Salt Player for Windows news & patch notes

New Keyboard Shortcut Settings

This has been a highly requested feature and took quite some time to develop. You can now customize keyboard shortcuts both in-app​ and globally. The available options are extensive: Play/Pause, Previous Track, Next Track, Stop, Volume Up, Volume Down, Show Main Window, Hide Main Window, Show Desktop Lyrics, Hide Desktop Lyrics; as well as in-app specific shortcuts like Back, Search, and Refresh Library—all easily configurable.

Added Support for Scanning and Playback of APE and OPUS Audio

As excellent audio formats, the new version now supports tag and cover art parsing, as well as playback for APE and OPUS files. Feel free to give them a try.

Compatibility Fix for RTSS v7.3+ in DirectX Mode

When performance monitoring software (RTSS) injects into the app window, it can cause rendering issues. The new version includes the latest compatibility handling and adds a forced option in the rendering settings.

New Pop-up Menu Style

We have refactored the SPC menu style and added support for submenus. As features grow, menus inevitably get longer. Grouping related functions into submenus makes the overall interface more compact and cleaner.

Multi-select Context Menu: Added "Play Selected Queue"

You can now select multiple songs, right-click, and choose "Play Selected Queue" to load them directly into the playback queue.

Added Lab Feature from Android: Staggered Lyrics Scrolling Toggle

You can now enable the staggered scrolling effect for lyrics on the playback screen.

Added Rotation Animation for Circular Album Art and Toggle for Vinyl Disc Base

You can choose whether to enable the rotation animation for circular album covers, as well as independently control the visibility of the vinyl disc base for a more personalized playback interface.

Easier Addition to Playlists

While drag-and-drop remains supported, we’ve added a convenient right-click option: "Add to Playlist."

Optimizations & Fixes

• Optimized the "Play Next" option by consolidating it into the "Add to Queue" logic.

• Improved stability when opening Windows Explorer from the app.

• Optimized buffer configuration for WASAPI output.

• Reduced memory usage in specific scenarios.

• Fixed an unintuitive behavior where pressing Esc closed dialog boxes instead of navigating back.

• Fixed an issue where selection counts were not updated immediately after removing tracks from the library.

• Fixed crashes on CPUs without AVX instruction sets (e.g., Celeron N5105).

• Fixed missing lyrics placeholder text not inheriting font weight settings.

• Fixed delayed refreshing of song list item info.

• Fixed timestamp gap handling between adjacent characters in word-by-word lyrics parsing.

• Fixed selection count sync issues on the song page after removing tracks from the library.

• Fixed abnormal background colors in pop-up layers after disabling multi-layer blur effects.

• Various other optimizations and bug fixes.

Added new audio engine -> Audio device switching (following system and specifying output devices).

Added support for decoding and playback of WAV-DTS

Added detection for MSI Afterburner / GamePP, automatically falling back to OpenGL rendering and prompting the user

Added support for next-line lyrics in the karaoke animation on desktop lyrics

Added the ability to click the cover on desktop lyrics to bring up the main interface

Added blur effect at the top of pages in Salt UI 3.0

Changed the default material for Windows 11 22H2 and above users on first launch to Acrylic.

Optimized handling of audio device hot-plug changes

Optimized UI text localization on the audio output interface

Optimized audio playback error prompt text

Optimized window position restoration logic to best preserve the user's positioning intent

Optimized support for reading LRC lyric files in the same directory with multiple encodings

Optimized software memory management to reduce memory usage

Optimized software image cache management

Optimized memory resource usage during rapid list scrolling

Optimized shared element animation effects when navigating back from the album page

Fixed an issue where custom sort dragging mistakenly triggered the music library refresh success notification

Fixed an issue where the "Open in File Explorer" function caused residual explorer.exe processes

Fixed a series of audio device-related functional issues

Other miscellaneous improvements

• Fixed the issue where version 1.13.0 could not correctly enable WASAPI audio output exclusive mode
• Fixed an occasional unknown error caused by WASAPI audio output thread safety conditions
• Fixed the issue where playback progress resets when switching sample rates perfectly in WASAPI
• Fixed the problem of automatic song switching triggered by incorrect end synchronization when quickly switching between DirectX/WASAPI audio output modes
• Fixed the issue where WASAPI exclusive devices were not released after the audio engine was released
• Fixed the inability to resume playback after external device configuration changes during WASAPI exclusive pause (e.g., switching Windows spatial audio)
• Fixed the issue where the ascending/descending order function for sorting by addition time in playlists was not working

