Exports find files you moved in the project, a Reddit button joins Talk to the team, more video formats play, and folders behave on Windows.
New
A Reddit button sits beside Talk to the team in the top bar.
Improved
The sign-in offer's Free button reads Use Free with your agent.
Videos saved as MPEG-2 or DNxHD now play in their cards.
Narrow windows keep the project name readable, and the video's bar is one row with the numbered comments on its track.
Fixed
An export finds an audio or video file you moved to another folder in the project, instead of stopping with "Source not found".
A folder made again at a deleted project's path starts fresh, and removing a project folder releases it on Windows.
Reopening the app while it quits no longer crashes it.
An interrupted sync move that can never be matched no longer blocks Sync.
November 7, 2026b827
A Reddit button, and fixes for project folders and quitting
A Reddit button joins Talk to the team, more video formats play, and removing or recreating a project folder behaves, on Windows too.
New
A Reddit button sits beside Talk to the team in the top bar.
Improved
The sign-in offer's Free button reads Use Free with your agent.
Videos saved as MPEG-2 or DNxHD now play in their cards.
Narrow windows keep the project name readable: the top bar buttons shrink to icons.
The video's bar is one row, with the numbered comments on its track, so it takes less room.
Fixed
A folder made again at a deleted project's path starts fresh, not as the old project.
Removing a project folder releases it on Windows.
Reopening the app while it quits no longer crashes it.
An interrupted sync move that can never be matched no longer blocks Sync.
November 7, 2026b822
Comment times in milliseconds; answer with a recording
Comment times read in milliseconds, agent questions offer Record, Export offers Build for a project with no video, and sleep no longer keeps a run on Working.
Improved
A comment's time reads in milliseconds, like 00:00:15.500, wherever it shows.
A question from the agent that takes a sound or any file now offers Record, next to uploading a file.
Fixed
Exporting a project that has no video yet no longer gives a black video; Export offers Build the video instead.
When the computer sleeps, a silent run is no longer kept on Working past its 10 quiet minutes.
November 6, 2026b818
Old chats stay in their project; a rename keeps its export
An old chat no longer writes over another project's files, renaming a project on Home keeps its export running, and copies updating together no longer clash.
Fixed
An old OpenCode chat no longer writes over another project's files after a folder is renamed or made again.
Renaming a project on Home no longer cancels its running export.
Two copies of the app updating together no longer share one partial download, which could end in Download damaged.
On Windows, a run no longer shows an error at exit when a shell it started still holds its temp folder.
On Windows, the agent is told to pass color-grading settings by file, since PowerShell strips their quotes.
November 6, 2026b816
Automatic updates are off until you turn them on
Automatic updates start off (Settings, Updates), the comment box is the chat box, kept messages return paused, and a quit never leaves a half-saved video.
Improved
Automatic updates are off until you turn them on, in Settings under Updates.
The comment box on the video is now the chat's prompt box, with the same + button and @, # and / menus.
Messages waiting when you quit or the app crashes come back paused in the same chat, for the account that wrote them.
Opening or switching a project redraws less of the screen.
Fixed
A run's Used credits line appears only when the run made a call your plan paid for.
Video cards for some mp4 files now play instead of staying a blank tile.
Quitting while an export is saved to another drive no longer leaves a cut-off video under its name.
November 6, 2026b812
Runs end when the agent exits; sign-in page redesigned
A run ends when its agent exits, the menu after a pasted link draws whole, a cloud export names a swapped font, and the browser sign-in page has the new design.
Improved
The page the browser lands on after sign-in follows the new design.
A cloud export tells you when another font was used because one isn't on this computer.
Fixed
A run ends soon after its agent exits, instead of showing Working with no end when the agent left something running.
A cloud render you kept follows its project when you move the folder, and Stop shows cancelled only once HeyGen has stopped it.
The menu after pasting a social link draws whole on top of every panel.
On Windows, a Claude Code install that hits a busy folder now finishes instead of stopping.
November 6, 2026b809
Windows Stop ends a new agent; a full disk says so
Stop ends a Windows chat's agent that has only just started, a full disk and a refused cloud upload say so plainly, and Export shows a render an agent started.
Improved
Message cards in the chat redraw less when the chat around them changes.
Fixed
On Windows, Stop now ends a chat's agent that has only just started.
When an agent stops unexpectedly and its run carries on, the files it changed stay on the card and Build still appears.
A render an agent starts while Export is closed shows, with its progress and Cancel, each time Export opens.
A cloud export whose media upload is refused says "The cloud render could not upload your media. Try again." with no markup.
When a full disk refuses a step's request, the step says so in plain words and ends.
November 6, 2026b806
Agents read brand kit PDFs; stalled Windows installs finish
Agents read a brand kit's PDF text, a stalled Windows agent install finishes through npm, and opening a project redraws far less of the chat.
Improved
Every agent can read the text of a brand kit's PDFs: it sits beside each PDF.
Opening or switching a project redraws far less of the chat.
Fixed
On Windows, a Claude Code or Codex install that prints nothing at all in its first 5 minutes, or reports a download timeout, is now finished through npm instead of ending on "The installer stopped".
November 6, 2026b803
A new look for notices; runs go on after a full disk
Every notice is a capsule with its action inside, and on a full disk an agent's run goes on once there is room.
Improved
Notices are now a dark capsule on a light page and a light one at night, with Undo or their other action inside, and no focus ring after a click.
Fixed
On a full disk, an agent's render or check keeps trying to save its answer and goes on once there is room.
November 6, 2026b800
A lighter Home and projects; Windows agent launch fix
Home rests while another window is in front, opening a project does less work, and a Windows antivirus no longer stops an agent run at launch.
Improved
Opening or switching a project redraws less of the screen, so it is lighter on your computer.
Home is lighter: switching its tabs no longer redraws every project card, and its motion rests while another window is in front.
Fixed
On Windows, an antivirus holding a new skill copy no longer stops the agent run at launch.
November 6, 2026b796
Cloud renders skip a missing font; checks stop saying Busy
A cloud render no longer stops when a project's font has no file here, and an agent's checks wait for a free slot instead of refusing.
Improved
Export keeps your pick of This computer or Cloud across projects and after a restart.
Fixed
A cloud render no longer stops when a project uses a font with no file on this computer.
An agent's identical checks of one project share one run, and a step waits for a free slot instead of answering Busy.
A render's lint check no longer holds up its first frame on a busy Windows PC.
November 5, 2026b790
Hear a voice before you pick it
The Reference voice card plays each voice, brand kit creation shows one big percent, and a made-video card loads once its file has settled.
Improved
The Reference setup's Pick a voice card plays each voice's sample and shows its real details, not "Voice 1 · English".
Creating a brand kit shows the percent big, with no loading bar.
Brand kits opens straight on New brand kit when you have no kit of your own.
On Windows, checking agents no longer freezes the app while it starts each program.
Fixed
A made-video card in the chat no longer fails to load while its file is still being written; it loads once the file settles.
A project folder you moved into a subfolder shows as one sidebar entry, not "Folder missing" plus a copy.
November 5, 2026b787
Your first cut stays, and Refine opens the right project
Leave onboarding by the sidebar or quit and the first cut is still there, Refine finds its project, and file text copies.
Improved
Text in the file viewer selects by drag and copies with Ctrl+C (Cmd+C on a Mac) or its Copy button.
A copied project keeps its history, so a cut made before the copy can be put back.
A lesson checks your piece as soon as Framey finishes building, with the fix waiting in the box.
Every run start asks for Full access first, so Codex is not refused after the fact.
Fixed
The first cut is no longer lost when you leave onboarding by the sidebar or quit; it is there on the next launch.
Refine on a picture card opens the project the picture came from, instead of doing nothing.
A Mac that slept no longer ends its runs as stalled when it wakes.
On Windows, opening a project no longer leaves its preview waiting on Export's FFmpeg check.
Stop on a cloud export now ends the render at HeyGen too.
November 5, 2026b780
Clone your voice in Settings, and clearer Windows crashes
Settings has a Voices page, a dropped cloud upload says so, and Windows tells you when a file is missing.
New
Settings has a Voices page: record your voice right there and clone it.
Improved
When your connection to the cloud drops during an export, the panel says so and suggests exporting on this computer.
Grok models offer an Effort choice, with the levels each model accepts.
Fixed
On Windows, a window that loses a needed file now waits for it, then tells you to reinstall instead of just stopping.
A generated presenter clip with a near-silent track no longer fails lip sync.
Pinning a brand kit you removed from your library says what to do.
Viral clone's voice split works behind a company proxy.
November 5, 2026
Fixes in b775
b775 Rolled back to b765
Undoes b770
November 5, 2026b770
Smoother on Windows, and clearer when an install stops
Home and Brand kits share one panel edge, and Windows stops freezing every 30 seconds.
Improved
Home and Brand kits draw the same panel edge, so switching between them no longer shifts it.
A sent chat message shows the skill pills from its box.
An export waiting for another export now says so, instead of looking stalled.
Fixed
On a busy Windows PC, the app no longer freezes for half a second every 30 seconds.
On Windows, a Codex install that can't write to your user folder now says what blocked it.
Steps the agent runs through the app keep the input they are handed.
Export checks a Free plan's cloud exports left each time it opens, so it never offers Cloud you can't use.
On Windows, music you add from now on with an accented name, like Café, no longer stops the export.
November 5, 2026b765
Press a key to see what it does
In Settings > Shortcuts, press a key to open its details. Comments move to a quiet Done list when their round ends.
New
Comments leave the picture and the bar when the agent's round on them ends, and wait in a quiet Done list you can reopen from.
In Settings > Shortcuts, pressing a key on your keyboard opens that key's details.
Improved
GitHub Copilot's Default entry offers the efforts of the model it runs.
On Home, Framey rests beside Let's go at his normal size at most, clear of the feed's cards.
A Free account out of cloud exports is told Unlimited comes with Pro.
Fixed
While the agent waits on your answer, the Locked chip says Waiting for you, with no clock running.
A comment's marker on the timeline bar says what its card says, so a stopped run never reads waiting.
Free up space in Settings stays put when you press a day range.
In Settings, the Cloud page's title starts where every other page's title does.
November 4, 2026b758
The Pro Framey, and downloads that say why
Pro people get the gold Pro Framey by default, and a failed browser download now says why.
New
On a paid plan you get the Pro Framey, gold with a top hat and monocle, and can pick Stock in Settings > Framey.
Improved
Select and Draw show a clean picture, and Comment brings the comments back.
Fixed
When the app's browser download fails, the next export or capture says why, like checking your internet connection, instead of saying it is still setting up.
Exports stuck while starting the browser now recover.
A notice that arrives while a dialog is open now shows over it and can be pressed.
November 4, 2026b756
Pictures in your words, and larger Settings
Attachments sit as picture chips in what you type, Settings reads larger, and a Free run keeps going past a Pro tool.
New
Pictures and files you add to the chat box are chips in your words, with no strip above the box.
Improved
Settings reads in larger type, in every section.
Closing Settings puts focus back on what opened it.
Fixed
A Free run is no longer stopped by a Pro tool it can't use, so it keeps going.
A run whose own model calls are refused now stops, instead of carrying on.
Media shows no empty message until the project's files have been read.
The drop overlay clears when a drag ends without a drop.
On Windows, the app no longer freezes while an update's installer starts.
November 4, 2026b753
OpenClaw and Hermes Agent, and credits you can see
Pick OpenClaw or Hermes Agent, see how many more runs your credits cover, and have the agent weigh a video model's cost.
New
OpenClaw and Hermes Agent are in the agent picker.
After a run, you see about how many more runs your credits cover.
The agent sees each video model's cost and your credits left before it picks one.
Copy the Script's words with Cmd+C (Ctrl+C on Windows), from its popover or its header menu.
Improved
Search the model picker when its list is long.
A HyperFrames agent project can save its style.
The app menu's keys (New project, Settings, Back and more) can be changed in Settings > Shortcuts.
Fixed
Korean words stay whole when they wrap, and Arabic reads right to left in captions.
A caption line ends with its cut instead of sitting over the next shot.
Closing the last window ends the app on Windows and Linux.
A save that fails because its folder or video is gone says which.
November 4, 2026b746
See a step before you go back to it
Rest on Go back or Go forward to see the video at that step, and a failed run now says why.
New
Resting on Go back or Go forward shows the video as it stood at that step.
Copilot's model menu lists the models your plan offers.
Improved
The chat's + menu closes from the + again, with a press in the words, or with its x.
A failed run names a Google API left off and a Claude usage-credits stop, instead of just "failed".
Fixed
A Mac export whose save is slow keeps saving instead of ending failed.
Custom agent Arguments typed as a JSON list run as that list.
November 3, 2026b731
Your edits in the chat, and Windows exports that work
Your own edits sit in the chat and go back and forward like a turn, and Windows exports work from deep folders and a full system drive.
New
Your own edits sit in the chat, and go back and forward like a turn.
The projects grid's keys can be changed in Settings > Shortcuts.
Undo a brand kit delete, and see why a delete was refused.
Improved
Files you upload from Home's + Add menu show first, ringed, while it stays open.
The Mac stays awake while an agent run works.
Fixed
Exports from very deep project folders on Windows work.
An export runs when only the system drive is full.
A failed export says which FFmpeg program would not start, and why.
Change export folder is a button under Render.
November 3, 2026b726
Come hang out in the new Discord
Talk to the team opens the new HyperFrames Discord, and Home invites you to join and post what you make.
New
Home shows a NEW DISCORD banner: join the HyperFrames community and post what you make.
