Version 6.17 - March 2026

• New: Zoom meetings now use the mimoLive Program Output as camera and audio (mix-minus) input by default.
• New: Added a popover to the Remote Control Surface button to preset QR codes to be scanned by mobile devices.
• New: Updated Remote Control Surface 2.0 beta 10. Can be enabled through Debug Preferences.
• New: Made layer sets updateable through the HTTP API.
• New: Added HTTP API calls to add and delete sources, layers, output destinations, and layer sets.
• New: The Annotation layer now has the option to function as an on-screen button that triggers an HTTP URL.
• Enhancement: Updated Zoom SDK to version 6.7.6.
• Enhancement: Improved the statistics in the Network Monitor.
• Enhancement: Made some show metadata editable when output destinations are active.
• Fix: Added an option to set up the scaling mode in a BlackMagic Output Destination.
• Fix: The button "Update to reflect current Layer Stack" in Layer Set settings was inaccessible.
• Fix: File Upload Destination did not work with ~/ in the destination folder path.
• Fix: Copy/paste of layers now also generates new API endpoint UUIDs for the layer variants.
• Fix: Avoid combing effects when playing out an interlaced SDI signal via Blackmagic Design hardware.

Version 6.16 - February 2026

• New: You can now monitor output destinations, including audio levels, in the multiview.
• New: A PUT method was added to the HTTP API endpoint for controlling several document settings, including the program output master volume.
• New: A Network Status Monitor window has been added to monitor network traffic.
• New: An Audio Level Meter layer was added that displays an audio meter for audio sources in the program output.
• Enhancement: The Basketball Run of Play layer was updated with the addition of label input fields, allowing onscreen texts to be translated.
• Enhancement: The remaining disk space prediction for the file recording output destination has been improved.
• Enhancement: A new color palette was used to update the Remote Control Surfaces of some layers.
• Enhancement: Error messages are now retained when the File Recording Output Destination is shut down, since they may contain important information.
• Enhancement: Memory management has been improved to avoid potential memory leaks.
• Enhancement: The main menu and the context menus have been updated to better align with MacOS standards.
• Enhancement: The Layer Template Repository popover now closes once the user selects a layer.
• Enhancement: The NDI framework was updated to version 6.2.1.
• Fix: An issue where a file recording output destination was shut down silently has been resolved..
• Fix: Basketball Run of Play: Fixed a glitch where pressing the Home+1 button would set the score count to 99 when the preview layer is off.
• Fix: The Sports Player lower third now displays the correct player's image.
• Fix: A UI glitch has been fixed that caused the cropping parameters to appear at the bottom of the web browser source window when cropping was disabled.
• Fix: A crash could occur if the Source Performance Monitor panel was opened without a source present.
• Fix: An accessory window will now appear on the display with the mimoLive document window if it would have appeared behind a full-screen playout on a secondary display.
• Fix: The content of a web browser source is now rendered without frame rate throttling when its window is sent to the background.
• Fix: mimoLive could hang when changes were made to audio input devices, such as changing the sample rate.
• Fix: Crash in mimoLives build-in HTTP web server.
• Fix: A memory leak would occur when exchanging devices in video sources that contain filters.
• Fix: The virtual camera, which previously ran at a fixed frame rate of 30 fps, now uses the frame rate of the selected video source.
• Fix: A memory leak occurred when performing a file recording with a fixed frame rate.
• Fix: The HTTP endpoint of a layer now outputs the correct audio level values, even when the layer is not shown in the preview.
• Fix: The mouse cursor was not hidden when the mouse first entered a Fullscreen Output Destination area.

