Release notes for KairoDock.
A simple version history for the closed beta, focused on what changed and what testers should know.
v0.2.0-Beta
A broader closed beta milestone that moves KairoDock closer to the full stream control center: chat, events, alerts, TTS, OBS docks, overlays, settings, and diagnostics.
- Moved the public beta flow to the current Windows installer and in-app beta key activation model.
- Expanded the main app sections around Setup Assistant, Chat and Events, Alerts and Sounds, OBS Chat Overlay, App Settings, and Diagnostics.
- Improved the normalized chat and event pipeline across Twitch, YouTube, Kick, and TikTok inputs.
- Strengthened reconnect handling, validation, bounded queues, and high-volume protections.
- Improved OBS dock and overlay workflows, including preview behavior and save or restore behavior for customization.
- Expanded alert sound controls with per-alert-group sound, volume, testing, and reset direction.
- Improved Speaker.bot TTS routing, queue behavior, test controls, and stop behavior.
- Improved diagnostics coverage for connection states, recent errors, logs, and debug export support.
- Focused the release on onboarding clarity, stability, regression safety, and closed beta reliability.
v0.1.5-Beta
An onboarding and beta bug-fix release that made setup clearer and cleaned up several frustrating TTS and moderation issues.
- Improved the Setup Assistant layout on smaller screens.
- Made setup steps clearer and less overwhelming.
- Clarified Streamer.bot instructions, including broadcaster account guidance.
- Clarified import guidance for the moderation action.
- Fixed messages not showing again after unban or untimeout in the same session.
- Fixed the TTS test only working once.
- Fixed alert sound and TTS follow-ups not always playing correctly.
- Improved repeat handling for manual and system TTS requests.
v0.1.4-Beta
A closed beta testing update with stronger diagnostics, safer updating, and reliability fixes for real stream use.
- Added Export Debug Report for beta troubleshooting.
- Added a Retest Integrations button.
- Made integration statuses and diagnostics clearer.
- Added the app version to settings.
- Updated installer filenames to include the version.
- Limited KairoDock to one running instance.
- Updated the installer to ask users to close KairoDock before updating.
- Fixed live chat TTS queue skipping rapid messages.
- Fixed Twitch follow alerts sometimes missing the follower name.
- Fixed Setup Assistant bouncing between steps.
- Improved minimize-to-tray behavior on exit.
- Improved dock wrapping and general closed beta stability.
v0.1.3-Beta
A quality-of-life release centered on stability, diagnostics, safer release checks, and stronger small-dock behavior.
- Improved overall stability and reliability.
- Strengthened internal event handling and queueing.
- Added an in-app diagnostics viewer.
- Improved automated testing and safer release checks.
- Fixed Setup Assistant bouncing and unexpected step resets.
- Improved startup behavior when Qt support is missing.
- Added a setting for minimize-to-tray behavior on exit.
- Fixed Chat Dock layout issues caused by long usernames and all-caps messages.
- Improved message wrapping in smaller dock sizes.
v0.1.2-Beta
A dock, settings, and moderation update focused on startup restore, smaller OBS layouts, and better day-to-day control.
- Improved saved settings loading and startup restore.
- Fixed cases where the app could act like a first-time launch again.
- Added a custom KairoDock app icon.
- Smoothed out the Setup Assistant flow.
- Updated the Streamer.bot import string and helper action support.
- Fixed timeout handling and improved moderation support.
- Added a separate Notifications Dock for OBS.
- Improved the Chat Dock layout for small OBS dock sizes.
- Synced dock settings properly with Chat and Events in both directions.
- Added clickable chatter names in the dock.
- Enabled moderation buttons in the dock.
- Improved inline dock message layout and wrapping.
- Improved message transitions and overlay preview behavior.
- Improved TTS reliability and cleaned up alert TTS controls.
v0.1.1-Beta
A major usability pass that brought the first OBS dock workflow and guided integration setup into KairoDock.
- Added the OBS Chat Dock.
- Added full guided setup for Streamer.bot, TikFinity, and Speaker.bot.
- Improved TikTok support through the TikFinity workflow.
- Improved TTS voice handling.
- Improved moderation behavior.
- Made settings save more reliably.
- Added built-in logs for troubleshooting.
- Cleaned up the overall UI.
v0.1.0-Beta
The first closed beta baseline for KairoDock, used as the starting point for the later setup, dock, diagnostics, TTS, and stability releases.
- Started the KairoDock closed beta release track.
- Established the initial baseline for beta testing and future release notes.