Persona

The title bar menu now groups its external links under a separator

Plugin API connections and stage drop results now arrive as system notifications

The title bar menu now links to the Discord server

Add an MCP server so AI assistants can drive Persona, plus `stage.capture`

Removing a Live2D model now shrinks it out under the Pop show and hide style

Pinning an item to a zoomed model no longer throws it off the canvas

The Show and Hide option now appears in scenes without 3D content

The stage window no longer has rounded corners that cut into captures

Onboarding gains a closing slide and says what a bug report contains

Binding smoothing takes a typed value and explains itself on hover

Show a drag handle when the pointer reaches the top edge of the avatar window

New webpages shut down when hidden by default

Remove the legacy WebGL Live2D engine

Restore whole-model movement for Live2D avatars

Live readouts in the Parameters section move smoothly instead of stepping

Live2D models with many clipping masks use much less GPU

Show in Finder and Remove from Inventory now work for models you added

Update Electron to 44.4.3 with security and stability fixes

Removing a Live2D model no longer logs a Cubism assertion

Small Live2D models no longer show faint mesh edges around the mouth

Pin a Live2D model onto another as an item, inside its ArtMesh stack

A pinned model's layer row now names the model it rides

Pinning a 3D object over the API now keeps its anchor and tuning

Models with VTube Studio's auto-blink on the mouth can open it again

The pin's Depth label in Chinese no longer says breathing depth

Images and videos now follow their layer order against Live2D models

Turning Wrap Around Model off now cancels a pending split pick

Items pinned to a model now stay put when it is swapped to another format

Add an editor for creating and editing Live2D expression files

Explain which frame rate limit to pick in Performance settings

Pressing a playing motion's hotkey again stops it

Inventory rows can delete an asset's file, while Remove only unlists it

List loose expression files beside every Live2D model

Stop a motion over the plugin API, from the web console and the Stream Deck

Record Live2D motions from tracking and save them as motion files

Record VRM motions from tracking and save them as animation clips

Click a playing motion again to stop it with a fade-out

Simplify the stage Inspector to always-visible model info

Quote with corner brackets in Simplified Chinese text

An expression that failed to load can be activated again without a reload

List loose motion files beside a Live2D model that also declares motions

Motion fade times now follow the model's settings instead of a fixed second

Live2D motions now play over face tracking for the parameters they animate

Highlighted parameter rows no longer run together in the expression and motion editors

Stopping an automation's motion fades it out instead of cutting it

Add a Waiting idle animation for VRM avatars

Choose which Live2D motion loops as the idle animation, or turn it off

Keep section headers pinned to the top of the panel while you scroll

Return to idle when face tracking is lost, with an optional Live2D motion

Control panel commands sent during app startup no longer fail

VRM avatars no longer log a look-at warning when an animation loads

Change a binding's output parameter in place and see its live value

Add Cursor X/Y inputs so bindings can follow the mouse

Choose how models and objects appear and disappear per scene: glitch, dither, pop or cut

Spawn physics-driven prop copies onto the stage from the plugin API

Update Electron to 44.4.1 with security and stability fixes

Volumetric Lighting settings hide when all lights with haze are turned off

Lights muted in a 3D set no longer keep lighting volumetric haze

Switch volumetric haze on for each light instead of the whole scene

Add a Physics switch that makes 3D objects fall and land on your avatar

Stop the config and log folder buttons from erroring on Linux

Choose VRM motions for automations from the Inventory

Let scene lights follow the camera.

Camera zoom range adapts to large and small Environment Models

Use environment models and HDR maps together with independent skyboxes

Adjust skybox blur, brightness, and environment rotation

Add the Japanese Room environment model

Choose which camera movements each light follows.

Move and aim scene lights with 3D position and rotation controls

Add the San Giuseppe Bridge environment map

Rebuild environment lighting less often while environments load or rotate

Remove Kei, Mark, Mao Pro, Natori, mini RAYNOS-chan, Sporty RAYNOS-chan, Seed-san, and Vivi to keep the installer compact

Remove the bundled Haru, Hiyori, Mao, Ren, Rice, Wanko, and Sendagaya Shino models

Restore model lighting when removing an environment map

Adopt a new environment model's look after removing the previous model

Prevent shadow flashes during fast avatar motion

Keep automation playback running when closing the timeline editor

Make timeline snapping and zoom selectable while an automation plays

Reset stopped timelines and retain paused playback through avatar swaps.

Add area lights, volumetric haze, and clustered lighting

Add area lighting for toon avatars

Add per-light PCSS shadows with adjustable light source size.

Add spot lights with adjustable beams and shadows

Light Scene from Model now starts on when you pick a 3D environment

Load Draco- and Meshopt-compressed 3D models and environments

Preserve volumetric lighting edits and shadow maps

Use fine grain for PCF soft shadow edges.