Version 6.15 - October, 2025

• New: Use the API to control media playback (start, stop, rewind, etc.) in Sources either directly or via a Layer containing that source.
• New: Style the QR Code produced dynamically by the QR Code Source in many different ways by choosing shapes and colours.
• New: Use the new Web Browser Placer layer to interact with a Web Browser Capture source by sending mouse clicks from the program out.
• Enhancement: Addressed an audio drift when streaming live.
• Enhancement: Improved stability of communication with the virtual camera extension.
• Enhancement: The HTTP WebSocket event stream now contains more information about added and removed document objects.
• Enhancement: Small changes to User Interface.
• Fix: Memory leak when playing back movies.
• Fix: Memory leak in Web Browser Source, Screen Capture source, and Window Capture source.
• Fix: Made sure that the offscreen window for the Web Browser source does not appear on any secondary display.
• Fix: The program output panel in full-screen mode no longer distorts the output; it now uses letterboxing instead.
• Fix: Fixed a potential crash in the Web Browser Capture source.
• Fix: An audio run loop could run indefinitely and consume CPU performance if an audio source was not configured at document loading time.

Version 6.14 - September, 2025

• New: The web browser source's browser cache can now be cleared by pressing a button in the configuration window.
• New: The Automation layer now includes a new command for working with JSON data.
• Enhancement: The Audio Mix Panel will show the new custom audio mix immediately when it is created.
• Enhancement: Thanks to improvements to the HTTP websocket, communication with the Remote Control Surface is now more reliable.
• Fix: mimoLive would sometimes crash when crossfading audio tracks in the Playlist source.
• Fix: The dynamics settings of the audio sources are correctly restored when a document is loaded.
• Fix: The functionality that enables branding of the mimoCall web client has been restored.
• Fix: The audio mix panel did not correctly reflect the mute state in the audio meter after switching the audio.
• Fix: Fixed a bug in Automation layer when using getObjectID command for output destinations.
• Fix: In rare cases, mimoLive would hang when starting a Zoom meeting recording.
• Fix: Fixed a rare crash that occurred when closing a document.

Version 6.13 - August, 2025

• New: A Bullet Points layer has been added that can display a list of bullet points with controls for stepping through.
• New: A UI for joining Zoom webinar meetings has been added.
• New: Zoom Source: Using the "Automatic" participant now has an option to ignore active participants from other Zoom Meeting sources when switching.
• New: Support for encoding video in HEVC h.265 with Alpha has been added to the File Recording output destination.
• New: Automation layer: Added the option variant as object name in getObjectIDByName() command, along with four new commands to work with lists.
• Enhancement: Display a warning if a document with the same internal ID is being opened.
• Fix: The custom remote control layout of the Auto Switcher layer was not displayed in the remote control surface editor.
• Fix: mimoLive would occasionally crash when performing audio level calculations.
• Fix: The URLs for reading and writing layer parameters have been fixed so that they can be used in an Automation Layer without modification..
• Fix: The Layer Live Button's context menu wasn't working.
• Fix: The position of the Audio Mix Panel window is now correctly restored if it is positioned on a secondary screen..
• Fix: Automation layer got stuck in an intermediate state when switched off manually.
• Fix: In the Automation Layer command setValue, escaping the quotation marks didn't work as expected.
• Fix: The selection window for the movie range could have displayed a ghost image in the timeline.
• Fix: When live streaming to YouTube, it was necessary to set a title in order to avoid receiving a false warning.

Version 6.12 - July, 2025

• New: Added cropping parameter for the source in the Source With Distortion layer.
• New: Added shortcut to join a Zoom demo meeting to be able to explore mimoLive's Zoom integration.
• New: Added "Frosted Glass" as another background option in the News Crawler layer.
• New: Automation Layer: The script step getJSONData() now accepts index numbers to get an element of an array.
• Enhancement: Fixed some user interface glitches.
• Enhancement: Fixed the order of the sources in grid layouts in Split Screen layer.
• Fix: For specific video devices the capture resolution wasn't restored correctly at first launch of mimoLive.
• Fix: Layer Set actions may not have been restored correctly if the layer stack became corrupted.
• Fix: Crash when pasting a layer into an empty document.
• Fix: Crash when using a Key & Fill source on a Mac with no video hardware connected.
• Fix: The preconfigured button layouts of the Split Screen layer didn't work on the Remote Control Surface.
• Fix: The Web Capture Source did not properly restore custom window dimensions after relaunching mimoLive.
• Fix: In layer parameters, an X or Y pixel value may have glitched to a smaller number after confirming the edit.

