Helium 14.3 is now officially available.

The major focus with Helium 14.3 has been to improve the cache system used to cache image plus improvements to tag compatibility.

We have also improved the simple search so that it is possible to customize which fields that shall be included in a search plus some other options.

Other improvements relates to drag and drop support in the Playlists view.

For a list of major changes in this version, please read the following articles:

• https://implodedsoftware.wordpress.com/2019/09/28/helium-14-3-beta-1-available/
• https://implodedsoftware.wordpress.com/2019/10/08/helium-14-3-rc-now-available/

Please note that this Helium version will not upgrade your library, but we still recommend you to take a backup of your library before installing this version.

Click here to download Helium 14.3

Helium Streamer

Helium Streamer is also updated with the new improved caching system.

Click here to download Helium Streamer 4.0.1

Helium 14.3 release candidate is now available.

This version comes with the following major changes:

• Copyright column introduced in track lists
• It is now possible to configure which specific field-names (one or more) that should be mapped to a specific Vorbis field when reading data. This can be used to increase read-compatibility with other applications.
• Improved default Vorbis mappings
• Vorbis total tracks and total discs is not written if empty
• Improved tab support in the Tag editor

Working with the beta version

Please note that this version is not 100% tested yet, if you find anything that does not seems to work as it should, please let us know.

If you submit an issue, please be sure to include as much reproduction information as possible so that we can assist you as quickly as possible.

This version will not perform database upgrades, meaning that it will be compatible with the current official version of Helium 14 and Streamer 4. We recommend you to take a backup of your database before working with this version.

Windows 7 users

Make sure that you have the following hot-fix installed:
https://github.com/Microsoft/dotnet/issues/599

Click here to download Helium 14.3 RC

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Welcome to a new Helium 14 beta version which contains various update and improvements.

Major changes in this version

• Possibility to configure which fields that shall be included for finding track results when using the simple search. Select which fields to include/exclude directly from the new context-menu which opens when clicking the magnifier icon in the simple search.
• Smarter and quicker handling of cached thumbnails. Each library will have its own cache to speed up loading and manage conflicts better.
• Improvements to touch handling when working with touch screens
• The select playlist dialog comes with full folder support
• Multiple improvements to multiselections in the releases view used when deleting , tagging and queueing releases
• Drag and drop support for drag and move a playlist to a folder in the Playlists view
• Drag and drop a playlist directly to the Play queue to queue it
• Left Navigation bar width is stored between sessions
• Adding skips Opus files identified as Vorbis files, instead of crashing
• Component updates, giving better performance in grouped views
• ID3v2 tag compatibility improvements
• Database driver updates
• Minor improvements to the installer

Working with the beta version

Please note that this version is not 100% tested yet, if you find anything that does not seems to work as it should, please let us know.

If you submit an issue, please be sure to include as much reproduction information as possible so that we can assist you as quickly as possible.

This version will not perform database upgrades, meaning that it will work with the current official version of Helium 14 and Streamer 4. We recommend you to take a backup of your database before working with this version.

Windows 7 users:
Make sure that you have the following hot-fix installed:
https://github.com/Microsoft/dotnet/issues/599

Click here to download Helium 14.3 beta

Helium 14.2 is now officially available.

The major focus with Helium 14.2 has been to remove the case dependency for MySql/MariaDb to make it easier to use Helium on NAS drives using Unix variants as their host operating systems.

Another big focus has also been to improve customizing and user experience where we have implemented several improvements requested by our end users.

For a list of major changes in this version, please read the following articles:

• https://implodedsoftware.wordpress.com/2019/08/09/helium-14-2-rc-now-available/
• https://implodedsoftware.wordpress.com/2019/07/28/updated-helium-14-2-beta-available/
• https://implodedsoftware.wordpress.com/2019/07/19/helium-14-2-beta-now-available/

Please note that this Helium version will upgrade your library. Therefore, we recommend you to take a backup of your library before installing this version. Helium Streamer users will also need to update to the most recent version to be able to work with the updated library.

Click here to download Helium 14.2

Helium 14.2 release candidate is now available.

This version comes with the following major changes:

• Improvements for randomizing smart playlist contents
• Improvements to adding of album pictures (logic)
• Font scaling corrections in Waveforms
• Corrections when importing ratings from libraries
• Possibility to set template based fiilename formats in the CD-Ripper
• Improvements to keyboard handling in Tag editors
• Improvements to tracklist filters
• Possibility to disable hyperlinks in track lists
• Various bug fixes

Working with the beta version

Please note that this version is not 100% tested yet, if you find anything that does not seems to work as it should, please let us know.

