Release notes

What's new in CUTFORGE for video creators.

[0.9.41] - 2026-08-27

Changed

Refunds - a Paddle refund or chargeback now ends the matching PRO licence automatically.
Privacy - site analytics store a hashed IP (not the raw address) and delete events after 90 days.
Export - black-and-white and other color looks no longer fail when exporting.

[0.9.40] - 2026-08-26

Added

SAM 2 tracking (PRO) - a far more reliable way to follow a person, animal, or object for 9:16 reframe. Instead of looking for the subject again in every frame, it remembers what it is tracking, so it holds on through movement and brief occlusions. Requires a PRO licence and a dedicated graphics card; CUTFORGE downloads a separate 162 MB module the first time you use it. You can also click the subject in the middle of the clip - it is then followed both forwards and backwards.

Removed

YOLO26 tracking - removed, it was not accurate enough to keep. Use Track, or SAM 2 with a PRO licence. Existing projects that used it switch back to Track on their own.

Changed

Tracking module 1.7.0 - smaller download, 75 MB instead of 84.

[0.9.39] - 2026-08-25

Added

YOLO26 tracking - in Object / animal tracking, a YOLO26 button (newer detector) next to Track. Needs tracking module 1.6.0 (the app installs or updates it).
Auto subject - pick the interesting region automatically (no click), then follow it for 9:16 reframe.

Fixed

YOLO26 tracking - following a subject no longer fails right away with "No frames sampled". Reinstall tracking module 1.6.0 if it was already installed.

[0.9.38] - 2026-08-19

Fixed

Cancel export is safer - stopping an export no longer risks killing the wrong Windows process.
App logs stay tidy - old session log files are cleaned up automatically.

[0.9.37] - 2026-08-19

Improved

User manual - reverse playback is now described correctly (preview shows reversed frames, REV badge). Tracking module size and 30 transitions match the app.

Fixed

Replacing a video no longer keeps the old preview or face blur - if you overwrite a file with the same name, CUTFORGE rebuilds the preview and the export face mask.
Exports with transitions no longer freeze at the final assembly step.
Preview and face-mask caches stay bounded on disk.
Cancel speech-to-text is more reliable.

[0.9.36] - 2026-08-13

Improved

Face blur follows the face more closely in the preview - same detailed track as export, not a thinned copy.
Advanced skin and "blur all faces" are real on export - skin uses a pixel mask; all faces blur each detected face (preview shows one oval per face).
Reverse playback in the preview - you see the reversed frames while scrubbing and playing (a small REV badge). Export is still the full FFmpeg reverse.
More transitions preview - fade to black/white, circles, zoom, and the other xfade looks now move in the preview, not only in the file.

[0.9.35] - 2026-08-13

Improved

Clearer export errors - if export times out, the timeline is empty, or a clip is HEVC your FFmpeg cannot read, CUTFORGE now says so instead of a generic "FFmpeg failed".
Wipe and slide transitions preview - those transitions now slide in the preview, not only in the exported file.
Honest face-filter labels - Advanced skin is a softer blur on the tracked oval; "Blur all faces" uses one box around every face (including the gap between them).

Fixed

Vertical recrop no longer falls back to letterbox if the animated crop file cannot be written.
Speech-to-text will not start twice - wait for the current transcription to finish (or cancel it). Viral captions stay in one Undo.
Mark beats is one Undo - no more hundreds of undo steps for a 3-minute track.
Project name, frame rate, and aspect ratio can be undone.
Reversed clips - face tracking uses the same time as export (the picture stays on the right face).

[0.9.34] - 2026-08-13

Improved

Cancel transcription - you can now stop local speech-to-text while it is running (the overlay has a Cancel button). If it takes too long, CUTFORGE stops it instead of staying blocked.
More precise face tracking on export - blur / recrop follow the face more closely on long clips.

Fixed

Save no longer rewinds the project - Ctrl+S keeps your playhead, undo history, and selection.
Old projects keep their sound on export - videos imported before audio detection was stored no longer export silent.
Silence trim on moved clips - cutting silence now works even when the clip does not start at the beginning of the timeline, and the picture stays in sync.
Undo after face tracking - other edits you make while a long tracking job runs are no longer undone together with the tracking result.

