Changelog

Added

• Slide deck export: Export any deck from the slide library — right-click a deck and choose Export as PPTX or Export as PDF.
• Editable PowerPoint: PPTX exports keep your headings, body text, and text boxes fully editable in PowerPoint, with backgrounds, fonts, sizes, and colors carried over exactly as designed.
• PDF quality options: Pick Best, Balanced, or Compact when exporting a PDF to control the file size.
• Shape fills: Shapes in the slide editor now support color, gradient, image, and transparent fills.

Changed

• Navbar: Settings now sits at the end of the navbar, after Get help.

Fixed

• Shape and image properties: Shapes and images added in the slide editor now show their full properties — recolor a shape, or adjust an image's fit, scale, blur, and overlay.
• Slide editor inspector: Removed the theme-only Word study section from the slide editor.

Highlights

• Reliable transcription: Fixed transcription repeatedly dropping and reconnecting during worship, prayer, and quiet moments.
• Faster slides: Slide thumbnails now load noticeably faster.
• Better audio testing: New live input monitoring and a longer microphone test.

Added

• Referrals: Find your church's referral code, copy your share link, and track the churches you've referred.
• Naira pricing: Upgrade plans now display in ₦ for churches in Nigeria.
• Deck canvas sizes: Set a custom canvas size for each deck.
• Slide controls: Control live slides with the arrow keys and reorder slides within a deck.
• Continuous alerts: Run alerts on an infinite loop and see the loop count in the navbar.
• Verse stepping: Step through verses with the < and > keys.
• Get help: Access support directly from the navbar.
• Targeted announcements: Send announcements to specific accounts.

Changed

• Simpler input volume: Replaced dB tick labels with a simpler volume slider, volume glyphs, and a snap at 0 dB.
• Longer mic test: Microphone tests now run for 20 seconds to catch mics that cut out shortly after starting.
• Keyboard shortcuts: The Help page now lists every supported shortcut: LIVE L, Clear C, Blackout B, Tab, and Enter ×2.
• Faster thumbnails: Slide thumbnails now render at display resolution and are cached for noticeably faster loading.

Fixed

• Sunday transcription disconnects: Fixed transcription repeatedly dropping and reconnecting during worship, prayer, or quiet moments.
• Incorrect plans: Accounts upgraded outside checkout, such as Plus → Core, now show the correct plan everywhere.
• Verse search: Clearing a search now returns you to the chapter you were reading instead of leaving an empty panel.
• Microphone testing: Fixed input level bars not responding while talking.
• Microphone reloads: Changing input volume no longer reloads the microphone.

Added

• In-app announcements: Product news and updates now reach you directly inside Pewbeam.
• Automatic updates: macOS downloads updates automatically. Windows installs pending updates when you close the app, with a prompt.
• Live controls: Added LIVE master output override, CLEAR Scripture toggle, and L/C/B keyboard shortcuts.
• Live status: The LIVE pill now blinks while you're on air.
• Windows mic protection: Pewbeam now detects microphones silenced by Windows audio enhancements and provides a one-click fix.

Changed

• Custom theme sizes: Custom canvas sizes are now respected across every output, including secondary channels.
• Clearer errors: Operator-facing error messages are now clearer, without technical internals in toasts.

Fixed

• Live output: Saved themes now repaint correctly when on air.
• Free-plan transcription: Sessions that reach the transcription limit mid-service now show a clear prompt instead of silently stopping.
• NDI cleanup: NDI outputs are now cleaned up when Pewbeam exits.
• Resource downloads: Improved reliability for resource-pack downloads on networks with DNS resolution issues.
• Publish status: Publish failures are now reported accurately, and publish state persists correctly.