Changelog (Version History)
Find all commercial releases, update logs, and legacy versions below.
Production Release Strategy
To guarantee absolute operational safety during live productions, PLAYDECK deploys software updates through a phased release strategy. Please select the appropriate version build for your specific environment:
- Stable Production Release (Website Download): This is the official, thoroughly tested deployment build. When clicking general download links across our website, you will always receive this stable build for mission-critical live use.
- Auto-Update Release: This build is actively pushed through the internal PLAYDECK software update notification system.
- Beta Release Build: Beta versions contain brand-new features and active framework optimizations. Warning: Beta builds are intended for evaluation and testing purposes only and may contain unresolved bugs. They are exclusively available for manual download in the table below.
- Legacy Rollbacks: If a recent update introduces compatibility issues with your specific hardware environment, you can use the archive below to roll back to any stable legacy version to ensure full production safety.
Current Deployment Builds
- Stable Production Release (v4.3b4): Download Stable Build
- Internal Auto-Update Release (v4.3b4): (Available via in-app update)
- Latest Beta Testing Release: None active. Use current Stable build.
| Version | Release Date | Change Log Summary |
|---|---|---|
| v4.3b4 Download | May 27, 2026 | Feature: Web Remote for Mobile with QR Code Feature: Generate Offline Clips of your Cloud Clips Update: Edit while Ingest for more Formats than only MXF Update: Loading Recordings of all Formats for Edit Update: New Default Setting for YouTube Quality Update: New Option “Jump next Block” Update: New Option to disable Previews (performance/headless) Update: Caching of scheduled Blocks for linked playout Update: App Updates with more choices e.g. to Beta Version Update: Change YouTube Video/Audio Track during playback Update: Engine Logger now with Start/Stop mechanics Update: Tools (Delphi,ffmpeg,7-zip,TMS,sgcWebSockets) BugFix: Insert/Append block Commands on empty playlist BugFix: SSL Error for Up/Downloads on some Systems BugFix: Recording not starting if bad file pattern BugFix: Playout stops if HDD/Network has lag BugFix: ASIO Devices not working as intended |
| v4.3b3 Download | May 2, 2026 | Feature: GPU Encoding for Record Export and Clip Transcode Feature: Edit Jump Marker in Timeline Edit for advanced CUEing Feature: New Web Control UI by Nick Semonov Update: Adding Firewall Rules via Installer Update: New option to directly drag drop clips Update: New Block/Clipname Variables in Companion Update: New Command/Shortcut for Jump Marker Update: New Commands/Variables for Blocks Update: New Overlay/Action Data in API Update: Hold CTRL to immediately start NEXT Menu Option BugFix: Timeout after PD start at “creating video assets” BugFix: Channel manual Start not being reflected in Settings BugFix: Clip Pixel Error if switching between Scalings BugFix: Project being saved on open despite Autosave disabled BugFix: Checkbox Device disabled after Device Fail BugFix: ServiceChannel Error Messages BugFix: “activate/select” Commands not working correctly BugFix: No Clip Scanning if Channe Autostart is disabled |
| v4.3b2 Download | March 24, 2026 | Feature: PLAYDECK 64 bit UI Application Feature: Color Correction for Inputs and Channel Update: More Settings for Video Engine Logging Update: New Setting Performance Mode Update: Project Reload after Filechange with Prompt Update: New Commands/Variables for Playlist Clip Editing Update: Better visibility for disabled Clips Update: Clip scrubbing while looping Update: Collective Restart after Settings Update: Timeline Edit uses Playhead Position Update: Removed rewinding position after App Restart Update: HDR Updates for Pixel Format and Recordings Update: MediaInfo/VLC added to context menus BugFix: Playlist Key Press accidentely firing after editing BugFix: Schedule Times lost after changing Regional Settings BugFix: Replacing Clip with ALT on playing Clip BugFix: Wrong Scaling of Channel Name in Preview BugFix: Video Formats not using Source Pixel Format BugFix: Transitions from Inputs to Clips no Audio BugFix: Several Out of Memory Error Issues |
