Changelog

0.55.1 · 9 November 2026 · installation usability fix

• Chrome installer ZIP is now Load-unpacked ready.

0.55.0 · 9 November 2026 · website and extension UX preview

• Responsive web redesign and bilingual interactive demo, without invented audio behavior.
• Chrome popup visual polish without DSP or permission changes.

0.54.0 · 9 November 2026 · private QA

• One-tab local ad diagnostics without history, URLs or recording.
• Transparent evidence with explicit limits, no background monitoring.

0.53.0 · 9 November 2026 · private QA

• Verified and bounded in-player ad source transitions.
• Safe film continuity and asynchronous Chrome media source handling.
• Real Chrome synthetic-source verification, with explicit publication limits.

0.52.0 · 9 November 2026 · private QA

• Movie Night and verified Quiet Ads start together by one explicit click.
• Ownership-safe stopping, truthful partial success, user choice respected.
• Verified owned-media behavior; provider ads and human ABX remain outstanding.

0.51.0 · 9 November 2026 · private QA

• In-place film source switching fails closed without acquiring persistent website permissions.
• Clear bilingual film-changed message and no automatic re-arming.
• Longer controlled audio endurance and accurate scope labels, not a public release.

0.50.0 · 9 November 2026 · private QA

• Night and Smart post-ad volume recovery, with explicit QA evidence.
• Direct user-controlled movie Night start, no surprise capture.
• Same-document navigation safety and no silent reactivation.
• Verified owned-player behavior with clear public-release limits.

0.49.0 · 9 November 2026 · private QA

• User-controlled temporary ad protection with no extra permissions.
• Seven real browser checks on owned video, no real ad claim.
• Existing optional global consent unchanged; public release still NO-GO.

0.47.0 · 9 November 2026 · private QA

• Live, truthfully scoped per-tab Quiet Ads status.
• Read-only public-site inventory and explicit evidence limits.
• Real toolbar popup confirmation with owned ad-state fixture.

0.46.0 · 9 November 2026 · private QA

• Site-agnostic sudden-loudness softening with explicit profile limits.
• Additional conservative HTML5 ad-state support and real Chrome synthetic loud-break QA.
• Truthful limits and private QA release status.

0.45.0 · 9 November 2026 · private QA

• Latest-choice-wins settings queue and stable live slider dragging.
• Real Chrome control transitions and rapid-input regression QA.
• Honest release boundaries and privacy.

0.44.0 · 9 November 2026 · private QA

• Chrome audio lifecycle reliability tests and explicit cleanup checks.
• Private QA and truthful scope; no new permissions or cloud audio.

0.43.0 · 9 November 2026 · private QA

• Owned WAV and real Chrome toolbar audio QA restored.
• Explicitly scoped RUTUBE software-response benchmark.
• No premature public release claims.

0.42.0 · 9 November 2026 · private QA

• Verified per-frame RUTUBE embed bridge with a conservative fallback.
• Placement-specific ad safety and transparent ephemeral routing.
• Measured scope: real player and synthetic ad state, not real-ad efficacy.

0.41.0 · 9 November 2026 · private QA

• RUTUBE video-ad state integration with a conservative classifier.
• RUTUBE user volume control and false-mute safeguards.
• Explicit test scope and remaining RUTUBE release gates.

0.40.0 · 9 November 2026 · private QA

• Previously authorized Quiet Ads reattaches without new permissions.
• Clear permission failure and revocation feedback.
• Private real-browser integration evidence, not a public release certificate.

0.39.0 · 8 November 2026 · private QA

• Ad-volume intent is now narrower and safer.
• Capture lifecycle and source status are more conservative.
• Measured private QA, with remaining gaps explicitly listed.

0.34.0 · 8 November 2026

• Earlier high-confidence ad attenuation before playback when the player exposes a marker.
• Chromium pre-arm DOM smoke: bounded, reversible and without false banners.
• Complete offline source and independent Grok audit dossier.

0.33.0 · 8 November 2026

• Source Check now helps choose a safe, user-controlled adjustment.
• One real YouTube compatibility test passed, broader tests remain open.
• New safety checks and preserved existing audio chain.

0.32.0 · 8 November 2026

• Added private, conservative input-signal diagnostics without changing audio or permissions.
• Guard against a neural output becoming unintentionally silent.
• Expanded regression checks and updated QA wording.

0.31.0 · 8 November 2026

• Actual Mac Chrome extension speech capture and local RNNoise E2E verified on owned media.
• Persisted Neural Restore opt-in now survives popup reopen.
• Valid RNNoise worklet build and fail-closed syntax verification.
• Speech/music/bypass safety, pause and endurance QA with 16,500 processed blocks.

0.29.0 · 8 November 2026

• Live Restore strength controls the speech denoiser blend.
• Local model integrity verification and safe DSP fallback.
• Offline model preparation option; public QA still incomplete.

0.28.0 · 8 November 2026

• New conservative silent-idle gate detaches RNNoise after 20 seconds of near-silence; normal tab audio and DSP remain active.
• Speech wake-up requires fresh processed audio telemetry; music and original bypass continue to protect the original.
• A real Web Audio offscreen-engine integration test checks sound output, preset switching, Original and STOP without user data.
• The standard package still needs build-time RNNoise preparation; YouTube, human listening and low-power Windows remain public-release blockers.

0.27.0 · 8 November 2026

Measured neural PCM telemetry, safe timing fallback, 20 ms alignment and music isolation.

0.26.0 · 8 November 2026

Neural frame heartbeat, bounded fallback and safer opt-in audio startup.