If you submit an issue, please be sure to include as much reproduction information as possible so that we can assist you as quickly as possible.

This version does WILL perform database upgrades, meaning that it WILL NOT work with the current official version of Helium 14 and Streamer 4. We recommend you to take a backup of your database before working with this version.

Windows 7 users:
Make sure that you have the following hot-fix installed:
https://github.com/Microsoft/dotnet/issues/599

Click here to download Helium 14.2 RC

An updated version of Helium 14.2 is now available as a new beta.

This version comes with the following major updates:

• New SQLite drivers
• Corrections when adding music
• Improvements to ID3 tag reading
• Improvements in Tag editors for auto-set sort order
• Equalizer presets are properly read
• Picture update fixes

Working with the beta version

Please note that this version is not 100% tested yet, if you find anything that does not seems to work as it should, please let us know.

If you submit an issue, please be sure to include as much reproduction information as possible so that we can assist you as quickly as possible.

This version does WILL perform database upgrades, meaning that it WILL NOT work with the current official version of Helium 14 and Streamer 4. We recommend you to take a backup of your database before working with this version.

Windows 7 users:
Make sure that you have the following hot-fix installed:
https://github.com/Microsoft/dotnet/issues/599

Click here to download Helium 14.2 beta

The main goal with this version is support for case-sensitive MySql/MariaDB databases.

Previously Helium has required a specific flag to be set to force table names to be case-insensitive, something that was not always easy nor possible to change for example when having the database located on a NAS running on a Unix based operating system.

Helium 14.2 should adress this and allow MySql/MariaDb databases to be created on “any” supported platform.

This beta version also comes with some other major improvements such as:

• Improved read support for legacy ID3v2.2 tags (often used from iTunes). The main ID3v2.2 tags shall now be properly read and usable in Helium.
• Improved support for MediaMonkey ratings which uses another range compared to the standards.
• Threading improvements and progress improvements in the Joiner tool
• Various component upgrades

As usual, we have also corrected issues reported from users and made some minor improvements.

Working with the beta version

Please note that this version is not 100% tested yet, if you find anything that does not seems to work as it should, please let us know.

If you submit an issue, please be sure to include as much reproduction information as possible so that we can assist you as quickly as possible.

This version does WILL perform database upgrades, meaning that it WILL NOT work with the current official version of Helium 14 and Streamer 4. We recommend you to take a backup of your database before working with this version.

Windows 7 users:
Make sure that you have the following hot-fix installed:
https://github.com/Microsoft/dotnet/issues/599

Click here to download Helium 14.2 beta

Helium 14.1 is now available for download.

For a list of major changes in this version, please read the following articles:

• https://implodedsoftware.wordpress.com/2019/05/01/helium-14-1-beta-now-available/
• https://implodedsoftware.wordpress.com/2019/05/15/helium-14-1-beta-2-now-available/

Click here to download Helium 14.1

This beta version comes with the following major changes and improvements:

• Possibility to sort on the filename column in the Tag Editor
• Catalog number can be edited in tracklists direct editing mode
• It is possible to edit drop-down contents for comments
• Updates to file/folder dialogs
• New datbase providers for SQLite and SQLServer
• User interface enhancements
• Improvements to AIFF handling
• Bug fixes when editing label pictures
• Bug fixes when adding files with multiple ratings

Apart from the above fixes, many small fixes and improvements are included in this release.

For more information of how the beta version works, click here.

Click here to download Helium 14 beta 4

Major changes in this version

• Support for adding, tagging, playing and converting AIFF files. The AIFF support is seamless in Helium meaning that it will behave just like any other supported formats.
• Waveform view in the Splitter tool which allows a more visual and precise method to adjust start and end offsets for a track that shall be splittered.
• Updated SQLite and MySQL database drivers.
• Improvements when loading actions in the Action manager.
• Sorting improvements in Album details
• Possibility to update original fields via scriping
• Translation updates

As usual, we have also corrected issues reported from users and made some minor improvements.

Working with the beta version

Please note that this version is not 100% tested yet, if you find anything that does not seems to work as it should, please let us know.

When working with AIFF files, we recommend that you use copies of your files, since the handling of AIFF files is a totally new feature.

This version does NOT perform any database upgrades, meaning that it will work with the current official version of Helium 14 and Streamer 4.

Windows 7 users:
Make sure that you have the following hot-fix installed:
https://github.com/Microsoft/dotnet/issues/599

Click here to download Helium 14.1 beta