| v4.3b1 Download | February 19, 2026 | Update: New Setting for GPU Decoding Update: New Setting for Input Background Message Update: New Setting for Input Closed Captions Update: New Setting for Engine Logging Verbosity Update: YouTube/Streams now start faster (async) Update: Logging extended for Video Engine Events/Errors Update: Added Verbosity to Engine Logging Update: Caching reverted to One-Clip method BugFix: App Restart into Loop pauses current Clip BugFix: Cross-Fade (and other) not working during Caching BugFix: Input Device not stable due to constant CC Scans BugFix: Error Message “Thread creation error” BugFix: Stream failing if Playlist Input disconnects BugFix: App crashing when RDP on Headless System BugFix: No Audio Device Name in Monitoring BugFix: Not saving active Device after crash BugFix: Video Engine Logs missing in Upload |
| v4.2b12 Download | February 1, 2026 | Update: LINK extended across all 8 Channels Update: Improved Channel Monitoring/Logging Update: Added Setting to disable Default Shortcuts Update: Added Elapsed/Remaining Option to Clip Progress Update: Added Confirmation when deleting Clips/Blocks |
| v4.2b11 Download | January 16, 2026 | Feature: Recording File Splitting by Duration Feature: Disable Channel Autostart for Editing Update: Overlays that run once ignore Duration Update: Stream Email Notification capped to 1 per Stream/Hour Update: Stream Name editable for Monitoring Update: Monitoring Coloring for Channel removed Update: Clear Log Button for Log Textviewer |
| v4.2b10 Download | January 11, 2026 | Feature: Stream/Recording Parameter Editor Feature: Audio Waveform View for Video Preview Update: NDI Keying Support Update: Refresh Devices Buttons introduced in Settings Update: Improved Caching for manual playout and next Clips Update: Improved Monitoring and Logging Update: Companion 4.2.9 supports Cursor and CUE/PLAY/LOOP/MUTE |
| v4.2b9 Download | December 20, 2025 | Feature: Zooming in Timeline/Recording Edits Feature: Define specific Aspect Ratio for Clips Feature: Email Notification on Stream Errors Update: CC Burn-In now switchable per Channel Update: Scaling of Timeline Edit and Recording Windows Update: New Logs for Stream Outputs Update: Open Textfiles with integrated Text Viewer Update: Search Clip with Block-only option Update: New Commands for Selection and Clip Loop/Mute/Mark Update: Command “cueflex” now supports position Update: Command “play” now recognizes same paused clip Update: Scaling Update Cycles with PC Power (e.g. VU Meter) Update: VU Meter Peak Lines re-integrated Update: YouTube improved Scanning of Language Tracks Update: Added “nogpu” App Param to disable GPU Scanning Update: Video Engine 2.11.0.14442 Console Update: JoyMediaScan 1.0.0.8 Update: Blackmagic SDK 15.0 Update: Bluefish API 6.6 Update: NDI 10-bit support |
| v4.2b8 Download | November 6, 2025 | Update: Fade/Crossfade from a paused Clip Update: Fade-In Commands also perform Crossfades now Update: Space Key can be assigned as Shortcuts Update: License Auto-Check-In reflects timezone difference Update: Cursor up/down in Playlist across Blocks Update: Improved local Language Detection Update: New View Option for permanent List Focus Update: Rework of Stream Reconnect Mechanics Update: Rework of Captions to use less Ressources |
