Changelog

See what's new in the latest versions of Rideful.

Version 1.0.0 - November 22, 2025

๐Ÿš€ Major Update Highlights

  • Premium Features: Full subscription system with Free, Standard, and Pro tiers.
  • Audio: Upload music tracks and sync choreography to the beat.
  • Sharing: Generate standalone preview links to share your work.
  • Backwards Movement: Horses can now walk and trot backwards.
  • Themes: New Blossom Theme and Light/Dark mode toggle.

โœจ Added

  • Subscription System: Free, Standard, and Pro tiers. Added account management and upgrade modals.
  • Timeline & Audio: Audio upload with local persistence. New segments panel, distance/time axis toggle, playback speed control (0.25x - 4x), and solo mode for routes.
  • Movement Features: Backwards movement, Rear, Jump, Pivot support with specific triggers. Dedicated Gait Trigger Editor and precise freeze duration control.
  • Editor Tools: New Eraser Tool (E). Route Transformation tools (Smooth, Straighten, Mirror, Rotate). Feasibility warnings for impossible moves.
  • Design: "Blossom" Theme, Light/Dark mode toggle, and severity-colored user messages.
  • Organization: Tag/Group management, Icon Picker, and a centralized Metadata Style Manager.
  • Export: Toggles for Grid/Horses/Triggers visibility. Improved stylized export logic and white background option for prints.

๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Changed

  • Timeline Redesign: Complete UI overhaul with dedicated audio row, improved header, and better scrubber behavior.
  • Circle Modal: Switched to radius-based sizing (calibrated to grid) with a cleaner layout.
  • Trigger Display: New display modes (Info, Icon, Line, Hidden) and updated gait icons.
  • Performance: Drastic reduction in database read/write operations and efficient IndexedDB local storage.

๐Ÿž Fixed

  • Pivot Rotation: Completely reworked pivot logic for correct start/end angles and timing.
  • Triggers: Fixed dragging smoothness, positioning on connected points, and orphan cleanup.
  • Export: Export settings are now persisted correctly.
  • Playback: Fixed synchronization issues between timeline and 3D arena.

Version 0.2.2-beta - September 20, 2025

โœจ Added

  • New Circle Tool (found under Add Circles (C)).
  • Option to show Arena Letters (& Meter Points) (found under Settings).
  • "Lock" feature to lock certain Points/Triggers.
  • Freeze Trigger (found under Triggers).
  • Grid Only Mode (found under View).
  • Shortcut to reset the Playhead (R).
  • Redo/Undo button in the Topbar (for usage without keyboard).
  • Deleting selected Point/Trigger from the Timeline (for usage without keyboard).
  • Edit Triggers (double-click a trigger to edit it).

๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Changed

  • Moves, circles, etc. are grouped in the Timeline for better visibility; for individual view, double-click the purple dot.
  • Triggers arenโ€™t moved as much when the route length changes (will be further improved).
  • Option to make a horse invisible when its route starts later.
  • Undo now resets bigger chunks of motion instead of very small movements.

๐Ÿž Fixed

  • Fixed a bug where horses would have different speeds in certain situations.

Version 0.2.1-beta - August 15, 2025

โœจ Added

  • WASD / Arrow Key Camera Movement.
  • Option to automatically add a matching Gait Trigger directly when placing moves.
  • Onboarding tutorial for new users (found under the Help button in the bottom left corner).
  • Ability to rotate routes by 45ยฐ, 90ยฐ, or 180ยฐ (found under the magic wand in the timeline).
  • Start time in milliseconds for more precise timing.
  • Select a route by clicking its line in the 3D view.

๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Changed

  • Add triggers on a route with ALT + Click.
  • Settings shortcut is now 'I' (i).
  • "Hide Horses" option disabled by default when refreshing the page.
  • Modal panels now reopen in the position where they were closed.
  • Removed arrow icon from the timeline (since the timeline is now resizable anyway).
  • Improved move point display: removed black points and made them clearer.

๐Ÿž Fixed

  • Fixed a bug where the horses would disappear for a second when pausing the playback.
  • Fixed a bug where the horse would disappear when starting a move.
  • Fixed a bug where double-clicking the corner of the timeline made it tiny and unresizable.
  • Modals can now be closed with their shortcut even when not focused.
  • Visibility triggers are now copied correctly when duplicating a route.

Version 0.2.0-beta - August 11, 2025

โœจ Added

  • Move Presets (found under the Move Modal).
  • Multi-point selection and drag: hold Ctrl + Click to add to selection, or Shift + drag to box-select.
  • Ability to start horses later (found under Edit Route).
  • New color swatches + color picker directly when creating a route for a custom route color.
  • Rename a route before exporting.
  • Match Horse Color to Route Color (found under Settings).

๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Changed

  • Triggers and properties are no longer in the property panel โ€“ they can now be found under the three floating buttons in the bottom right, or via shortcuts: Trigger (T), Move Presets (M), Settings (S).
  • Made the route color pickerโ€™s appearance more noticeable.

๐Ÿž Fixed

  • The Notes field in Edit Route could be resized infinitely โ€“ this has been fixed.
  • The โ€œHelpโ€ button was cut off at the bottom โ€“ this has been fixed.
  • Fixed a bug where triggers could not be changed or deleted while the horse was running on the route.

Version 0.1.1-beta - August 3, 2025

โœจ Added

  • Timeline dragging and resizing functionality.

๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Changed

  • Gait speeds have been reviewed and fine-tuned to better reflect their intended movement.
  • Selected points are now blue-grey instead of white to improve visibility.
  • The center point of the horse has been adjusted to be more accurate, allowing for more realistic curves and gait changes.

๐Ÿž Fixed

  • Keyboard shortcuts not working properly in all cases (e.g. for Gait Triggers and Visibility Triggers).
  • You can now delete regular points from the timeline, not just triggers.
  • User messages occasionally overlapped, this has been resolved.

Version 0.1.0-beta - August 1, 2025

โœจ Added

  • Initial open beta release of Rideful.
  • Core features including drawing, editing, triggers, and timeline playback are now available.