Group volumetric and clustered lighting controls with scene lights

Keep clustered lighting efficient when point lights are inactive

Enable shadow filter selection only on supported desktop apps

Prevent black scenes after switching shadow filters or quality

Saved scene validation accepts uppercase colors and flags out-of-range values

Replace patterned soft shadow edges with fine grain.

Simplify scene loading to a small spinner in the bottom-right corner

Add editor validation and autocomplete for saved scenes

Identify schema updates with a dedicated icon in release notes

Retire migration from obsolete configuration files

Move the web console and JSON schemas to their new domains

Update saved configuration files to the new schema domain

Skip invalid Live2D expressions without preventing model loading

Prevent crashes when Live2D models contain missing motion filenames

Keep camera framing steady when adjusting field of view

Add audio inventory with lip sync, fades, and playback controls

Show live audio playback progress in inventory and automations

Inspect automation steps and import or export automations

Add an automation timeline editor with movable clips and timed effects

Add automation timelines with playback controls and live seeking

Play camera motions in automations with accurate playback progress

Add Primary Model targets for avatar automation actions

Add settings and automation schemas for editors and integrations

Color timeline actions using their shared item tints

Reorder timeline actions and zoom smoothly up to 64×

Simplify timeline controls and add Alt-scroll zoom

Update Electron to 44.3.0 with security and stability fixes

Show successful audio actions as completed when another action fails

Detect automation length from motion and audio clips by default

Remove excess spacing from automation action editors

Keep automation timelines accurate after scene changes and failures

Show automation action status beside the title

Tighten timeline rows and use a single selection outline

Compact timeline controls and keep automation progress in the header

Complete MMD camera playback and plugin camera controls

Restore MMD motion playback and animate VRM legs with foot IK

Preserve automation errors and playback controls after scene changes

Continue camera navigation from paused camera motions without jumping

Resume primary avatar motions at the current position after model swaps

Correct timeline lengths for sequential Primary Model motions

Resume surviving playback after an automation fails

Resuming an automation restores its camera motion after manual navigation

Separate camera motion settings from camera position controls

Prevent scene flashes when scrubbing automation timelines

Make timeline scrubbing smoother and more precise

Keep dropdown lists stable during playback updates

Keep timeline action labels in a resizable panel

Restore live timeline scrubbing and simplify automation editing

Keep the timeline playhead at the current position when paused

Align timeline progress with the playhead

Use consistent timeline scrollbars and hide the timing field scrollbar

Restore keyboard undo and redo for timeline edits

Unify camera controls for scenes and automation positions

Include upcoming audio in automation progress

Reject oversized VMD motions before they can stall loading

Add avatar actions and motion triggers to automations

Align automation copy and reset buttons with settings rows

Remove extra space below automation settings

Flatten placement controls in Model Position actions

Keep automation targets current after scene edits

Improve automation action alignment and field spacing.

Ignore outfit expressions with blank names

Show saved camera positions in a read-only 3D view

Show progress in automation backgrounds while actions run

Add a read-only Inspector overlay for primary model information

Collapse scene lights and toggle them on or off for preview

Duplicate automations from their options menu

Edit and preview camera positions inside automations

Replace dedicated scene shortcuts with automation actions

Add Switch Scene actions to automations

Move the stage camera with a 3D position control

Group avatar shortcuts with their enable switch at the top

Remove Selection Outline

Update 3D model shadows

Match camera automation options to the shared settings layout

Show the camera icon's viewing direction in 3D

Restore correct colors and shapes in scene and layer effects.

Remove the misleading Stream Mode hint from light items

Animate placement previews while resetting items immediately

Use a solid background in narrow control windows

Disable light and environment handle controls in Stream Mode

Expand searchable lists and block background interaction while open

Improve 3D rendering and effect stability.

Keep 3D models and scene backgrounds visible with effects.

