Motion Desktop 1.5 released!
| Version 1.5 – October 21, 2026 | |
| Requirements This version requires macOS 13 (Ventura) or later. | |
| New Feature: | Continue a saved queue after Stop, switching queues, or relaunch, including supported video position, picture time remaining, and shuffle history. |
| New Feature: | Choose Black, Match Media, or a custom border colour, with separate overrides for individual pictures and videos. |
| New Feature: | Customize desktop captions with the macOS Fonts panel, text and background colours, and background opacity. |
| New Feature: | Show the media name, creation date, or both in desktop captions, using original file or Apple Photos dates when available. |
| New Feature: | Use Next Item in the toolbar or menu to advance while desktop playback is running and unpaused. |
| New Feature: | Optionally remove an online album’s linked music with the album, while protecting music shared with retained media. |
| Enhancement: | New installations begin with an empty queue. Removed the bundled sample playlist and its reset command. |
| Enhancement: | Reorganized Settings into clearer categories, tightened control widths, and placed Restart Queue Cycle below the saved-progress explanation. |
| Enhancement: | Both Add buttons offer the same media and source choices for the current tab, including ordinary folders and Smart Folders. |
| Enhancement: | Music uses compact striped rows with larger icons. Local files show their Finder icons; online media uses standard music icons. |
| Enhancement: | Improved Photos browsing with an adjustable sidebar, media filters, separate album and media counts, and consistent drag instructions. |
| Enhancement: | Colour menus show round previews, a Match Media eyedropper, friendly colour names, and the ten most recent choices. |
| Enhancement: | Organized the queue inspector into state-specific panels for easier maintenance while preserving its familiar runtime layout. |
| Enhancement: | Clearing downloads now inventories cache folders and catalogue entries once instead of rescanning them for every item. |
| Bug Fix: | Custom Color stays selected while its picker is open. Closing without choosing a colour restores the previous setting. |
| Bug Fix: | Cleared completed or cancelled Photos preparation messages while retaining useful library and permission errors. |
| Bug Fix: | Kept distinct Photos identities separate during imports and library refreshes, including identifiers that differ only in letter case. |
| Bug Fix: | Prevented media details from overlapping Border controls and kept picture motion controls visible as timing options change. |
| Bug Fix: | Kept original media and music when a replacement file or its saved access could not be validated; refreshed details after successful replacement. |
| Bug Fix: | Prevented open menus and file choosers from acting on a different queue, changed selection, or managed source. |
| Bug Fix: | Disabled queue action buttons when no commands apply and removed invalid music move destinations and duplicate Add commands. |
| Bug Fix: | Validated explicit Play requests before changing playback state, including missing items and invalid folder ancestry. |
| Bug Fix: | Updated Smart Folder access guidance and explained imports that contain only skipped aliases, symbolic links, or packages. |
| Bug Fix: | Preserved creation dates when preparing uncached Apple Photos media and kept imported album titles tied to the selected album. |
| Bug Fix: | Retained unsaved queue and settings changes after a write failure, with automatic retries when storage becomes available again. |
| Bug Fix: | Rejected unavailable local files and failed saved access during imports while keeping successfully added files. |
| Bug Fix: | Kept active playback editors and colour menus visible during background media updates. |
| Bug Fix: | Prevented music waiting for a download slot from being treated as stalled, and prioritized the incoming music track. |
| Bug Fix: | Showed useful music failure details in row help and retained corrective playback advice for Media Archive items. |
| Bug Fix: | Explained individual and collection download failures, including cache limits and insufficient free space. |
| Bug Fix: | Paused desktop playback and music consistently during album-removal and download-deletion confirmations. |
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