Improved
Talk to the team opens the new HyperFrames Discord community.
Fixed
Exports from deep folders on Windows no longer fail with "path too long".
JSON kept in a video's attribute reads back after you save.
An export the CLI ends without a reason now says what its output shows.
November 3, 2026b715
Updates land cleanly
A Windows update is no longer refused over a leftover helper, and a new build's first launch is not reloaded as frozen.
Improved
The first launch after an update gets time to finish drawing Home, instead of being reloaded as frozen.
When the app hands over to a new build, no page starts in the middle of it.
Fixed
A Windows update no longer stops on a file held by the old app's own late-started helper.
The agent's look at a video's code no longer fails when the preview reloads or is out of date.
A long agent session with many images keeps going instead of stopping on a size error.
An agent install on Windows that antivirus, a refused download or a missing tool stops now says which, and what to do next.
November 3, 2026b704
Your projects on Home, and no import limit
An empty Projects list shows the projects already on your computer, Upload files leads the media shelf, and link imports no longer stop at 20 a day.
New
An empty Projects list now shows the projects already on your computer, so you can import them in one click.
Improved
Upload files is the first tile in the media shelf of a project's prompt box.
Remix Inspiration counts the new inspirations you haven't seen, and puts them right after the free ones.
A MOV export checks the disk space it really needs before it starts.
The first-run page shows once, and the next launch opens Home.
Fixed
Link imports no longer stop after 20 a day.
OpenCode no longer restarts over and over on macOS 27.
Opening the app while it is already open no longer crashes the extra copy on Windows.
November 2, 2026b680
Your own timeline keys, and a simpler Home
Pick the keys the timeline answers, find Make and Reference on a simpler Home, and get a clear next step when an export stops.
New
Settings > Shortcuts now changes the timeline's keys too: Play, Undo, Copy, Paste, Delete and the rest answer the keys you pick, with no restart.
Improved
Home's tabs are simpler: the Learn tab is gone, and Learn HyperFrames stays in the sidebar.
On Free, your video keeps going when it reaches a paid tool, and Framey says what it left out.
When a video's code stops an export, the panel says so in plain words, and Ask Framey to fix it hands the error to Framey.
When your disk is too full for an export, the app says how much space to free, and where.
Fixed
When HeyGen or the template library can't be reached, Personal styles and Get inspired say so with Try again.
When OpenCode doesn't answer, your request says so and asks you to try again or update OpenCode.
Quitting closes the app on time, even when an agent or the CLI stops answering.
November 1, 2026b633Also b667, b666, b656, b648, b644, b637
A sidebar that opens at once, and calmer motion
The projects sidebar opens and folds at once, the project screen moves less, and Inspirations scrolls lighter on a long list.
Improved
The projects sidebar opens and folds at once, and a project's Working dot holds still.
The project screen's tabs, bars and pins move less, and stop moving when your system asks for reduced motion.
Inspirations scrolls lighter on a long list of ideas.
Fixed
Asking Framey to put back words that still play now says nothing was cut there, and how to bring back a cut pause.
A request that stopped can be cleared in one click, the preview lowers itself only as far as it helps, and a long model menu scrolls.
New
A request that stopped can be cleared from its chat card, or from its pin on the picture.
Antigravity can use the app's media tools, and a command its Auto mode refused can be allowed from its card.
A Windows copy unpacked from the zip now updates itself to each release.
Improved
When playback is choppy, the preview lowers its quality step by step and stops where it no longer helps.
Playback redraws only what sits under the playhead, so it runs smoother.
A long transcription keeps going past 5 minutes instead of giving up.
When Openverse can't find a sound effect, it comes from HeyGen's library.
Fixed
A long model menu fits the window and scrolls.
Removing a project no longer leaves its card floating over Home.
An agent busy on a long step is no longer taken for stuck.
On a Mac, opening the app while it is still quitting now waits and opens.
October 28, 2026b520Also b576, b565, b564, b557, b551, b539, b524
Edit a podcast from its recording session
Drop a multi-camera recording on Home: the cameras line up by sound, you say who is who, and the episode cuts to whoever is talking.
New
Podcast edit: drop a recording session on Home and every camera lines up by sound.
Who's who names each person and picks their close-up; each one gets their own caption colour.
Name someone who is never on camera, like a host off screen, and their words get a name and colour too.
A session with no wide camera gets a wide shot made from the close-ups.
Improved
When an agent's account is out of credits, lapsed or not eligible, the card says why and what to do.
Undo says so when another preview is using the project, instead of failing.
Fixed
A Mac update that runs out of disk space says how much it needs and how much is free.
An agent's export keeps your last export settings after the video is moved.
A file dropped on Send feedback no longer lands in Home's prompt box.
What's new for a build that repeats earlier notes shows the right build.
October 28, 2026b510Also b515, b513
Script cuts leave b-roll alone
A Script cut no longer shortens a muted b-roll clip of the same recording, projects open without a jump, and Windows updates stay responsive.
Fixed
A Script cut no longer shortens a muted b-roll clip of the same recording.
Opening a project no longer shifts the screen while its timeline fills in.
A Windows update waits for its installer without freezing the app, and stops before it writes if another program holds a file.
A link import tries its download again when the file host has a hiccup.
October 28, 2026b503
A lighter Home and steadier Claude sign-in
Home opens lighter, a Claude sign-in waits for the right code, and failed installs say why.
New
Google fonts download once per computer.
Improved
Home loads light at launch, and its sidebar starts where a project's does.
The project screen no longer redraws on every project-list re-read during a run.
Fixed
A Claude sign-in keeps waiting when a code from an earlier attempt is pasted.
A Windows Codex install is done when Codex runs, not when the installer exits.
The Codex Full access card says its Windows sandbox is why.
A project folder the system will not let the app write in says so.
HeyGen declining a music prompt says so.
October 27, 2026b502
One quiet context ring
A quiet context ring, and steadier Windows folders
See how full the chat is at a glance, and get clear words when a Windows folder will not open.
New
One quiet context ring in the chat header, with Compact and Fork in its menu.
Improved
A cold start loads the app's packages in one read, so it opens faster.
An export the engine ends as stalled says so in plain words.
Fixed
Windows says plainly when it is holding Home's folder during an import.
On Windows a handed or recent folder matches in any letter case, with forward or trailing slashes.
A refused Claude sign-in code says so and reports why.
A model call Cloudflare's firewall blocks says so, with its Ray ID.
October 27, 2026b501
No stray Framey window on Linux
Resize mid-run, kit cards, a steadier agent
Resize panels while the agent works, and get fewer hangs.
New
Linux: Framey no longer leaves a stray window above other apps.
A kit the agent makes shows as a card in the chat, with Open kit.
The agent can suggest a chat of its own; Open forks it and sends the brief.
Improved
Panels resize while the agent works.
A failed site scan says why.
HyperFrames 0.8.209: no check or snapshot hangs, no preview 404s, no silent voiceovers.
Fixed
Hostile compressed files are stopped before they reach the app.
October 27, 2026
2 fix builds, b498 to b500
b500 Export saves, smoother previews and privacy fixes
On Mac, Export asks for access to Downloads when it starts, instead of waiting until the video is ready to save.
Reports remove account IDs and masked API key fragments from provider error messages.
Choppy previews can drop straight to a lower quality that makes playback lighter.
Picking a file again right after Undo in Replace media now swaps it.
b498 Steadier Codex runs on Windows
On Windows, Codex runs media and browser steps with your PATH, and the agent finds a video's transcript beside it.
Talking-head edits use the app's own HyperFrames, so they work when npm is refused.
While your machine is short of memory, a quiet window is kept open instead of reloading.
Dragging a picked layer keeps hold of it until you let go.
Clicking the open project mid-run no longer shows an error.
October 26, 2026b497
Brand logos and more time to sign in
Brand kits show their logos, Codex sign-in allows more time, and Windows setup handles briefly busy files.
Improved
Brand kits show their logo or website icon instead of just an initial.
Codex sign-in gives you 10 minutes to finish.
Fixed
On Windows, setup can finish when a file is briefly busy.
October 26, 2026b496
Your projects folder and more reliable chats
Choose where projects are saved, use clearer dropdowns, send messages more reliably, and cut pauses longer than 30 seconds.
New
Choose where projects are saved in Settings > Storage.
Improved
Dropdowns use the app's own thin arrow.
The agent can cut pauses longer than 30 seconds.
Fixed
On Windows, sending a message no longer fails when a temporary folder is busy. OpenCode chats start fresh after you rename the project folder.
October 26, 2026b494
Local voices and smoother scrubbing
Local voices work again, with smoother scrubbing, HEIC photos, Windows fixes, and clearer permission prompts.
Improved
Smoother scrubbing when you move back and forth through long videos.
The HyperFrames logo now appears in the center of the project top bar when there is room.
When Antigravity needs Full access, use "Allow and try again" to approve it and retry.
On supported Macs, asking the agent to cut out a video clip cuts out only the part used in your video.
Fixed
Local voices work again.
HEIC photos now import correctly.
Windows updates can finish when background processes from the old app are still running.
Creating a project on Windows no longer fails when another app briefly holds its folder open.
If sign-in cannot open your browser, you can copy the link and open it yourself.
October 26, 2026b493
Smoother scrubbing and Windows fixes
Scrub long videos more smoothly, import HEIC photos, and update or create projects more reliably on Windows.
Improved
Smoother scrubbing when you move back and forth through long videos.
Fixed
HEIC photos now import correctly.
Windows updates can finish when background processes from the old app are still running.
Creating a project on Windows no longer fails when another app briefly holds its folder open.
If sign-in cannot open your browser, you can copy the link and open it yourself.
On supported Macs, asking the agent to cut out a video clip cuts out only the part used in your video.
October 26, 2026
Fixes in b492
b492 Windows chats and project fixes
Claude chats with long prompts now start on Windows.
Fixed Windows agent installation failures.
An open project now tells you when its folder is missing or unreadable. Stop and Cancel still work.
Windows agent runs no longer fail when another app briefly has a file open.
October 26, 2026b491
Fork chats and a lighter preview
Choose a lighter preview, branch your chats, and keep Viral Clone moving to the next step.
New
Fork a chat to try another direction, and switch between chats in the sidebar.
Check your chat's context, or use Claude Code's Compact and usage controls.
Improved
Choose a lighter preview in Preview options when playback is choppy.
Fixed
Viral Clone keeps moving forward instead of repeating the same step.
October 26, 2026b490
Smoother scrubbing
Smoother scrubbing on long videos, better video reading, and exports that use space on your external drive.
Improved
Smoother scrubbing on long videos.
Fixed
Export to an external drive without needing free space on your computer.
Fixed video-reading errors when the audio lasts longer than the picture.
More accurate cut detection in videos with black borders.
Fixed export failures caused by placeholder media links in a project.
October 26, 2026b489
Quieter Home scans
Home scans your projects using far less CPU.
Improved
Home scans your projects using far less CPU.
October 26, 2026b488
Smoother videos and faster chats
Chat recovers after a restart, Fast speed is available, setup questions stay above the chat box, and exports remember your folder.
Improved
Long videos play smoothly right after opening, and change cards appear as the agent's edits reach the preview.
Chat starts again after a restart, and supported Codex and Claude models offer Fast speed.
Reference video setup questions stay above the chat box, accept typed answers and offer No voiceover.
Choose where exports are saved; the app remembers the folder.
October 25, 2026b487
Faster iPhone video checks and smoother long videos
Long videos preview faster, the app stays responsive with faster iPhone video checks, and project previews and export messages are clearer.
Improved
Long videos open in under a second and play smoother in the preview, using about half the memory.
The app stays responsive while the agent edits your video, with faster checks for projects using iPhone videos.
Hover a project in a sent message to see its preview. Framey stays in place while you scroll Home's reference videos.
Fixed
An export that can't save to Downloads says so and points to your video.
October 25, 2026b484
Smoother imports and long video copies
Import uses fewer resources, long transparent video copies finish, iPhone photos import upright, and Windows video checks and downloads work.
Improved
Long copies of transparent videos finish instead of stopping after five minutes.
Import shows previous results immediately, skips build folders, avoids rescans on unrelated file changes, and stops searching when its window closes or after ten minutes.
Fixed
HEIC photos from an iPhone import as upright JPEGs.
On Windows, Moments videos finish their checks, and lip sync, templates and video downloads unpack correctly.
October 25, 2026
3 fix builds, b479 to b482
b482 Clearer captions and fewer transcription errors
A recording still being saved, or a clip that was moved, no longer shows as a failed transcription.
English words and model numbers stay in the right order inside Arabic or Hebrew captions.
The Tools row in the + menu no longer shows a video preview.
b480 Windows Moments, music levels and 3D snapshots
Moments download and unpack correctly on Windows.
Viral Clone renders music at the level you set.
Snapshots wait for slow 3D scenes to finish building.
b479 Clearer messages for silent or blocked videos
Recordings with no audio say “no speech” instead of showing a transcription error.
When macOS blocks a video import, the message names the folder and tells you where to allow access.
October 25, 2026b478
Give a video new words with matching lips
Ask Framey to match a video clip’s lips to an audio file from your project.
New
Make a video clip’s lips follow speech from an audio file in your project.
October 25, 2026b477
Clearer chats, safer edits and smoother playback
Keep file references clear after sending, see how long each agent step takes, and play reference videos smoothly in Compare, with the latest app fixes.
New
Script can cut and put back words inside nested sections.
