Quran Caption v3.6.53

This update introduces a major new overlay fade system, expands WBW visual effects, and improves batch import reliability, shortcuts, and YouTube integration.

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Overlay Styles

• Added 11 new fade shapes for overlays

  You can now create much more advanced fade effects with:

  • multiple fade shapes
  • shape inversion
  • custom fade curves
  • adjustable softness
  • custom positioning
  • radial size controls

  These effects are supported consistently in both preview and video export.

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Word-by-Word Styles

• Added a Persist Effect option for opacity and other compatible WBW effects

  Effects applied to the currently recited word can now remain visible after the word has been recited.

• Fixed current-word opacity for verse numbers

  When the final word of a subtitle is recited, the verse number now correctly receives the current-word opacity effect as well.

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Batch Processing

• Batch names are now preserved when importing a CSV file

• Segmentation JSON imports now respect the project's saved silence and subtitle-extension settings

• Fixed a shortcut-related crash that could happen while recreating batches

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Shortcuts

• Fixed cases where shortcut names and descriptions could appear empty because of missing production translations

  Quran Caption now falls back to the saved shortcut information when needed.

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YouTube Integration

• Improved contrast and readability of the YouTube integration across themes.

Quran Caption v3.6.52

This update improves Quran Universal Audio downloads and WBW timestamp computation, adds direct YouTube uploads, restores compatibility with legacy styles, and introduces more control over video frame layering.

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Video Frame

• Added Display Above Frame style option

  You can now choose whether on-screen elements should appear above the video frame border instead of being clipped or covered by it.

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YouTube Upload

• Added direct YouTube upload

  Exported videos can now be uploaded to YouTube directly from Quran Caption.

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Recitation Downloads (by @Hetchy)

• Major improvements to Quran Universal Audio downloads by @Hetchy

  Recitation downloads are now much more reliable, especially for large surahs and long recitations.

• Added real-time download progress

• Downloads now continue properly when switching tabs, projects, or unfocusing Quran Caption

• Identical recitations can now reuse previously downloaded audio instead of downloading it again

• Applying downloaded segmentation is now significantly faster, especially on long surahs

• Improved handling of full-surah downloads to better preserve recitation intros and endings

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Word-by-Word Timing (by @Hetchy)

• Improved WBW timestamp computation by @Hetchy

  WBW computation now continues in the background when switching tabs or windows, with a notification when it finishes.

• Fixed WBW timestamp computation for subtitles created from multi-verse segments

  This fixes cases where some split subtitles could end up without WBW timings.

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Batch Processing

• Cloud segmentation requests are now spaced by two minutes during batch processing

  This helps avoid sending too many segmentation requests at once.

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Styles

• Fixed compatibility with legacy presets

  Older Quran Caption styles that stopped working after recent style system changes should now work correctly again.

Quran Caption v3.6.51

This update adds timeline volume control, advanced background media framing, rounded video frames, and several export and waveform improvements.

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Audio

• Added timeline volume control

  You can now increase or decrease the final video volume directly from the timeline.

  Volume can be adjusted up to 200%.

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Background Media

• Added advanced background media framing controls

  Enable Fill Frame in Video → General to unlock these controls.

  You can now:

  • fill the entire frame even when the media has a different aspect ratio
  • zoom in or out
  • reposition the media horizontally and vertically
  • fine-tune how the background fits inside the video

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Video Frame

• Added rounded video frame styling

  You can now add large borders around the video on all sides and round the corners. You can also make the edges of the framed video to blend more smoothly.

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Export

• Improved the default filename field

  The default filename is now automatically filled when the field receives focus, making it easier to edit before exporting.

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Timeline

• Fixed an issue where audio waveforms would not always appear correctly in the timeline.

Quran Caption v3.6.40

This update expands the batch workflow, adds custom export skip ranges, improves export configuration, and introduces several subtitle and preview improvements.

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Batch Workflow

• Added YouTube chapter export for batch projects

  You can now generate YouTube chapters directly for projects processed through the batch workflow.

• Added segmentation JSON import from CSV

  A segmentation JSON file from brother @Hetchy's Universal Quran Aligner can now be referenced directly inside the batch CSV. When provided, the project subtitles are imported automatically without requiring AI segmentation.

