Quran Caption v3.7.40

This update adds audio noise reduction, timed image clips, simplified export quality modes, global playback speed controls, and several subtitle editing improvements.

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Audio

• Added a new noise reduction tool

  Select an audio clip from the timeline and Quran Caption can now reduce constant background noise using FFmpeg.

  A cleaned WAV file is created and automatically replaces the selected clip source while keeping the original file untouched.

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Video Timeline

• Images can now be used as timed clips directly in the video track

  Image clips can be moved and resized on the timeline just like video clips.

• Images and videos can now be mixed together in the same background timeline and exported correctly.

  When adding an image to an empty video track, you can choose between using it as the full-video background or as a regular timed clip.

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Export Quality

• Simplified export performance modes

  Fastest and Low CPU have been replaced with two clearer options:

  • Balanced is now the default and uses hardware acceleration when available for faster exports.
  • Max Quality uses CPU-only software encoding for the highest visual quality.

• Fixed media without an audio stream causing issues during export by automatically using matching silence when needed.

• Fixed subtitle exports using outdated translation targets from previous selections.

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Playback

• Added global preview playback speed controls

  Playback speed can now be changed from the advanced title bar tools with 0.75x, 1x, 1.5x, 1.75x and 2x options.

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Subtitle Editor

• The video preview in the subtitle editor can now be vertically resized using a draggable divider.

  The selected preview height is saved across sessions.

Quran Caption v3.7.31

This update improves quick subtitle editing, adds per-word glow styling, enhances the export monitor, and fixes subtitle background colors during fades.

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Quick Subtitle Editor

• Added keyboard navigation between subtitles

  While using the quick editor for subtitles, translations, or Word-by-Word editing, use the left and right arrow keys to move directly to the previous or next subtitle while keeping the same editing mode.

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Word Styles

• Added configurable glow effects for individual words

  Arabic and translation words can now receive their own glow color through the inline word styling tools.

  Glow styles are preserved alongside existing bold, italic, underline, color, and line-break styling.

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Export Monitor

• Added storage information for the exports folder

  The Export Monitor now shows the total size of the exports working folder and includes a button to open it directly in your file manager.

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Export

• Fixed line background colors becoming incorrect during subtitle fades over video backgrounds.

Quran Caption v3.7.30

This update introduces direct subtitle editing from the video preview, improves Quran alignment and batch processing, and significantly improves 4K export performance.

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Preview Editing

• Added direct subtitle resizing from the video preview

  Arabic and translation subtitles can now be resized directly using width and maximum-height handles.

  Corner handles support two-axis resizing, and subtitle dragging has been optimized to remain responsive while editing.

• Added quick subtitle style controls on right-click

  Essential Arabic and translation styles can now be changed directly from the subtitle context menu without opening the full Style editor.

  This includes font family, font size, color, alignment, verse number settings, and, where applicable, Riwayah, Mushaf, decorative brackets and Word-by-Word settings.

• Fixed composite style controls applying incorrectly when editing selected custom text elements.

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Quran Alignment

• Reworked Quran Universal Aligner integration (by @Hetchy)

  Cloud alignment now uses the new API v1 pipeline with secure Hugging Face account quota support.

  The new pipeline avoids redundant alignment work and improves reliability.

• Batch projects now use the native alignment pipeline

  Multiple alignment jobs can be processed concurrently with controlled rolling uploads and isolated temporary audio files.

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AI Segmentation

• Improved manual token controls in the segmentation editor. (by @Hetchy)

• Fixed incorrect coverage-gap detection after a completed Al-Fatiha.

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Export

• Improved Balanced export quality and performance

  Balanced mode now uses a higher-quality NVENC configuration when available, with a high-quality libx264 fallback.

• Significantly improved 4K caption fade performance by reusing encoded image data during rendering.

• Export review warnings now only report active issues from translations that are actually visible in the video.

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Project Assets

• Added bulk deletion for selected project assets.

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FFmpeg

• Quran Caption now warns when the installed FFmpeg version is outdated.

