layout: collapsible sidebar, hover-reveal actions, and a compact command bar.
  • Sort your library by title, artist, date added, or duration.
  • Search & paste lyrics from multiple sources, or paste an LRC directly.
  • Instant playback: eliminated the ~10-second delay before audio.
  • Auto-fetch artwork and game sound effects for party games.
v1.13.5

Party games + delay compensation + lyrics editor

  • Three mini-games for the breaks between songs:
    • Name That Beltr: a clip plays and everyone races to buzz in with the song. Higher difficulties strip the vocals.
    • Finish the Lyric: pick the right next line from four choices before time runs out.
    • Lyric Mad Libs: fill in blanked-out words; the TV reveals everyone's answers next to the real lyrics.
  • Audio delay compensation: a delay slider nudges lyrics to line up with Bluetooth speakers; syncs across devices.
  • Built-in lyrics editor: retime, edit, split or merge lines and save a portable .lrc.
v1.13.0–4

New default look + smarter lyrics

  • Fresh default theme with deep ember tones and a pink-to-gold lyric glow.
  • TV and phone wrap lyrics the same way: long lines split at natural pauses so both screens match.
  • Songs process 25–40 seconds faster when matching lyrics are already available, and TV lyrics scroll without stuttering.
v1.12.0

Dashboard queue control

  • Play, queue, and reorder songs right from the dashboard. No phone needed.
  • Drag-and-drop queue reordering syncs instantly to every device.
  • Runs quietly in your menu bar and can launch at login.
v1.9.6–1.11

Apple Silicon, FLAC & stability

  • Native Apple Silicon support: faster processing, no Rosetta.
  • Lossless FLAC stems use half the disk space.
  • Better error messages, smoother first launch, a license that survives updates, and more reliable TV-to-phone connections.

What's coming

On the roadmap.

Your license includes every future update. Here's what we're working on.

In progress

Native remote apps

Dedicated iOS and Android apps for the remote: faster, smoother, built for the best karaoke experience.

Planned

Duet mode

Split lyrics across two screens for duets. Each singer gets their own lines highlighted in real time.

Shipped

Party history & stats

Track your best scores, most-played songs, and party highlights after every session.

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