Changelog

Improvement

A more responsive recording library

• Moved library filtering and transcript searches into the background, with cancellation of outdated searches.
• Limited thumbnail decoding to two concurrent requests, with cancellation and a bounded cache.
• Cached durations for unchanged recordings to reduce work when refreshing the library.
• Moved retention scans into the background and limited automatic cleanup to once per day.
• Improved caching for recordings without AI metadata.

New

Local agent integration and more reliable recording services

• Added an opt-in local MCP server so agents such as Codex and Claude Code can discover recording targets, control recordings, and read job status after explicit authorization.
• Introduced shared recording and search services so the App UI and agents use the same start, pause, resume, stop, cancel, and search flows.
• Improved recording start, stop, cancellation, permission recovery, and failure cleanup, with stronger search and export coverage.
• Added system-audio and microphone setup guides, and refreshed site navigation, release content, and permission guidance.

Fix

Permission recovery on macOS Tahoe

• Made denied microphone and screen recording permissions recoverable from the main screen.
• Prevented duplicate screen recording prompts during onboarding.

Improvement

A more complete review experience and a more consistent workspace

• Refined the recording detail page so video, transcript, summary, and tags are easier to find, read, and use during review.
• Improved browsing across search, the library, and tags, while removing quick insight cards that distracted from the main review flow.
• Unified light and dark themes and visual details across the core workspace for a more consistent experience.
• Added subtitle export so recording transcripts can be shared, organized, and reused more easily.
• Continued hardening beta recording, stop, and export flows for more reliable long sessions.

Fix

Region recording, save locations, and menu bar stability

• Fixed a possible crash when starting a region recording after the countdown, and kept the main window out of the way while selecting an area. #1
• Recordings now use the folder selected in Settings → General instead of always using the default location. #2
• Hardened menu bar context-menu handling to avoid rare crashes while idle or quitting the app.

New

Built-in updates

• SceneCap can now download and install new versions with one click.
• Added a Check for Updates button and automatic update toggle under Settings → General.

Fix

HUD cancel button

Fixed an issue where the recording HUD cancel button did not respond; the confirmation dialog now appears reliably.

Fix

Recording and stop reliability

• Fixed crashes that could occur while recording or stopping due to media writing.
• If the writer fails during recording, SceneCap now stops cleanly and reports the error instead of silently producing a damaged or incomplete file.

Improvement

Update notices and recording UI refinements

• Added automatic update checks and a new-version notice in the sidebar.
• Refined recording mode cards, the player panel, and tag layouts.
• Fixed possible crashes and window obstruction when starting a region recording after the countdown.

New

Update checks and website refresh

• Check for new versions at app launch and show an update link in the sidebar.
• Updated website screenshots and descriptions for Home, Library, playback, transcription, and summaries.
• Moved all public links to scenecap-releases.

Improvement

Settings and brand cleanup

• Translated AI settings into English.
• Completed the SceneCap brand rename.

New

Richer insights and interface details

• Added a 3–5 sentence session summary to each recording for a quick overview.
• Automatically identify meetings, lectures, demos, and other content types so the insights panel can adapt.
• Improved key points, quotes, and mental model extraction for lectures and conversations.
• Fixed overlapping insights sidebar arrows, improved library card readability, and unified text and spacing across pages.