Changelog

Latest: 1.4.6

1.4.6

Sep 25, 2026

File Types in Preferences now shows the real operating-system default for each type, with a one-step make-default button and a first-launch prompt.
The Windows installer registers every file type automatically, and no longer needs an elevated launch at the end.
Deleting a node reconnects the cables around it. Shift+Delete removes it without reconnecting.
GIF nodes honour frame timing, loop count and playback speed, GIF edits can be undone, and loading a GIF no longer freezes the window.
Visual nodes no longer jump after a move or resize, and sticky notes got a review pass.
Waveform view has refined colour palettes, a new “Batchy” colour mode and better frequency colouring.
Tilt EQ and Filter settings show a live spectrum behind the curve. The band splitter sends each band to its own cable.
EQ match, normalization and speed settings on the Input node now apply live during playback.
The 7-day trial expiry warning appears only in the final 24 hours.
Plugin nodes use the same bright category colours as built-in nodes, and the channel routing editors have studio-style controls.

Sep 23, 2026

Batch outputs are organised into searchable settings tables, and you can summarise and edit all outputs from the source rows.
Dragging a node onto an existing cable splices it in (a normal drag, no Shift needed), and now heals fan-in connections instead of refusing.
The graph shows bypass state, has a polished node palette drawer, and uses clearer colours for inactive graphs and view tabs.
Refreshed settings for Panner, Dynamics, Pitch Shift and Gain (with RMS metering), plus Batchy colours on mixer mute and solo buttons.
Waveform layout, controls and palette dropdown were refined.

Sep 22, 2026

You can splice an already-connected node into a cable, and the cable picker now offers existing graph nodes.
Quick Render and Quick Render As: fixed three data-safety defects.
Fixed bypass being latched into nodes after the graph was rebuilt for a node insertion.
Waveform view turns on loop mode automatically when you draw a loop region (not for a region that is too short).
Windows: repaired file associations that pointed at a stale Batchy.exe.
UI text was re-gridded for the Departure Mono pixel font, and the menu bar now uses the standard text size.

Sep 21, 2026

7-day trials are back. An email address is required, and Manage License offers the trial when you are eligible.
The Windows installer and Preferences let you register Batchy per file type, and set it as the default app for audio files and presets.
Presets can be organised across several source directories. Renaming a preset now sticks after a rescan, and the preset bar no longer offers deletion.
A single pixel typeface is now used throughout the app.
Restyled license and trial setup, EQ (with distinct band colours), Filter, reverb, preset manager and asset cards.
Input and output nodes have distinct signal headers, and the wet/dry mix stays usable at low node zoom levels.
Fixed a deadlock when rendering in parallel from the command line with a VST3 plugin loaded.
Command-line batch cancellation no longer freezes, and a graceful taskkill no longer breaks the headless renderer on Windows.
Windows: render output directories that are links are now checked at their real target.
Fixed unreadable iXML text in some library files.

Sep 14, 2026

Files opened from the operating system now go to the running Batchy window instead of starting a second copy.
Playback keeps its position when you swap processed mode mid-play.
The speed slider is disabled and shows 1.0x while the processed audition is baked.
Fixed factory presets that showed up in the catalog after their file was gone.
Fixed a hang when offline render copies were prepared.

Sep 14, 2026

New OGG Game Preview preset (the first lossy one) and a Batch Gain Trim -6 dB preset (32-bit float, reversible).
Streaming Loudness -14 and Apple Music -16 are merged into a single Streaming Pair preset.
Factory presets are grouped and expandable in a stable chooser.

Plugin Search Paths are reachable from the UI, and the default scan paths were extended.
VST3 plugins no longer slow down every graph edit.

The playback speed control moved to the shared transport bar, and transport option menus open on hover.
Node editors are exposed to screen readers, and Return opens the selected node.
Refreshed mixer controls, Input and Output node settings, and asset-list drop area.

Fixed a crash caused by references to deleted nodes.
Fixed gain and latency for multichannel graphs, and the output width of version 1 Panners.
A .batchyfx file given on the command line now opens in the app instead of exiting with an error.

Sep 9, 2026

MP3 decoding no longer depends on operating system components, and MP3s that cannot be decoded correctly are refused instead of played wrong.
The macOS build is universal, with a universal MP3 encoder.
Algorithmic reverb: the four algorithms are level-matched, each has its own character, the Plate minimum decay is shown, and tail length is chosen automatically. The editor got an accessibility and contrast pass.
Convolution reverb renders multi-channel surround impulse responses, including 4-channel true stereo, and gain changes are smoother.

Offline renders now fail with a clear error if an external plugin changes mid-render, instead of silently producing dry audio.
Fixed the Band Splitter setting the wrong render width.
Plugin scanning quarantines plugins that fail, shows them in the app, adds a Trust This Version button, and the command line gained a bulk --scan-plugins verb.
Fixed a freeze when an external plugin finished loading.

Factory presets were reviewed: one removed, six renamed to describe themselves accurately, and Default is listed under Factory.
--load-preset no longer silently does nothing.
Windows: preset writes handle long paths safely, and the app icon was refined. macOS: full-bleed app icon.
The macro strip and batch macro panel were removed from the interface, and the classic render progress overlay is back for processed mode.

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