Espera 2.2.0

Features

• Added a setting to select the default playback behavior when double clicking a song.
  There is an option between "Add To Playlist" and "Play Now".

Changes

• The library isn't purged anymore when the song source path is unavailable.

Bugfixes

• Fixed the network availability not updating when the PC wakes up from sleep mode.
• Fixed the window being resizable by dragging it down on the titlebar, even if it was locked in party mode.
• Fixed a bug that caused the playlist timeout not being ignored when disabled.

Espera 2.1.0

Features

• Espera now automatically downloads missing artworks.

Bugfixes

• Fixed a bug that caused Espera to crash when it encountered a corrupt artwork.
• Fixed a bug that caused some artworks failing to load.
• Fixed a crash when changing the song source path.
• Fixed the playback stopping when pressing the space bar inside the search box.
• Fixed the width of playlist entries.

Espera 2.0.1

Changes

• The "local" tab is now called "my music"

Bugfixes

• Fixed the width of the search box being to small.

Espera 2.0.0

Features

• Espera has been completely rewritten.
• Double clicking a song now starts the playback instantly,
  there's no need to create a new playlist beforehand.
• New songs in the library folder and existing ones are automatically updates
  if their metadata has changed.
• The YouTube player can now show the video and has support for multiple
  quality settings.
• Added support for AAC playback.
• Added a completely new update system that applies updates in the background.
• Album covers are now displayed next to the artist.
• Added a slider to change the scaling of the application. This is useful when
  Espera is displayed on a TV screen.
• Espera can now be remote-controlled via an Android app. The app will soon be
  released.
• Added instant search for YouTube videos.
• Added support for downloading YouTube videos directly.
• Added more accent colors.
• Added a light application theme.
• Added media key bindings, for playing, pausing as well as playing the next and previous song.
  They also work even if Espera isn't focused.
• Espera now automatically updates in the background.

Changes

• Youtube streaming is now enabled by default.
• Espera now requires .NET 4.5 to be installed.

Bugfixes

• Fixed various YouTube playback issues.
• Fixed some possibilities of library corruption.
• Fixed an issue where pressing the space bar multiple times wouldn't pause or continue a song anymore.

Espera 2.0.0 Beta 11

Features

• Added instant search for YouTube videos

Bugfixes

• Fixed the changelog being empty.
• Fixed various window issues.
• Fixed various issues with YouTube.

Espera 2.0.0 Beta 10

Features

• Added more accent colors

Bugfixes

• Fixed various issues with the window.
• Fixed the playback resetting when the accent color is changed.
• Fixed some YouTube videos not playing.
• Fixed an application crash when a link is opened.
• Fixed the order of artists in the local song tab.

Espera 2.0.0 Beta 9

Features

• Added a light theme. It it selectable in the appearance settings menu.

Bugfixes

• Fixed some possibilities of library corruption.
• Fixed the application crashing when another application also registers global hooks to the media keys.
• Fixed a bug that caused the settings menu to be unopenable when in party mode.

Espera 2.0.0 Beta 8

Features

• Added media key bindings, for playing, pausing as well as playing the next and previous song.
  They also work even if Espera isn't focused.
• Added an option to disable the automatic display of the changelog when Espera is updated.

Bugfixes

• Fixed various issues with YouTube.
• Fixed some UI quirks.
• Fixed an issue where pressing the space bar multiple times wouldn't pause or continue a song anymore.
• Fixed Espera not looking for an update at startup.

Espera 2.0.0 Beta 7

Features

• Search for updates regularly.

Bugfixes

• Fixed some visual bugs.
• Fixed a bug that caused the application to crash when pressing the "Play" button.

Espera 2.0.0 Beta 6

Features

• Added an option to disable crash/error/statistics tracking.

Bugfixes

• Fixed a bug that caused the application to crash, if the remote control port was already in use.