[0.9.33] - 2026-08-07

New

Music tempo (BPM) detection - CUTFORGE now detects the tempo of your music automatically when you import an audio file or a video with audio. The BPM appears right away in the media library, and a "Mark beats" button places a marker on every beat of the track on the timeline - ideal for cutting to the rhythm.
Automatic music fade - music placed on an audio track now fades in and out smoothly at the start and end of the video (0.5 s), instead of starting/stopping abruptly. You can disable it in the export settings.
Machine specs - Help -> Specs shows your computer's hardware (processor, cores/threads, memory, graphics card) with a simple explanation, all local.

Improved

More transitions - the transition list now includes fade to black/white, dissolve, wipes and slides in all directions, circle open/close, pixelize, radial and zoom in (20 transitions total). Added in 0.9.33: fade to grayscale, smooth up/down, circle/rectangle crop, horizontal/vertical slices, horizontal blur and vertical/horizontal squeeze (30 total).
Color presets - five new ready-made looks: Cool, Black & white, Vintage, Teal & orange and Cinematic, applied with one click and adjustable.
Intro/outro templates - the Timeline menu can insert a ready title at the start ("Add intro") and a "Subscribe!" outro at the end of your video.
Info hints - a small "ⓘ" icon next to the main buttons explains in one line what each button does, in plain language.

Fixed

Export reliability - exports no longer hang when a video has no audio track, when a render step stalls, or when a tiny fragment of the timeline is shorter than a single frame; the export now fails cleanly with a clear message instead of stopping forever.

[0.9.32] - 2026-08-06

New

Super Track - a third button in Object/Animal tracking runs the template rectangle engine (ZNCC match) on the clicked subject; the tracked box outline turns on automatically after a successful run, with honest per-sample scores (real correlation, not model confidence). Ideal for subjects with a stable appearance (buildings, products, animals), while the GPU "Pick subject" stays the best choice for highly deformable subjects.

Improved

Match score on the tracked box - with "Show the tracked subject outline" on, a live score badge shows the template-match percentage at the playhead, and the tracking section displays an overall tracking score /100 (mean of real matches, ignoring Kalman-predicted frames).
Adaptive subject tracking - the classic rectangle/template tracking is now much more robust for deformable or moving subjects (swimming duck, birds): the tracking template refreshes after strong matches while the pristine anchor template stays as a fallback, the box size adapts softly to scale changes (±10 % per sample, clamped ±30 %), and the search window widens after misses to catch fast motion.
Lighting-robust template matching - the subject tracker now scores matches with ZNCC (zero-mean normalized cross-correlation) instead of plain pixel difference, so shadows, glares or a global brightness drift no longer drop the match score; the best of two templates (live + anchor) is used at every frame, and each refresh blends the new patch with the current template (70/30) so the box never jumps on a single noisy frame.
Fast Super Track analysis - template matching now runs on a downscaled frame with an integral-image mean (O(1) per position) and a narrower adaptive search window: a 1080p clip analyzes in roughly real time (~150x faster than the initial implementation), and cancelling/timing out a tracking run now kills the background process so it cannot keep writing phantom progress logs.
Robust Super Track on moving subjects - the click template is tighter (mostly the subject, less background), the living template refreshes on every accepted match so it rides through posture changes, and the continuity grace accepts dips down to 0.45 - a full 44 s geese clip now tracks end-to-end (previously lost after ~2 s), with honest per-sample scores.
Multi-core Super Track - the per-frame template search (2 templates × 3 scales) runs in parallel on `available CPUs − 1` workers (capped at 6, `CUTFORGE_TRACK_THREADS` overrides): a 44 s 1080p clip analyzes in ~8 s (was ~15 s), and one core stays free so the PC remains responsive.
Original-format export - a new "Original (source format)" aspect option in the export settings keeps the video's native aspect ratio (no forced 9:16); subject tracking no longer switches the project to 9:16 automatically, so the source format is preserved by default. Smart-reframe cropping still applies when a 9:16 export is chosen.

