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