Version 6.11 - May, 2025

Note: If you're using macOS 15 Sequoia, please make sure you're running at least version 15.2. Apple appears to have resolved some audio issues that previously affected mimoLive.

• New: The video frame rate and resolution for the File Recording and Live Streaming output destinations can now be set explicitly. This improves ISO recordings of Zoom Meeting sources and other sources with variable frame rates or resolution.
• Enhancement: Checking for available disk space when recording to a file now also takes into account the maximum file size (which can be just about 4 GB on a FAT32-formatted external disk).
• Enhancement: Added a debugging feature to measure audio drift in live streams.
• Fix: Lower Third Pro layer occasionally stopped movie playback at the beginning.
• Fix: Web Browser source changed video dimensions after closing the Web Browser configuration window.
• Fix: User interface glitches here and there.

Version 6.10 - March, 2025

Note: If you're using macOS 15 Sequoia, please make sure to run at least version 15.2. Apple seems to have fixed some audio issues that have impacted mimoLive in the past.

• New: Provide some document templates, video sources, or layers as downloadable resources.
• New: Added Audio Level Meter to more Output Destinations when they are active.
• New: mimoLive tries to catch software exceptions and lets the user decide whether the app should quit or attempt to recover.
• Enhancement: Improved overall stability.
• Fix: mimoLive crashed sometimes when working in the NDI Settings window.
• Fix: mimoLive crashed when deleting a video source that was previewed in the Multiview.
• Fix: The Audio Only layer consumed a lot of video memory even though it doesn't render anything in the program output.
• Fix: The Window Capture source still requested audio from macOS even when this option was deselected.
• Fix: The Window Capture source crashed when using cropping paramters that were bigger than the window itself.
• Fix: Virtual Camera System Extension was unstable.
• Fix: Fullscreen Output Destination locked user interface when started twice via Remote Control Surface.
• Fix: Layout glitch in the external Multiview window.

Version 6.9 - December, 2024

Note: If you're using MacOS 15 Sequoia, please make sure to update to version 15.2. Apple seems to have fixed some audio issues that have impacted mimoLive in the past.

• New: The Multiview adds an audio VU meter for the selected source.
• New: The Multiview adds the option to switch off overlays for PTZ controls, tally state, and the audio VU meter.
• New: Added buttons in the PTZ Controller layer for single-step pan, tilt and zoom, and templates for the remote control interface.
• New: Added Basic Virtual Camera document template.
• New: Added an option to invert the key matte in the Key & Fill video source
• Enhancement: New Evaluation License allows you to explore all features with a watermark.
• Enhancement: The Slideshow layer now plays back images in alphabetical order.
• Fix: Custom code for YUV conversion is now turned off by default to prevent possible memory leaks and crashes. YUV to RGB conversion is now handled by MacOS. Custom code can be re-enabled in the debug prefs for further testing.
• Fix: Window and Screen Capture Source capture system audio only if the box is checked.
• Fix: Fixed an issue where mimoLive could crash when quitting the app.
• Fix: Fixed a crash when using video filters.
• Fix: Virtual Camera Extension could crash when used in multiple applications.
• Fix: Slideshow layer displayed incorrect colors when using a background color other than black.
• Fix: The preview of the Slideshow layer now accurately reflects what the program output is showing.
• Fix: In Multiview, PTZ controls did not retain position when resizing.