New

• Added AOT (Ahead-of-Time) compilation technology to improve software startup speed

• Added custom sorting functionality for song pages and playlist songs

• Added power-saving mode (enabled by default) to optimize background resource usage

• Added custom wallpaper feature with support for wallpaper materials and blur styles

• Added album page sorting functionality

• Added display of current folder path in folder content interface

• Added outline control toggle for desktop lyrics

• Added "show next line" feature for desktop lyrics display

Improvements

• Optimized background alignment during rapid window resizing in Salt & Pepper classic style

• Optimized single-line scrolling animation for desktop lyrics

• Improved readability of the lock icon on desktop lyrics against white backgrounds

Bug Fixes

• Fixed animation anomaly in word-by-word lyrics when the last word lacks an end timestamp and fails to use the next line's start timestamp

• Fixed persistence issue with the "hide played lines" option in lyrics interface

• Fixed mismatched rounded corner stroke on album artwork

• Fixed abnormal growth of image memory cache

• Fixed issue where lyrics lines remained clickable after the cover-centered lyrics component became invisible in playback interface

• Fixed abrupt corner radius change when exiting playback interface

Other

• Additional optimizations and fixes

New Features

• Added a "Queue Once" function for queue (disables automatic queue looping)

• Added the ability to remove songs from protected playlists in the music library (Music Library -> Safe Remove -> "Protected Playlist Songs" option)

• Added Spanish translation

• Added new \ options: Audio Visualizer​ and Circle Cover Audio Visualizer

Optimizations & Changes

• Optimized the system to automatically fall back to OpenGL when the device does not support DirectX 12

• Optimized the stability of the system tray functionality

• Optimized Japanese and Korean translations

• Optimized some visual elements

• Changed the setting so that only devices supporting DirectX 12 are allowed to change the rendering API

• Changed the default alignment for lyrics in both the playback interface and on the desktop to be left-aligned

Fixes

• Fixed stuttering animations on Windows 10

• Fixed an issue where calling the OpenGL rendering API would abnormally fall back to software rendering

• Fixed an issue where the graphics card was not displayed in the settings interface when using the OpenGL rendering API

• Fixed a software crash caused by deleting songs during the music library scan/build process

• Fixed an index error caused by adding the current song as the "next track" in the playback queue

• Other minor optimizations and fixes

Optimization

• Optimize the support for gapless playback when the WASAPI exclusive perfect sample rate feature is enabled (applies only when no sample rate switching occurs)

Bug Fix

• Fix the issue where enabling the WASAPI exclusive perfect sample rate feature may cause the application to freeze when switching songs

This update brings version 1.11​ (including version 1.11.0​ and patch 1.11.1).

1.11.1 — February 3, 2026​

• Fixed a deadlock in single-song loop mode under DirectX that could cause the application to freeze.

1.11.0 — February 3, 2026​

• Added persistent recording of main window and desktop lyrics window sizes.

• Added adjustable colors for desktop lyrics.

• Added a feature to hide already-played lines in playback interface lyrics.

• Improved gapless playback experience.

• Optimized default player buffer size to reduce stuttering on low-transfer-speed drives.

• Optimized multi-line simultaneous highlight start and end index judgment for overlapping timestamps in lyrics.

• Improved the new playlist dialog experience.

• Improved layout of the lyrics settings page.

• Enhanced accessibility support for automatically hiding the mini playback bar, including control over audio engine visibility.

• Improved overall accessibility experience.

• Optimized software stability and performance.

Our next focus will be on global hotkeys​ and improving software stability. Thank you all for your support!

