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Changelog

What's new and what's changed.

August 2026
  • NewPodcasts in the Spoken Word channel - search by category or name, browse episodes and stream them straight into your scene
  • New12 curated Scenescaper scenes across sleep, focus and relax - each one layers an ambient bed with a live radio station
  • NewForgotten password - request a reset link by email and choose a new password
  • ImprovedConfirming your email now brings you back with a welcome message rather than dropping you on the homepage with no confirmation
  • ImprovedSigning up with an address that already has an account now says so, with a link straight to sign in
  • ImprovedThe player now tells you when a radio station is unavailable instead of quietly playing nothing
  • ImprovedPrivacy policy updated to disclose our use of Google Analytics, including how to opt out
  • FixedVolume sliders now respond properly to touch on phones and tablets
  • FixedGenerated audio - white, brown and pink noise, binaural beats and solfeggio tones - now saves with your scene and is restored when you reopen it
  • FixedThe homepage now shows scenes created by the community, not just the built-in examples
  • FixedReplaced several radio stations that had gone offline, including the classical and jazz presets
  • FixedSleep, Focus and Relax rows now sort by a scene’s actual mood, so a busy pub no longer turns up under Sleep
  • RemovedRSS feed reader - replaced by podcast streaming, which plays real audio rather than reading headlines aloud
May 2026 - Launch update
  • NewSci-Fi Pack - 5 space environments and 10 ambient soundscapes set aboard starships, orbital stations and alien worlds. Free to claim.
  • NewPacks page - browse available expansion packs, claim free packs, and join the waitlist for upcoming releases
  • NewArtist Series announced - a growing collection of packs from renowned and upcoming musicians and soundscape artists, coming soon
  • NewArtist's Studio room - paint-stained light and creative quiet, available to all users
  • NewPublic user profiles - click an author name to see all their public scenes
  • NewProfile photos - upload a photo to your profile, shown in the nav and on your profile page
  • New7 new ambient sounds: Coffee Shop, Thunderstorm, Waterfall, Morning Birdsong, Night Crickets, Train Journey and Playground - bringing the total to 28
  • ImprovedAll room images converted to JPEG for significantly faster loading
  • ImprovedScene sharing now shows a rich preview image on social media and messaging apps
  • ImprovedVolume controls panel in the scene player now shows all 4 audio channels
May 2026
  • NewRSS feed reader - pick from preset news/tech/science feeds or paste any RSS URL, read aloud via text-to-speech with adjustable speed
  • NewWaveform visualiser - animated bar overlay fades in across the scene when audio is playing
  • NewSleep timer - fades all audio over the last 90 seconds then stops playback automatically
  • NewPomodoro timer - 25 min focus / 5 min break cycling with cycle counter
  • NewTimers available on all scenes, including other users' scenes
  • NewGenerated audio channel - plays simultaneously alongside ambient, radio and spoken word
  • NewBlue noise and green noise added (bright/airy and nature-like respectively)
  • NewBinaural beats expanded - SMR (14Hz calm alertness) and Gamma (40Hz peak cognition) added
  • NewPure solfeggio tones - 432Hz, 528Hz, 639Hz and 852Hz with gentle tremolo
  • NewFull-screen scene editor - room image as background with layered overlay controls, 4 channel cards, source picker drawers and bottom bar
  • NewSubtle parallax effect on room illustrations - moves gently with the mouse
  • ImprovedBack button on scene pages now returns to wherever you came from (profile, explore, home) rather than always going to home
  • ImprovedUnsaved changes warning - prompts before leaving the editor if you have unsaved work
  • ImprovedShare button uses Web Share API on supported devices, falls back to clipboard copy
  • NewPrivacy Policy and Terms of Service pages
  • NewFeedback link and Ko-fi support link added to footer
April 2026
  • New19 room environments - beach hut, cabin, city bar, English pub, French café, home office, library, living room variants, minimal study, New York apartment, rainy nook, Tokyo apartment, Tuscan villa, woodland retreat and zen room
  • New21 ambient soundscapes - rain, thunder, fire, beach waves, forest, jungle, countryside, village, snowfall, library, crowded bar, city ambience, wind chimes and more
  • NewLive radio - browse stations by country or genre, search by name
  • NewSpoken word channel - public domain speeches and audiobooks via Internet Archive
  • NewScene editor with per-channel volume sliders and enable/disable toggles
  • NewSave and share scenes - public scenes browsable by other users
  • NewHeart / save to favourites - saved scenes appear in your profile
  • NewExplore page with Sleep, Focus and Relax mood filters
  • NewUser accounts - sign up, sign in, profile page with created and saved scenes
  • NewDay / night time of day toggle per scene
  • NewCountry selector for radio - browse stations from 200+ countries

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