Pick your voice lists the voices you made on heygen.com and picks a HeyGen avatar's own voice by default.
Improved
Feedback can include your project, a screenshot and recent app details, so we can fix what you report faster.
A New chat button sits beside + in the chat box and keeps what you typed.
Framey tells you plainly when its browser is still downloading, instead of waiting in silence.
Sent file references keep numbered pills; created images keep their picture and open in the viewer after Framey renames the file.
The chat and timeline timers show how long the current agent step has been running.
Fixed
An agent run won't start if Framey can't save a restore point first.
Videos over 36 MB upload again, interrupted cloud uploads retry once, and failures explain why. Cloud renders no longer stop on another project's reference faces; refusals name the file.
Typing in Home stays quick even with a long feed.
Renders Framey starts now use your project's frame rate, like 60 fps.
Reference videos in Compare follow your playback speed without stuttering.
October 23, 2026
6 fix builds, b462 to b467
b467 Agent tools and update fixes
b466 Script word selection fix
b465 Video export fixes
b464 Tools and cost warnings
b463 Website capture and voiceover fixes
b462 Project pictures, captions and chat fixes
October 22, 2026b456Also b457
Voice library search and folders in chat
Search HeyGen's voice library and pick a voice, drop a folder into chat, and the agent can read a video and move time across it.
New
Search the HeyGen voice library and pick a voice, even while your own voice is still being made.
Drop a folder into the chat box and the agent can read everything in it.
Improved
The agent can read a video as text: its cuts, its shots and what is said.
The agent can insert, remove, stretch and move time across a video, checked in the preview.
October 22, 2026b455
Captions that fit, a smaller download and Share fixes
Captions on portrait and square videos fit the frame, the download is smaller, the app says when you're offline, and Share stays current.
Improved
Project rows show status and recent activity, with folders you can pin and sections you can fold.
Videos being made hold their place on the timeline until they are ready.
The app is a smaller download, and it says when you're offline and carries on when you're back.
Update has its own icon, so it no longer looks like Export.
Security update for the bundled tools
Fixed
Captions on portrait and square videos fit the frame instead of running off the bottom.
4K MOV and WebM videos render in the cloud again when Cloud is on.
The Reference video link box names what it takes and shows the link you pasted.
Agents started right after the app opens still find the HyperFrames tools.
The Share popover shows a shared video's latest state right away and turns old links off.
October 21, 2026b450
Captions banner opens straight to Captions
Show me on the Captions banner now opens your project with the captions styles showing and the style picked.
Improved
Show me opens your project on Captions with the chosen style selected.
October 21, 2026b448
Model examples and clearer reference previews
See model examples before generating, keep pictures whole, and get clearer reference previews and more reliable video tools.
Improved
Generate media shows real examples from each image and video model
Generate media opens with its options and shows pictures whole in Look like and Start from.
Reference video remakes can follow the original's motion more closely.
The reference preview button says Show original or Hide original.
Reference video overviews cover the whole video, and rendering uses the app's tools.
Video continuations and higher-resolution finishes use the same checked clips throughout.
Caption styles in the @ menu fill the grid without empty gaps.
October 21, 2026b447
Reference setup and project fixes
Reference video keeps your setup answers. New installs open projects, previews load when tools are ready, and voiceover price checks do not create speech.
Fixed
Asking for a voiceover price no longer generates speech.
Video previews reload when their tools finish downloading.
Agent transcription works without trying to change the installed app.
Reference video keeps your setup answers when you open another project.
New installations open their first project without an authorization error.
October 21, 2026b446
Caption previews and cleaner project checks
Caption styles preview reliably, project checks avoid false errors, and new project names follow your words.
Improved
Video checks see nested scenes, thin lines and moving SVG shapes.
Fixed
Golden, Pop Purple and Spotlight caption styles preview correctly.
Projects started from Home take their names from your words, not an attached caption style.
Pictures the agent looked at appear in its chat card, including preview snapshots.
Reference video questions hide internal check IDs and the reference creator's name.
October 21, 2026b445
Skills ready and a clearer Storyboard
Agents can read shipped skills, Storyboard tools leave room for frame numbers, and Reference video setup starts fresh when you return.
Fixed
Agents can read every skill shipped with the app, including in custom agents.
Storyboard tools shrink to icons to keep frame numbers visible in narrow windows.
Leaving Reference video setup starts it fresh next time.
Agents see your Undo of their edits on their next turn.
October 21, 2026b444
Faster presenter choices and more reliable runs
HeyGen presenters appear while the rest load. Reference video asks for your voice, and agent runs handle tools and progress messages more reliably.
Fixed
HeyGen presenters appear before the full list finishes loading. Failed loads offer Retry.
Reference video asks which voice your video should have on every setup path.
Codex runs can use the app's tools when their approval reviewer is unavailable.
Claude runs keep working after a progress message.
Agent runs can use the API key from your HeyGen CLI login.
October 20, 2026b443
HeyGen caption styles on your recordings
Browse HeyGen caption styles in Captions and the @ menu, apply one to a recording, and change it from the timeline.
New
Browse HeyGen caption styles in Captions and the @ menu.
Put a HeyGen caption style on a recording, then change it from the timeline.
Improved
Video checks explain why a preview stopped and when a check does not apply.
Fixed
Edits stay on the selected part in its own file.
Transcription reports when neither HeyGen nor the local speech model finishes in time.
The Skills picker no longer fails while the app is setting up.
Claude runs stop and explain when the app's tools are missing.
October 20, 2026b440
Go back in chat, clearer choices and reliable updates
Go back before a turn, pick video models more easily, and get fixes for timeline handles, long chats, missing folders and updates.
New
Go back to before any turn directly in chat.
Improved
Generate media shows video models as cards, with choices open by default.
Pasting a reference link has more room and clearer source icons.
Framey uses the app’s transcription tool when a requested language needs it.
Projects started with portrait footage open in portrait.
Video checks stop at their time limit and say how far they got.
Fixed
Timeline handles stay put if Framey starts editing mid-drag.
Long chats show older requests again when you scroll up.
Missing project folders show empty media lists; Home offers Find it or Remove from Home.
A saved HeyGen key that cannot run explains why and offers Replace or Remove.
Large updates use the full download so they can finish reliably.
October 20, 2026b438
11 more A-roll styles for your next video
11 more A-roll styles, clearer reference setup, more reliable imports and a smaller Mac app.
New
Reference video adds 11 A-roll styles: talking-head explainers, tool demos, rankings and story reels.
Improved
Reference video setup shows every model’s price and lets you pick a ready-made voice.
Choose No brand kit and go back to pick another path.
An AI avatar video asks for a photo first.
Pick a reference shows creators in three columns.
The Mac app takes less space.
Fixed
A pasted Instagram post brings every item in order.
A reference video project keeps its name.
Upload stays usable after a reference link fails.
More textures download again.
October 20, 2026b436
Make a video from a reference
Use any video as a reference: copy its editing style, recreate it with your AI avatar, or start a motion graphics brief.
New
Use any video as a reference: copy its editing style, recreate it with your AI avatar, or start a motion graphics brief.
Improved
Projects without a poster show their own drawing.
Choose whether connected agents can start requests without asking each time.
The model picker tells you when Claude Code or Codex needs an update for newer models.
Fixed
Your reference video setup stays saved when the app restarts.
Removing the background from long videos finishes instead of stopping partway.
Captions in other languages and voiceovers use HeyGen when this computer can't make them, asking you first.
Video checks recognize titles split into individual letters.
October 20, 2026b435
Clearer preview tools and smoother project renaming
Find preview tools by name, keep previews playing when you rename projects, and manage folders from All projects.
New
All projects shows your folders and the sidebar's project menu.
Improved
Select, Draw and Comment show their names beside their icons.
Jump to latest floats over the chat without a band underneath.
Export's back button stays on one line.
Export offers 25, 50 and custom frame rates, starting at your video's own rate.
Fixed
Renaming the open project keeps its preview playing.
Picking a layer switches the preview to Select.
Selected tool names stay readable when you point at them.
Dialogs dim the page with a light veil in the light theme.
Video checks catch motion inside SVGs and small movements in large images.
October 19, 2026b434
Project folders and a media skill fix
Organize projects into folders, find pinned projects in their own section, and use the media skill without changing the app's files.
New
Organize sidebar projects into folders.
Improved
Pinned projects have their own section above Projects.
Choose how projects are sorted from the ... menu.
Fixed
The media skill leaves the app's files unchanged, so its signature stays valid.
October 19, 2026b433
A simpler start and clearer chats
Start with chat and the preview, paste social links on Home, move picked elements together, and get clearer project lists and reference questions.
Improved
Projects open with just chat and the preview; open media and the timeline when you need them.
Home now suggests pasting a TikTok, Instagram or YouTube link.
Reference videos ask only the questions they need.
Reference projects show their structure first, then fill in as each part arrives.
Hide media sits at the top of the media tabs.
Fixed
The agent's video checks and stills work again inside its sandbox.
Picked elements move together, and the picks bar stays clear of them.
All projects opens as a list with sidebar filters; New folder shows a folder with a plus.
Looked at picture previews load correctly, and Jump to latest has no background.
Very long Codex chats stop and offer a fresh session when the server refuses them.
Oct 18 to Oct 19
8 fix builds, b423 to b430
b430 Faster projects, working links and media fixes
Snapshots of iPhone footage finish without hanging.
French and Spanish audio transcribes correctly.
Public hyperframes.dev links open in Desktop.
Unchanged projects reopen faster.
Home’s example carousel uses less energy and keeps demos playing after a long key press.
b429 Example refreshes and clearer key requests
Examples you opened without editing can refresh to the latest version again.
When a HeyGen API key is missing, the agent gets the app’s key instructions without a misleading “contact support” hint.
b428 Video requests and brand kit approvals
The agent is told to quote your words for talking videos and use the recording as a voice reference.
Paid videos appear in Media, the Mac stays awake while they generate, and stalled requests stop within their time limit.
The agent accepts Instagram video post links without editing the URL.
Approve brand kit changes on the kit’s page and save them together, including batches larger than 20.
Your chosen project order stays the same after restarting the app.
b427 Exports, video links and first launch
Exports use your network proxy to download the browser they need.
Skip all on first launch opens Home without creating an empty project.
Instagram video post links are accepted without editing the URL.
Sign in beside a video link and its import continues without pasting it again.
Your HeyGen sign-in keeps working, and chat asks for a key on the first paid run that needs one.
b426 Safer exports and project opening
MOV exports show the space they need before starting, and export errors explain what went wrong.
Open in desktop app opens the selected project on the first click.
b425 Clear errors in video checks
Video checks report a missing start or end time instead of crashing after the capture.
b424 Reliable checks and clear prices
Video checks no longer time out when another app has the project's history open.
Generate media shows current prices with the same rounding as the API wallet.
b423 Framey knows its way around
Framey can name and point to every part of the app and tell you where it is, without covering its words.
October 18, 2026b422
Clearer reference video setup
Reference video setup explains the wait and offers a notification. Video checks now start inside the agent's sandbox.
New
The reference video setup says it takes over 10 minutes and offers to notify you.
Fixed
The video check starts inside the agent's sandbox.
October 18, 2026b421
Your brand kit, laid out clearly
Your finished brand kit opens as a spec sheet, with a section for every part of your brand.
New
A finished brand kit opens as a spec sheet: logos, colours, text styles, backgrounds, shapes, components, screenshots and files, each in its own section.
October 18, 2026
Fixes in b420
b420 Cleaner reference video links
The line under a reference video link no longer repeats the site's icon.
October 18, 2026b419
Clearer reference video links
Paste a link, then choose Retrieve reference video. Clear the link to choose an upload or example instead.
New
A pasted reference video link pauses uploads and examples, with Retrieve reference video and Clear below the box.
Fixed
Video checks allow a final still to hold for about three seconds.
October 18, 2026b418
More reliable video checks and cloud export
Video checks work better inside agent runs. Export can render your video in the cloud, so your Mac stays free.
New
Export can render your video in the cloud, so your Mac stays free.
Fixed
Video checks start more reliably inside agent runs and explain when Chrome stops
Project npm scripts use the app’s own video tools during agent runs
Reference checks recognize the findings for Moments attached in the app
Background removal downloads the cutout tool the first time an agent needs it
Agents in the default access mode get search, background removal and transcription tools from the app
October 17, 2026
Fixes in b417
b417 Storyboard and offline brand kit fixes
Storyboard frames show the whole image in the project’s shape
Brand kits report a missing connection promptly instead of waiting through repeated retries
October 17, 2026b416
More control on Home, smoother updates
Pick your agent and preview clips from Home. Downloaded updates install when you quit, and first-run tips wait until you finish reading what changed.