Place environment handles below the transform and opacity controls

Let video transitions use separate fade-in and fade-out times

Show destination scene names in web console automations

Promote app shortcuts to automations across desktop and remote controls

Pan the 3D camera by dragging with the right mouse button

Add scene transitions with custom duration, images, and videos

Add draggable shortcut sequences with timed waits

Add video fades and extend transitions while scenes load

Add 3D coordinate controls for VRM avatars and 3D objects

Smooth effect settings changes triggered by automations

Keep automation action controls and labels consistent

Recover when the destination scene is deleted during a switch

Prevent Live2D models from flashing oversized when added

Correct paused automation warnings and Stream Mode toggles

Keep scenes interactive while loading and cancel abandoned switches

Avoid blocked scene switches and delayed activation replies

Recover from stalled scene videos and failed transition edits

Smooth position and rotation resets in the control panel

Keep automation rows expanded correctly after rejected edits

Make automation triggers and actions individually collapsible

Add Flare and Gradient effects

Rim light renders several times faster, with no change to how it looks

Keep Live2D masks aligned during movement in WebGPU mode

Show the console's shortcuts in one list with the desktop's rows and scene keys

Edit saved shortcut effects and enter precise effect values

Add tracking sources from a card beside the existing ones

Use consistent row sizing throughout shortcut settings

Use standard control sizes throughout tracking settings rows

Describe the camera Processing and lip sync level settings

Remove the shockwave effect

Keep shortcut keys readable in active buttons

Balance the padding around shortcut keys

Use standard select and button sizes in settings rows

Use standard control sizes when adding shortcuts

Calibrate vowel detection for each microphone

Expand Rim Light, Outline, and Bloom with new modes and controls

Choose layer effects from the searchable Inventory dialog

Add webcam face, hand, and body tracking with nizima hand bindings

Add microphone lip sync for Live2D and VRM avatars

Add color tools, blur, and option descriptions

Add independent layer effects alongside scene effects

Improve webcam tracking frame rates and responsiveness

Group model controller and lip sync settings under Tracking

Clarify that voice calibration runs locally

Remove automatic conversion of legacy effect settings

Remove the Look at Cursor feature

Improve Bokeh blur quality

Apply layer effects to 3D images, videos, and web pages.

Improve camera arm motion and preserve external body tracking

Correct voice calibration labels and combined mouth input ranges

Distinguish range slider values for screen readers

Simplify the Color Wheels settings layout

Give webcam tracking its own independent enable switch

Hide Webpages when the Inventory cannot add web content

Preserve Live2D model transparency when layer effects load

Preserve layer effect edits when switching scenes.

Restore cursor tracking when webcam hands are no longer detected

Improve Rim Light intensity and contrast

Prevent layer effects from turning avatars black when toggled

Prevent lip sync from freezing mouths or corrupting eyes during speech

Preserve camera mouth expressions while microphone lip sync is enabled.

Smooth arm tracking and camera detection transitions.

Fade layer effects smoothly when toggled on or off

Smooth lip-sync mouth changes through consonants and vowel transitions.

Update layer effect controls immediately after edits.

Tighten effect rows and move layer visibility controls to the right

Preserve rapid edits across microphone controls in the web console

Keep unavailable controls visible with guidance in Stream Mode

Restore overhead arm reach with widescreen camera tracking

Match webcam preview updates to camera tracking frame rates

Add the Milky Green avatar with Perfect Sync support

Add reusable compact settings rows

Add controller inputs for avatar parameters and shortcuts

Name controllers for easier selection and parameter binding

Apply all curve presets to the entire response curve

Mark the default 15% stick dead zone on its slider

Explain language, appearance, and window options in settings

Add LAPLACE Persona Tracker for iOS as a first-party face tracking source

Set a custom receive port per iFacialMocap tracking source

Adapt the position pad to the render window within usable limits

Add mocopi body tracking for VRM avatars

Remember independent controller profiles and bindings

Set the stick dead zone per controller instead of for all of them

Show the LAPLACE Persona Tracker app icon in the Tracking tab's source list

Remove disconnected controller profiles from saved settings

Link to privacy information from bug report settings

Bring model, controller, and asset editing parity to the web console.

Explain scene options with concise descriptions

Separate face and pose tracking with source assignment cards

Make general settings easier to scan with grouped horizontal rows

Unify object panels with source details and a separate Position section

Unify settings with grouped horizontal controls and actions

Unify stage options with grouped horizontal controls

Add visual position and rotation controls

Add VRM controller posing and smooth avatar movement

Animate VRM walking while moving with a controller

Web objects can shut down their page while hidden, like an OBS browser source

Reuse inventory previews instead of reading each one again

Improve scrolling performance in the parameter editor

Update Electron to 44.2.0 with the latest Chromium security fixes

Require Stream Deck 7.1 or later

Remove custom effects, including the bundled Motion Trail and Stardust.