Removed

SAM subject segmentation removed - the SAM point-prompt mode (models, tracker mode, preview silhouette, blur-by-mask) has been removed; the tracking pack returns to 1.4.0 (no SAM models) and `--track-mode sam` is rejected. Existing projects with a SAM face filter load cleanly and fall back to the standard engine.

[0.9.31]

2026-08-02

New

One-click viral subtitles - a new "1-click" menu in the top-right adds subtitles to your clip in one click: local transcription, viral karaoke style, smart placement (bottom, or top when the face is low in the frame), then the 9:16 export window opens ready to go.
Faster STT startup - the speech-to-text module check is now near-instant, and the progress messages show each step (preparing, extracting audio, loading model, transcribing, aligning words) instead of a single stuck status.

[0.9.30]

2026-08-02

Security & Reliability

Faster, safer smart-reframe exports

fixed an intermittent export failure/corrupt crop when rendering several smart-reframe segments in parallel.

Subtitle fixes

more robust ASS subtitle escaping (carriage returns, special characters in file names).

Import hardening

subtitle timestamps are now clamped to sane bounds; project files with invalid numbers are rejected instead of breaking the timeline.

Autosave improvements

edits are no longer lost if you close the window right after making them; overlapping saves keep the newest version.

Face tracking

analysis inputs are validated before the tracker starts; deleting a clip also removes its linked captions.

Cleaner undo history

no more empty undo steps from tiny drag gestures.

[0.9.29]

2026-08-02

Security & Reliability

Better error handling during export

clearer messages when something goes wrong (missing FFmpeg, empty timeline, timeout).

Rate limiting on the operations dashboard

prevents abuse.

Log sanitization

sensitive tokens are now masked in log files, keeping your private builds safe.

Media path hardening

additional validation to prevent path traversal attacks.

Project file size guard

byte-accurate checks for project files with special characters.

Performance & Stability

Export PID tracking

lock-free mutex for faster, smoother export cancellation.

Tracker timeout

face tracking now times out after 10 minutes instead of hanging forever on a stuck model.

Single-pass export warning

a log warning now appears when using single-pass mode on timelines longer than 30 seconds, reminding you that segmented export is faster.

Audio filter chain

extracted to its own function, reducing compositor complexity.

Developer Improvements

8 new error codes

stable IPC codes for export errors, making debugging easier.

STT module reorganized

transcription code split into smaller modules for easier maintenance.

Targeted clippy lints

15 specific functions now have allow attributes instead of a project-wide suppression.

Tracker JSON protocol

groundwork for structured communication between the tracker worker and the main app.

WhisperX standalone roadmap

plan to bundle WhisperX as a standalone executable in a future STT pack update.

[0.9.15] - 2026-07-09

Fixed

Trim undo/redo - undoing and redoing a clip trim keeps the timeline and preview in sync (no more odd jumps or missing waveforms)
Left trim handle at 0s - dragging the start handle left when a clip is already at the beginning of the timeline no longer stretches or pushes the clip to the right

[0.9.14] - 2026-07-09

Fixed

FFmpeg setup - after automatic download finishes, CUTFORGE now recognizes FFmpeg immediately (no more return to the setup screen)

[0.9.13] - 2026-07-09

Fixed

FFmpeg setup - first-launch download works again (previous download link had expired)

Improved

Private beta updates - installers and optional packs (face tracking, speech) download via a faster, more reliable path

[0.9.12] - 2026-07-09

Fixed

Phone videos filmed upright - face pick, tracking overlay, and blur stay aligned when the file has rotation metadata (common on phones)
More reliable cancel - cancelling export or face analysis mid-run recovers cleanly without leaving the app stuck

[0.9.11] - 2026-07-09

Improved

Face tracking vs privacy blur - SMART DETECT / Analyze track the face without applying blur; turn on privacy blur explicitly in the Face filter panel when you need it

Fixed

Face blur preview - blur oval stays on the face; mask no longer animates while the video frame is still loading; blur stays in sync with playback