0.25.0 · 8 November 2026

Optional local RNNoise speech cleanup prototype with model-readiness handshake, 48 kHz guard and transparent DSP fallback. Model files are added explicitly at build time. Not yet validated on YouTube, concerts or independent listeners.

0.24.0 · 8 November 2026

Live Restore starts as an opt-in conservative DSP beta.

0.23.0 · 8 November 2026

Conservative alignment and local signal-anomaly checks for better blinded listening studies.

0.22.0 · 8 November 2026

Blind A/B with conservative synchronization and optional eight-round ABX.

0.21.0 · 8 November 2026

Fast 40 ms loud-only Quiet Lift reduction alongside the existing 125 ms speech analysis. Private blind A/B listening QA with active-frame RMS matching, no audio uploads and local JSON export.

0.20.0 · 8 November 2026

Faster loud-transition protection and gradual return to quiet lift.

0.19.0 · 8 November 2026

Smoother Quiet Lift control with conservative noise fallback.

0.18.0 · 8 November 2026

More cautious quiet-lift behavior and input/output measurement.

0.17.0 · 8 November 2026

Privacy-first audio tab picker, boost safety guidance and real Chrome regression QA.

0.16.0 · 8 November 2026

Large booster dial, optional Quiet Lift, site profiles and redesigned preview site.

0.15.0 · 8 November 2026

Restore Studio adds level-matched preview, noise-reference caution and cancelable local processing.

0.14.0 · 8 November 2026

Restore Studio beta adds optional local stationary-noise reduction and a 50/60 Hz hum filter. It cannot reconstruct missing words.

0.13.0 · 8 November 2026

Restore Studio alpha for entirely local, user-provided audio analysis, rumble filtering, gentle speech presence, original/processed comparison and new WAV export. Objective audio QA and long-running limiter checks expanded. Private preview, no claim of AI restoration.

0.12.0 · 8 November 2026

• Improved embedded-player lifecycle.
• Privacy-first top-site exception handling.
• Faster Night surge checks, unchanged gentle Music mode.
• New regression and browser QA coverage.

0.11.0 · 8 November 2026

• Quiet Ads now responds to high-confidence ad-state DOM changes without the previous debounce delay, and re-applies attenuation when a player programmatically resets its own volume.
• Added per-site exclusions in the popup and Settings.
• Respect manual volume adjustments and migrate settings to schema 6.
• This remains an opt-in preview, not universal ad detection.

0.10.0 · 8 November 2026

• Added opt-in Quiet Ads, with an explicit optional site-access permission and playback restoration.
• Added bounded Night loudness-jump smoothing for active capture.
• Improved permission-grant lifecycle and migrated settings.
• 90 automated tests and both real-Chrome synthetic smoke suites pass; real streaming sites are not yet validated.

0.9.0 · 8 November 2026

• Added a 6 ms lookahead sample-peak limiter with a safe fallback.
• Music receives gentler peak handling and delay-matched comparison.
• Added deterministic stereo and failure-path tests.

0.8.0 · 8 November 2026

• Rechecks audible playback periodically, including unmuted video and films changed without a page reload.
• Added a per-site Movie Guard mute control with local-only hostname storage, opt-out while muted and safe legacy-settings migration.
• Added virtual-time regression tests for interruption, SPA navigation, dynamic players and site preference changes.

0.7.0 · 8 November 2026

• Stopping Movie Guard now removes page observers and pending timers before optional permissions are revoked.
• Re-enabling Movie Guard on the same page no longer duplicates event listeners; warnings from pages already left are rejected.
• Six new automated checks cover privacy teardown, restart and stale-page rejection; 53 checks pass in total.

0.6.0 · 8 November 2026

• Added opt-in Movie Guard reminders after sustained long-form video playback.
• Added a bounded local classifier for film/episode evidence and elevated-impact genres.
• Concert, music-video, album, karaoke, orchestra and DJ-set evidence now suppresses film reminders.
• Website and notification access is optional, user-initiated and removed again when Movie Guard is disabled.
• Expanded automated coverage from 35 to 47 checks, including reminder cooldown and active-session suppression.

0.5.0 · 8 November 2026

• Added a three-band Smart Balance graph with separate low, speech-rich middle and high dynamics.
• Added a local speech-band energy estimate with bounded attack, hold and release policy.
• Separated balancing strength from output volume and migrated version 1 settings safely.
• Added live Smart Balance state and band-reduction diagnostics without adding permissions or network endpoints.
• Expanded automated coverage from 27 to 35 checks and documented remaining real-audio release gates.

0.4.0 · 8 November 2026

• Added a fourth Music mode with minimal dynamics and neutral tonal shaping.
• Added live signal, sample-peak and gain-reduction diagnostics to the popup.
• Added a bounded, validated site-profile store with individual removal and JSON export/import.
• Rebuilt the settings experience and expanded automated coverage from 19 to 27 checks.
• Expanded the website with transparent DSP explanation, evidence status, four-mode demo and clearer installation flow.

0.3.0 · 7 November 2026

• Added versioned messages and session generations to reject stale controls.
• Added explicit active, suspended, recovering and stopping states.
• Improved cleanup for tab close, capture stop and repeated recovery failure.
• Expanded automated coverage from 7 to 19 tests.
• Added reproducible extension and preview ZIP packaging with SHA-256.
• Added a keyboard shortcut that opens the popup with focus on its main action.

0.2.0 · 7 November 2026

• Added Speech mode and a live output meter.
• Added one-tap Original/SoundSavo comparison.
• Added local per-site preferences, settings and reset.
• Added audio-session recovery attempts and active-tab badge.
• Redesigned the bilingual popup and created the product website.

0.1.0 · 7 November 2026

• First tab-capture prototype with Auto and Night modes.
• Local processing only; no account, microphone or network.