v2.6.6 Current
Released on 11/24/2023
- Add option for readable colors in chat
v2.6.5
Released on 11/09/2023
- Add livestreams to homepage
v2.6.4
Released on 11/08/2023
- Add a help menu for keyboard shortcuts to player settings
- Add chat replay to livestreams (auto switching can be disabled in the chat settings)
- Fix various chat issues
- Improve chat performance
- Show the livestream runtime in the details
v2.6.3
Released on 10/26/2023
- New button to reset the player
- New live badge for channels
- Start playing streams automatically when they go live
v2.6.2
Released on 10/24/2023
- Add logout button for the Twitch authentication to the live chat settings
- Fixed the player not loading on iOS / macOS versions below 16.4
- Change the breakpoint between desktop and mobile player layout
v2.6.1
Released on 10/21/2023
- Add pricing details for livestreams to partnership page
- Fixed an issue with the live viewer number
- Disable audio-only setting on the live player
- Disable click-to-pause gesture for the live player
v2.6.0
Released on 10/21/2023
- Livestreams on LiveArchive have been enabled (again)
- Combined chat from Twitch and YouTube, can be disabled individually
- Supports sending messages to Twitch Chat
- Live chat can be popped out into a separate window
v2.5.2
Released on 10/19/2023
- Add more keyboard shortcuts to the player:
- T & ESC - toggle Theater Mode
- , / . - seek 1 second backward / forward
- J / L - seek 10 seconds backward / forward
v2.5.1
Released on 10/17/2023
- LiveArchive can now be installed as an "app"
- Fixed an issue that caused the chat to get stuck in certain situations
v2.5.0
Released on 10/17/2023
Changes to the player:
- Updated style to be more consistent with the site
- Show video title in fullscreen
- Add embed player (append /embed to the video URL or use the share menu)
- Add buttons for seeking (30 seconds)
- Keyboard shortcuts now seek 5 seconds forward / backward (10 seconds with Shift)
- Support Picture-in-Picture mode
- Add ambient light (must be enabled through player settings, will have a performance impact)
- Enable autoplay for videos (can be disabled through player settings)
- Add audio-only mode
- Current keyboard shortcuts:
- K & Space - toggle pause
- M - toggle mute
- F - toggle fullscreen
- I - toggle Picture-in-Picture
- ↓ / ↑ - decrease / increase volume
- ← / → - seek 5 seconds backward / forward
v2.4.1
Released on 09/11/2023
- Add comparison with other providers to cost calculator
- Option to disable animated emotes in chat
v2.4.0
Released on 09/07/2023
- Add a contact form
- Add a partnership / pricing page
v2.3.0
Released on 09/03/2023
- Improve language detection, permanently save selected language
- Move color mode button and language selector to a new settings menu
- Add a new option to delete video watch progress for all videos to the settings menu
- Add support for chat timeouts and bans
- Show sub notifications with user messages
v2.2.0
Released on 08/05/2023
Various small fixes and improvements:
- Add a subtle shadow to player control elements for better contrast
- Add a button to pause chat in mobile layout
- Disable the Dark Reader extension by default
- Video preview is now playing when hovering anywhere over the video card, not only the thumbnail
- Use tooltips for all buttons
- Show a prompt when both a URL timestamp parameter and a saved video progress are present
- Show a warning when a shared timestamp is invalid
- Restart video from beginning when it was watched completely before
v2.1.0
Released on 06/29/2023
- Use dark mode by default
- Fix video player page loading correctly when navigating to it from another page
- Fix placeholder videos being briefly visible before real videos are loaded in on channel page
v2.0.0
Released on 06/26/2023
- Complete rewrite and redesign of LiveArchive.net
- General:
- Light and dark mode
- Optimized layout for all screen sizes and devices
- Channel page:
- Video titles can be searched
- Videos can be sorted
- Videos can be filtered by their date
- Video watch progress is displayed below the thumbnail image
- Videos are split into pages instead of an infinite scroll
- Video Player:
- Modern player
- Theater mode and collapsable chat
- Video watch progress is saved automatically
- Videos can be shared, optionally with the current timestamp
- All common keyboard shortcuts supported
- Player settings (volume, mute, quality) are saved
- Chat Replay:
- Supports badges, emotes, and system messages like subs (can all be disabled)
- Support emotes from BetterTTV, FrankerFaceZ, 7TV (can all be disabled)
- Extensive chat settings