Fixes

• Fix the issue where multiple lines of lyrics that overlap in time are not highlighted simultaneously

• Fix the issue of abnormal queue recovery

New

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• Added full-screen window functionality (Settings → Appearance)

• Added simultaneous multi-line highlighting for overlapping lyrics

• Added recognition of the YEAR field in the DATE tag of MP4 containers

• Added direct click-to-artist navigation for audio track text

Optimizations

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• Improved accuracy of player progress tracking

• Optimized software memory usage

Fixes

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• Fixed crash caused by abnormal progress bar values

• Fixed several minor issues

Optimization​

• Optimized smoothness of word-by-word lyrics animation

Fixes​

• Fixed issue with unsaved playback queue state

New​

• New artist content interface for easier browsing of songs and albums

• Added support for sorting songs by album with secondary micro-order by track number in ascending order

• Clicking the album text in the song list now jumps to the album page

• Added support for mouse side buttons to navigate forward

• Added support for playing MP1/MP2/MP3 data within a single MP4 container

• Added support for DISC and TRACK tags with formats like "02/18"

Improvements​

• Improved desktop lyrics window to no longer appear in the Alt + Tab view

• Enhanced the drag-and-drop song prompt image

• Optimized song positioning to only display when the current song exists in the list

• Improved animation smoothness in the playback interface

• Enhanced network/buffered streaming using the Media Foundation codec

• Optimized the blur effect for multi-layered blur

• Improved the animation and positioning effect for locating the current song

• Enhanced the layout of the album interface

• Improved the layout of the artist interface

• Optimized the Lab interface

Fixes​

• Fixed an issue where desktop lyrics and playback interface lyrics in word-by-word mode would shake after a line ended

• Fixed an issue where desktop lyrics might not display on Windows 11

• Fixed a UI display issue when opening the artist content interface for a user-edited artist with no associated songs in the music library

• Fixed an issue where hovering over the next button on locked desktop lyrics would incorrectly show a tooltip

• Fixed an issue on Windows where old sound bursts occurred when restarting a stopped device

• Fixed other minor issues

Additions

• Refresh music library to detect audio file move and rename operations, automatically handle data

  When an audio file is moved or renamed, if the file content is unchanged and it is located in a custom folder defined by SPW, rescanning the music library will automatically process invalid data and relink it in playlists and other places

• Batch operation shortcut buttons: Select All, Deselect All, Range Selection, Invert Selection (Ctrl + A / Shift + Left Click etc. are still supported and recommended)

  (The songs in the image are for demonstration only)

• Select All (Ctrl + A): Click to select all songs in this list

• Deselect All: Click to deselect all songs in this list

• Range Selection: When 2 or more songs are selected, click to select all songs from the first to the last among them (Tip: You can also use shortcuts — hold Shift + Left Click for range selection; hold Ctrl + Left Click for single/multiple selection or deselect.)

• Invert Selection: When 1 or more songs are selected, click to invert the selection of other songs in this list

• Right-click on the left area of the mini playback bar to expand the track menu

  The cover and song title area on the left side of the mini playback bar can be right-clicked to open the song menu, making it convenient to jump to album, artist pages, or use other functions

• Left mouse click hint text on the left side of the mini playback bar

• Support quick play button with layered blurred background

• Artist content interface displays the number of songs and albums for that artist

• Support FLAC multi-tag field album artist recognition

Optimizations

• Sort by year so that songs with the same album name are grouped together, while maintaining internal ascending order

• Faster music library refresh speed

Fixes

• Fixed issue where external triggers (e.g., File Explorer) to play a song incorrectly marked its readable status

• Some other minor issues

New

• New standalone "All Songs" page for Artist content

Optimizations

• Optimized animation effect when expanding the player interface

• Improved application stability

Changes

• Changed to center-align the album art on the restored player interface

• Changed to bring back the quick play feature on the Artist content interface

Fixes

• Fixed an issue where enabling "Automatically hide desktop lyrics in full-screen apps" caused windows to become invisible

• Fixed localization issue for the "Album" text on the Artist content interface

New Features

• Added desktop lyrics playback info display, playback controls, and window close functionality

• Added right-align functionality for desktop lyrics

• Added option to turn off desktop lyrics translation display

• Added font size scaling functionality for desktop lyrics translation

• Added automatic hide desktop lyrics during full-screen application functionality

• Added and improved support for SPL lyrics "Compatibility and Word-by-Word Delay Marking"

• Added Help & Feedback screen

Optimizations

• Optimized playback interface expansion animation

• Optimized music library refresh speed

• Optimized initial album cover loading stutter in the playback interface

• Optimized thumbnail loading speed for songs, albums, artists, and other lists

• Optimized handling to avoid duplicate artist bug when editing FLAC files in Windows File Explorer