• Added a downloadable batch CSV template

  This makes it easier to prepare a correctly formatted file for batch project creation.

• Added batch subtitle JSON export

  Project subtitles can now be exported as JSON directly from the batch workflow.

• Added a dissolve batch action

• Fixed several cases where completed batch projects were incorrectly considered not ready.

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Export

• Added custom skip ranges

  You can now define specific sections inside the selected export range that should be excluded from the final video.

  This is useful for removing unwanted silences, speech, mistakes, or other sections without modifying the project timeline.

• Added a customizable default video filename format

  The default export filename format can now be configured directly in the software settings.

• Made the export range summary more compact.

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Subtitle Styles

• Added a new-line option for Arabic verse numbers

  When enabled, the verse number will always appear on a separate line after the Arabic text.

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Preview

• Added a warning when subtitle anti-collision is enabled

  The warning explains possible side effects and provides suggestions for adjusting the layout.

  Once dismissed, it will remain permanently hidden.

Quran Caption v3.6.36

This update introduces batch project creation, faster AI translation workflows, improved WBW timestamp processing, new subtitle background styles, and several export and editor improvements.

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Batch Import

• Added batch project creation from CSV

  You can now create and process a large number of projects through a single batch workflow.

  The batch system can:

  • create projects from the audio sources listed in the CSV
  • import audio automatically
  • run AI segmentation across all projects
  • fetch translations for all projects
  • run AI translation trimming in batch
  • apply a shared style to every video
  • apply a shared background to every project
  • review segmentation and translations while quickly navigating between projects

  This is especially useful for producing complete surah collections or large video series with a consistent visual style.

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Word-by-Word Timing

• Optimized WBW timestamp requests (by @Hetchy)

  When recomputing timestamps for a single subtitle, Quran Caption now sends only the relevant section of the audio instead of the entire file.

  This makes timestamp alignment significantly faster and more efficient.

• Improved WBW updates when resizing silence clips

  Resizing a silence clip now refreshes the WBW timestamps of the adjacent subtitles.

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AI Translation

• Added parallel batch processing with three workers

  Up to three AI translation tasks can now run at the same time during batch processing.

• Added reasoning display for supported reasoning models

  When a reasoning model is used, its reasoning output can now be displayed during processing.

• Fixed the default DeepSeek AI model.

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Subtitle Styles

• Added per-line subtitle backgrounds

  Arabic and translation lines can now have their own background directly behind the text.

  The same style is also available for WBW highlighting, allowing the background to follow the currently recited word or line.

• Fixed repeated words not being highlighted again inside merged clips.

• Fixed the Surah name outline not appearing on Arabic text when the Latin name was disabled.

• Style subnavigation now restores the previously active nested category.

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Export

• Preserved background quality when using the Balanced performance profile.

• Added progress display for static background processing

  Progress now correctly moves from 0% to 100% instead of remaining stuck at 0% when video looping is enabled.

• Skipped unnecessary background looping when it is not required.

• YouTube chapters now remain aligned with recitation-only cuts.

Quran Caption v3.6.21

This update improves subtitle import, project navigation, style organization, and asset workflow.

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Subtitles

• Added drag-and-drop support for Aligner JSON files

  You can now drop a JSON file from Hetchy’s Universal Quran Aligner directly into the Subtitles tab to apply its subtitles to the project.

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Home

• Added collapsible project explorer

  The homepage now includes a button to collapse or expand the project explorer.

  This gives more room to the project list when needed.

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Styles

• Added on-screen element subnavigation

  Style sections are now better organized with subcategories for elements such as:

  • surah name
  • reciter name
  • verse number
  • Ayah container

  This makes the style editor easier to navigate.

• Custom elements are now labeled from their content

  This makes it easier to identify which custom element you are editing.

• Added custom element subnavigation

  Custom text and custom elements now have clearer navigation inside the style editor.

• Moved shadow effects into Visual Effects

  Shadow-related settings are now grouped in a more logical place.

• Shared vertical text alignment controls

  Vertical alignment controls are now reused more consistently across style sections.

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Assets

• Improved audio asset workflow

  Audio files are now added directly to the timeline instead of opening a context menu with only one option.

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.