Cider Release 2.6.1

Requires a full client update for macOS and Linux from Cider Taproom or itch.io

What's changed

  • New rewritten Playlist and Album pages
    • We've rewritten some of the oldest code in Cider and it's better than ever.
    • Separated playlist and album logic to allow for better a tailored experience for each one
    • Improved loading times
    • Improvements to responsive layouts
    • Playlist Specific
      • Tracks can now be arranged without entering the Edit Tracklist mode.
        • Edit Tracklist will remain available for touch screen users under the menu
      • Smarter track fetching and refresh handling
      • Playlist track suggestions that get added now get removed from the suggestion list to allow new suggestions to take their place
    • Album Specific
      • Enhanced Editorial Layout that now affects more of the album page than before
        • On Calico layout, the top bar colors are now adapted to the editorial banners colors
      • Library albums now feature the same content as the catalog versions when available
        • Editorial artwork
        • Animated artwork
        • Curator notes
      • Discs numbers are now displayed in the track list and can be collapsed
      • Improved and more detailed curator notes
      • Tracks now only show the artist names when there are multiple artists
      • Added Apple Digital Master badging to albums
  • Cider Audio Changes
    • Split Cider Audio Labs from Cider Audio
      • More Cider Audio Labs presets by Maikiwi are now available from the Marketplace and are updateable independent from Cider itself
      • If you were using a preset that has been moved to the marketplace you will be prompted on startup to download the plugin to restore your previous settings
    • Fixed Audio Normalization not working in previous version
    • New Spatial Presets:
      • Maikiwi ('25 Signature A)
      • Maikiwi ('25 Signature B)
    • The Audio Settings UI now slides in from the top and can be collapsed temporarily to allow changing other settings and tracks while fine-tuning your settings
  • Marketplace listings are now cached on client
  • Added tweak: Allow change playback rate everywhere
  • Added tweak: Allow resizing of Mini Player
  • Right sidebar state is now preserved when switching between the main UI and Immersive
  • Reduced OTA update bundle size
  • Added song.link button to Discord RPC

Notable Bugs Fixed

  • Restored UI Immersive background settings that were removed accidentally in the previous major update
  • Fixed issue where Cider Audio "Atmosphere Realizers" were not localizing properly.
  • Fixed an issue where pages on startup would not fully load their content due to an invalid language query
  • Fixes related to Discord RPC buttons
  • Fixed issue where some "Add to Library" buttons would add items twice