Quran Caption v3.6.20

This update adds recitation-only video export, improves asset management in the video editor, and fixes several modal layering issues.

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Export

• Added recitation-only video export

  A new option is available in Export → Advanced Settings.

  When enabled, Quran Caption exports only the Quran recitation parts of the project and skips non-recitation sections such as:

  • takbir
  • taslim
  • long silences

  This is especially useful when working with recordings from salah, where the audio may contain parts outside of the actual Quran recitation.

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Project Assets

• Reworked the project assets section in the video editor

  The assets UI is now cleaner and easier to use.

• Added the ability to add multiple assets to the timeline at once

  You can now select multiple assets using:

  • Ctrl + Left Click
  • Select All

  Then add them to the timeline together.

• Quran Caption now remembers your response to the dimension prompt

  If you already answered the prompt once, it will not ask you again unnecessarily.

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Settings

• Fixed settings modal layering

  The settings modal now correctly appears above other dialogs.

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AI Translation

• Fixed AI translation modal layering issue

  This fixes a z-index problem where a vertical bar could appear above the modal.

Quran Caption v3.6.14

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Hotfix

• Fixed an issue introduced in v3.6.13 that prevented the update modal from working correctly

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UI

• Improved WBW text contrast in light themes

  Word-by-Word text should now be easier to read when using a light theme.

Quran Caption v3.6.13

This update improves the style editor, adds resizable panels, adds local font importing with font previews, and fixes several export and preview issues.

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Style Editor

• Fully reworked the video style editor UI

  The style interface is now much easier to navigate.

  Styles are now better organized into categories, unnecessary options are hidden when not needed, and assigning styles to your video should feel much clearer.

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Editor Layout

• Added resizable panels and timeline

  You can now resize the main parts of the editor using the cursor, including:

  • left panel
  • right panel
  • timeline
  • editor sections across different tabs

  This makes it easier to adapt the interface to your screen size and preferred workflow.

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Fonts

• Added local font file importing

  You can now import font files directly into Quran Caption, such as:

  • .ttf
  • .otf
  • other supported font formats

  This means you no longer need to install the font on your computer before using it in a project.

• Added font preview picker

  The font family selector now shows a preview of each font, making it easier to choose the right style visually.

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Update Modal

• Added a blinking update icon in the title bar

  After closing the update modal, you can now reopen it from the title bar when an update is available.

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Export

• Fixed Arabic subtitle export when using Plain Arabic Text

  Subtitle exports now correctly respect the selected Arabic format instead of always exporting glyphs.

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Preview

• Fixed an issue where the timeline cursor could keep moving after pausing the preview.

Quran Caption v3.6.0

This update improves Word-by-Word styling, fixes several WBW rendering issues, and adds small workflow improvements for custom clips and images.

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Word-by-Word Styling

• Added current word opacity style

  You can now control the opacity of the word currently being recited.

• Added custom CSS style for the current word

  This allows you to apply any custom CSS styling to the currently recited word, giving much more freedom for advanced WBW effects.

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Word-by-Word Rendering

• Fixed an issue where some verses would not display when WBW highlighting was enabled

  Arabic WBW timings are now deduplicated properly before rendering.

• Fixed QPC glyph mapping for Surah 13, Verse 37

  This fixes an issue where glyphs could become misaligned from a certain word in the verse.

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Export

• Added retry logic when frame capture fails because of a layout timeout

  This fixes cases where some subtitles were not captured properly during export after a temporary rendering failure.

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Custom Clips and Styles

• Added the ability to delete custom clips directly from the Styles sections

  Custom text and custom clips can now be removed using a delete icon from their style section.

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Timeline

• Fixed the label shown when removing a custom image

  It now correctly says Remove custom image instead of Remove custom text.

Quran Caption v3.5.93

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Hotfix

• Reverted the export completion timing fix from v3.5.91

  The change was causing issues on macOS, so it has been reverted for now.

Hotfix

• Fixed an issue where some subtitles could be exported or displayed in the wrong order

Quran Caption v3.5.91

This update adds a new Minimal Quran mushaf, improves timed background containers, fixes export issues with “show only current word” mode, and improves stability around export performance settings.

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Mushaf

• Added Minimal Quran mushaf

  This mushaf keeps the Arabic text but uses fewer vowels and symbols.

  It can be better suited for certain Arabic fonts where the fully detailed Quran text may be harder to render cleanly.