Remove the standalone Parameter Injection page from the web console

Require Node.js 24 or later

Keep extra option details inside their settings rows

Show Apply Environment Lighting even while model lights are off

Place selected filenames after their option descriptions

Clarify visual effects and memory use for the legacy WebGL engine

Label named controllers clearly in the parameter list

Distinguish connected controllers from inactive saved profiles

Make parameter controls compact and align curve coordinates

Make position and rotation axis inputs more compact

Unify lighting control sizes and group position labels with their inputs

Align lighting descriptions with their option labels

Smooth dragging a baked light's intensity on an object

Retry an inventory preview whose request failed

Keep the Shortcuts page working with a newer version of Persona

Show a swapped model's own details, motions and expressions

Show environment extension details beside the environment picker

Popovers no longer open under the control window's title bar buttons

Group handle mode with position options and use toggles

Show whole numbers on sliders that step by one

Use standard input sizing for custom window dimensions

Simplify punctuation in option descriptions

Simplify parameter Add buttons to a single plus icon

Match the parameter list height to its editor

Remember whether the avatar Controller section is open or collapsed

Stack placement options in narrow panels

Adapt tracking source cards to narrow and wide panels

Bring newly added shortcuts into view for editing

Use consistent colors for destructive actions and physics warnings

Replace parameter ID click-to-copy with selectable text

Clarify shortcut names and group their actions for easier editing

Unify shortcut cards and settings layouts

Remember individual controllers across restarts and cable changes

Align tracking card borders and place profile actions side by side

Rename the tracking source's Device IP field to Tracker IP

Unify object, avatar, and effect option layouts

Unify tracking options while preserving source cards

Give the web sidebar and content more space below the header.

Restore the web sidebar divider when it is not being resized.

Add a privacy page link to the onboarding's bug-report step

Resize the Control Panel's sidebar by dragging the split

Move the window size, Stream Mode and stage overlay switches from Settings to the Stage page

Widen the binding editor's parameter picker and let it grow to the window's height

Update Electron to 44.1.1 with Chromium 152; macOS 13 or later is required

Let the version number in the About dialog be selected and copied

Fit the Inventory to short windows and scroll its category rail in place

Give text links a light underline that darkens on hover instead of a dotted one

Remove the Keep Panel on Top item from the tray menu

Add the honeycomb logo banner to the About dialog and center its text

Highlight the Quit menu item in rose while tracking is running

Scroll the About dialog's third-party notices in place

Add a first-run onboarding for the Live2D renderer and bug reports

Add window size presets and exact sizing for landscape and portrait streams

Publish a JSON Schema for `.persona.json` so editors validate and autocomplete model configs

Write a diagnostic log to the config folder and add Open Logs to Settings

Show webpages in scenes as live layers, with size, FPS, transparency, and CSS controls

Undo and redo every parameter binding edit with Cmd/Ctrl+Z

Edit how tracking drives each Live2D parameter, with response curves

Response curve presets: ease in, ease out, S-curve, threshold, and steps

Search parameters in a wider dropdown when binding a new one

Undo, redo, and type exact point values in the curve editor

Scrub tracking values live while tuning parameter bindings

Bind any of the 52 ARKit perfect sync channels to Live2D parameters

Show a Live2D model's ARKit perfect sync coverage in its info block

Sum several tracking inputs into one binding, each at its own weight

Turn a Live2D model's auto breath off, or tune how deep it goes

Bind a parameter another tracking input already drives, replacing it

Remove VTube Studio Stream to PC; those sources now use 3rd-party UDP

Remove the six derived mouth inputs from `INPUT_NAMES` in favor of the raw ARKit channels

Import VTube Studio perfect sync bindings using VBridger's naming convention

Curve points stop at their neighbours instead of swapping past them

Adding a point to a curve keeps its shape and gives it both handles

Bezier response curves can now be shaped by dragging their handles

Bezier now curves the line it is applied to, and its handle is visible

Keep deleted parameter bindings deleted, and preview curve edits on the model

Move the point you dragged, and reload bindings after a model swap

Models rigged for VBridger now use VBridger's own mouth formulas

Show what each release note affects in one tooltip on its badge

Search the anchor list when pinning an item to a model

Highlight a model's mesh on stage while hovering it in the anchor list

Run a shortcut straight from its row with the new Trigger menu item

Highlight what a pin will attach to while picking it on stage

Show each scene's shortcut keys in the scene picker

Search scenes by name in the scene picker

Bind Reset Camera and Stream Mode to a keyboard shortcut

Use full-size controls in the Pin section

Reduce the default height of the control window

Show a scene's new shortcut right away when it is the active scene

Show the Live2D mesh highlight when picking a pin on stage

Draw translucent gizmo handles at the strength they were authored with

Drop or paste files onto the control panel to add them to the scene

Layers no longer jump after you drop one in a new position

Sliders now follow your pointer instead of lagging behind

Reopen the Control Panel anytime with Cmd/Ctrl+, or the macOS app menu

The control panel now uses a translucent window with its own title bar

The config panel now opens in its own window, so OBS never captures it

Show whether a Live2D model is rigged for VBridger in the model info panel

Always on Top now keeps the control panel above the stage instead of floating the stage

Show your layers beside their settings when the Control Panel is wide enough

Choose the stage, tracking or settings from the same list as your layers

Group the Settings page into collapsible sections

Rename the panel's Advanced section to Settings

The web console's scene, object and model sections now match the desktop panel

The web console's tracking section now matches the desktop panel

Open your shortcuts from their own row in the Control Panel and the web console, next to Tracking

