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What’s to come to BriskPlayer 3.0.2

January 16 , 2026

So there’s a few things I’ve been working on BriskPlayer 3.0.2 Lazy docking of windows, give that winamp snapping and docking that most people enjoy Bake in the rest of the CoolPlayer+ skin that neorame designed so that you can…

BriskPlayer 3.0.0 Final Released

December 08 , 2025

BriskPlayer v3.0.0 Changelog New Features Enhanced internationalization support with gettext integration Dynamic language switching support Added language enumeration functionality Thread-safe translation system using C23 thread-local storage Windows XP Compatibility Added dynamic loading for Vista+ locale APIs (GetUserDefaultLocaleName, LocaleNameToLCID) Implemented XP…

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Harden codebase for 3.0.2 release: memory safety, buffer overflows, t… February 7, 2026
Harden codebase for 3.0.2 release: memory safety, buffer overflows, thread safety Memory Safety - Unsafe realloc pattern: - Use temp pointer before reassigning in CPI_Playlist.c, bitmap2region.c, CLV_ListView.c (6 locations) to prevent memory leak on allocation failure Memory Safety - NULL checks for allocations: - Add NULL checks after MALLOC_TYPE/malloc/_strdup/calloc/VirtualAlloc in CPI_Playlist.c, CPI_Stream_Internet.c, CPI_Stream_LocalFile.c, CPI_Player_Output_Wave.c, CPI_Player_Output_File.c, […]
ZachBacon
feat: Replace GDI with WIC for skin image loading January 16, 2026
feat: Replace GDI with WIC for skin image loading Migrate skin loading system from GDI to Windows Imaging Component (WIC) to support modern image formats (PNG, JPEG, GIF, TIFF) in addition to BMP. Changes: - CPI_Image.c: Replace LoadImage/manual BMP parsing with WIC_LoadImageFromFile and WIC_LoadImageFromMemory for CPIG_CreateImage_FromFile and CPIG_CreateImage_FromSubFile functions - skin.c: Add LoadImageFromPath() helper using […]
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Add WinAmp DSP plugin support January 16, 2026
Add WinAmp DSP plugin support - Add CPI_Player_DSP.h/c for DSP plugin discovery, activation, and processing - Add winampDSPHeader/winampDSPModule structures to CP_WinAmpStructs.h - Integrate DSP processing into DirectSound, FAudio, and Wave output modules - Add "DSP Plugins" submenu to main player context menu with plugin selection - Support DSP plugin configuration dialogs via menu - Add […]
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Improve window snapping with Audacious-style algorithm January 16, 2026
Improve window snapping with Audacious-style algorithm Rewrite window snapping to feel more natural and less aggressive, inspired by Audacious's dock.cc implementation. Key changes: - Use 'least absolute distance' algorithm for finding best snap - Support simultaneous horizontal AND vertical snapping (corner snap) - Test all edge combinations (left-to-right, right-to-left, etc.) - Separate snap distances: 3px […]
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Fix FAudio volume control to respect saved internal volume January 16, 2026
Fix FAudio volume control to respect saved internal volume - CPI_Player.c: Always call SetInternalVolume when volume changes, not just when Windows mixer is unavailable. This ensures output modules like FAudio that bypass the Windows mixer still receive volume updates. - CPI_Player_Engine.c: Sync m_iInternalVolume with globals.m_iVolume in StartPlay() before applying to output module, fixing race condition […]
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Integrate built-in skin variants (Normal, EQ, Shade) January 16, 2026
Integrate built-in skin variants (Normal, EQ, Shade) Add three built-in skin variants that cycle when clicking NextSkin button while using the default skin. External skins with NextSkin directives continue to work as before. Changes: - Add BuiltinSkinVariant enum (NORMAL, EQ, SHADE) to skin.h - Add builtin_skin_variant tracking to globals.h - Add main_set_eq_skin() and main_set_shade_skin() functions […]
ZachBacon
build: centralize version management in CMake January 14, 2026
build: centralize version management in CMake - Add CP_Version.h.in template for CMake-generated version header - CMakeLists.txt: Generate CP_Version.h with version from project() - CMakeLists.txt: Auto-calculate CP_BUILD_NUMBER from version components - globals.h: Include generated CP_Version.h instead of hardcoded defines - briskplayer.rc: Include generated CP_Version.h instead of hardcoded defines - .gitignore: Add CP_Version.h (generated file) Version is […]
ZachBacon
gitignore finally January 14, 2026
gitignore finally Should have done this sooner Signed-off-by: Zach Bacon
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fix: MXE cross-compilation support and SSE2 compatibility January 14, 2026
fix: MXE cross-compilation support and SSE2 compatibility CMakeLists.txt: - Add comprehensive library path detection for MXE cross-compilation - Search lib/gcc/// directories for libstdc++.a and libwinpthread.a since MXE stores GCC runtime libraries differently - Support all MXE target variants: - i686-w64-mingw32.static - x86_64-w64-mingw32.static - i686-w64-mingw32.shared - x86_64-w64-mingw32.shared And these will be good once mxe supports these […]
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perf: Optimize TagLib metadata reading and caching January 13, 2026
perf: Optimize TagLib metadata reading and caching Consolidate TagLib metadata reading: - Add CPTL_ReadAllMetadata() to read all metadata in single file open - Add CPTL_ReadBasicMetadataOnly() for fast playlist loading - Add CPTL_ReadExtendedMetadataOnly() for on-demand extended metadata - Add CPs_AllMetadata structure with 60+ metadata fields Implement lazy metadata loading: - Add m_bExtendedMetadataLoaded flag to playlist items […]
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