| v4.2b7 Download | October 30, 2025 | Feature: 8 new languages (Spanish, German, Chinese, …) Feature: License Checkout with Custom Time Period (for Rental) Update: New Options for Transcode Clips to match Format/FPS Update: New Option “All” for Paste/Clear Block/Clip Settings Update: License Check-In faster in one go Update: Rename Notes by Double-Click Update: New Command for Toggle Overlays Update: New Video Format Setting for Output Device Update: New Option for Ingest Stream Detection Update: New Option for App Restart for “Every Day” Update: Skip unplayable/broken/freezing Clips Update: Rework NEXT-Button DropDown Logic Update: REC Button usable after fresh Install Update: Chinese Translation Finetuning |
| v4.2b3 Download | September 27, 2025 | Update: New Keyboard Layouts and Detection Update: Recalc Duration is now optional (default = off) Update: Improved Shortcuts for Clip-Timeline-Edit |
| v4.2b2 Download | September 19, 2025 | Feature: Scheduler for Actions to automate Tasks Feature: Default Image for Audio-only Clips Feature: Send Commands to HTML Templates Feature: Monitoring Window to analyze Video Feeds Update: SCTE/CC is now optional for Stream (default = off) Update: Background File-check is now optional (default = off) Update: Dbl-Click on missing Clips will trigger re-scan Update: Capture-Folder can be changed Update: Option to reset Clip-Settings upon Replace Update: Option for TSL UMD to switch Left/Right Tally Update: Rec. Clip Export Name integrated into Filename Update: New Shortcut to jump Timeframe in Recording Update: New Overlay Ticker-Types “Vertical” and “No Motion” Update: Added Director View to Monitoring Update: Default Color Space for DV is now HDYC Update: Event Logging improved and Folder customizable Update: Copy/Paste Clip/Block Settings selectively Update: Preview Clips directly from File Explorer Update: Clip Scrubbing now supported for LINK Update: Recording Filename Pattern Edit Update: Remaining Recording Disc Time and Auto Stop Update: Mouse Click closes Fullscreen Previews Update: Show Clip Position during Inf. Loops Update: Editing Loop defaults to Inf. Loop Update: Lock Channel to one Side Update: New Get-started Button on UI Update: Block Coloring for CUE and PLAY Update: Clip Name shown in Timeline Edit and Recording Update: Faster Displaying of Mouse Over Infos Update: Companion 4.1.0 with more Presets and Icons |
| v4.1b16 Download | August 2, 2025 | Feature: Growing Files in Playlist Update: Director Template 4-Chan Quad Split Update: Realtime Updates on Overlay Positioning Update: More Website-Videos supported in Playlist Update: New Command “fadeedit” |
| v4.1b15 Download | July 25, 2025 | Feature: Companion Module Version 4.03 Update: Re-work of Overlay Preview and Positioning Update: New Setting to disable Background file checks Update: New TCP Events for – Channel/Block/Clip State Update: New Command “wait” Update: New API Variables for Object States Update: Commands Event Log in Documentation |
| v4.1b14 Download | July 10, 2025 | Feature: Geometric Shapes as Overlays Update: Place CC/Subtitles ontop of other overlays Update: Displaying Cut-duration in Timeline/Recording-edit Update: Fixed Clips for Shuffle Blocks Update: Missing Files will be found in Project Folder Update: Mark Next as Clip Context Menu Option Update: New Overlay Placeholder for Meta Date Update: Desktop Output new Option “Primary/Secondary” Update: Overlay new Option GIF-animation Loop-Option Update: Clip-Overlay new Option Start Clip-end Update: Video-Engine 2.10.0.14251 |
| v4.1b9 Download | June 2, 2025 | Update: Auto-play after Clip-caching took too long Update: Export Recording-clips to all Channel Update: SPACE-shortcut to play/pause fullscreen Update: Auto-Captions for Overlay-Buttons Update: New Placeholder for Overlays (Next Clip) Update: Support for OTF and other Font-types Update: New Option to select All Clip Audio-tracks Update: New Option to hide Enumeration-column Update: New Option to extend Planned-column |