Stream Mode keeps selection handles and the FPS counter off the stage

Track the VBridger parameter standard on ARKit-rigged Live2D models

The web console's title bar menu now matches the desktop app's

Add, tune and reorder effects from the layer list in the web console

Edit a model's motions and expressions from the layer you picked, not a page of their own

Frame the camera, light the stage and fire a shockwave from the web console

Show your layers beside their settings in the web console, matching the desktop panel

Remove Reset Position from the tray menu

Play MikuMikuDance .vmd motions on a VRM avatar

Drive the stage camera with a MikuMikuDance .vmd camera motion

Choose whether a shortcut runs in the background or only in Persona

The web console groups outfits apart from faces and can dial expression weights

Choose whether a model hotkey runs in the background from the web console

Move, rotate and scale a 3D environment set with the on-stage handles

Avatar shortcuts now live alongside global ones in one Shortcuts section

Remember Expressions now covers VRM models, weights included

VRM expressions can now be toggled and set to any intensity

VRM, 3D object and environment info now list a file's extensions and flag unsupported ones

VRM models and outfit expressions now glitch in and out with shaking rows

Model shortcuts now work on VRM models, expressions and motions included

VRM models can now ship outfit pieces you toggle like any expression

The web console's tone mapping, exposure, and LUT now sit in the Environment section

The web console's Hotkeys page is now Shortcuts, at /shortcuts

Tone mapping, exposure and the LUT now sit in the Environment section

Toggling an expression over the plugin API now reports the new active set

VRM outfit expressions now work, and transparent cutouts render correctly

VRM outfit expressions now fade in and out instead of popping

Prevent a second Relaunch click from opening two copies of the app

Use 追蹤 consistently for tracking in Traditional Chinese

Mixamo .fbx clips can now be imported as idles and motions

Add matcap, rim, outline, normal, and UV animation sliders to VRM materials

The console's Inventory now browses environment maps and LUTs

3D camera panning now follows the cursor from any angle, not just face-on

The 3D set stays on screen during a model swap and with no model at all

Color Grading gains Temperature and Tint for warming or cooling a scene

Pick one environment per scene — an image or a 3D set that lights your avatars

Dim or mute the lights built into a 3D set

3D sets arrive already lit, with their own sky, sunlight, and color grade

Toggling fog no longer freezes the window the first time

3D objects with built-in lights now load instead of showing nothing

Paste an image onto the stage, and remove ones you no longer want

Parallax X/Y sliders shift an item pinned to a Live2D model with its head turn

Show a layer or Inventory item's file in Finder or Explorer

Rim light, outline, and drop shadow now render over environment backgrounds

Rename the top shadow quality tier from Extra to Ultra

Hide any effect layer with its eye, and fade effects in and out

Add effects from the Inventory and manage them as layers

Pin objects by stage click or part list on both Live2D and VRM models

Render Scale setting trades 3D stage resolution for frame rate

Less CPU per frame — one scene walk, 60 Hz spring physics, hidden videos pause

Orbiting, panning, and zooming the camera no longer add undo steps

A layer's menu actions no longer toggle its selection

Medium effects quality now antialiases with FXAA instead of matching High

Stardust no longer logs TSL assign warnings on every effect rebuild

Hair and cloth now trail when any VRM is moved, not just some models

Redesigned API key and client lists with live connection status

Bloom streaks and tint, a richer Rim Light, and new Outline and Drop Shadow effects

New Advanced switch to opt out of anonymous bug reporting

Chromatic Aberration is now a true spectral lens smear, with a new Edge Blur option

Write your own effects — drop a TSL module into the effects folder

New Diffusion effect: a dreamy soft-focus glow over the whole frame

Typed effect authoring — import the contract from `@laplace.live/persona-sdk/effects`

Add an Other badge for uncategorized release notes

New 3D Rain effect with wind and impact splashes, plus softer layered snow

New Rim Light effect: a directional glow along the avatar's silhouette

Custom effects can read scene depth and camera rays — Stardust shows both

Live2D now uses the WebGPU engine by default, unlocking visual effects

Undo and redo for scene edits with Cmd/Ctrl+Z

Background rendering is always on — its switch is gone

Drop the Windows MSI installer — MSI installs couldn't auto-update

Hide the FPS counter along with the rest of the UI

Reconnecting a plugin client right after close() no longer stalls

Tone down default scene lighting so avatars no longer blow out to white

Add automatic crash and error reporting via Sentry

Drop files onto the stage — models, images, videos, props, and more load instantly