Version 6.8.3 - November, 2024

• New: Added the option to capture the MacOS system audio to the Screen Capture source. (requires macOS 13 Ventura)
• New: Added the option to capture the host application's audio to the Window Capture source. (requires macOS 13 Ventura)
• New: Added the ability to capture the audio from a screen share to the Zoom Meeting source.
• New: The Participants menu in the Zoom Meeting source now shows whether a Zoom user has their camera on.
• New: The Participants menu in the Zoom Meeting source now shows if the participant is a sign language interpreter and for which languages, if available.
• New: Added an option to the NDI output destination to send YUV video frames instead of RGB.
• New: Added a "Previous" button to the Slide Show layer.
• Enhancement: Updated Zoom SDK to version 6.2.3.
• Enhancement: Added categories in the Sources Browser to give the menu more structure and make it easier to discover source types.
• Enhancement: Replaced the word "Bogustown" in the default settings for sports graphics layers to prevent the name from being broadcast accidentally.
• Enhancement: The "Blank" template now contains no elements. Instead, it displays short texts that provide a quick introduction to the user interface.
• Enhancement: Added online help pages to more layers.
• Fix: If a password was entered in the Streaming Output Destination and then deleted, it miraculously reappeared when the document was reopened.
• Fix: Under rare conditions, switching a layer live could lock the mimoLive user interface..
• Fix: The "Join Zoom Meeting" button sometimes remained disabled.
• Fix: mimoLive sometimes crashed when working with Zoom sources.
• Fix: Fixed public broadcast URL submission for custom RTMP setups.
• Fix: The Virtual Camera Output Destination displayed a frozen image in third-party applications when the user clicked in the main menu bar.
• Fix: Fixed a crash when working with Streaming Output destinations.
• Fix: A performance optimisation for incoming video in YUV format has been rolled back as it caused the image to be washed out on Macs with Apple Silicon processors.
• Fix: Placer with Transition layer: Cube animation was broken with up/down option.
• Fix: The Full Screen Output Destination restores the correct screen if multiple screens are connected.

Version 6.8.2 - September 2024

• Note: mimoLive 6.8.2 is compatible with MacOS 15 (Sequoia).
• New: Added two new layouts to the multiview.
• Enhancement: Updated Zoom SDK to 6.1.0.
• Enhancement: Improved color accuracy when using the virtual camera in Zoom.
• Enhancement: Added online manual help links to some layers.
• Fix: The list of Broadcasts in the YouTube Live Streaming Output Destination is now correctly updated to reflect the Streams created in YouTube Studio.
• Fix: The Remote Control password is now stored properly in the MacOS Keychain.
• Fix: Virtual Camera Extension is now correctly updated when switching between mimoLive versions.
• Fix: Restored Zoom comments in the mimoLive comments system.
• Fix: Fixed a performance issue on Intel-based Macs when working with Blackmagic Design video input hardware.
• Fix: Zoom participants list in the participant popup menu of a Zoom Meeting source is now updated correctly when new participants join the meeting.
• Fix: Fixed a memory leak with the Zoom Meeting SDK.
• Fix: Fixed a delay when starting an audio-only recording.
• Fix: Fixed false error messages when starting a show and having a Virtual Camera output destination.

Version 6.8.1 - June, 2024

• New: Added Drag&Drop support for dragging URLs from Safari. This will create a Webbrowser Source.
• Fix: When switching layers on and off with Layer Set Recall, the layers didn't switch on or off accurately on the same frame.
• Fix: File Recording Output Destination wouldn't allow setting the data rate or the key frame interval if the video encoder was set to HEVC.

Version 6.8 - June, 2024

• New: The video stream of a Live Stream Output Destination can be set to a constant bit rate (CBR).
• New: The size of a Web Browser Source can now be locked.
• New: Added a button to request the recording permission from the Zoom Meeting host. (Without this permission, there won't be any video or audio from Zoom in mimoLive)
• New: Added lots of new HTTP API calls to control a Zoom Meeting.
• Enhancement: Updated NDI SDK to version 6.0.1.
• Enhancement: Did some UI work to make the document window look cleaner.
• Fix: Ensured that mimoLive won't crash when quitting if a Zoom Meeting is still in progress.
• Fix: QR-Code source caused mimoLive to crash on macOS 10.5.7 Catalina.
• Fix: The detachment window of a multiline text input now works as expected.
• Fix: Made the Media Controls in the layers parameter column work again.