New
Pick the agent, model and effort in Home's box, and the new project starts on it
Click a video pill in the prompt box to see the clip in a tile at the top right
Home's brand kit picker can start a kit from your own files
Sound effects from Openverse are free and need no sign-in
Improved
The app makes a playable copy of an HEVC or ProRes clip only when a video needs one
Fixed
The first-run tips no longer come back on later launches once you've seen them through
A downloaded update installs when you quit the app
The first-run tour waits until you close What’s new
Closing a project releases its view
New projects keep their skills when macOS clears its temporary files
Oct 15 to Oct 17
31 fix builds, b372 to b414
b414 Chat starts normally with Mods enabled
b413 Select all skills at once, and your connectors work again
b412 Agent checks accept images a variable supplies
b411 Scrubbing back across a scene no longer leaves it empty
b407 Dropped clips open as they are
b406 Smoother clip dragging on the timeline
b405 Picture tiles for files in the reference setup
b403 Step by step is back on Get inspired
b402 A-roll Cuts credit their format's creator
b401 Paste TikTok and Instagram reel links
b399 Long videos open on their first frame
b397 Home stays smooth while an agent works
b396 Make a brand kit without a website
b395 Paid voiceovers and music are no longer lost
b393 Brand kits load faster
b392 Generate media in place and on a new track
b390 Audio analysis finishes sooner
b389 Toolbar fits the default window
b388 Projects sit right under Brand kits
b387 Brand kit lists load without errors
b386 More polish ahead of today's launch
b385 Launch-day fixes across the app
b384 Smaller fixes across the app
b383 Projects go back to Home; Framey leaps into the kit forge
b381 Framey forges brand kits; clips show their whole outline
b379 Export remembers your settings; Framey's answers can change
b378 Home's tabs get new icons; long checks say what they found
b377 Long recordings transcribe without crashing
b376 Home types its title in; brand kit scans play as a sphere
b373 Brand kits ask you to sign in when they need to
b372 Big projects open reliably in Studio
October 15, 2026b364Also b367
Reference any video and make it yours
On Macs with Apple silicon, start from any video: upload it, paste an X link or pick one, then compare side by side. A website can now become your brand kit.
New
On Macs with Apple silicon, reference any video: upload one, paste an X link or pick an example, and Framey makes it yours
On Macs with Apple silicon, compare the reference with yours side by side
Name a website and it becomes a brand kit, with its badge when ready
Storyboard cards count their notes and send them from the board, and a file dropped on a frame stays pinned to it
Improved
Brand kits show in full, with Edit beside the name
All projects filters, sorts by date made and shows when each project was created
An image attached in the chat shows as itself
An update that skips builds downloads only the files that changed
Fixed
A sound opened from Media plays with its sound on
Renaming a project keeps its chat
A new blank project starts empty, without placeholder text
Editing or deleting one element no longer removes an audio clip by mistake
Oct 14 to Oct 15
4 fix builds, b346 to b363
b363 Reference video comes to Macs with Apple silicon
b356 New project always opens a new project, and OpenCode joins
b347 No false 'Failed to read' message
b346 Codex storyboards get their stills
October 14, 2026b345
Step through and play your Storyboard
Open a Storyboard frame and step through the rest, or press Play to watch each frame for its time. Every card is the same size, and stills show as they land.
New
Open a Storyboard frame and step to the next or previous one, with its comments and drawings
Play steps through the Storyboard on its own, each frame held for its time in the video
One live line under your message says what the agent is doing while it works
Improved
Storyboard cards all share one width, whatever the length of their titles
A Storyboard shows each still as soon as the agent makes it, without reopening the project
October 14, 2026
Fixes in b344
b344 Play your Storyboard and step through each frame
October 14, 2026b343
Launch videos start from three storylines
Ask for a launch, promo or demo video, with or without Moments: pick one of three storylines, then it builds from the Moments' own code.
New
A launch video offers three storylines to pick from before anything is built
Improved
Moments are studied through their code, so their motion carries over as it was made
Oct 12 to Oct 14
14 fix builds, b323 to b342
b342 Step through a Storyboard, faster Windows updates
b341 Brand kit fonts and defaults, Codex on Windows
b339 Fixes and polish
b337 Faster chat, Windows downloads fixed
b332 Smoother sharing and checkout
b331 Recover from a stuck project preview
b330 Framey stays in view while the agent works
b329 Smoother re-performs and fewer key prompts
b328 Start fresh with /clear, a clearer empty Files panel
b327 Send feedback from Help, clearer update notes
b326 Share to another space, steadier lip sync
b325 Voices shows a clear Add a key card when no key is set
b324 Small fixes and smoother loading
b323 Images you made show up after you rename or move them
October 12, 2026b322
Clearer steps to turn on notifications
While macOS asks about notifications, Settings says where Allow is, and opens System Settings if you close the prompt or pick Don't Allow.
Improved
While the macOS prompt waits, the Notifications row says to click Options, then Allow
If you close the prompt or pick Don't Allow, System Settings opens on HyperFrames' notifications
October 12, 2026
5 fix builds, b315 to b321
b321 Re-performed clips have fewer visible seams
b320 Archiving the open project takes you Home
Archiving the project you have open takes you back to Home
The # menu lists only the abilities you can use
b319 HyperFrames always quits when you ask it to
b316 Smoother Home
b315 Filter Moments by tag, and find the newest batch under New
October 12, 2026b313
Agent commands and Remove background on a Mac work again
The agent can run HyperFrames' own commands again, Remove background on a Mac keeps what it made, and new installs download less.
Improved
New installs download about 8 to 16% less on Mac, Windows and Linux: some tools fetch what they need the first time you use them
In the # menu, Enter adds the highlighted ability instead of sending, and abilities not on for you yet show as Coming soon
Fixed
The agent can run HyperFrames' own commands again
On a Mac, Remove background keeps the video it finished instead of saying it failed
A chat you're looking at no longer sends a notification when it finishes or asks you something
On the first sign-in screen, a failed sign-in says so on every try instead of waiting
October 11, 2026b311
Intel Macs export again, and hidden parts stay hidden
Exports work again on Intel Macs, MP4 and MOV exports keep sound and picture in sync, and what a video's script hides stays hidden in the preview.
New
What you pick in the preview shows in the prompt box, so you see what the agent gets
Turn on Show Framey on the desktop in Settings, then write to Framey from its pill: start a new video or send to a project
See how much of your Claude Code or Codex usage limit is left, next to the model picker
Pick a color when you draw on a frame
Make the app yours with a theme, accent and colors in Settings, Appearance, where light and dark mode now live
Improved
The chat shows each change by scene, with how it got there tucked away
A new Claude Code or Codex chat starts from HyperFrames' own guide, so the agent picks the right way to make your video
Click a file name in the agent's steps to show it in Finder, or File Explorer on Windows
One click on the chat header's folder chip copies the project's folder path
Smaller downloads, and smaller updates on Windows and Linux
Fixed
On Intel Macs, exports work again
An element a video's script hides stays hidden while the preview plays
MP4 and MOV exports keep sound and picture in sync when a clip's sound starts at a different moment
The shortcuts panel stays above the player controls and inside the window
On a slow network, Get inspired waits for its templates instead of showing an error
October 11, 2026
Fixes in b308
b308 File names show in chat steps in folders with spaces
The chat's work lines show a file's name, not its whole path, when its folder's name has a space
October 11, 2026b307
Abilities stack by the prompt; Send steers by default
Picked abilities stack at the prompt's bottom left, Send steers a working agent by default, and a stuck update check fails instead of sitting at 100%.
New
Abilities you pick with # stack at the bottom left of the prompt box
Improved
By default, Send steers a working agent with your words
Fixed
An update whose check stops answering reports a failure instead of sitting at 100%
October 10, 2026
Fixes in b305
b305 Exports finish with a clip placed after the end
Exports no longer fail when a video clip starts at or after the end of the video
A scene you split plays its videos from the right moment in the preview and timeline
October 10, 2026b304
Home always loads, and your own skills reach the agent
Home loads even when a project folder never answers, the chat agent sees all your skills, MP4 exports can use your GPU, and picked voices show as chips.
Improved
The chat agent sees all of your own skills, not only the ones you ticked
MP4 exports can use your GPU
Get inspired shows each video at its real shape, with nothing squashed or cropped
The Script keeps the ums and uhs it hears
Words you select in the Script show as a range on their clip in the timeline
Fixed
Home loads even when a project folder on its list never answers
On Windows, opening the app during an update no longer blocks the install
A voice you pick shows as a chip in the chat, never its id
Claude Code sign-in can finish with the code from your browser
When Get inspired cannot load its videos, it says so and offers Try again
October 10, 2026b302
New projects open on Windows again
On Windows, Send creates the project again, and agent installs on slow connections keep going until they finish, showing how long they have run.
Improved
Agent installs on a slow connection keep going until done or Cancel, and show how long they have run
Fixed
On Windows, pressing Send creates the project instead of failing
October 10, 2026
3 fix builds, b298 to b300
b300 Long exports finish, and Windows updates itself
Exports of long projects with many clips no longer time out
The Windows app updates itself, and agents and sign-in work on Windows
A quick Claude Code request no longer fails while the agent updates
b299 Image tools work on Linux
On Linux, snapshots, frame captures and background removal no longer crash
b298 More groundwork for what's coming
October 10, 2026b297
The change card lists each edit
When the agent makes several edits in one go, its change card lists each one on its own line, so you see exactly what changed.
Improved
The change card lists each edit the agent made, and a timing change shows its old and new start
Fixed
Export stays open while an agent edits, and Render waits for the run to finish
A video shows as ready only once its export matches the project as the run ended
You can update one agent while a different agent is running
An export that can't start says why in plain words, not a terminal command
Recent projects show the time you last edited them
October 9, 2026
Fixes in b296
b296 Groundwork for what's coming
October 9, 2026b295
Meet HeyGen Video 1, and speak in your own voice
Try HeyGen Video 1 right from Home, let the agent speak in your Voice 1 clones, and send several comments as one request.
New
Home introduces HeyGen Video 1: try an example or start from your own photo, with your HeyGen API key
The agent can speak in your HeyGen Voice 1 clones, or make an instant clone, with your HeyGen API key
Improved
Comments you send together reach the agent as one request, and ones sent while it works wait as one
A Video 1 clip over 15 seconds tells its story once across every piece, instead of restarting at each join
The Export button keeps showing a running export after you leave its project and come back
Out of HeyGen API credits, a run stops and waits for you; a Claude API key out of credit says where to add more
Setup lists agents you already have as Use, and a waiting message goes only to the agent you pick
Fixed
Projects with pictures open without freezing the app
A run card ends with the agent's answer, never hidden above a long list of files
When the check after an agent's edit can't finish, the card says so instead of vanishing
When an agent changes a text's words, the preview keeps that text where it was
A Sessions row says Done: the video is ready only when it is, not when the agent only replied
October 9, 2026b293
See what a click picks, and know when an agent needs you
Hover the preview to see what a click will select as you zoom and pan. Sessions rows show when an agent needs you or a run failed.
New
Hovering the preview outlines what a click will pick, at any zoom
Sessions rows say Needs you while an agent waits on you, and Failed after a failed run
TikTok moments show on Home, credited to their post
With no agent installed, setup offers Claude Code, Codex and Grok as equal choices
Improved
The selection toolbar stays above what you picked whenever it fits
Cmd+Z right after a rename takes back the rename
Update for Claude Code and Codex really updates, and says what happened
Quitting hides the app at once, and reopening during a quit works
Framey's tips wait until you can read them before a click or Escape puts them away
Fixed
Claude runs work on networks that need a system proxy, like a VPN in proxy mode
A Claude run ends with its work, never with a job still going in the background
ProRes footage shows its picture in Files and the @ menu
Long exports no longer stall when the Mac would go to sleep
Menus and tooltips draw above Framey, and Framey keeps clear of Continue with HeyGen
October 8, 2026b290
Follow each edit as Framey makes it
Framey reveals each edit as it reaches it, even with your pointer resting on the preview, and Stop ends a run while its skills load.
Improved
Framey follows edits while your pointer rests on the preview or timeline
Several edits in one run each get their own preview, in order
Pressing Undo during Framey's zoom reaches the button without moving it
Fixed
Update checks and downloads connect on hotspots with broken IPv6
Edits no longer flash before Framey reveals them
Stop ends a run while its skills are loading
October 8, 2026b287
See what's new in Get inspired
Get inspired marks moments added in the last two weeks New, and a New tab, first in its list, gathers them with a count.
New
A New tab in Get inspired lists moments added in the last two weeks, with a count
Those moments carry a New mark on Home
October 8, 2026b286
Edit a failed request, and scroll the chat up anytime
When a request you just typed fails, Edit puts it back in the box to change and send again. The chat scrolls up even while an answer streams.
New
When a request you just typed fails, Edit puts its words and files back in the box
Improved
You can always scroll the chat up, even while an answer streams
The corner update button now says Update the app
Fixed
Signing in works behind company networks that inspect HTTPS
October 7, 2026b284
Skip back and forward, and Get inspired opens on All
Skip back or forward a set number of seconds from the preview bar or with Shift+arrows. Get inspired opens on All, with every kind of card mixed in.
New
Skip back or forward from the preview bar, or with Shift+arrows
Choose how far a skip jumps in Settings, General
Improved
Get inspired's cards fill Home down to its bottom edge
Music and sound search says why it failed
October 7, 2026b283
Replace media from the preview, and a clearer export
Swap a picture or video right from the preview, follow your export through each stage on one bar, and see your message the moment you press Enter.
Improved
Replace media keeps the clip's place, size, crop and timing
Export shows one bar and names the stage it is in
Your message shows the moment you press Enter
Posters and hover frames stay in the app's own folder, not your project
Fixed
Renaming the open project keeps it editable
Deleting the last clip keeps the timeline's ruler and track column
The Grok and Hermes marks show on the dark clip bar
The folder hover card no longer covers the This project row
Background removal cards show their whole names
October 7, 2026b282
Background removal and Viral Clone
Remove the background from any clip in one click, start from four background removal templates, and clone a viral video's style.