Theme setting with Light, Dark, and follow-System options for the panel

Link to the LAPLACE Persona homepage from the Connect screen

Model moves, scales, and resets from plugins and Stream Deck now glide smoothly

Scale Model factors below 1 now shrink the avatar instead of growing it

Global shortcuts now work remotely: list and trigger them over the plugin API, from the web console's Hotkeys page, or with the new Stream Deck Run Shortcut key — no key binding required

New Global Shortcuts section in the Stage tab: build a shortcut from one or more actions — toggle an effect, apply saved effect settings, return the camera to a saved position, show/hide a layer — and fire them all with one key; shortcuts can be named, and scene shortcuts are managed there too

The update prompt now lists what changed, badged by type and by what it affects

Fix the Run Shortcut key's stale shortcut list on an address or API key change

Correct `Scene.primaryInstanceId` docs — tracking no longer follows the primary

Multiple tracking sources: run several trackers at once (extra iFacialMocap phones by device IP, VTS apps, VMC senders per port) and assign each source the avatars it tracks — several people can drive different models, locally or over a VPN. The Tracking section is now always visible, each source's editor picks its avatars (with a confirm before taking one from another source), and face/body feeds mirror to every avatar assigned to them

New Snow effect: GPU flakes fall, settle on avatars and props, then melt — with amount, speed, wind, sway, size, melt, and opacity controls

Point-light shadows soften with a smooth 32-tap disk filter, and their Softness slider now reaches 32 for wide, grain-free penumbras

Plugins get durable key–value storage (`storage.*`, namespaced per API key) and can gate features on the new capability list in `hello` and `app.info`

Plugins can play audio with lip-sync: `speech.play`/`speech.stop` on models advertising the new `speech` capability, bracketed by `speech.started`/`speech.ended` events

A tracking source's editor now shows its protocol, so renamed sources still say which one they are

Update Electron to 43.4.1 — Linux tray and resize fixes, plus security patches

The bundled-model license note now lives in the Info section instead of a separate Model section

The model detail header now reads format · name (e.g. Live2D · Hiyori), matching object layers

API key revocation now takes effect immediately — frames from revoked sessions are dropped

Opening a non-avatar .glb from the model picker now adds it as a 3D object instead of erroring

Fix races in object pinning, speech stop, gizmo targeting, and revoke cleanup

Add `onClose` and `connectTimeoutMs` client options; `connect()` joins in-flight attempts `onClose` reports the code, reason, and terminality of server/network closes after the client settles its own handling (and replaces the terminal-close `onWarning`). `WebSocketLike` now types the close event's `code`/`reason` as required, matching browsers and `ws`

Expose editor limits and the scene-effect registry, so plugins share the app's clamps and defaults

Add shared guards, address/port helpers, and the locale, source, and placement registries New exports: `isRecord`/`isFiniteNumber`/`finiteOr`/`nonEmptyString`, `clamp01`, `personaWsUrl`/`parsePort`/`isValidPort`/`DEFAULT_API_HOST`, `CLOSE_SERVER_STOPPING`, `AppInfo`/`ServerInfo`, `LOCALES`/`LOCALE_LABELS`/`matchLocaleTag`, `TRACKING_SOURCE_IDS`/`POSE_SOURCE_IDS`, placement defaults, and hex-color helpers. `motionLabel` now also strips Windows-style path separators

Add `motionLabel` for naming motion, expression, and animation files

Add a first-party Elgato Stream Deck plugin for controlling Persona

Shadow maps now refresh every other frame, halving shadow rendering cost

Show friendly names for bundled VRM motions in the console's Motions page

Port fields now accept plain decimal input only, matching the console

Send the API key as an Authorization header instead of in the connection URL

Flash the key alert when a held Move/Scale stops because a repeat step failed

Stream Deck keys get a cleaner look: the Persona logo plus action icon with built-in localized labels

The Stream Deck marketplace icon now uses the LAPLACE Persona app icon

Show the real reason when Persona refuses the first connection attempt

New Droplets effect: rain runs over the stage glass, refracting the scene, in any direction

Settings migrate to ~/.laplace/persona; a new row opens the configuration folder

Add a Documentation link to the panel menu

Stats widget chart now makes frame drops obvious: line style, severity colors, stall gaps

Own stats widget: real 2D and 3D rates with scrolling charts; click cycles frame cost and memory

Frame Rate Limit now also caps the 3D stage (VRM, three-engine Live2D, effects), actually cutting GPU/CPU use

Subspace Glitch™ is now fully tunable, from burst timing to slices and noise

Scene effects are now flat: pixelate and glitch moved out of `stylize` to the top level

Rename the Glitch effect to Subspace Glitch™

Add an experimental WebGPU Live2D renderer that shares the 3D stage and its visual effects