| v4.1b8 Download | May 4, 2025 | Feature: New Re-Engineered Version with 8 Channel Feature: 32 Audio channels and 4 Recording Channel Feature: ASIO Device Support with Splitting per Output Channel Feature: SRT Stream Input/Output Feature: DVB Stream Output Feature: ST 2110/2022 Input/Output Feature: ITU 1770 Input Loudness Normalization Feature: Recording of Input/Channel Feature: Recording Timeline Edit with Clip Export Feature: Append Project Clips and Copy Playlists Feature: Input Time shifting Feature: Backup-License for unlimited Clients Feature: Transcode Clips to GPU Codec H264/MP4 Feature: ATEM Down Stream Key as Cue+Play Trigger Feature: Import/Export Playlist via CSV Feature: Automatic Playlist Reload and Playout Resume Feature: Crop and Scaling Setting for all Inputs Feature: Additional Audio Output Device Feature: Overlays with Live Properties Edit Update: EBU Audio Norm. Channel Selection Update: Streaming Audio Formats Update: Showing HELP in Popups will not close Popup Update: SCTE Tag Detection and Event Logging Update: New View Option to toggle Elapsed/Remaining Progress Time Update: Added Device/Stream Option-Settings Update: Locate Missing Files during Project Load Update: Audio Gain Live Update Update: Copy Playlist now also offers to Append to Playlist Update: Added Project Data to API/WebSocket Update: Added new TCP Command to select Block/Clip Update: New Shortcuts added Update: Default Option for Clip Pause Update: New TCP Commands for Cue/Play/Fade via List + Unique ID Update: TCP Events now support Unique ID and Block/Clip Name Update: New View Option added for Drag Scroll in Playlist Update: Caching next Clip in Background Update: New Shortcut for Edit Clip Update: Stream Inputs now via DragDrop instead of Settings Update: New Command for Save/Recall Play Position Update: Schedule shown for future Days Update: Change Position now possible in CUE State Update: Public Logs for ClipRun, HTML, SCTE Update: Overlay Video can pause on last Frame Update: Audio Track Live Switching Update: Live Update Timeline Edit on playing Clip Update: Audio Track Live Switching Update: More Option to Resume Playout after Breakblock and Action Update: Clip Preview also High Quality and Fullscreen Update: Device Error Detection System and Escalation Update: Streaming Audio Formats Update: New Drivers BM, Deltacast, AJA, NDI Update: Video Engine 2.9.2.14213 |
| v3.8b13 Download | November 12, 2024 | Update: Log Overlays in Clip Run Log Update: Combine all Audio Tracks in one Multichannel Update: Disconnect Messages for Input Streams disabled Update: New Placeholder for SCTE Trigger Update: Video Format Selection for NDI Director View |
| v3.8b8 Download | May 13, 2024 | Feature: Audio Filter for Clips Update: Added Clip/Block duration as SCTE Placeholder Update: Added Block duration to Overlay Placeholder Update: Auto-Login to extend Subscription in Background Update: File Location in ClipInfo if File not found Update: Fade during Pause and End of Clip Update: New Shortcuts and Commands for Crossfades |
| v3.8b4 Download | March 21, 2024 | Feature: RTMP/UDP Live Inputs for Playlist and Recording Feature: Automatic Framerate Switching for Playlists Feature: YouTube HD R, Multichannel, Trackselect, Metadata Feature: SRT Subtitle Files Support Feature: RSS Feed Support for Crawler Overlays Feature: RIST and Icecast Streaming Feature: NVidia AV1 decoding support Feature: Multichannel Audio for Device Inputs Feature: Quick Search for Playlist Clips Feature: Folder Import to Playlist Update: Playlist Collection now support 7-Zip Update: Fade-off as new Blockend option Update: Metadata for Text/Crawler Overlays, YouTube Update: Airtime showing for future days and Blockend Update: Improved SYNC behaviour for UI, Remote Control and Commands Update: Improved Audio Track Selection Update: Improved Closed Caption Selection/Display Update: Improved Thumbnails, High DPI, Higher Resolution, YouTube Update: Improved GPU Detection for Notebooks Update: Added commands to delete clips/blocks Update: ESC to close Fullscreen Preview Update: Added Date Column to Media Explorer Update: Video Engine SDK 2.8.0.13646 Update: New driver AJA, BlackMagic 12.5.1, Deltacast 6.20 Update: New driver FFmpeg 6.0, NDI 5.5.3.0 |