• Optimized support for ALAC encoding within M4A container format

• Optimized plugin deletion and cleanup logic

• Optimized crash report window information for better plugin error indication

Changes

• Changed to re-enable Mica style support on Windows 11 version 21H2

• Changed playback interface to disable clicking album cover to center it

• Changed artist content page to display artist albums instead of all songs

Fixes

• Fixed crash report window background color issue on systems prior to Windows 11 22H2

• Fixed light/dark window background not applying correctly on Windows 11 21H2

• Fixed character clipping issue for some word-by-word lyrics

• Fixed queue index misalignment when removing the last song during shuffle play

• Fixed invisible desktop lyrics after software restart when locked on Windows 10

• Fixed flickering issue when clicking on the playback progress bar for seeking

• Fixed flickering issue with the playback progress bar during song changes

• Fixed some artist separation errors

• Fixed occasional inconsistency between song info/cover and actual playback during rapid song changes

• Fixed average bitrate calculation for M4A VBR files when bitrate info shows 0

Notes

• The first startup may be slower; it will return to normal speed from the second startup onward

• SPW might currently be incompatible with MSI Afterburner, causing the software interface to display incorrectly. Please add SPW to the exclusion list in MSI Afterburner.

New Features

• Added desktop lyrics lock with mouse pass-through functionality

• Added ID3v1 decoding charset option in the settings tab, with choices of GBK (default) and ISO-8859-1

• Added taskbar window preview displaying song title and artist name (may be truncated based on length)

• Added lyrics translation font size scaling setting

• Added system tray toggle for desktop lyrics

• Added support for Web font formats (.woff/.woff2) in appearance font policies

Optimizations and Changes

• Improved passing of album name and album artist information to SMTC

• Refined window interface details to better align with native Windows styling

• Enhanced crash log prompts with a new standalone window and a copy button for better error reporting

• Improved search box experience

• Optimized music library auto-refresh performance

• Enhanced mica, acrylic, and mica Alt light/dark transition animations on Windows 11

• Improved cover art sampling and scaling effect in the mini player bar

• Adjusted default lyrics translation text size scaling

• Changed Steam rich presence display format to "Title – Artist"

Fixes

• Fixed a white flash issue when launching the main window

• Fixed duplicate interface issue when clicking the more track info button in the mini player bar

• Fixed search box closing upon moving the mouse away, preventing input with on-screen virtual keyboards

• Fixed potential playback errors when clicking songs from File Explorer

• Fixed incorrect application of Mica, Acrylic, and Mica Alt light/dark modes during rapid toggling on Windows 11

• Fixed Mica, Acrylic, and Mica Alt styles not being correctly restricted to Windows 11 22H2 and above

• Fixed lyrics component clipping issues with certain fonts

Optimizations​

• Improved interface frame rate performance in certain scenarios

​Fixes

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• Fixed abnormal top margin spacing in full-screen mode on Windows 11

New Additions

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• Added disc number display on the album content interface

• Added duration, year, and other information display on the album content interface

• Added quick toggle buttons for list loop and shuffle playback in the song list

• Added support for selecting multiple songs to insert into the playback queue

• Added toggle switch for lyric translations

​Optimizations

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• Optimized software memory usage in certain scenarios

• Improved the album interface and album content interface

• Enhanced mouse click effects

• Optimized the removal of unknown artists and unknown genres-related functions

• Improved page refresh smoothness when resizing the window

​Fixes

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• Fixed the missing background blur in the duration section of the track information page

• Fixed the issue where dragging song list items did not interrupt the search input focus

• Fixed the issue where the Render API could not be adjusted on Windows 10

• Fixed the issue where mod IDs could not be correctly recognized

• Fixed the issue where a song might play twice when shuffle playback was enabled

• Fixed the conflict between the spacebar functioning for input methods and playback controls

• Fixed unclear text in the multi-select quantity floating hint UI due to semi-transparent background

• Fixed the issue where pop-up menu text might not display completely

• Fixed the issue where inserting songs into the playback queue failed when the queue was empty

• Fixed the issue where mod imports might fail

• Fixed the white line residue when dragging the window with acrylic or mica effects enabled on Windows 11

• Fixed the issue where the SPW app did not close properly when exiting Steam via the Steam channel

• Fixed the white border at the top in full-screen mode on Windows 10

Hello everyone, welcome to the version update for 1.7.0 EA. Salt Player for Windows will continue to improve the user experience.