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Updater

• Fixed release notes sometimes not appearing immediately in the update window.

Quran Caption v3.7.22

This update improves the color picker, batch translation workflows, and fixes several export issues.

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Color Picker

• Improved the screen color picker with a pixelated magnifier

  A zoomed pixel preview now follows the cursor and shows the exact color being selected, making precise color picking much easier.

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Batch Translations

• Translation editor settings are now synchronized across all projects in a Batch

  Selecting which translation editions are visible in the editor now applies to every project in the Batch.

• Translation filters are also synchronized across Batch projects

  Search, review filters, overlap filters, and other translation filtering options now remain consistent while navigating through the Batch.

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Export

• Fixed an issue that could cause video exports to remain stuck at 0%

  If the local export history file becomes corrupted, Quran Caption now automatically resets it instead of blocking exports.

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By Meaning Export

• AI-generated meaning ranges are now preserved when switching between editor tabs.

• Fixed multiple meaning exports potentially receiving the same filename

  Each exported range now gets its own verse-range filename.

Quran Caption v3.7.21

This update introduces style keyframes for animations, smarter element snapping in the preview, a reliable built-in color picker, and improved project and audio reliability.

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Style Keyframes

• Added timeline keyframes to the Style editor

  Styles can now change at different moments throughout the video instead of remaining static for the entire project.

• Keyframes work with both global styles and individual subtitle/style overrides.

• Each supported style now provides controls to:

  • Add or remove a keyframe at the current playhead position
  • Jump to the previous keyframe
  • Jump to the next keyframe

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Preview Alignment

• Added smart snapping between visible elements

  When dragging text, images, Surah names, reciter names, or other movable overlays, Quran Caption can now snap their edges and centers to other visible elements.

• Alignment guides appear while snapping, making precise layouts much easier to create.

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Color Picker

• Added a new reliable screen color picker

  You can now use the eyedropper next to color controls to capture any color visible on your screen.

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Projects

• Fixed older projects with missing video styles failing to open correctly from the homepage.

  Missing styles are now automatically upgraded before the project is opened.

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Audio Trimmer

• Fixed trimmed audio sometimes starting late during preview playback.

  Audio timestamps are now normalized automatically after trimming.

Quran Caption v3.7.14

This update introduces portable .qc project packages, SRT translation imports, a TikTok preview overlay for portrait videos, and a new Hausa Quran translation.

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Portable .qc Projects

• Added a new .qc project package format

  Projects can now be exported together with their local assets and imported on another computer without manually relinking files.

• .qc packages can include:

  • Audio and video assets
  • Custom images and linked project images
  • Imported fonts
  • Project settings, subtitles, translations and styles

• Asset paths are automatically restored when importing the package.

• Standard JSON project export remains available when you do not want to include project assets.

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SRT Translation Import

• Added Import SRT Translation under Tools

  You can now import an existing .srt translation into a Quran Caption project.

• Quran Caption matches the SRT cues with existing Quran subtitles using their timecodes and creates a new translation edition automatically.

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TikTok Preview

• Added an optional TikTok UI overlay for portrait projects

  The preview can now display a simulated TikTok interface with the profile, like, comment, share, username and description areas.

  This helps you position subtitles and other elements without placing them underneath TikTok's interface.

• The overlay is preview-only and is not included in the exported video.

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Translations

• Added a local Hausa Quran translation by Prof. Sani Umar Rijiyar Lemo.

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Arabic Preview

• Fixed QPC verse numbers wrapping onto another line when using the maximum line limit.

Quran Caption v3.7.13

This update introduces a new guided first-video workflow, adds Surah-based project sorting, and improves the editor experience on Linux.

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First Video Guide

• Added a new step-by-step guide for new desktop users

  Quran Caption now guides you through the complete workflow of creating your first video:

  • Importing media
  • Creating subtitles
  • Adding translations
  • Customizing styles
  • Preparing the video for export

• The guide follows your progress directly inside the editor and can be hidden at any time.

