Release notes

What's new in CUTFORGE for video creators.

[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._