[0.9.10] - 2026-07-09

New

Export quality checks - automated preview↔export parity tests for color, opacity, reverse, dual layout, and face filters so final MP4 stays closer to what you expect

[0.9.5] - 2026-07-08

Fixed

WebM import - importing some VP9/WebM files no longer crashes the app during waveform analysis
Face blur preview - blur now covers the full tracked face (ellipse mask) and stays in sync during playback
Blur all faces - clearer message when the face-tracking pack is too old for crowd blur
Preview playback - fewer double-audio glitches after pause; overlay videos stay in sync
Caption trim - word timings stay aligned when you trim a subtitle clip to the playhead

[0.9.4] - 2026-07-07

Fixed

Speech-to-text module download - private (CUTFORGE-TEST) builds download the Whisper pack again from the official proxy instead of a broken direct link

[0.9.3] - 2026-07-07

New

Smarter captions - subtitles stay in sync when you split, trim, or run silence cut on the source clip
YouTube chapters - generate chapter markers from your subtitles and export a ready-to-paste chapter file
Speaker zoom - automatic punch-in on talking segments (Pro panel)
Blur all faces - anonymize every face in the frame for crowd or GDPR-style exports

[0.9.2] - 2026-07-07

New

Caption word tools - merge or split words (text and timing) in the Text inspector
Timeline silence markers - quiet sections highlighted on the ruler; click to jump
Dual versus - top/bottom split layout for reaction or comparison videos
Transcript editing - delete spoken ranges from the transcript; timeline ripples automatically
Frame fit - contain or pan when clip aspect differs from the project frame
New project templates - Shorts (9:16), YouTube (16:9), or podcast audio when creating a project

Improvements

Karaoke / word-pop export - bounce animation on highlighted words matches preview
Speech-to-text - STT pack downloads on public builds without a private beta gate

Fixes

Stability - dependency security updates (Rust advisory fixes)

[0.9.1] - 2026-07-05

New

Custom window (Windows) - title bar with minimize, maximize, close, and drag (frameless app chrome)

Improvements

Smart reframe - turning off "Follow face on 9:16 export" restores 16:9 preview and export when no other clip uses smart reframe
Subtitle generation - clearer step-by-step progress (STT module, audio extract, WhisperX transcription and word alignment)

Fixes

Faster startup - avoids double FFmpeg setup on launch
Speech-to-text - fixes a bug where the STT module was re-downloaded on every run after the first transcription attempt (WhisperX pack)

[0.9.0] - 2026-07-04

New

Appearance - View menu: Dark, Light, or Auto (follows Windows light/dark mode); your choice is remembered

Improvements

Light theme - softer editor palette for daytime editing (timeline, menus, inspector, media bin)
Stickers in light mode - clearer badge icons; drop shadow on preview stickers
Sticker placement - drag aligns with export frame; stickers stay movable on image-only timelines

Fixes

Security hardening - safer app startup, license checks, and optional pack downloads (no change to normal editing workflow)

[0.8.84] - 2026-07-03

Improvements

Tracking quality - more reliable face and animal/object tracking on full clips
Export progress - percentage shown while preparing face blur masks before the final encode

Fixes

Export vs tracking - cancelling an export no longer stops an in-progress face or object analysis
Face filter - switching mask mode clears outdated tracking until you re-analyze
Tracking jobs - prevents overlapping analyze runs; progress overlay stays accurate

[0.8.83] - 2026-07-02

Improvements

Clearer tracking UI - Face tracking (SMART DETECT, pick, analyze) stays in Face filter; Object / animal tracking moved to Montage with its own 9:16 reframe block
9:16 preview - crop applies right after tracking finishes; face detection % badge stays readable in vertical preview

[0.8.82] - 2026-07-01

New

Track animals & objects (GPU) - in Face filter, Choose subject then Start tracking uses the updated tracking module (pack 1.4.0) for birds, pets, etc.
Smart reframe in Face filter - Smart reframe 9:16 (follow face or tracked subject on vertical export) is now in the Face filter panel, below SMART DETECT