新增文件夹页面

Added a Folder page to the sidebar. Folders are displayed in a tree structure, and clicking on an option allows you to view the songs in that folder (excluding subfolders):

New Playlist and Songlist Drag-and-Drop Feature

Playlists now support dragging and dropping with the mouse to adjust the order of songs. Additionally, songlists in the sidebar can also be rearranged via drag-and-drop.

New Feature to Remove Individual Items from the Play Queue

You can now click the remove button on the right side of a song in the play queue to remove it from the queue. Combined with the playlist drag-and-drop feature, the play queue experience has been significantly enhanced.

New Auto-Hide Mouse Pointer Feature in the Playback Screen

The mouse pointer will now automatically hide after remaining stationary for a short period in the playback interface. This feature is enabled by default and can be turned off in the accessibility settings.

Optimizations

• Optimized the search and play function so that it no longer replaces the entire play queue

Fixes

• Fixed an issue where desktop lyrics might display outside the screen

• Fixed an issue where the song progress would show 00:00/00:00 when a song was loaded but not played

• Fixed an issue where playback might freeze when automatically skipping to the next song due to slow buffering

• Fixed other minor issues

3D Cover Effect

Hovering over the album cover in the playback interface triggers a rotation and shadow animation:

Optional Circular Playback Cover

This feature can be toggled in ​Settings > Appearance > Playback Screen:

Lyrics Floating Animation

Word-by-word lyrics now feature an elegant floating effect：

Other Additions

• Added compatibility adjustments for certain special artists

• Added independent alignment settings for desktop lyrics

Mod API 0.1.0-dev10 Update

For details, see the release notes on GitHub: https://github.com/Moriafly/spw-workshop-api

Changes

• Removed the ​RAW​ quality badge

• DSD​ audio no longer displays any badge

Fixes

• Fixed an issue where locating certain songs in File Explorer could fail

• Fixed a potential freeze when scanning ​.dff​ files

• Fixed an issue where the mini player bar would briefly flash the playback interface background on startup

• Fixed an issue where multi-select shortcuts wouldn't respond after the first use of checkbox song selection

Salt Player for Windows

• Fix potential startup crash issue (Steam channel only)

SPW Audio Quality Badges

Added new badges: "HQ", "CD", "CD+", "HiRes", and "RAW". A full music library rescan is required for these to take effect:

If undesired, these badges can be disabled in the "Track Item" appearance settings:

Auto-hide Mini Player Controls

Added a new "Auto-hide mini player controls" option (located in the Accessibility settings):

Mouse Wheel Volume Adjustment

Added the ability to quickly adjust volume using the mouse wheel over the volume button on the mini player:

Japanese and Korean Localization

Other New Features

• Added a "Copy file path" option to the track item context menu

• Added a dB conversion hint for the volume control

• Added support for scanning and playing DSD files (with extensions .dff/.dsf)

Optimizations and Changes

• Optimized Traditional Chinese, Russian, and Indonesian localizations

• Changed default behavior so that newly added Mods are initially disabled

• Deprecated the use of the disabled.txt file within the workshopmod folder

Fixes

• Fixed an issue where the artist field in SMTC (System Media Transport Controls) might not update correctly

• Fix the issue where switching songs may trigger an error when enabling perfect sample rate in WASAPI exclusive mode

Added Checkboxes for Song List Selection

SPW's song list has always supported Ctrl for single selection, Shift for range selection, and other shortcuts similar to Windows Explorer, but many users were unaware of this. Now, checkboxes are displayed by default to clearly indicate that multi-selection is supported.

If you don't like this feature, you can disable it. The setting is located in "Appearance" -> "Track Item Appearance". You can also access it via the right-click context menu in the song list.

Remember Desktop Lyric Position

SPW can now remember the last adjusted position of the desktop lyrics, so it will be restored the next time you launch the application.