Dragging a layer to reorder it now moves straight up and down

Set shadow quality per light: Off, Low, Medium, High, or Extra

New 3D scenes now start with an ambient fill and a shadow-casting point light

Open a larger window on first launch so the model isn't cramped

Show the console version in Settings under About

Fix lighting controls not taking effect after removing or adding scene lights

Fix jagged shadow edges at the lowest Softness setting

Scene backgrounds now reference a registered asset (`SceneBackground.imageAssetId`) instead of a filesystem path, and `animation` joins the asset kinds

**Breaking:** `ModelRef` and `AssetRef` now share one `ContentRef` shape — `kind` is always what the item is, `origin` always where it came from. `ModelRef.kind` (previously the origin) is now `origin`, and `ModelRef.format` is now `kind`; `ModelInfo.kind` is now `origin`. `ModelKind` is gone, replaced by the identical `ContentOrigin`, and `CatalogItem` now derives from `ContentRef`

Browse the bundled idle animations in the Inventory

Add the seven motion pack animations to the Inventory and the idle animation picker

Pick backgrounds, environment maps, LUTs, and custom animations from the Inventory

Disable animation clips in the Inventory when the scene has no VRM model

Fix environment maps in image formats like PNG and JPEG having no effect

Fix 3D scenes loading over-bright until a lighting or effects value changed

Fix Inventory swap and pick applying to the wrong scene after a scene switch

Add instance.setModel to swap a model layer's model in place

Add catalog metadata types: `CatalogItem`, `InventoryKind`, `ContentOrigin`; `AssetRef` gains `origin`, and both refs gain optional `author`/`url` attribution

Double-click to show or hide the UI, replacing the right-click menu

Add the Inventory: browse bundled and recent models, images, videos, and 3D objects in one place and add them to the scene

Replace the model picker with a Swap action in every layer's menu

Remove the German language option

Layers now show what each item is as an icon with a tooltip, instead of a text label

Add a `clientInfo` option that names your app in Persona's Connected Clients list

Add `selection.set`/`selection.get` and the `selection.changed` event for the desktop's editing selection

Export `FPS_LIMIT_PRESETS` and `EFFECTS_QUALITY_LEVELS` so clients can offer the values the app actually accepts

`createWebSocket` now accepts any WebSocket-like socket, so `ws` sockets need no type casts

Add Japanese, German, and Traditional Chinese language options

Add Quit to the panel menu, and confirm before quitting while tracking is running

Add Maximize Window to the panel menu

Plugins can now follow and drive which model or object is selected

Add settings export and import for backing up preferences and scenes

Add a Web Console link to the app menu

Clarify the unsupported-events warning: it now names the connected desktop app and version instead of an ambiguous "this Persona version"

Update SDK types

Show connected plugin apps in settings, with force disconnect

Plugins are now notified when a model or asset is registered, or when Remember Expressions is toggled

Harden the app against tampering and code inspection

Models and objects added by plugins no longer take over your selection

Fix events silently never arriving when connected to an older Persona that does not know every subscribed event

Stop reconnecting when the server closes the session for good (key revoked or disconnected in Persona)

Fix driveParameter leaving a heartbeat timer running on a closed client

Fix held parameter leases silently expiring after reconnecting a closed client

Fix plugins receiving no live updates when they ask for an event this version does not have

Update readme

First public release: PixiJS v8 Live2D engine for Cubism 3/4/5

Add a plugin API: other apps can control scenes, models, expressions, and motions

Keep the interface responsive while 3D models load

Give a selected image, video, or 3D object its own settings sections

Rotate the avatar and 2D objects by holding Shift and scrolling

Rename the Background section to Stage Background

Fix the background image picker overwriting changes made while it was open

Fix the color picker discarding a color when a transparency value is typed in

Fix stuttering and frozen controls when a scene has several Live2D models

Fix panel controls showing stale values after changes made outside the panel

Add rotation for Live2D models

Add an Effects Quality setting to trade 3D effect smoothness for speed

Pin images, videos, and props to a model so they follow it

Add a Selection Outline setting to turn the 3D selection highlight off

Move, scale, and rotate images and videos on stage

Choose whether an image or video renders in 2D or 3D

Switch 3D rendering to WebGPU for much smoother performance on Windows

Run the 3D stage in a background thread so the app stays responsive

Improve 3D performance: cheaper shadows, model selection, and visual effects

Show a loading indicator while a scene loads

Selection handles and outline now hide together with the panel

Fix video layers freezing on their first frame

Fix the loading indicator hiding too early while a scene is still loading

Fix a long freeze when switching between scenes with different lights

Fix a stuck loading indicator when switching scenes fails

Add color grading, LUTs, depth of field, stylize effects, and selection outlines

Point lights can now go up to 10× brighter, so their light reaches farther

Pick background and lighting colors with a built-in color picker

List 3D objects' built-in lights with on/off and intensity controls

Add multiple scene lights with on-stage handles, and an environment map

Add a Position section for model placement and move idle animation under Tracking