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Word-by-Word Export

• Fixed export issues when using “show only current word” for Arabic WBW

  This fixes multiple problems that could happen during export, such as:

  • translation text being cut
  • styles not being preserved correctly
  • incorrect rendering behavior when exporting with this option enabled

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Translations Editor

• Added Arabic verse number display at the end of each verse

  This makes it easier to identify and navigate verses while editing translations.

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Background Containers

• Added timing support for background containers

  Background containers now have an “always show” style option, allowing them to appear or disappear only during specific parts of the video.

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Export

• Export performance profile is now stored globally

  The default profile is now balanced instead of fastest.

• Fixed export completion timing

  Quran Caption now waits properly for frame capture to finish before completing the export.

  If your computer cannot handle the selected number of parallel workers, you will now get a clear error message asking you to lower the worker count.

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Settings

• Reordered advanced settings for a cleaner and more logical layout.

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Arabic Rendering

• Fixed justified Arabic text alignment

  Justified Arabic text is now correctly aligned as RTL instead of LTR.

Quran Caption v3.5.83

This update focuses on export stability, WBW translation improvements, ayah container timing, segmentation fixes, and better compatibility with older projects.

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Export

• Fixed an export issue when opening older projects

  Older projects could fail during video export because of the newly introduced video transition style.

• Improved default video filename sanitization

  Export now works even when the reciter name contains characters that are not allowed in Windows filenames.

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AI

• Optimized WBW mapping JSON sent to AI providers

  The previous JSON structure used very long variable names, which could consume a lot of tokens and quickly increase AI costs.

  The new compact format reduces token usage and makes AI-assisted WBW translation matching cheaper.

• Fixed the default Gemini model in AI preset settings.

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Word-by-Word

• Added “show only current word style” mode

• Fixed WBW timestamp alignment after verse splitting

  This fixes an issue where, when the reciter performed wasl, WBW timestamps after the first split subtitle could be misaligned.

• Fixed WBW mode being kept incorrectly when editing translations.

• Fixed the WBW quick editor mode not being preserved in the timeline.

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Translations

• Improved translation word matching

  Trailing punctuation is now included in the matched range.

• Added Bengali surah name translations.

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Ayah Container

• Added timing control for ayah containers

  Ayah containers can now be displayed only between a specific start and end time.

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Modals

• Fixed AI style modal placement

  The modal is now mounted globally instead of only inside the timeline, preventing it from opening in an inaccessible area.

Quran Caption v3.5.71

This update adds Quran Universal Audio integration, new styling options, track reordering, H.265 export, Indonesian localization, and several workflow improvements.

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Quran Universal Audio integration (by @Hetchy)

• Added QUA integration
  Quran Caption now integrates with Quran Universal Audio by @Hetchy.

  May Allah greatly reward @Hetchy for his incredible work.

• This replaces the old mp3quran recitation import workflow.

• You now have access to a much larger and better reciter library.

• Many recitations already include verified subtitles with WBW timestamps.

• You can now import only a selected verse range instead of importing the full surah.

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Localization

• Added Indonesian language support to the local interface translations.

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Export

• Added H.265 video codec option

  This can produce smaller video files, but export will be slower.

  It can be enabled in Advanced Export Settings.

• Added fallback to PNG when TGA temporary files cause disk space issues

  This fixes cases where the OS reported “not enough disk space” even when enough space was available.

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Timeline

• Added track reordering

  You can now move tracks up or down depending on your preferred timeline organization.

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Video clips

• Added clip transition styles

  Available transition types include:

  • fade to black
  • crossfade

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Word-by-Word

• Added new WBW style: reveal word styles on recitation

  This allows word styles to appear progressively as the words are being recited.

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Styles

• Added a second surah calligraphy style option

  This new calligraphy style does not include the “Surah” prefix.

• Added support for explicit surah translations in surah name styles

  Example placeholders:

  • <translation-fr>
  • <translation-zh-hant>

• Added the ability to import a custom ayah container image

• Fixed an issue where no translation could be selected by default in the Styles → Translation dropdown

  The first translation is now selected automatically when needed.

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AI settings

• Changed the default Gemini model in predefined AI endpoint settings to 3.1-flash-lite.

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Translations

• Fixed RTL direction support in the translation word selector.

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UI

• Improved the donation/support banner.

• Improved red alert contrast in themes.

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Quran Caption v3.5.61

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Hotfix

• Reverted the new local Surah Splitter AI segmentation change introduced in v3.5.60

• Fixed an issue where Arabic words and translations could be repeated when merging subtitles