Release notes

What changed in MIDI Manager

Maintenance release notes for MIDI Manager 1.3.2. Windows 1.3.2 is available through Microsoft Store and Linux 1.3.2-1 is available as a verified direct .deb.

Current production release

MIDI Manager 1.3.2 maintenance update

Improved stability for long-running background work, including Source Index and Technical MIDI Scan.

Faster organization candidate selection for large libraries, with Safe Stop able to interrupt database preparation.

1.3.2

Current release

MIDI Manager 1.3.2 available for Windows and Linux

Windows
MIDI Manager 1.3.2 路 Microsoft Store package 1.3.2.0 路 Available
Linux
MIDI Manager 1.3.2 路 Debian package 1.3.2-1 路 Available

Windows Store package 1.3.2.0 路 Linux Debian package 1.3.2-1

Stability and large-library responsiveness
  • Improved stability for long-running background work, including Source Index and Technical MIDI Scan.
  • Faster organization candidate selection for large libraries, with Safe Stop able to interrupt database preparation.
Source Index stability
  • Improved stability during long Source Index runs and during background worker cleanup.
  • Resume and safe-stop handling now preserve completed work more reliably, with safer background worker cleanup.
MIDI/RMID recovery and diagnostics
  • Additional valid RIFF/RMID and recoverable MIDI files can now be indexed instead of being rejected unnecessarily.
  • Malformed or non-MIDI files remain fail-closed, with clearer parser failure reasons for troubleshooting.
Startup window sizing
  • The application reapplies its intended initial geometry after showing the main window, improving first-open sizing on desktop environments where the window manager applies geometry late.
Platform availability
  • Windows 1.3.2 is available through Microsoft Store package 1.3.2.0, built from source a5d8b02 and runtime-smoke-tested on Windows 11.
  • Linux 1.3.2 is available as Debian package 1.3.2-1, built from source a5d8b02 and runtime-accepted on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS amd64.

Release archive

1.3.0 - Windows & Linux 1.3.0

Organization analysis, offline-first discovery and safer library workflows

  • Stronger Organization analysis combined filename evidence with embedded MIDI/KAR metadata and the offline music reference.
  • Long-running analysis gained clearer phase, elapsed-time and heartbeat feedback, with safer review, rename and re-evaluate handling.
  • Version 1.x lifetime licensing and the 100 lifetime unique verified Trial / Free output policy were established for the 1.3 release.
1.2.2 - Linux 1.2.2-1

Durable large-library analysis and incremental Organizer work

  • Linux 1.2.2-1 made the Source Index durable across restarts and kept Technical MIDI Scan work resumable.
  • Organizer could work with the safe current-DONE subset while other files were still finishing technical analysis.
  • Library Health and the five-language manual were refreshed for the 1.2.2 workflow.
1.2.1 - Windows 1.2.1

Recognition 2.0 and safer review

  • Recognition 2.0 added structured artist/title evidence, provenance and more resilient filename parsing.
  • Optional local reference data became the preferred high-volume/offline lookup route with a privacy-minimized online fallback.
  • Re-evaluate Library, review-before-apply and the 100 lifetime unique verified Trial / Free output rule were established.
1.1.0 - Windows and Linux 1.1.0

Professional product shell and workflow consolidation

  • Introduced the professional Dashboard, Analyze, Review, Organize, Library, MIDI Player, Floppy Image Studio and Settings navigation.
  • Improved large-library browsing, search/filter, analysis trust, Organizer safety, playback controls, Library Health and contextual help.
  • Windows Store package 1.1.0.0 and Linux Debian package 1.1.0-1 completed the Road to 1 production milestone.
1.0.x - Windows 1.0.0 / Linux 1.0.1

First production generation

  • Combined Search & Filter, explainable File Detail scoring and targeted Review Queue reanalysis formed the production review workflow.
  • Copy-first Organizer planning, database-backed Organized Library browsing and Playback Queue were productionized.
  • FAT12 720 KB / 1.44 MB disk-image creation, IMG inspection, database health/recovery and five-language localization were included.
0.9.x - 0.9 release series

External-test release candidates and first Store milestone

  • 0.9.0 provided the functionally frozen Windows/Linux release candidate from one verified source for external testing.
  • The series hardened analysis trust, recovery, Organizer and Playback Queue workflows, device/type filters and floppy/Gotek tools.
  • 0.9.5 became the first MIDI Manager version published through Microsoft Store and was install-tested from the public Store.
0.3.0 - 0.3.0 Early Access preview

Early indexing, analysis and preservation foundations

  • Added Source Index refresh and resumable Deep MIDI Analysis with Safe Stop.
  • Expanded Floppy Image Studio with FAT12 image creation, catalogs, manifests and reports.
  • Improved startup, library analysis, genre-cache recovery, artist-first analysis and packaged light/dark presentation.
Windows 1.3.2 路 Linux 1.3.2 Windows 1.3.2 is available through Microsoft Store. Linux 1.3.2-1 is available as the verified Ubuntu 26.04 LTS amd64 .deb. Get Windows 1.3.2.