Directional lights can now be moved around the scene, not just rotated

Add fog to scenes, with adjustable color and density

Cast shadows from scene lights onto avatars and 3D props

Add scene effects: bloom, tone mapping, and vignette

Add MToon material controls for 3D avatars and a scene exposure slider

Set idle animation and style per model instead of per scene

Show the selected model's name in the Model section header

Keep the transform handles and light markers sharp while scene effects are on

Fix hair and clothing physics on VRM models scaled up or down

Fix 3D objects with built-in lights blowing everything out to white

Fix double-clicking the panel logo not maximizing the window on Windows

Fade models in and out when shown, hidden, or switched

Add 3D object layers and a move handle for placing them

Add image, GIF, and video layers to scenes

Tilt and roll VRM models, not just turn them

Fix Live2D models showing their own parts through each other while fading

Fix electron build

Add scenes: save multiple models, background, camera, and lighting as switchable setups with shortcuts

Merge the Model tab into Stage: edit each model right under the scene list

Group keyboard shortcuts with each model and warn when they are inactive

Click a selected layer again to deselect it and hide its model settings

Rename the "Models" section in Stage to "Layers"

Rename the "Load Model" shortcut action to "Swap Model"

Rename the "VMC (External Application)" option to "VMC Protocol"

Fix Live2D models freezing or showing duplicate limbs in multi-model scenes

Fix New Scene creating a copy of the current scene instead of an empty one

Fix the upper body spinning when face tracking runs during the Sitting idle

Add Sony's RAYNOS-chan avatars as built-in models (Live2D and VRM)

Add body tracking for VRM models, receiving motion from any VMC sender

Perfect sync for VRM models: full ARKit face tracking on models that support it

Drop MeowFace from the iFacialMocap tracking source in favor of Facemotion3d

Show the local IP address to enter in phone tracking apps

Show a notice on models that are bundled for testing only and not licensed for commercial use

Fix spurious file-not-found errors when switching models

Face tracking now works with VRM avatars

Add selectable idle body animations for VRM avatars, with feminine poses

Credit the Quaternius idle animation set in the About dialog

Fix eyes staying shut after the tracker briefly loses your face

Fix VRM body sway and stalled idle animation after a one-shot animation ends

Model info shows blink/lip-sync params, texture memory, config files, and load time

Show VTube Studio model icons and format logos in model lists

Use a monochrome menu bar icon on macOS that adapts to light and dark mode

Add an About dialog with version and third-party notices

Model dragging now has inertia while the mouse is held, not just on release

Add keyboard shortcuts that switch to another model, compatible with VTube Studio

Shortcut actions now show icons in the list and the action picker

Shortcut options move into a menu; a globe icon marks background shortcuts

Move keyboard shortcuts to the Advanced tab

VRM avatars now turn their head to follow the cursor, not just their eyes

Add VRM avatar support with three bundled models and seven motion clips

Always on Top is now off by default

Show app icons in the face tracking source list

Disable shortcut pickers when a model has no motions or expressions

Rename and translate the VTube Studio face tracking source names

Fix panel controls responding to clicks while a dropdown is open

Fix VRM 0.x eyes stuck at the far left or right when Look at Cursor is on

Shortcut hints now name modifier keys per platform, like Option and Command on macOS

Use consistent title case across buttons, labels, and menu items

Add keyboard shortcuts for expressions and motions, compatible with VTube Studio

Add a dropdown to each motion group for playing a specific motion

Remember each model's active expressions across model switches and restarts

Add a button to show the model file in your file manager

Add language setting with English and Simplified Chinese support

Models fade in and out smoothly when switching

Expressions now toggle on/off independently and can be combined

Highlight the expression that is currently applied

Click the active expression again to turn it off

Show a loop icon on motion buttons whose motions play in a loop

Highlight the motion button that is currently playing

Fix motion buttons not responding while another motion is playing

Add performance settings: FPS limit, background rendering, and FPS counter.

Choose the background type — transparent, color, or image — from a dropdown

Clarify that keeping the avatar active in background also keeps the computer awake

Make the settings panel and menus solid when the background is transparent, so they stay readable

Call the tray icon a menu bar icon on macOS and Linux

Fix the avatar failing to render on Linux systems without GPU acceleration

Fix dropdowns and dialogs ignoring clicks over the panel header.

Test new version

Add updater support

Update release process

Signed macOS (Developer ID + notarization) and Windows (Azure Trusted Signing) release builds for tagged versions, changesets-driven versioning, and R2 publishing.