Improved
Remove a clip's background from its hover bar, on this computer
Get inspired has four background removal templates with 3D caption looks
Clone a viral video's style from Home with your HeyGen API key
With a saved API key, background removal can use Bria for a sharper cut
Fixed
A picked element keeps its text as the video shows it after a reload
October 7, 2026b281
Shaders in Get inspired
Explore six animated shader backgrounds in Get inspired. Big media folders stay light, and sign-in works behind a system proxy.
Improved
Get inspired has a Shaders section with six animated backgrounds
An edit to one scene updates the preview without reloading the whole video
Fixed
The chat working row no longer covers the thread
A folder with many videos no longer runs the app out of memory
Sign-in works behind a system proxy
The chat header fits on one row and never cuts a word
Oct 6 to Oct 7
2 fix builds, b279 to b280
b280 Shaders in Get inspired, and runs resume after limits
b279 Grok shows its own icon
October 6, 2026b276
Faster new projects, and a Claude Code that updates itself
New project opens twice as fast, Claude Code updates itself before a run, and a run that loses its connection tries once more.
Improved
New project opens twice as fast with its prompt ready
A Claude Code too old for the picked model updates itself before the run
A run cut off by a server or network error tries once more by itself
Update installs the newest build with one restart, even if another lands meanwhile
What's new shows every build since your last update, not just the newest
October 6, 2026
Fixes in b275
b275 Fixes and polish
October 6, 2026b274
Import hundreds of projects at once, and edit at any zoom
Import all asks once with a count, counts up while it runs, and can be undone. A picked element keeps its handles at any zoom.
Improved
Import all asks once with how many projects, and counts up while it imports
Each project stays in the list while it imports, then offers Open
Undo after Import all takes the projects back out and leaves their folders alone
Fixed
Import all with hundreds of projects no longer runs its buttons off the screen
A picked element keeps its handles at any zoom, as in Studio
The element toolbar keeps clear of a picked element's handles
October 6, 2026b273
Abilities with #, skills with /, and runs that carry on
Type # to add an ability or / to use a skill, in Home and in chat. A run cut off by a crash or a quit picks up where it stopped.
New
Type # in Home or chat to add an ability, like Remove background
Type / in Home or chat to pick a skill, and the agent uses it
Improved
A message sent while Claude Code is signed out waits, and sends once you sign in
A long run that goes quiet keeps going instead of being stopped
Fixed
A comment closed before you press Send is sent, instead of the card failing
A skill pick that fails no longer warns in a chat you already left
On a Linux .deb install, Update says when there is no new .deb yet
October 6, 2026b272
Sign-in finishes even if your browser blocks the app link
Signing in now finishes when your browser blocks the link back to HyperFrames, or when another copy of the app is open.
Fixed
Sign-in finishes when your browser blocks the link back to the app
Sign-in reaches the copy you started it from when another copy is open
October 6, 2026b271
Grok joins your agents, and failed updates say why
Pick Grok as your agent. A failed update's badge says why, and a blocked Claude Code install says why in plain words and how to finish it yourself.
New
Grok is an agent you can pick beside Claude Code
Linux has a .deb package; on a .deb install, Update opens the newest .deb in your browser
Improved
In a wide window, Framey rests beside Comment in your project and beside Send on Home
Choosing Comment gets it ready; your next click on the video places the note
Your first edit shows you once where Send is
Framey can't be dragged, and a click on him reaches the control underneath
Fixed
The update badge says why an update failed when you hover or click it
A blocked Claude Code install no longer shows the installer's raw output
Framey stays off the update card
October 5, 2026b270
Sign in and keep making your video
Mac and Linux sign-in fixes, fewer repeated errors, and music and sound effects for your video. Plus clearer agent setup and a choice about usage data.
New
When signed in to HeyGen, ask your agent for music and sound effects for your video
Share usage data is On by default; you can turn it Off in Settings
Improved
Dropping a folder into your project copies the folder and its contents
Chat replies no longer show before-and-after panels
The volume control opens beside the speaker, away from the seek bar
Sign in, install or update an agent from its page in the picker
Fixed
Signing in still works when the link opens a second copy of the Mac app
The app stops a repeating error loop while you work on your video
Linux sign-in works even when the app is in a folder with spaces in its name
October 5, 2026b269
Linux signs in with HeyGen and updates itself
The Linux app signs in with HeyGen and updates itself. Framey's tour plays in your project, with fixes for downloads, file names, layers, dragging and chats.
New
The Linux app signs in with HeyGen and updates itself
Improved
Skip on the first launch goes straight to your new video, and Framey's tour plays in that project
Long file names keep their ending when shortened, starting at a whole word
Fixed
A download no longer crashes the app when its server closes the connection early
A clip moved to a higher timeline row now draws in front
The stage scrubber lets go when a drag loses the pointer, so playback and seeking keep working
A stale Claude chat recovers after Claude updates, keeping your request and conversation
October 5, 2026b268
Framey says welcome, and a stuck update tells you so
Framey welcomes you right after the sign-up questions, a stuck update says so and offers Try again, and the agent knows the time and picture you pinned.
Improved
The agent knows the time and frame picture of an edit you pinned, and where the playhead was when you sent it
A new project's chat shows only the prompt box: text to your agent and make something cool
Framey welcomes you to HyperFrames Studio once, right after the sign-up questions
The first sign-up question shows four kinds of video
Each sign-up step and the step by step open at their top in a small window
Fixed
The preview draws the same fonts the exported video uses, so text keeps its width when you export
A drop, or a file replaced on disk, undoes with one Cmd+Z again
A file dropped on Files that the project already has says Already in this project, every time
An update that gets stuck says so and offers Try again or the download, instead of sitting at 100%
A stray "<!-" no longer shows in the agent's run
October 5, 2026b266
Import says what it skipped, and long names say so
Picking your home folder names the Desktop, Documents and Downloads it skipped, a folder that isn't a project gets a short alert, and long names say so.
Improved
Picking your home folder names the Desktop, Documents and Downloads that Import skipped
A folder that isn't a project gets a short sidebar alert with Choose another folder
Fixed
Import no longer sets off a macOS prompt for Apple Music while it looks for projects
A project name too long for a folder says so plainly instead of a system error
October 5, 2026b265
Pan a zoomed preview like Studio
A zoomed preview pans like Studio with a two-finger scroll or a middle drag, its zoom readout stays readable, and Motion graphics opens on All everywhere.
Improved
A zoomed preview pans with a two-finger scroll or a middle drag, and your marks follow
The zoom readout on a zoomed preview stays readable
Motion graphics shows All as its first chip wherever ideas show
October 5, 2026b264
Updates restart into the new build again
Updates restart into the new build again, each new project starts its own agent session, and leaving a project mid-run no longer shows a failure.
Improved
Every new project starts its own agent session, never an earlier project's
Fixed
An update restarts into the new build again instead of giving up
Leaving a project right after you send no longer shows the change as failed
October 5, 2026b263
Exports take your project's name; the theme follows your Mac
An export is named after your project's title, a first launch follows your Mac's light or dark setting, and text clips keep their look as the timeline moves.
Fixed
An export is named after the project's title, not its folder
A first launch follows your Mac's light or dark setting
Text clips keep their look while the timeline scrolls; clip names stay in view zoomed in
October 5, 2026b262
Go straight to your first video; every project runs at once
The survey goes straight into your first video, runs in different projects all start at once, the clip bar is bigger, and Framey walks you to updates.
New
When an update is ready, Framey walks you to it, and it installs once nothing is running
Ask where a control is and Framey points at it; new buttons need no setup
Improved
Runs in different projects all start at once, with no limit and no Waiting
The survey goes straight into making your first video, with no summary screen
The clip bar is bigger and stays in view when you zoom far in
Dragging a file onto the timeline shows a New track target
An empty timeline shows Import files
Fixed
Your video is ready no longer shows before your first video is done
Framey's chip says Building while your video is made, and Ready only once it is done
An old Claude Code is caught before you send; Update Claude Code runs the update for you
October 5, 2026b261
Quitting never hangs, and a file's name fills its row
Quitting HyperFrames ends promptly even when the network is slow, a file's name gets its whole row, and Settings shows Framey on the desktop row.
Improved
A file's name gets the whole row; Use and its menu show on hover or keyboard focus
Settings > Permissions shows Framey on the Framey on your desktop row
Framey's tag keeps clear of the controls next to it
Fixed
Quitting ends promptly even when the network is slow, instead of hanging for 30 seconds
A quit stops the blank projects being set up, so nothing it started keeps running
October 5, 2026b260
The first launch shows what you can make, and plays it
The first launch's tiles play their videos on hover, Social clips shows three vertical frames, and motion paths draw every time a project opens.
New
Hover or focus a tile in What do you want to make? and its videos play in place
Improved
Each first-launch tile shows the right picture; Social clips shows three vertical frames
Long clips at full zoom stay light: the timeline loads only the pictures in view
Undo shows a resize or rotate undone at once; a cropped edge stays exact while it moves
Fixed
A motion path draws every time a project opens
A video's scripts run in the order they are written, in the preview and in exports
October 4, 2026b259
A first launch that asks, and every video opens at 0:00
A first launch asks what you make, all optional, Framey says when a run waits for you, every video opens at 0:00, and Home's ideas show in every project.
New
A first launch asks four optional questions, and Home opens on the kind of video you make
Framey's tag says Waiting for you when a run needs your answer
A project's Inspirations tab and a new project's Get inspired show Home's sections, Mobile Ads included, with More below when there are more ideas
One way to set up Claude Code: the agent picker and a send open the same Connect sheet to install, reinstall or sign in
Settings shows HyperFrames is open source under Apache 2.0, with links to GitHub and the licenses
Improved
The launch after HyperFrames closed unexpectedly says so once, with Dismiss
The sign-in window names what you asked for and starts on it right after you sign in
An agent CLI that will not start offers a reinstall, and a Claude Code you install in Terminal is found when you come back
Video clips show their sound as a strip on the timeline
The first-run replay opens at the video's own size and stays there, with no snap and no flash of the music bar
Fixed
Every video opens at 0:00 instead of 0:03
Clips with a transparent background draw their pictures on the timeline
An unexpected error closes the app cleanly instead of leaving a stuck error box
On macOS, Exit or F pressed while the video is still going full screen now always takes effect
Talk to the team always shows its words in the project and Home bars
October 4, 2026b258
Ideas in every project, and an easier Claude Code setup
A project's Inspirations show Home's sections, Mobile Ads included, Claude Code has one clear way to set up, and Settings shows HyperFrames is open source.
New
A project's Inspirations tab and a new project's Get inspired show Home's sections, Mobile Ads included, with More below when there are more ideas
One way to set up Claude Code: the agent picker and a send open the same Connect sheet to install, reinstall or sign in
Settings shows HyperFrames is open source under Apache 2.0, with links to GitHub and the licenses
Improved
An agent CLI that will not start says so in plain words and offers a reinstall, and a failed install says what happened
After you install Claude Code in Terminal, coming back to the app finds it and the next Send goes through
Talk to the team always shows its words in the project and Home bars
Video clips show their sound as a strip on the timeline
The first-run replay opens at the video's own size and stays there, with no snap and no flash of the music bar
Fixed
An unexpected error closes the app cleanly instead of leaving a stuck error box
On macOS, Exit or F pressed while the video is still going full screen now always takes effect
October 4, 2026b257
A smoother first run, and clean up a script in one click
Framey lays every clip of your first video, music included, Use this cut starts it in one click, you draw once with one note, and Clean up trims ums and pauses.
New
The first-run replay is smoother: Framey lays every clip, music included, and your video is ready in under 30 seconds
Use this cut starts your first video in one click
Draw on the video as many strokes as you like, then say what to change once: one drawing, one note, no note per mark
Clean up in the Script panel cuts every um and shortens long pauses in one click, as one undo step; each one can be put back
Playback stays live while the agent edits your project: play, loop, speed and volume all work during a run
Improved
Stop keeps the chat ready, and a stopped run has Continue to carry on from where it stopped
Fix words in the Script panel: retype words and they are spoken in the recording's own voice
A right-click on an empty stretch of the timeline reads what plays there
Feedback you send from the app carries your HeyGen email when you are signed in, so the team can reply
On Windows and Linux, a folder passed on the command line opens in Home
Fixed
A Claude sign-in left unfinished in the browser no longer spins forever: the chat and the sign-in screen offer Try again and Cancel, and Settings can cancel it
Full screen shows the video alone: the drawing and its note box hide and come back where they were, and leaving full screen always works on macOS
Every shortcut hint does what it says
The timeline's frame preview and ruler clicks no longer reach through the script panel beside the tracks
A picked tool's tip no longer covers the scrubber, and Framey's tag no longer covers the hint
October 4, 2026b256
The agent can ask you a question while it works
When the agent needs a choice it asks in the chat, the menu bar puts what needs you first, and a new project is named after its subject.
New
When the agent needs a choice, it asks in the chat with a card: pick an answer or type your own, and the run carries on
The menu bar groups your runs by what they need: Needs you first, then Working and Recent, each with its project, prompt and time
Signed out, the sign-in window names your project, template or the idea you typed, never the button you pressed
A new project is named after its subject from the first second, like Bakery Promo
Open in Studio shows its progress in the window: the download, unpacking, then adding it to Home
Improved
While the agent works, its row shows moving dots and the current step, and a note that a long run can take a few minutes
Timeline tool buttons have round corners, and their thin focus ring follows them
The first run never takes over a folder of yours, and no longer fails when a Your first video project already exists
Updates check every download and fetch it again when one comes in short
Undoing a freeze frame works even when it is slow to make
October 4, 2026b255
A 30 second first run, and ideas in every new chat
The first-run replay builds a new 30 second video, Home offers Mobile Ads templates, and a new project's chat shows ideas to start from.
