Beta Changelog

3.0.0-beta.12

Fixes

• Fixed a styling issue with selected text items in the privacy regions dialog

3.0.0-beta.11

Improvements

• Improved the first run speed for voice generation and transcription on Intel Panther Lake hardware
• We now prevent recording early if your system doesn't have the necessary codecs (Windows N OS)

Fixes

• Fixed an issue where cut markers could cause the audio wave form to look incorrect
• Fixed an issue where cut markers could cause words in captions to disappear
• Fixed an issue where the auto-selection notification could block other UI elements in the privacy area selection dialog

3.0.0-beta.10

This beta adds screenshot styling controls, improves privacy detection, and includes fixes across recording, playback, transcription, and editing.

Features

• Added neutral gradient presets and custom gradient color controls to the screenshot editor.
• Added privacy detection for masked credit cards and associated CVC codes.
• Added a new setting to automatically transcribe after recording. (Initially Windows Only)

Improvements

• Improved transcript timing for cloud and local transcription.
• Improved screenshot preset layout and status labels.

Fixes

• Fixed screenshot editor zoom and shape undo behavior.
• Fixed timeline scrubbing so seeking stays responsive after playback has started.
• Fixed mixer preview resizing during editor startup.
• Fixed background music names and audio tab availability.
• Fixed project opening while recording is starting or in progress.
• Fixed Windows tray icon updates after system theme changes.
• Fixed transcript selection near the start or end of a recording.

3.0.0-beta.9

This beta focuses on faster screenshot workflows, steadier editor behavior, and a round of recording and macOS reliability fixes.

Features

• Added a dedicated hotkey for taking a full-screen screenshot and opening it directly in the screenshot editor.

Improvements

• Improved AI background behavior so rapid toggles, camera tab changes, and blur or replace adjustments behave more reliably with less preview flicker.

Fixes

• Fixed screenshot editor text fields so pasted text, line breaks, and other edits are preserved more reliably.
• Fixed screenshot capture flow so the screenshot editor opens more reliably after a capture, including when reusing an existing editor window.
• Fixed recording startup failures and window detection issues that could interrupt cursor capture setup.
• Fixed macOS system audio capture where audio could be distorted depending on audio format.
• Fixed macOS variable bitrate export behavior so encoder bitrate settings are applied correctly.
• Fixed arrow annotations so comment anchors stay clear of endpoint handles.

3.0.0-beta.8

Improvements

• Updated the file picker UI for background music and background image to support replace and remove options
• Improved underlying hardware device selection for privacy area processing on Intel devices to improve performance
• Improved reliability of OCR detection for privacy area selection and matching.

3.0.0-beta.7

This beta focuses on privacy tools and a more capable screenshot editor, alongside a set of stability and capture fixes.

Features

• Added screenshot presets, including support for applying saved presets when the editor opens and switching presets from the editor itself.
• Added a new line drawing tool to the screenshot editor.
• Added smarter privacy selection tools that can match similar items across a recording and let you remove specific matched items from a privacy area afterward.

Improvements

• Moved screenshot aspect ratio selection into the zoom controls and added a 4:5 option.
• Added a reset action for screenshot crops so you can quickly return to the original image bounds.

Fixes

• Fixed a renderer state issue that could trigger a React update-depth error and make export or upload availability appear inconsistent.
• Fixed area capture sizing so cropped recordings use the correct frame dimensions.
• Fixed screenshot rounded corners so they scale more consistently across different image sizes.
• Fixed settings dialog deep links so opening a specific settings tab preserves the correct tab.

3.0.0-beta.6

Features

• Added Background Music support. You can now add background music to your projects in CANVID.
• Added support for velocity-based cursor rotation

Improvements

• Improved the screenshot editor experience with more intuitive controls and hotkeys

Fixes

• Fixed a performance regression when adding new privacy areas to a project
• Fixed an occasional mismatch between tracked privacy areas in the editor preview and the "Add privacy area" dialog
• Fixed a bug that could cause the editor to crash when repeatedly using undo and redo after adding zooms

3.0.0-beta.5

Features

• Added Screenshot support! You can now take screenshots with CANVID and edit them with annotations and more.

Improvements

• Improved sharpness of background images when blur is set to 0
• Added better messaging when clicking the hotkeys tab in the editor for projects without hotkeys detected

Fixes

• Fixed an issue that prevented "Set As Default" zoom level to not be included as part of presets

3.0.0-beta.4

Improvements

• Improved the performance and accuracy of timestamps for the transcript with OpenVino when using local transcription

Fixes

• Fixed an issue where adding and manipulating zooms on the timeline could feel sluggish

3.0.0-beta.3

Improvements

• Updated MacOS wallpapers
• Revamped default hotkeys to prevent common clashes such as  + ⇧  + f  

Fixes

• Fixed issue with auto-updates not working
• Fixed an issue where newly recorded projects didn't allow for compress cuts
• Fixed an issue where cleared global hotkeys could still be triggered
• Fixed a potential memory leak causing loaded projects to take up more memory