| v3.7b11 Download | December 5, 2023 | Feature: High DPI Support Feature: Manual Insertion of SCTE 35/104 Trigger Feature: Multiple Inputs per Playlist Feature: Multibitrate Streaming (MBR) Feature: Custom Folder for Media Explorer and Clip Search Feature: Autostart Overlay (based on Time/Block/Clip) Feature: Shuffle Clips in Block (without repetition) Feature: Jump to Timecode (via Button or Shortcut) Feature: Crossfade to any Clip (via Play Next, Doubleclick, Shortcut) Feature: Transitions while jumping Clips (by any means) Update: ATEM Reconnect and USB Feature Update: New Options for Block Schedule and Shuffle Update: Clip Info as Text Overlays Update: Automatic daily restart of Playdeck Update: Relative OUT point for Quick Edit Update: NEXT Button now supports Shuffle Blocks Update: Airtime for Scheduled Blocks Update: Unattended Mode uses Custom Folder for Silent Search Update: Clip Properties with Location Update: New Shortcut/Command for Desktop Output Update: Improved Clip Quick Edit with Recall Update: Improved SYNC functionality for jump clipstart/end Update: Improved GPU Detection for older GPUs Update: Clipchange now optional with reset Cut/Crop/Gain Update: Autosave Playlist XML File Update: Video Engine SDK 2.7.3.13520 Update: New Drivers BM 12.5.1, Deltacast 6.20 Update: New Drivers ffmpeg 6.0, NDI 5.5.3 Update: New Drivers Atem Control 9.x Update: JOY Video Engine 2.0 |
| v3.7b4 Download | March 15, 2023 | Feature: SCTE PassThru for SDI and UDP streams Feature: All-in-one setting for Aspect/Cut/Crop Feature: Multiple operation modes for NEXT Button Feature: High quality setting for Desktop outputs Feature: Fullscreen preview for Playlists Feature: Custom Colors for Playlist Items Update: Duration/Resolution for Media Eplorer Update: Aspect/Cut/Crop now also for YouTube/Input Update: Extended Clip Info Update: Improved NDI Input Detection Update: Improved Playlist Loading Speed Update: Improved UI reaction Speed Update: Improved Keyboard Support for Quick Clip Settings Update: New View Setting to highlight Playhead Update: New View Setting to toggle Format Mismatch Indicator Update: New Advanced Setting for NDI Discovery Server IP Update: New Advanced Setting to clear Clip Cache Update: New Advanced Setting for Double Device Start Update: New Commands/Shortcuts for CueNextClip/Block/Jump Update: New Commands for Start/Stop Update: New Commands for Restarting Scripts Update: Flex Commands now support negative Positions Update: Video-Engine 2.7.1.13292 Update: New driver for: NDI 5.5 |
| v3.6b18 Download | October 5, 2022 | Feature: Break Blocks with return to previous Block/Clip Feature: Scheduling Blocks by Weekdays Feature: Set Inputs/Channel as Background as Mixer Feature: Import/Export of Blocks as XML Feature: Assign Commands to Actions, Clips and Blockend Update: Copy/Move multiple selected Blocks at once Update: Auto-Start/Reconnect for all Streams Update: New Scripting Sample for Weekly Scheduling Update: Shortcuts for Playlist Edits now for both Lists Update: Block/Clip commands also for TCP Update: Block commands also for Block Start Update: Highlight Block Header if playing and collapsed Update: Highlight Notes for better visibility Update: New Command “playactionsync” Update: New Commands “cueandplaysync” and “cueandplaysyncflex” Update: New Command to play Blocks/Clips by name Update: New Command to jump to Clip position Update: New Setting to disable Clip Caching Update: New Setting to replace missing Files with Filedummy Update: New Setting for detailed logging Update: New Setting for custom HTML chromium flags Update: New Setting for Mute Paylist Windows Audio |