Other New Additions

• Added the ability to delete modules

• Added a confirmation dialog for deleting playlists

Optimizations and Changes

• Optimized the clarity of album art on the album interface

• Optimized the layout of the lyrics settings interface for a more logical categorization and added a preview for the blur effect on non-current lyrics

• Optimized the rendering speed of the sunglow effect

• Removed the -restartsteam parameter for the Steam version as it is no longer in use

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where the input format check for creating and editing playlists was incorrect

• Fixed an issue where minimizing the window while maximized and then reopening it would cause it to become a floating window

• Fixed an issue where parsing certain formats caused incorrect truncation of track titles

• Fixed an issue where seeking in lyrics could not return to the initial, pre-playback state

• Fixed an issue in WASAPI playback mode where pausing and then switching tracks could leave residual sound

• Fixed several other minor issues

Steam Offline Usage Instructions

By default, Steam creates a shortcut on your desktop with the address steam://rungameid/3009140, which launches the application through Steam. If you need to use it offline, you must run the executable file directly. To do this, go to your Steam Library, right-click on "Salt Player for Windows", select "Manage" -> "Browse local files". In the folder that opens, you will find "Salt Player for Window.exe". You can create a shortcut to this file and place it on your desktop.

• Added Steam offline login support. SPW can now be used normally without opening Steam. A "Steam Disconnected" prompt will appear in the title bar, with a "Retry" menu option available for reconnection as needed.
• Added support for the year in the FLAC tag "DATE".
• Added sticky header support for sorting songs by year.
• Improved album categorization.

Sunglow Effect Returns!​

The "Sunglow" effect, which was added in the test version but later disabled, has made a comeback. Compared to the test version, GPU usage has been optimized, though it remains a relatively GPU-intensive feature. As a result, it is disabled by default. The Sunglow effect is similar to the mobile version's "Streamer Light" effect but with some improvements. Feel free to try it out! The toggle can be found in ​Settings → Appearance → Playback Interface:

More Right-Click Menu Navigation Options

Added navigation options in the song right-click menu to jump to ​Album, ​Album Artist, and ​Performing Artist:

Image Loading Overhaul

The new version significantly improves image loading speed, including enhanced performance for indexed-color PNGs and interlaced PNGs, as well as better thumbnail display quality. Additionally, the rendering speed for progressive JPEG embedded covers has been increased by dozens of times. Support for embedded WEBP images has also been added.

SPW Workshop API Update

Refer to the updates in ​SPW Workshop API 0.1.0-dev08:

https://github.com/Moriafly/spw-workshop-api

Desktop Lyrics Improvements

• Optimized desktop lyrics to remain visible above the taskbar

• Improved outline visibility for desktop lyrics in light backgrounds

• Enhanced text display when no song or lyrics are available

Other Optimizations and Fixes

• Improved cover animation in the playback interface when switching songs

• Enhanced accessibility display scaling, now adjustable down to ​90%​​ with a minimum step of ​1%​

• Improved default playback interface appearance for songs without covers

• Refined some text descriptions

• Changed the default setting for multi-layer blur to ​enabled

• Fixed an issue where genre tags would not clear automatically

• Fixed a bug where log files were not automatically cleaned up

• Resolved an issue where desktop lyrics displayed window icons in the taskbar

Thank you for supporting Salt Player for Windows!

• Optimize audio playback stability
• Fix the issue of playback stuttering when playing FLAC files with large audio frames

We are delighted to present the SPW 1.5.10 EA version update! This update combines both aesthetics and functionality.

Note: The song information displayed in the images used for this update is for demonstration purposes only.

Search Functionality

Added a song search feature in the song interface. This search function is now available across multiple pages, including the Songs page, Albums page, Artists page, Playlist content page, and Genre content page!

The search box features a sleek animation—hovering over it will smoothly expand the box, and moving the cursor away will naturally collapse it:

Additionally, transitions for song positions in the list now include refined animations.

Unreadable Track Notifications

SPW retains song records, but frequent prompts about missing tracks due to large-scale folder movements can be frustrating. Manually handling each one is also cumbersome for some users. However, preserving song information remains important.

The new ​​"Unreadable Track Notification"​​ feature will now display a reminder in the title bar. Clicking this notification will take you to a dedicated interface where you can efficiently manage songs with broken file links, as shown below:

Perfect Sample Rate in WASAPI Exclusive Mode (BETA)​

Added ​adaptive sample rate switching​ in WASAPI Exclusive Mode. When enabled, the output sample rate will automatically match the file's sample rate. If the file's sample rate is unsupported by the device, it will request a compatible format.

Note: Enabling this feature may cause slight stuttering during track switches due to audio hardware reconnection, and gapless playback will be temporarily disabled.