New
The first-run replay builds a new 30 second video, shot by shot, in its own Your first video project, so the HyperFrames launch example stays as it was
Get inspired on Home has a Mobile Ads tab: pick a phone ad template, add your words, and the agent adapts it
A new project's empty chat shows Get inspired: real videos by story role, ready to add to the box
A feedback icon in the corner opens a short note; ask the agent to help word it, then send it yourself
Improved
Drop Framey somewhere he cannot sit and he moves to the nearest free spot instead of jumping home
Create your first video cards show their picture until you move the pointer over them, with no blank paused clip
Get inspired shuffles All each time it opens and keeps the order while you look
October 4, 2026b254
Make several videos at once, and Framey shows the way
Ask for several videos in one message and each gets its own project, Framey points at the controls a reply names, and a failed run says what happened.
New
Ask for several videos in one message, press Start, and each becomes its own project with its own chat
Ask how to do something in the app and Framey points at each control the reply names
A failed run says what happened in one plain line with one fix, and a usage limit says when it resets
Improved
One Cmd+Z undoes a whole drop or Replace from disk, the file and its clip together
Undo an agent's build and the timeline matches the file at once, with no long wait
The first-run replay moves at Framey's pace and gets you to your own video much sooner
Undoing a freeze frame also removes the still image it made
Rename a folder in the media panel the way you rename a file, and every reference to it follows
October 4, 2026b253
Framey rests by the comment tool, and a simpler clip menu
Framey waits beside the comment tool and can be dragged out of the way, the clip menu keeps to the basics, and the @ menu previews only the row you move to.
New
Framey rests beside the comment tool on the preview, clear of Send and Show chat
Drag Framey out of the way and it stays there, even after a run; double-click it to send it home
A click on Framey still reaches the control under it, so the scrubber still seeks
Improved
The clip menu keeps to Ask, Quick edit, Split and Delete; fade handles and volume still work as before
Opening the @ menu or switching its tabs no longer pops a preview over the video; only a row you move to shows one
Closing a project, signing out or quitting no longer leaves a tool running in the background
October 3, 2026b252
Undo a whole drop, and split with Option+S
One Cmd+Z takes back a drop on the timeline, file and all, Option+S splits at the playhead, audio meters start off, and quitting is steadier.
New
One Cmd+Z undoes a drop on the timeline: the clip and the file it added both go, and one Redo brings both back
Option+S splits the clip at the playhead; a bare S no longer splits, and B still picks the Split tool
Cmd+Z right after you move something in the picture snaps it back at once, even while it is still saving
[ and ] act on what has focus: clips on the timeline, or the brush size while you edit the picture
Improved
Quitting the app no longer hangs on its own cleanup or crashes at the last moment
The app follows your Mac switching between light and dark more reliably
Audio meters start off; the meter button or Shift+M turns them on, and the app remembers your choice
October 3, 2026b251
Open any changed picture full screen
A changed image, video or font opens full screen from its card, Use puts a file in the chat box, and long prompts fold so the chat stays easy to read.
New
Press the picture on a changed image, video or font in the chat to open it full screen, the same viewer your attachments use
Use in chat on a file in Files or the library puts it in the chat box, the way a drop does, ready for your words
A long prompt you sent folds to a few lines with Show more
Improved
Chat text reads one size bigger
Thinking folds to one line once that step is done, and stays open if you open it
Sessions opens only from its own toggle
The @ menu has a close button and keeps one size
October 3, 2026b250
Ask opens right above your clip
Ask from the timeline is a one-line command bar above the clip, Quick edit opens only when you ask for it, and clips lose Copy, Paste, Cut and Duplicate.
New
Ask from the timeline opens a one-line command bar just above the clip or your selection, with the target, your words and Send, so it stays off the picture
Several picks fold into one button that lists them, drag the bar to move it, and Escape closes it
Quick edit opens only when you choose it, from the clip menu or the speed button on a clip, and it holds speed and volume
Improved
Copy, Paste, Cut and Duplicate are gone from clips, including Cmd+C, V, X and D; copy and paste in text fields still work
Ask from the preview uses the same bar and still opens in the picture
Use on an idea in the Inspirations tab now fills the chat box and waits for you to add words and press Send, instead of sending at once
October 3, 2026b249
Home in steps, edited-file cards, a smaller Mac app
Home walks you through a video part by part, edited files show as cards, and each Mac gets a download built for its own chip.
New
Home is rebuilt around tabs and parts: pick Motion graphics or A-roll Cuts, add a Hook, Proof, Turn and Call to action, or take the step by step tour
Click anywhere on a Get inspired card to add it, and the Inspirations tab in a project lists the same ideas, ready to use on the clip you are on
Each file your assistant edits is a card in the chat with its own preview
Freeze frame, Link and Detach, and Duck are in the clip menu, and G opens a clip's gain, with Normalize inside
The @ menu has tabs and shows a preview of what you hover
Improved
From the next update, each Mac downloads an app built for its own chip, about 40% smaller
Previews show the whole frame at any shape, and a click anywhere on a project opens it
Exports land in your Downloads folder, named with the project and the time
An A-roll Cut's name reaches the agent whole, even with brackets or quotes, and Send waits until the Talking-head video is in
Replies start at the chat edge, an open Thinking block stops growing past a few lines, and Framey stays off the chat and the all-projects grid
October 3, 2026b248
One + menu, and Framey everywhere
The + in the chat box opens the same @ menu, with an Add files row, and your assistant is now Framey in every place and in your old history.
New
The + in the chat box and Home's add tiles open the same @ menu that typing @ opens
The menu ends with an Add files from your Mac row for anything on your computer
Improved
Old project history now shows Framey too, so past edits read the same as new ones
The Skills menu now works with Codex too, not only Claude Code
October 2, 2026b247
A first video from your first launch
New people open on Home with a four-part cut and tips, sign in if needed on their first click, and are carried to their own video.
New
A brand-new person opens on Home with a welcome, the cut builder and three tips
If you are signed out, your first click asks you to sign in, then carries on where you left off
Your mascot carries you to your new video when the launch video's tour ends
Improved
A-roll Cuts you add as inspiration send the agent the cut's clip and style, and show as a pill in your message
Fixed
Home no longer slides sideways after you add an A-roll Cut
October 2, 2026b246
Update agents in the app, steadier Nib
Claude Code and Codex show an Update button, and you choose what each run bills. Nib rests on Show chat, and the release video wears the HyperFrames brand.
New
Claude Code and Codex show an Update button in the chat and Settings
Choose what each run bills: your plan or an API key
Improved
The release video wears the HyperFrames brand and mark
Fixed
Nib rests on Show chat when the chat is folded, never on Export
Picking a motion option works on the first click while previews play
October 2, 2026b245
In-place previews, reply icons and smaller updates
Hover to preview projects in place. Reply actions are icon buttons, section navigation moves above the video, and updates can download only what changed.
New
Updates download only what changed when possible
Six talking-head formats ship with the app; pick one in Skills and it shapes your next video
Improved
Project tiles play their preview in place on hover
Reply actions are icon buttons: Copy, Show and Run again
Section navigation sits above the video
Fixed
Pressing Control mid-click on a picked element selects its parent
Storyboard previews load their own fonts and scripts
October 2, 2026b244
Graphite colours, typed sizes and @ anywhere
Graphite brings a lighter black and built-in contrast. Type a font size in the strip, copy the chat header path, and use @ anywhere in the prompt box.
New
Click the font size in the strip to type a value, then press Enter to save it
Improved
Graphite colours bring a lighter black, with contrast built into every surface
The chat header path stays readable; hover or focus it to copy the full path
Fixed
@ works anywhere in the prompt box, keeping the words on either side when you pick a mention
October 2, 2026b243
Draw keeps going, and your sign-in survives quitting
Drawing keeps the Draw tool on and sends every mark with its note as pending edits. A sign-in is saved after a storage hiccup, so quitting never loses it.
New
Drawing stays on after you send: every mark goes to your pending edits with its own note
Improved
The drawing's words go in a card by the marks, and Escape clears the marks but keeps Draw on
Fixed
A sign-in held in memory is saved once secure storage answers, so quitting no longer loses it
October 2, 2026b242
HyperFrames Desktop now runs on Intel Macs too
One download now runs on Apple Silicon and Intel Macs. Videos you open full screen start muted, and a text clip's name updates when you edit its words.
New
The Mac app is one download that runs on Apple Silicon and Intel Macs
Improved
A video or audio opened full screen starts muted; the sound control unmutes it
Fixed
A text clip's name on the timeline updates when you edit its words
October 2, 2026b241
A sent drawing keeps its marks, plus A-roll Cuts on Home
A drawing you send keeps its frame and numbered marks in the chat and full screen. Home gets an A-roll Cuts tab, and attachments are easy to remove.
New
Home has an A-roll Cuts tab, and every video card shows the whole video with one Add
Improved
A sent drawing shows its frame and numbered marks in the chat and full screen
Each attachment has a visible X in its corner, on Home and in the chat
Fixed
A dialog's top edge and close X click instead of dragging the window
October 2, 2026b240
Import as a table, and Codex picks up where it left off
Import lists your projects as a searchable, sortable table. Codex chats pick up where they left off, and a Home send keeps its pills as typed.
New
Import lists your projects as a searchable table you can sort by path or name
Improved
Codex chats pick up where they left off and stop when you press Stop
A chat that stalls or loses its session keeps working
After a timeline edit the pointer goes back to Select, and a clip's menu opens quick edit
Fixed
A Home send shows its moment pills as you typed them, and the agent finds each moment
October 2, 2026b239
Style any pick, and Nib picks what you click
Style gives a pick its fill, stroke, corners and shadow. Nib picks what you click in seconds, and a chat keeps its conversation when you switch agents.
New
Style on the pick bar edits fill, stroke, corners and shadow
Improved
Nib picks what you clicked, in seconds
Cutouts take an outline, a shadow and a texture
A chat keeps its conversation when you switch agents, and reads only the projects you mention
Add on a Home inspiration puts it at the cursor and never sends
Fixed
Checking ends when the next run starts, so it never lingers
On a short window, a pending edit shows whole and can be deleted
October 2, 2026b238
Cut out and remove in pictures, and shape your media
Pick a picture to cut something out or remove it. Set an image or video's fit, position and shape. After each chat turn, the app checks the changed video.
New
Cut out or remove things in a picture: pick it, then choose Cut out or Remove
Pick an image or video to set its fit, position and shape
Improved
Remove fills the gap at once, and takes out more than one thing
After each chat turn, the app checks the changed video and flags new problems with Fix it
The download is about 100 MB smaller
Fixed
As a video opens, the playhead rests on its poster moment, not on the first edit
October 2, 2026b237
Your plan bills your runs, the playhead stays put
A signed-in Claude Code bills your plan, even if your shell sets an API key. After your first video, only you move the playhead. What's new no longer flashes.
Improved
After your first video, Nib no longer moves the playhead: only you do
Fixed
A signed-in Claude Code bills your plan, even when your shell sets an Anthropic API key
What's new videos no longer flash between scenes
October 1, 2026b236
Drop on the preview to add to the timeline
A file dropped on the preview lands on the timeline at the playhead, on a new row. An installing update shows just its disc.
Improved
Drop images, video or sound on the preview to place them on the timeline at the playhead
An installing update shows only its disc, in the corner and in Settings
Fixed
A file dropped on the preview no longer lands in the chat
October 1, 2026b235
Reorder and Hide at once, files by folder
Reorder and Hide from the preview menu apply right away. Files opens on a folder tree, and pages the agent writes show a picture in their chat card.
New
A page the agent writes shows a picture of itself in its chat card; press it to open the page
Files opens on a folder tree; hover a folder to preview what is inside
Improved
Bring to front, forward, backward and Send to back in the preview menu reorder right away
Hide on a clip hides it right away; its clip stays on the timeline, striped, with Show to bring it back
@Moment and Remix this give the agent the moment's prompt and editable code, for a closer remix
Fixed
Steering a run and queued requests show only your words, never raw moment lines
October 1, 2026b234
Get inspired on Home, and moments show as cards
Home's moments read Get inspired, with quieter cards and Add on hover. Moments you send show as cards in the chat, and runs list the lines they changed.
New
A finished run's Files list shows the lines each file gained and lost
Hover a moment in the box to play its clip
Improved
Home's moments read Get inspired: quieter cards, with Created by and Add when you hover
On Home, the @ menu sits on the box as in the chat, and each @ project shows its poster
Fixed
Moments sent from Home show as cards in the chat, and the project is named from your words
Double-clicking a text puts the cursor where you click, and dragging selects letters instead of moving it
October 1, 2026b233
Chat looks like messages again, and more text controls
The chat is back to message bubbles with Stop in the box. Picked text gets opacity, weight, alignment and spacing, and its bar stays clear of your video.
New
The text bar edits opacity, weight, alignment and spacing
Improved
The text bar sits on whichever side of your pick covers nothing else in the video
The video's tools read Select, Draw, Comment, with Select on the left
Fixed
The chat shows each run under your message again, with Stop in the box
See all keeps the same Sessions header, button and search
A run locks the timeline from its first change, even while you work in another project
October 1, 2026b232
Long skill lists fit, and Draw says what it's for
The Skills list scrolls cleanly however many skills you have. Draw tells you what it's for, and moving things by hand keeps your place in the video.
