UbiTimer Changelog

v2.6 — February 2026

New 🚀 NEW

• Tabbed interface — redesigned task pane with dedicated tabs for Timer, Appearance, Sync, Advanced and Account for a cleaner, more organised workflow.
• Sticky action bar — Start, Pause and Reset controls are now fixed at the bottom for faster access during setup.

Improvements ✨ IMPROVED

• Timer Group stability — improved reliability of auto-start behaviour when entering grouped slide ranges.
• Sticky controls in Group mode — Pause, Resume and Reset now behave consistently when using Timer Groups.
• Pause accuracy — pausing the global or group timer now correctly freezes elapsed time and resumes smoothly from the paused value.
• Rendering logic refinement — global timer updates only the intended slide(s) in Group mode, preventing unintended shape updates.
• Visual warning controls — clearer and more predictable behaviour when disabling countdown colour changes.
• Sound settings behaviour — improved consistency when disabling the end-of-timer alarm.

Fixes 🔧 FIXED

• Fixed an issue where the timer could continue progressing in the background after being paused in Timer Group mode.
• Fixed reset behaviour that could unintentionally restart the timer within grouped slides.
• Fixed global timer shapes appearing on unintended slides in Edit mode.
• Fixed visual warning overlays appearing during the final countdown when the warning option was disabled.
• Fixed alarm sound triggering even when “Play alarm when timer ends” was unchecked.
• Minor UI and stability fixes.

v2.5 — January 2026

Improvements ✨ IMPROVED

• Slide Show mode reliability — timers now run more consistently during presentations, including smoother behaviour when moving between slides.
• Radial (analog) timer stability — improved rendering and reliability of the radial countdown display.
• Timer save & restore — enhanced persistence so timers are more reliably restored after restarting PowerPoint.
• Customization controls — smoother timer positioning and customization experience.

Fixes 🔧 FIXED

• Fixed cases where timers could fail to reappear after restarting PowerPoint.
• Improved license validation reliability.
• General stability and performance improvements.

v2.4 — December 2025

New Features ✅ NEW

• Multi-language support — added 15 more interface languages so teachers and presenters around the world can use UbiTimer in their own language.
• Timer size presets — quickly switch between Large, Standard, and Compact timer shapes to match different slide layouts.

Improvements 🚀 IMPROVED

• Custom alarm sounds now load and play reliably — improvement based on anonymous taskpane feedback.
• More robust snapshot handling with safer global timer restoration and validation.
• Added the ability to clear/remove saved snapshots directly from the taskpane.
• Enhanced error handling and clearer taskpane messages during snapshot load or sound selection.

Fixes 🛠️ FIXED

• Fixed an issue reported by Mike where the timer shape background (fill color) could not be edited after inserting the timer.
• Resolved snapshot restore cases that could cause the global timer to restart incorrectly or fail silently.
• Fixed custom sound upload errors caused by unsupported audio source formats.

v2.3 — November 2025

New Features ✅ NEW

• Apply to All Slides — one click to sync text size, fill color, and font style across the entire deck.  ▶️ Watch

Improvements 🚀 IMPROVED

• Radial timer visuals — smoother second ticks & accurate clock-style markers.
• Slide transition logic — prevents duplicate or leftover radial shapes.
• Clearer status messages and task-pane labelling.

Fixes 🛠️ FIXED

• Handled “Apply-to-All” on locked/read-only slides more gracefully.
• Resolved occasional font update issues on global timers.

v2.2 — August 2025

New Features ✅ NEW

• Full multi-language UI (10 languages: EN, FR, DE, ES, PT, RU, ZH, AR, HI, SW).  ▶️ Watch

Improvements 🚀 IMPROVED

• Accessibility: clearer labels, better keyboard navigation, smarter tooltips.
• Language preference remembered automatically across sessions.

v2.1 — July 2025

New Features ✅ NEW

• Radial timer mode — elegant circular countdown for classrooms & live sessions.  ▶️ Watch

Improvements 🚀 IMPROVED

• Modernized task-pane layout — faster duration & mode setup.
• More reliable global timer sync while navigating slides.
• Pro styling options expanded; performance tuned.

v2.0 — April 2025

Major Release 🚀 IMPROVED

• Performance overhaul with shared runtime architecture.
• Faster startup, reduced CPU usage, more responsive controls.