Multi-Select Count Indicator in Song Lists

When selecting multiple items, the list will now display a clearer indicator at the bottom-left corner showing the number of selected items:

Quick Sample Rate Display on Mini Player Bar

The mini player bar now provides a quick view of the current ​input, mixing, and output sample rates, helping you monitor whether resampling is active:

Other Optimizations and Changes

• Optimized​ audio file loading scheduling in background threads to reduce track-switching stutter.

• ​Optimized​ song list behavior—clicking blank areas (within the page) now deselects items.

• ​Refined​ UI details and improved compatibility with special artist names.

• ​Enhanced​ smoothness when switching between DirectSound and WASAPI modes.

• ​Improved​ responsiveness when toggling WASAPI Exclusive Mode and dithering.

• ​Temporarily disabled​ the sound effects feature pending future customization updates.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where the app would freeze for a period after remote connection loss.

• Fixed lag caused by Dolby Atmos (DDP) extension loading errors.

• Fixed incorrect UI width in empty song and other interfaces.

• Resolved an issue where some WAV files without DISC NO metadata failed to import into the library.

• Fixed delayed updates in the Artists content view after adding new songs.

• Corrected several text translation issues.

Thank you for your continued support of Salt Player for Windows!​

A huge thank you to everyone for your incredible support of the Steam version of Salt Player for Windows! I've received a great deal of feedback since our Early Access launch. This regular update introduces the highly anticipated playlist feature and other improvements. I hope you enjoy it! Here are the details:

Highlights: Playlists

SPW now features a "New Playlist" button in the sidebar. Simply enter a playlist name and an optional description to create a new playlist.

You can drag and drop songs into playlists. Select a single track, or use Ctrl to select multiple individual tracks and Shift to select a range of tracks (similar to Windows File Explorer). When you drag songs, a gray border will appear around the playlist area. This border will highlight when you hover over a specific playlist, indicating you can drop the songs to add them. A confirmation message will appear at the bottom if the songs are added successfully.

By default, songs within a playlist are sorted in reverse chronological order of when they were added. When adding multiple selected songs, they will maintain their selection order. The album art of the first song selected will become the playlist cover. If that song is already in the playlist, the system will try the next song in the selection.

The right-click context menu is still available for songs within a playlist, with the new option "Remove from the playlist". You can also select and remove multiple songs at once.

Note on the "Remove from Library" function: Removing a song from your Music Library will also remove it from all playlists.

Custom sorting for playlists is not yet supported but is planned for a future update.

Highlight: Rich Presence

Added support for Steam's Rich Presence feature. The song you are currently listening to will now be displayed in your friends' list (format: "Artist - Title"; if the artist is not available, only the "Title" will be shown).

If you prefer not to use this feature, you can disable it at any time in Settings -> Steam Account by turning off the "Rich Presence: Now Playing" option.

Full Changelog

New

• Added the Playlist feature.

• Added parsing for audio properties of CDA files, including duration and track number.

• Added support for dragging multiple files simultaneously in the song list.

• Added a new Rendering settings page that displays the current GPU model.

• Added a "Learn More" help section for the "Music Library."

• Added functionality for side mouse buttons to navigate to the previous page or exit the playback screen.

• Added a "Lyric Alignment" option, allowing lyrics to be left-aligned.

• Added Steam Rich Presence feature: "Now Playing."

Optimizations and Changes

• Optimized the layout of the Settings interface.

• Optimized the layout of the "About Open Source Projects" page.

• Optimized the Lyrics settings interface.

• Optimized the shadow effect for album items on the Album page.

• Optimized the lyric loading process during rapid song switching to reduce performance overhead.

• Removed the "Early Access" section from the Settings interface.

Fixes

• Fixed a potential crash that could occur when dragging and dropping files to scan.

• Fixed an issue where the currently playing track's data did not refresh after modifying the play queue.

• Fixed an issue where importing CDA files from the Music Library interface would fail.

• Fixed a scanning issue where files with non-standard extensions (e.g., uppercase ".FLAC") were not recognized during folder drag-and-drop or scanning.

• Fixed a sorting issue where the list order would not change when selecting ascending/descending with a small number of songs sorted by title.

• Fixed a bug where menu text would be cut off after applying a custom font.

• Other miscellaneous optimizations and fixes.

Thank you again for your support. If you have any feedback or suggestions, please feel free to leave a message on our Steam Community Hub, Discussions, or GitHub.

Salt Player for Windows

• Fix the system tray garbled text issue