Improved
Under Draw, the bar says what drawing is for until your first mark
Fixed
A long Skills list scrolls on its own and no longer runs over the rows around it
Moving, resizing or restyling something by hand keeps the playhead, your pick and the text bar
October 1, 2026b231
Pick your chat's skills, and Import shows each still
Pick which of your skills and plugins the chat uses, with HyperFrames skills always on. Import's cards show each folder's own still, playing on hover.
New
Pick which of your skills and plugins the chat uses; HyperFrames skills are always on
Improved
Export opens in the media column and leaves the chat as it was
Import cards show each folder's own still, playing on hover
Import shows the projects it has found while a slow folder is still being read
Fixed
Every screen says video, and Enter presses Next in the first-video tour
October 1, 2026b230
A new Home with moments, a cleaner play row, and Cmd+K
Home has a new design with moments to remix. Tools sit left of Play, the agent starts without a storyboard, and you can drag to move or press Cmd+K.
New
Home has a new design, with moments from real launch videos in Inspiration, sorted by role and mechanic, ready to remix
The agent starts on a new video right away, without asking for a storyboard; its steps, time and Stop sit in a dock above the chat box
Drag an element Studio can edit by hand to move it, as in Studio; Cmd+Z undoes each move
Cmd+K finds and opens any project; Search projects sits at the top of Sessions
Right-click any empty spot on the timeline to ask for something right there
Improved
The play row has the tools on the left with Draw first, and Play and the time in the middle
Rest on a video or sound clip to open its quick edit card, which never covers a panel
Import projects stays reachable even when no projects are found yet
Catalog tiles show their real still, with two-line names
Import projects finds the projects on your Mac and leaves out test projects inside code folders
Fixed
An expired Claude login asks you to sign in right in the chat, instead of showing a raw error
A project name HyperFrames can't use gets a plain notice naming the character, instead of closing the window
Switching projects closes the All projects picker the old project had open
October 1, 2026b229
Draw first, agent pickers up top, projects that need you
Draw is the player's first tool, the agent pickers sit at the chat's top, the sidebar is one list with Import projects, and projects that need you get a mark.
New
A new project takes its name from your first request
The agent, model and effort pickers sit at the top of the chat, so the box keeps only + and Send
The sidebar is one list with pinned projects first; Import projects shows the projects on your Mac not yet in HyperFrames
In the player, Draw is the first and default tool; the tools read Draw, Pick, Comment
Projects that need you or have finished show a mark, and the open project notifies you too
Improved
Your sent messages have a tail, like a chat app, on the last message of a run
A file you drop lights up in Files and scrolls into view
Home's box shows its caret, takes a click anywhere, and holds dropped files as pills
A work line opens to its tool calls, one row each
The change card folds its edits behind Edits, like Files
Fixed
The update button no longer covers controls at the page's bottom right
The video's tab joins the panel under it, with no focus ring after a click
The Sessions list stays open once you open it, and pushes the other panels aside instead of covering them
Hover, pressed, focus and selected states read clearly in both themes
After the video reloads, picked text keeps its bar and its open menu
October 1, 2026b228
Faster chat, every Google font, gaps fill from one menu
Chat replies start sooner from one Claude Code process per project. The font menu lists every Google font, and Studio 0.8.99 makes moves land exactly.
New
Chat sends go to one Claude Code process that starts when the project opens, so replies start sooner
The text bar's font menu lists every Google font
Right-click a gap in the timeline and ask for the whole gap from one menu
Improved
HyperFrames Studio 0.8.99: dragged and rotated elements follow the pointer exactly, and resizing a cropped element keeps the same part in view
Moving a clip on the timeline moves its inner animations too
The prompt box shows a clear caret and focus
Fixed
The all-projects arrow folds the sessions list, as the list's own button does
September 30, 2026b227
The agent's work reads as short lines, with Undo
The chat shows each run as short summary lines and a tree of its changes you can undo. Panels open at settled sizes and the timeline fits its tracks.
New
The chat shows the agent's work as short summary lines, keeps its thinking open, and ends each run with a tree of its changes and an Undo
The update button stays one round button: its disc fills as the update downloads, and a red ! opens the reason if it fails
The speed and volume pill in the preview opens the clip's own quick edit card, opening the timeline first when it is hidden
Improved
The chat opens at 34% of the window and media at 20%, and the player never gets narrower than square
The timeline opens tall enough for its tracks, and a project opens at its settled layout with no jump
The timeline tool menu shows only Select and Split; the [ and ] keys still select around the playhead, now with the clip under it
Export ready means the file matches the project now; an older one shows Last export and its age
Fixed
A copied or duplicated clip keeps its look and motion, and a duplicated section keeps its name
Undoing an agent's build takes its sections off the timeline too
Comments never shrink the film, and their popovers stay inside the window
The media count no longer flickers while files are read
September 30, 2026b226
The agent's work reads as short lines, with Undo
The chat shows each run as short summary lines and a tree of its changes you can undo. Panels open at settled sizes and the timeline fits its tracks.
New
The chat shows the agent's work as short summary lines, keeps its thinking open, and ends each run with a tree of its changes and an Undo
The update button stays one round button: its disc fills as the update downloads, and a red ! opens the reason if it fails
The speed and volume pill in the preview opens the clip's own quick edit card, opening the timeline first when it is hidden
Improved
The chat opens at 34% of the window and media at 20%, and the player never gets narrower than square
The timeline opens tall enough for its tracks, and a project opens at its settled layout with no jump
The timeline tool menu shows only Select and Split; the [ and ] keys still select around the playhead, now with the clip under it
Export ready means the file matches the project now; an older one shows Last export and its age
Fixed
A copied or duplicated clip keeps its look and motion, and a duplicated section keeps its name
Undoing an agent's build takes its sections off the timeline too
Comments never shrink the film, and their popovers stay inside the window
The media count no longer flickers while files are read
September 30, 2026b225
The chat leads on the left, with a bigger player
The chat takes the left 40% of the window, the player grows, and media sits in a narrow column on the right. The film alone shows no Preview tab.
New
The chat leads on the left at 40% of the window, the player takes the middle and media sits narrow on the right; a width you drag is kept
Dragging a picked element draws the move arrow; its handles still resize, rotate and crop
The timeline's empty space is a dashed lane you can drop media into
Improved
The film alone shows no Preview tab, so the player takes that room; the tab comes back when a page opens
The timeline row fits narrow windows, and Tab reaches its tools before the lock and volume
A narrow media column shows its tabs and Import as icons, with their names in tooltips
The [ and ] keys select every clip before or after the playhead
Fixed
The first-run tour ends with the film; no gray overlay is left waiting for a message
A run's after pictures are frozen when it ends, so your own edits during its wait never show up in them
September 30, 2026b224
Chat takes a new look, and quick edit leaves ramps alone
Messages read bigger, with a small pinned picture and Copy first. Quick edit never writes over a speed ramp, and an undo reloads the picture once.
New
Chat messages take a new look: bigger text, a small pinned picture with its time, and Copy first
Quick edit shows Ramped for a speed ramp or volume lane and never writes a single value over it
A slowed clip that runs into the next one is striped where they overlap
The drawing box moves with the arrow keys
Improved
The timeline's own top row is gone: its buttons sit in the toolbar, with no Undo and Redo buttons and no scrollbars
An undo reloads the picture once, so it no longer flashes twice
Escape shuts a pill or tile card first, and a passing pointer leaves the focused card open
Thinking reads as formatted text, and a running reply says how long it has worked
Notifications keep code out of a reply's question and open your system's own settings
Fixed
A late edit at the end of a run gets its before and after pictures, even after a rename
A drawing whose post partly fails never sends a comment twice
Claude Code setup in Settings never starts a second sign-in
Quitting stops the catalog read, so nothing is written after the app has gone
September 30, 2026b223
Delete and Remove act at once, and one undo brings it back
Delete and Remove take a clip out straight away, and Cmd+Z puts it back. A reply that ends on a question now shows as needing you.
New
Delete, Backspace and the clip menu's Remove take a clip out at once, and one Cmd+Z puts it back exactly
A finished reply that ends on a question shows as needing you, in the menu bar and in the notification
A project or file picked with @ on Home sits in your words as a pill
When you ask vaguely how something should move, or ask for options, the agent offers a motion card: hover a tile to watch the move on your clip, click to use it
Settings has a Permissions section: what needs you to turn on comes first, each with the one button that does it
Improved
The chat follows the newest words until you scroll up, and Jump to latest brings you back
Codex's messages in a row read as one block, and cut command output says it was cut
The chat's attach tiles sit on the prompt box's top edge, and queued messages fold so Send stays in view in a small window
Fixed
Play pressed before the film is ready now starts it as soon as it is
A run's change cards show when it ends, even if you were in another app while it worked
Quick edit takes a typed speed past the slider's ends, and keeps focus when a change is refused
September 30, 2026b221
Storyboards laid out by act, and a leaf that breathes
Storyboard and contact sheet tabs show one row of frames per act, with a list that marks what changed. A project's sidebar leaf breathes while its run works.
New
Storyboard and contact sheet tabs lay the frames out by act, with a frame list that marks what changed and what is not sketched yet
A project's leaf in the sidebar breathes while its run works and stops the moment the run ends
Improved
Resizing a faded or moving element sets its size instead of adding keyframes
A corner drag on a small element resizes it instead of starting a crop
Selecting words while you edit text keeps the edit open
Fixed
The chat keeps the agent's whole answer, however long, and a run the app closed on comes back as Stopped
Paste, cut, duplicate and split wait while a run is building the film, and say why
Comments, split and Place use where the film is while it plays
The menu bar list stays current when you open it from the keyboard or VoiceOver, or while a run finishes
Importing from On this Mac always says when it fails, and a big home folder no longer makes a project look moved
September 30, 2026b220
Quick edit, a menu bar task list, and projects on this Mac
Change a clip's speed, volume and fades on the timeline. A menu bar list shows the runs that need you, and projects on this Mac wait in the sidebar.
New
Quick edit a clip from its chip on the timeline: speed from 0.25x to 4x, volume up to 200%, and fades
A menu bar icon lists your runs: what needs you, what is working and what just finished, and opens any of them
Projects found on this Mac sit in a new On this Mac section of the sidebar, with a search and Import all
Draw several marks on the preview and send them to the agent with your words, from a box that floats beside them
The preview shows the agent's storyboard and contact sheet in their own tabs
Improved
The timeline's tool picker reads clearly on the light theme instead of looking switched off
Codex runs show their words as they work, and a failed command keeps its output
Fixed
In Mission Control, Nib stays out of the window grid and keeps its size
The speech tools notice no longer takes the keyboard from what you are doing
A video added to a project just as it opens now gets its transcript
The model menu's default is the model a run uses when you pick none
On this Mac says when its search stopped early, instead of saying there are no projects
September 30, 2026b219
The agent plans when you ask, and clips copy and paste
Ask for a plan or a question and the agent answers in words without touching your film. Copy, paste, cut and duplicate clips on the timeline.
New
Copy, paste, cut and duplicate clips, and close gaps on the timeline
The harness, model and mode pickers fold into one pill when the chat is narrow
Improved
Ask for a plan, an outline or an explanation and the agent answers in text, changing no files until you say go ahead
The preview tools sit back in the bar under the film
Empty attach tiles sit at the top left of the chat box
The Cmd+1 to 9 project shortcuts are gone
Fixed
The Comment tool's hint fits a narrow preview and no longer covers the tools
A long session name ends in an ellipsis instead of scrolling
September 29, 2026b218
The agent plans when you ask, and clips copy and paste
Ask for a plan or a question and the agent answers in words without touching your film. Copy, paste, cut and duplicate clips on the timeline.
New
Copy, paste, cut and duplicate clips, and close gaps on the timeline
The harness, model and mode pickers fold into one pill when the chat is narrow
Improved
Ask for a plan, an outline or an explanation and the agent answers in text, changing no files until you say go ahead
The preview tools sit back in the bar under the film
Empty attach tiles sit at the top left of the chat box
The Cmd+1 to 9 project shortcuts are gone
Fixed
The Comment tool's hint fits a narrow preview and no longer covers the tools
A long session name ends in an ellipsis instead of scrolling
September 29, 2026b216
Comment on your film, and swap a picture in one click
Leave comments on the preview that go with your edits, replace a picked image or video from its menu, and export at 1080p or 4K.
New
The Comment tool (C) pins a comment on the preview or its bar, and it waits in your pending edits until you press Send
Right-click a picked image or video and choose Replace with to swap in another file, and one Undo brings the old one back
Export opens where the chat is, with one Quality choice: 1080p or 4K
Improved
Comments show as numbered markers on the preview bar, in place of the Comments panel
The sidebar has Pinned and Projects sections, and each one folds away
The model list shows the models your Claude Code offers
A click on something in the preview shows Prompt to edit, and A opens it
September 29, 2026b215
All your projects in one place
A view of every project, Browse all projects in the @ menu, and files you add on Home wait in the prompt box until you press Send.
New
An All projects view shows every project, open it from the sidebar
Browse all projects in the @ menu finds any project to reference
Stagehand cards say what changed in each step
Improved
Files added on Home wait in the prompt box until you press Send
Fixed
A clip made from a dropped file is named after the file
September 29, 2026b212
Stacked edits, agentic undo and a roomier project
Edits wait as rows on one card and send together, Undo asks Nib about the last change, and Sessions runs the full height of the window.