Improvements

Subject pick - aim the target in the preview, reposition with another click, then launch tracking; Start over resets tracking and returns the project to 16:9 landscape preview when appropriate
Progress - separate Object tracking vs Face tracking labels during analysis

Fixes

Subject pick marker - correct size after Start over (preview zoom no longer stuck from the previous 9:16 crop)

[0.8.81] - 2026-07-01

New

SMART DETECT - in Face filter, analyze the main face automatically (no click in the preview); manual pick is still available

Improvements

Face / STT modules - after a local worker update, the app fixes the pack checksum instead of re-downloading the full module every time

Fixes

SMART DETECT - clearer message when the tracking module is too old

[0.8.80] - 2026-07-01

New

Smart Reframe 9:16 - turn landscape clips into vertical Shorts/Reels/TikTok exports that follow a tracked face (analyze face first, then enable Smart Reframe in Montage)

Improvements

Inspector - Clip frame rate shows the probed FPS of the selected video (separate from project FPS)
Face tracking - progress stays visible through the full analyze step; UI responds as soon as tracking finishes

Fixes

Face tracking - no more multi-minute freeze after analyze completes
Smart Reframe export - exported vertical video matches the blue preview crop smoothly (single continuous file)

[0.8.74] - 2026-06-30

New

Karaoke-grade subtitles - optional WhisperX STT pack (v2) aligns words to speech for tighter karaoke and word-pop highlighting; download the updated speech module from Pro -> Generate subtitles
Word editor - edit each subtitle word and its start/end time in the inspector after transcription

Improvements

Animated subtitles - preview sync follows the actual audio/video clock; export matches box fill, shadow, and word-pop scale
STT pack 2.0.1 - fixes speech-module install on Windows (replaces broken 2.0.0)

Fixes

Subtitle timing - more accurate word timings when trimming the source clip before transcription

[0.8.73] - 2026-06-29

New

Animated subtitles - Karaoke and word-pop presets highlight words in sync with speech (uses Whisper word timings)
Inspector - drag section blocks (Montage, Pro, Text, ...) to reorder panels; order is saved on this PC

Improvements

Toolbar - customize quick and timeline buttons (Minimal / Standard / Full presets or per-action checkboxes); default shows Export and Split only (zoom always visible); Edit -> Customize toolbar...; layout saved on this PC; all actions stay in menus and shortcuts
Export speed - on our internal 60 s DJI benchmark (FX max, NVENC): export ~104 s -> ~99 s (~5-6 % faster). Your projects and hardware may differ
Hardware encoders - Intel QSV and AMD AMF support; Auto tries NVENC -> QSV -> AMF -> software x264
Multi-GPU NVIDIA - pick which NVIDIA GPU when several are installed
Export settings - hardware summary (CPU cores, detected encoders) at the top of the dialog
Face filter - faster skin-mask preparation; more reliable export when face blur combines with overlay fades
Subtitles on one video track - fewer FFmpeg jobs when captions sit on a single V1 timeline (depends on your edit)

Fixes

Export progress - correct percentages when multiple segments render in parallel (completed count vs active segment)

[0.8.72] - 2026-06-19

_Thank you to ṪëṄäḲïṄṾḞẌ for the beta feedback._

Improvements

Inspector - click anywhere on a section title to expand or collapse (Pro, Montage, Text, and other clip panels)
Pro & Montage - related controls grouped in clear visual cards (keyframes, effects, subtitles, speed, transitions, etc.)
Timeline - lighter toolbar with grouped actions and shortcut hints; zoom slider (5%-400%) centered in the bar
Timeline tracks - + / − on the last overlay, audio, and text track to add or remove empty tracks
Timeline layout - text tracks shown above the video stack (subtitles on top, like pro NLEs)

[0.8.71] - 2026-06-25

_Thank you to ṪëṄäḲïṄṾḞẌ for the beta feedback._

New

Subtitles - generate captions locally from a clip (optional Whisper pack download); audio never leaves your PC
Subtitle styles - presets (box, bold, neon, minimal, pop) with live preview and matching export burn-in
Multi-export - export one project to YouTube, Shorts, TikTok, and Instagram in a single batch
Podcast assistant - guided wizard: template, import, silence cut, ducking, captions, and batch export (each step skippable)