• The previous tutorial project workflow has been replaced by this new contextual guide.

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Project Library

• Added project sorting by Surah

  Projects can now be sorted by their main Surah in ascending or descending Quran order.

  For projects containing multiple Surahs, Quran Caption automatically determines the main Surah based on which one contains the most verses in the project.

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Linux

• Fixed editor sidebar panels not being fully vertically scrollable on Linux.

Quran Caption v3.7.12

This update adds overlapping audio tracks with mixed playback, per-subtitle riwayah selection, and several timeline and Quran.com integration improvements.

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Audio Timeline

• Added overlapping audio clips

  Audio clips can now overlap in the timeline instead of being limited to a single sequential track.

• Added individual volume control for audio clips

  Each audio clip can now have its own volume level.

• AI Segmentation now supports audio lane selection

  When multiple audio lanes are present, you can choose which one should be used for segmentation.

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Per-Subtitle Riwayah

• Riwayah can now be changed for individual subtitles

  A project no longer needs to use the same riwayah for every subtitle.

  You can select specific subtitles and assign a different riwayah to them.

  This makes it possible to switch between different riwayat within the same project.

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Timeline

• Fixed the custom clip context menu remaining open after toggling Always Show.

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Quran.com Integration

• Fixed Quran.com authentication not correctly opening the login page in the browser.

Quran Caption v3.7.11

This update greatly improves timed overlays and custom elements, adds dynamic Quran tags to custom text, simplifies media handling, and improves timeline editing.

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Timed Overlays

• Added multiple appearance ranges for timed overlays

  An element no longer has to appear only once during the video.

  You can now make the same element appear and disappear an unlimited number of times at different moments in the project.

  This applies to timed elements such as custom content and other supported on-screen overlays.

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Timeline

• Improved custom element organization in the timeline

  Custom clips now share the same lane whenever their appearance ranges do not overlap.

  Additional lanes are created only when multiple elements are visible at the same time, keeping the timeline much cleaner.

• Improved snapping for custom clips

  When moving an element, its end can now snap directly to the beginning of a neighboring element.

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Custom Text

• Added dynamic Quran tags to custom text overlays

  Custom text can now automatically display Quran-related information using tags such as:

  • <surah>
  • <verse>
  • <arabic>
  • <translation>
  • <translation-[language-code]>
  • <transliteration>
  • <number>
  • <min-range> / <max-range>
  • <br>

  This allows custom text to dynamically adapt to the currently displayed Quran content.

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Media

• Removed the legacy CBR conversion system

  CBR detection, warnings, conversion controls, and the related conversion workflow have been removed from Quran Caption.

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Arabic & Styles

• Fixed Arabic auto-fitting being affected by line background padding

  Line background padding will no longer unnecessarily reduce the fitted Arabic font size.

• Fixed older projects not receiving the updated maximum value for Surah size controls.

Quran Caption v3.7.10

This update improves translation review safety, keeps advanced AI trimming accessible without an API key, and improves the translation editing workflow and batch exports.

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AI Translation Trimming

• Improved the legacy copy-paste AI trimming workflow

  Users without an AI API key can still use the copy-paste method with the latest advanced trimming prompt and response format.

  This allows you to benefit from the improved translation trimming accuracy without paying for or configuring an API key.

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Translation Editor

• Improved the workflow when editing WBW mappings and individual word styles

  Left-side filters are now ignored while using WBW or word-style editing modes, preventing translations from unexpectedly disappearing while editing.

• Fixed pagination not refreshing correctly after changing WBW filters.

• Fixed outdated predefined translations being incorrectly displayed in the preview.

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Export Review

• Added an additional safety check before video export

  If subtitles or translations are still marked as needing review, Quran Caption will ask you to acknowledge them before allowing the export to continue.

  This helps prevent accidentally exporting a video with known subtitle or translation issues.

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Batch Export

• Batch video exports now respect the default filename format configured in Settings, including its placeholders.