New
Edits you make wait as rows on one Pending edits card and send together
Undo and Redo open a prompt box about the change instead of reverting it
Settings shows Nib itself, in your colour and size
The model picker leads with Opus 5.5, with the rest under More
Improved
The Sessions sidebar runs the full height and the media panel makes room
The timeline opens shorter on small windows so the film keeps room
Import all brings every project in one batch without spiking the CPU
A wider chat panel, and the HyperFrames logo in the project header
Fixed
The timeline speed menu shows its choices again
A click on the empty film no longer picks the whole film
Archived projects no longer show a pin button
September 28, 2026b211
Nib floats on your desktop, and the preview gets room
Nib tells you when a run in another project is done, the preview has one play bar below the film, and Home makes importing a project obvious.
New
Nib floats on your desktop and tells you when a run in another project finishes
Chat runs use your own Claude Code setup: your settings, hooks, skills and MCP servers
Claude Code plans and storyboards a new film before it builds anything
Strike words in the Script tab to cut them in one request
Improved
One time and play bar below the film, tools on top, and the slider stays in full screen
The timeline opens at half the window, resizes from a handle, and shows tracks first
Home is redesigned so importing a project from this Mac is obvious
Font files show as tiles set in their own face
Fixed
Skip in the first film keeps every section instead of leaving 15 missing
An unclosed style, comment or script tag no longer freezes the media list
Canary shows every example film with its own name
September 28, 2026b209
Connect Claude Code in onboarding, and get run alerts
Install and sign in to Claude Code from onboarding with two buttons, and get a Mac notification when a run finishes while you are elsewhere.
New
Onboarding installs Claude Code and signs you in with two buttons, no Terminal needed
A Mac notification tells you when a run finishes, fails or needs you while HyperFrames is in the background
Improved
The frame-rate pill is gone from the project screen
Fixed
Main's found projects walk passes again, so fixes reach you faster
September 28, 2026b206
A Script tab for your film's words, and undo a whole run
A Script tab shows the words your film plays, a finished run undoes in one click, media opens full screen, and Claude runs on Opus 5.5 by default.
New
A Script tab beside Media and Audio shows the words your film plays; click a word to jump there
Undo on a finished run's card puts back everything that run changed, in one step
Press D and draw across the words lane to ask the agent about those words
Click a tile in the media panel to open it full screen, then step through with the arrow keys
Import a project from the sidebar, or drop its folder there
Improved
Claude runs on Opus 5.5 unless you pick another model, and the model menu marks it Best
Agents run in auto mode, which refuses risky steps; Full access is one switch in Settings, Agent
An example film you never changed updates itself at launch; one you changed stays as it is
New projects go in a hidden .hyperframes-studio folder in your home folder; existing projects stay put
Nib types added text in, spreads a new colour from its touch, and marks the old spot clearly on dark films
Fixed
A failed export names the missing or empty file and the clip that uses it
Quitting stops every agent run and the tools it started, so no project is left half changed
Backspace and Delete act on the selected clip wherever focus is, and on Linux undo and other shortcuts answer Ctrl
A project name with a colon or slash no longer blanks the window; the app asks you to rename it
A Claude or Codex session outside the app locks a hidden timeline without opening it
September 27, 2026b204
Nib works the timeline, and a finished run stays in view
Nib lifts, trims and grows clips on the timeline, a finished run folds its cards and keeps its header in view, and chip rows show where more chips hide.
New
Nib lifts a clip, pulls its trim handle or grows a new clip in on the timeline, then waits at the change
Chip rows that scroll sideways show arrows where more chips are hidden
Improved
A finished run's cards stay above the answer for a moment, then fold into a stack
Fixed
Opening a finished run keeps its header in view, even when the run is taller than the chat
A change card's picture keeps its shape while it loads
On Linux, HEVC and ProRes videos in the Library show a still instead of a file icon
September 26, 2026b198
Nib plays each change back, and the preview keeps its room
Nib paces an agent's edits and replays the change at the end, change cards open as a before and after wipe, and side columns resize to leave the preview room.
New
Nib takes an agent's edits one at a time, steps aside while you work, and plays the change at the end
A change card shows its picture and opens as a before and after wipe
Opening a change card loops its stretch of the film and marks it on the timeline
The chat and media columns resize, and fold to rails so the preview keeps its room
Improved
The first film opens without a flash of Home and lands a section every second
Catalog cards show saved stills instead of each running a player
Fixed
A stalled agent check says it could not check instead of hanging the agent list
September 26, 2026b196
Media gets its own column, and editing needs no agent
Media sits in a column beside the chat, you can delete, split and set a clip's volume with no agent connected, and the window keeps its size.
New
Media has its own column beside the chat, with Import and Search always on screen
S splits the selected clip at the playhead, and a Snap switch sits by the zoom
A selected clip with sound shows a volume slider, and audio lanes can be muted
Each release ships a signed Mac installer you can download
Updates install only after the app checks that HeyGen signed them
Improved
The window remembers its size and place, and first opens to fit your screen
Check for updates says it is checking, then which build you are on
Export says Finishing the file after the last frame instead of sitting at 100%
Connect for Claude Desktop and Codex says which file it edits before it does
The first film says it is a replay, and the tour has one Skip
Fixed
Delete, comments and Space work with no agent connected
Rename works for any project Home lists, and undo follows a renamed project
A long request reaches the agent instead of failing to start
The SFX and Music and Inspector examples play their sound
Shift-clicking the film no longer selects the page text
September 25, 2026b193
Every change gets its own card
After a run, the chat shows one card per change with a before and after, the first film says what it is doing, and catalog versions sit in one tile.
New
After a run, each change gets its own card with a before and after picture
A catalog family is one tile, with arrows to flip through its versions
Improved
While the first film builds, the timeline says clips land as they are written
At the hand-back the media shelf starts folded, so Done stays in view
The chat box no longer carries a run status line
Fixed
A project folder replaced by a rename stays watched
September 25, 2026b192
A tour that picks real things, and an app that never blanks
The first film waits for you to look before it plays, the tour points at real titles and pictures, and a crash in one panel no longer takes the app down.
New
A panel that crashes shows one line with Reload, and the rest of the app keeps working
Improved
The first film plays at the hand-back only once the window is in front of you
In the tour, Nib picks a real title or picture to edit, never an empty frame
Chats in a folder you imported read the app's own HyperFrames guide
Fixed
A caption timer no longer fires after its clip is gone
September 25, 2026b190
Outside agents, right in your film
An agent you connect from outside now plays its turn in the app like one you started here, and the catalog opens on its best blocks.
New
A turn from Claude Code or Codex over MCP shows in the chat and on your timeline like a run you started, without locking your timeline
Improved
The catalog opens with its richest blocks first
A finished run folds to one line, 2 changes 3 commands, and shows its files once you open it
Fixed
A hovered catalog tile shows its whole ring and Add button, even in the first and last column
September 25, 2026b189
Faster films, steadier runs
Films open faster on HyperFrames 0.8.77, their sound plays cleanly, and a run that cannot start now says so and frees its place.
New
Films open faster, and your first film is ready to edit the moment it finishes
Improved
The launch film and the bundled examples play their sound cleanly, with no skips
Cmd+Z reaches every edit, including ones split by an agent's turn
A run that cannot start ends as failed with the reason, and frees its place
Fixed
A save after an outside edit lands on the clip you picked
Opening a project while an agent writes to it never undoes the agent's work
Stop always ends a starting run, and the run's files are numbered in order
September 25, 2026b188
Watch Nib work, clip by clip
Nib moves, trims and drops clips on the timeline as it edits, the chat shows each command and file as it happens, and Catalog tiles keep playing.
New
Nib carries, trims and drops clips on the timeline while it edits, with a short caption under the ruler
While Nib works, the chat shows each command and each file it changes, then folds them into one line
Catalog tiles keep playing, and a slow block tries again
Improved
The before and after card shows the part of the picture that changed
A click anywhere on an agent row in Settings picks that agent
A comment staged in the chat box waits for Send
Fixed
Retry preview works again after a failed load
Cmd+Z undoes a timeline edit even when focus has left the project
Shortcuts stay off while a dialog is open and work in the project's own boxes
September 25, 2026b187
Queue your next idea, see blocks play
Send a message while Nib works and it waits its turn, Catalog tiles play their blocks live, and the first film settles without a blank frame.
New
A message sent while Nib works waits in a small tray above the chat box; edit it, remove it or send it now
Catalog tiles play a live preview of each block, 3D blocks included
The media shelf has its own menu for adding files and opening the Library
Improved
The first film plays through without a grey loading panel and rests on a real frame when it ends
A finished export shows the film's resting frame
Agent labels follow the picture when you pan and never close a card you left open
An agent's edit is followed again when the preview reloads in the background
Fixed
Edit on a queued message gives back its words, chips and attachments
Taking a queued message back never stops a run that just started
Your chat bubble shows only the words you typed
The playback bar's fill ends at the knob, and a drag scrubs instead of marking a stretch
September 25, 2026b186
Safer edits, steadier screens
Deleting a clip now asks first, Settings stays put when you open a picker, and files land exactly where you drop them.
New
Deleting a timeline clip opens a box on that clip; the clip goes only when you send the request
Improved
A file added from the Library lands exactly on its tile in the chat box, showing the same picture
Opening a file in the chat shows audio, video, images and other files each in their own clean view
Agents see and undo their own changes in the project history
Fixed
Opening a picker in Settings no longer moves the window
A finished request no longer shows a Details list
The more button in the Library no longer covers a file name
September 25, 2026b185
Files fly into the chat
Adding a file from your Library now shows where it went, agents keep a history of what they changed, and What's new always reaches you after an update.
New
Adding a Library or Catalog file lifts its row and flies it into the chat box
Agents connected over MCP label their turn, see what changed since, and undo their own change
Improved
Every Nib request and outside edit is kept in the project's history
Fixed
What's new opens after an update even when its notes arrive late
Picking a Catalog tag no longer slides the shelf sideways
September 24, 2026b184
The shelf, finished
The media shelf fits the chat column and scrolls only its list, the Catalog tab lists every block, and two gestures in one request keep their outlines.
New
A Catalog tab in the media shelf: every block and component, with search and tags; Add puts one in your project
Improved
The shelf's tabs fit the chat column, and only the list scrolls
Two gestures in one request each keep their outline, with numbered notes
The first film opens straight on its scene, with no grey flash
Fixed
Videos land on the right frame when you seek while paused
What's new list lines wrap instead of being cut
September 24, 2026b183
A new media shelf
Your project's media, your Library and the Catalog in one shelf, the Home prompt box stays in reach, and the app's local server refuses other websites.
New
A media shelf in the chat column: This project, Library and Catalog in one row, with a grid that scrubs on hover
Improved
The Home prompt box stays pinned while you scroll, on any window size
An empty project shows your Library files beside the drop area
Fixed
Other websites can no longer write into your projects through the app
September 24, 2026b182
See what changed
After an update, What's new shows what shipped with a short film. Replies stay in their comment thread, and update checks never hang.
New
What's new opens once after an update, with a short film; open it again from Settings, Updates
Improved
A Reply stays in its comment's thread and reruns that comment
Fixed
Check for updates gives up after 20 seconds instead of spinning
The app window stays on the app
September 24, 2026b181
The film keeps playing
The first film keeps playing after Nib presses Play, Try again resumes a failed update, and Comments stays open while Nib works.
Improved
Try again after a failed update installs it again and resumes the download
Comments stays open and usable while Nib works
Dots at the same moment sit side by side
Fixed
The first film keeps playing after Nib presses Play
Hover pictures show the right frame the first time
A steered request keeps one pin
September 24, 2026b180
Connect reads the right Codex
Connect shows Codex as connected even when your Codex lives in its own folder, and a steered request keeps one pin.
Improved
A steered request keeps a single pin on the preview
Fixed
Connect shows Codex as connected when CODEX_HOME points to your Codex folder
September 24, 2026b179
Your words land in the chat box
Words typed in any inline box now wait in the chat box for your Send, and Nib's status reads in plain words.
New
Words typed in a pick, drawing, pin or timeline box go into the chat box, where you can edit them
Improved
Nib's status reads in plain words, like Running a command
The typing bubble points at Nib
September 24, 2026b178
Agent requests wait for you
Requests from Codex or Claude over MCP now wait in the chat until you address them, and a scrubber dot takes you to its request.
New
Requests from your agents over MCP wait in the chat until you address them
Improved
Clicking a numbered dot under the preview scrolls the chat to that request
Clicking an element Nib is working on offers Steer or Wait
September 24, 2026b177
See what you drew before you send
Hovering a staged chip shows its picture, and updates recover from a dropped connection on their own.
New
Hovering a staged drawing, pick or comment chip shows the frame with what you marked
Improved
An update's download resumes where it stopped after a Wi-Fi switch or a stall
September 24, 2026b176
Everything waits for your Send
Comments, picks and typed notes now land in the chat box first, and the chat and preview stay open while Nib works.
New
Comments, Reply and Reopen put a chip in the chat; only Send starts Nib
A Move's typed note lands in the chat box, where you can edit it
Improved
The chat and preview stay open while Nib works, so you can queue, steer and pick
A transition next to a very short clip is long enough to see
The download ring's number fits inside it
Fixed
A removed message leaves no card or number behind
A failed update stays on screen and logs the installer's real exit
A playing Home tile's Mute sits beside its actions button
September 24, 2026b175
Type while Nib works
Queue and steer requests mid-run, big attachment tiles, and faster transitions.
New
Type while Nib works: Send queues, Steer redirects the running request
MCP requests wait in the chat until you address them
Improved
Transitions fit their clips and take minutes, not twenty
