Kino Changelog

The picture so far.

Release notes for Kino’s native Mac app, installer, and signed update channel.

Current release

1.0.7 · Build 8

August 3, 2026

  • Kept the first, second, and every later hovered preview visibly moving in step with its advancing scrubber.
  • Presented each new preview frame through Kino’s composited video layer instead of leaving a stale first-frame snapshot on screen.
  • Retained the real first-frame cover and clean handoff when moving between neighboring videos.
Previous release

1.0.6 · Build 7

August 3, 2026

  • Restored live motion in grid previews instead of leaving the first frame frozen while playback advanced.
  • Kept the thumbnail visible until the first real frame is ready without fading or snapshotting the live video surface.
  • Preserved clean handoffs between neighboring previews and unobstructed audio and scrubber controls.
Previous release

1.0.5 · Build 6

August 3, 2026

  • Added Left and Right Arrow navigation between full-size videos and between full-size photos.
  • Handed the grid preview cleanly from one hovered video to the next.
  • Kept each video thumbnail visible until its preview has rendered a real frame, preventing black hover cells.
Previous release

1.0.4 · Build 5

August 3, 2026

  • Kept grid preview video and hover controls in one stable Mac compositing surface.
  • Prevented previews from turning blue when the speaker and scrubber controls appear.
  • Made repeated thumbnail seeking advance normally without flashes or restarts.
Previous release

1.0.3 · Build 4

August 3, 2026

  • Kept a grid preview alive while the pointer moves between its picture, speaker, and scrubber controls.
  • Prevented a thumbnail video from flashing or restarting while its scrubber is being used.
Earlier release

1.0.2 · Build 3

August 3, 2026

  • Restored native Mac audio output for a clicked grid preview and for videos opened in the full player.
  • Kept filenames away from the hover audio control and preview scrubber.
  • Paginated against the exact available window height, eliminating the grid’s vertical scrollbar and clipped extra row.
  • Centered full-size photos in the window.
Earlier release

1.0.1 · Build 2

August 3, 2026

  • Preserved each video’s real aspect ratio so portrait clips remain complete instead of being cropped.
  • Improved mixed portrait-and-landscape row packing and filled tall or maximized windows with enough grid rows.
  • Restored click-to-enable audio for previews and audible playback when a video opens in the full player.
  • Added a new original adaptive-grid mock-up to the Kino overview and release journal.
First release

1.0.0 · Build 1

August 3, 2026

  • Reintroduced the former Player workflow as a fully native Swift macOS app named Kino.
  • Added direct folder opening, drag and drop, last-folder memory, mixed-folder cards, single-type flattening, newest-first media sorting, and instant back navigation.
  • Added responsive video and photo grids, efficient hover-to-preview playback, full-window video playback, per-video seeking, volume, subtitle cycling, and full photo zoom and pan.
  • Bundled a self-contained libmpv and FFmpeg runtime for MP4, MOV, MKV, AVI, WMV, WebM, AV1, VP9, HEVC, and other common media formats.
  • Added flags, flagged-only browsing, page selection, temporary grid removal, manual video arranging, collision-safe copy and move, and reversible macOS Trash.
  • Added immersive fullscreen, Finder folder handling, native keyboard shortcuts, a notarized installer, and signed Sparkle updates checked quietly every 24 hours.
  • Added the Kino overview, comprehensive Help, privacy explanation, changelog, download, and update feeds on verkheim.com.