Improvements

CUTFORGE PRIVÉ - STT pack download and subtitle generation require the private test build; clear message on the public app
STT pack 1.0.1 - fixes Windows transcription (includes required whisper.cpp DLLs)

Fixes

Subtitle sync - captions stay aligned with speech when using Short/Medium/Long length presets (word-level Whisper timing)

[0.8.70] - 2026-06-19

_Thank you to ṪëṄäḲïṄṾḞẌ for the beta feedback._

Improvements

Timeline - scrubbing the ruler or playhead no longer selects timecode text
Inspector - type exact numbers on all sliders (audio, image, text, stickers, montage, chroma, effects, face filter, silence trim)
Montage - rotate clips up to ±360° in preview and export
Keyframes - clearer labels, click a keyframe in the list or on the timeline to jump the playhead
FFmpeg - on first launch, CUTFORGE retries an automatic download if FFmpeg is missing; manual gyan.dev setup stays as a fallback (pinned BtbN build updated after upstream removed the previous download)

[0.8.69] - 2026-06-19

Improvements

Preview - multiple audio tracks (A1, A2, ...) play together; export frame keeps the correct 16/9 ratio when you resize the preview panel
Import - waveforms appear sooner after media probe (peaks computed at import)
Performance - lighter undo history, smoother media library during playback, faster timeline lookups while playing
Face filter - mask cache prepared right after face analysis for quicker export
Accessibility - keyboard control of menus, timeline scrubbing (arrows, Home/End), and clip selection; English screen-reader label for the inspector

Security

Downloads - tracking pack and desktop telemetry use private gate tokens
Stickers & paths - stricter file path checks; reduced IPC exposure on the splash screen

[0.8.68] - 2026-06-19

_Thank you to Likuello for the beta feedback._

Improvements

Media library - create bins to organize your assets; new imports go into the active bin
Edit menu - customize keyboard shortcuts (saved on this device)
Effects - vignette and warm LUT are stronger at the same slider value in preview and export

[0.8.67] - 2026-06-19

_Thank you to Likuello for the beta feedback._

Improvements

Menu bar - File, Edit, Timeline, View, and Help menus with keyboard shortcuts shown inline; quick access bar for Save, Import, and Export
Import - drag files from Explorer anywhere on the app window to place them on timeline tracks or in the media library
Playback - smoother preview audio when switching between video tracks

[0.8.66] - 2026-06-18

Improvements

Timeline - video tracks follow standard editor order (main track V1 at the bottom, overlays on top)
Import - drag files from Explorer onto a timeline track to import and place clips; drop elsewhere to add to the media library
Navigation - arrow keys move the playhead one frame at a time; Shift ±1 second, Ctrl ±5 seconds

[0.8.65] - 2026-06-17

Fixes

Face filter - update the tracking module to 1.3.2 from Face filters if analyze fails on some videos (FFmpeg compatibility)

[0.8.64] - 2026-06-17

Fixes

Inspector - Text and Stickers sections are always available in the right panel again (add titles and stickers without selecting a clip first)

[0.8.63] - 2026-06-17

Improvements

Crash recovery - if a recovered autosave is found at startup, choose Restore or Ignore instead of an automatic reload
Undo - history uses less memory on large projects
Accessibility - dismiss toasts with a screen-reader label; resize the preview panel with keyboard arrows

Fixes

Missing media - relink and scope errors show a clear message instead of failing silently
Security - stricter validation of file paths used by stickers and media import

[0.8.62] - 2026-06-16

New

Silence cut - remove internal silences across all unlocked timeline tracks in one action (with ripple)

Improvements

Face filter - smoother preview while the sequence is playing; score badge updates less distractingly
Preview - text overlays follow playback more smoothly
Timeline - ruler ticks adapt on long projects; trimming clips feels more responsive during drag
Face filter export - progress shows which clip is being processed
Inspector - opens only the panels you need for the current selection

Fixes

Face filter - face-tracking model download works without a GitHub account (served via cutforge.app)
FREE tier - Advanced inspector tools (keyframes, effects, chroma, proxy, SRT) stay available; PRO still removes export watermark only
FREE tier - watermark position in preview matches the exported file more closely
License checkout - more reliable activation after purchase

Website

Windows download - temporarily shown as Coming soon on cutforge.app (same as macOS)

[0.8.61] - 2026-06-14

Improvements

Error reporting - when you opt in, handled export, import, and project failures are reported so we can fix issues faster
Editor - timeline, inspector, and export refactored under the hood (no intentional UI change)

Fixes

Website changelog - release notes on cutforge.app display with correct encoding and punctuation

[0.8.60] - 2026-06-14

Improvements

Face filter (Advanced skin) - smoother, less flickery blur masks during motion
Face filters - optional tracking pack 1.3.1 (update from Face filters if you use Advanced skin)

[0.8.59] - 2026-06-14

New

Face filter - choose Standard or Advanced skin for a tighter skin-only blur mask
Face filter - switching engine prompts you to re-analyze the clip

Requirements

Advanced skin requires tracking pack 1.3.0 or newer (install or update from Face filters)

[0.8.58] - 2026-06-13

Improvements

Face filter - analysis progress shows a real percentage instead of a fixed value
Face filter - you can cancel while the optional module is downloading; a confirmation message appears when analysis is cancelled
Face filter - clicking a face in the preview stays accurate when the clip is zoomed or cropped
Help - note about Windows SmartScreen when `cutforge-tracker.exe` is first run

[0.8.57] - 2026-06-13

Improvements

Face filter export - more reliable on long videos; cancel responds faster and uses less memory
Dialogs - improved keyboard and screen reader support (focus stays inside, Escape to close)

Security & privacy

Additional hardening for optional downloads, usage statistics, and error reports
PRO license - shorter offline grace (3 days) if your license is revoked while you were online; helps detect invalid system dates

[0.8.55] - 2026-06-12

Fixed

Face filter - export no longer crashes on installed builds when the face blur filter is enabled

[0.8.54] - 2026-06-12

Improvements

Face filter - face tracking no longer flashes a black terminal window on Windows during analysis or mask export
Face filter - progress overlay messages are translated (French, Russian, English)

[0.8.53] - 2026-06-12

Improvements

Face filter - the Intensity slider (0-100 %) now clearly changes blur strength in both preview and export
Face filter - preview blur is aligned with the exported video (same mask shape and intensity curve)
FREE tier - watermark position in the sequence preview matches the exported file

[0.8.51] - 2026-06-12

Improvements

FREE export - updated watermark with Cutforge.app branding

[0.8.50] - 2026-06-12

Improvements

Privacy - the optional usage statistics prompt appears after your first successful export, so you can try exporting before deciding
Changelog - release notes on the website are available in English, French, and Russian (user view vs technical view)

[0.8.38] - 2026-06-11

Fixes

Face filter - export no longer shows a black background or a drifting white shape; skin blur and warm tint apply correctly to your video
Face filter - clicking a face in the preview stays accurate when you resize the window or go fullscreen
Face filter - analysis errors are shown clearly in the panel

Improvements

Face filter - detection confidence (%) shown after analysis

[0.8.37] - 2026-06-11

Fixes

Face filter - the optional tracking module downloads correctly from the website again
Face filter - you can choose skin blur or warm tint and adjust strength before running analysis

[0.8.36] - 2026-06-11

New

Face filter - click a face in the preview, run analysis, then apply skin blur or a warm tint; effects are included in the exported video
Optional face tracking module (~17 MB) - downloaded on first use

[0.8.33] - 2026-06-11

Fixes

Stickers - stickers export correctly again when cached images are used

[0.8.30] - 2026-06-10

New

On-screen text - add titles and captions on the timeline, with fonts and styles in the inspector
Stickers - emoji and shapes on clips, visible in preview and export

Improvements

Export - faster on long projects thanks to segment caching

_For older versions, open the Technical view for the full developer changelog._