Happy 2026! Here are some small updates to get the year started right:

• Improved image loading and caching.
• Added a section to settings for managing the image cache.
• The Last.fm Advanced Features system now keeps track of when you last logged in and will prompt you to refresh your access yearly.
• Fixed an issue where obsessions would display the wrong date (one month before the real date).
• Fixed an issue where the username text field would get reset in certain cases.
• Bug fixes, under-the-hood improvements, and visual tweaks. Want to learn more? Check the GitHub link in the About page.

Happy 2026! Here are some small updates to get the year started right:

• Improved image loading and caching.
• Added a section to settings for managing the image cache.
• The Last.fm Advanced Features system now keeps track of when you last logged in and will prompt you to refresh your access yearly.
• Bug fixes, under-the-hood improvements, and visual tweaks. Want to learn more? Check the GitHub link in the About page.

It's time for another major update to Finale!

# Major features
• You can now edit and delete scrobbles! You can do this from the recent scrobbles list, the track scrobbles list, or in batch from the new Scrobble Manager tool.
• You can now view, set, and delete obsessions!
• Your recent scrobbles now have dropdown menus that allow you to easily view information, edit/delete scrobbles, love/unlove tracks, and set an obsession.

# Minor improvements
• Updated the app icon for Liquid Glass.
• On the album page, you can now tap the number of scrobbles to view a breakdown by track. Tracks can be sorted by number of scrobbles or position in the album.
• It's now easier to input date ranges. You can choose a preset range or enter a custom range. You can change the default value in Settings > General.
• Username input fields now have autocomplete that suggests your friends' usernames and your username, where applicable.
• You can now filter scrobbles in the friend scrobbler.

# Bug fixes
• Fixed an issue where a friend's current scrobble wouldn't be included in the friend scrobbler.
• Lots of bug fixes, under-the-hood improvements, and visual tweaks. Want to learn more? Check the GitHub link in the About page.

Finale turned 4 last month! Here's some new features to celebrate:

# Tools
• Added a new type of collage based on Spotify Wrapped.
• Added a new tool to calculate your (or a friend's) h-index for artists, albums, or tracks.

# Profile
• Reorganized the profile view to show relevant overall stats in each tab.
• Added a tab to visualize lifetime scrobbles as a bar chart like on the website. This chart is also available in the track scrobble history view.
• Added a tab for loved tracks.

# Miscellaneous
• Added a setting to use an off-black background in dark mode.
• Updated datetime fields to allow for changing the date and time separately.
• Improved the performance of custom periods.
• Improved the appearance of widgets when tinted.
• Lots of under-the-hood improvements and visual tweaks. Want to know more? Check the GitHub link in the About page.

• Added detailed error messages to the music recognition feature.
• Some behind-the-scenes improvements. Want to know more? Check the GitHub link in Settings > About.

• You can now check your Top Listeners ranking for an artist on the artist page.
• Added a yellow theme and redesigned the theme picker.
• Fixed Tracks dropdown in the album/playlist scrobbler not working.
• Slight improvement to Apple Music scrobbling.
• Some behind-the-scenes improvements. Want to know more? Check the GitHub link in Settings > About.

• The loading indicator is now shown when the recent scrobbles list is automatically refreshed.
• Some behind-the-scenes improvements. Want to know more? Check the GitHub link in Settings > About.

• Fixed an issue where the app would softlock when you change your username.
• Addressed error 9 ("Invalid session key").
• You can now view your track scrobble history when your scrobbles are private (thanks fetzu on GitHub!)
• Some behind-the-scenes improvements. Want to know more? Check the GitHub link in Settings > About.

• Apple Music scrobbling now includes album artists.
• The collage generator should now be more reliable.
• Minor visual tweaks.
• Some behind-the-scenes improvements. Want to know more? Check the GitHub link in Settings > About.

• Albums whose tracks are missing duration data can now be scrobbled.
• Improved stability of the Apple Music scrobbler.
• Fixed the app breaking if you change your username.
• Added a "Reset all settings" button to the settings page.
• Fixed not being able to see your own recent scrobbles if you enable the "Hide recent listening information" setting on Last.fm. Thanks to fetzu on GitHub!
• Fixed collage sharing on iPad.
• Some behind-the-scenes improvements. Want to know more? Check the GitHub link in Settings > About.

• Finale can now periodically ensure that Spotify is scrobbling. Sometimes, Spotify will stop scrobbling; this can usually be fixed by disconnected and reconnecting Spotify from the Last.fm application settings page. If you enable the Spotify background checker (in-app settings > Accounts > Spotify), Finale will notify you if Spotify stops scrobbling, and you can tap on the notification to try and fix the issue.
• Apple Music background scrobbling may have been broken in a previous update; it should work now.
• Fixed auto refresh of recent scrobbles.
• Some behind-the-scenes improvements. Want to know more? Check the GitHub link in Settings > About.

If you logged into Spotify previously, you will have to log in again after installing this update.

Addressed the "User required to be logged in" error.

This error occurs when a user (including yourself) has the "Hide recent listening information" setting enabled for their Last.fm profile. The app now shows a more descriptive error message in this case.

In case you missed it, here's what was new in the previous update:

• Refreshed the look and feel of the app.
• Support for ProMotion displays.
• Better error handling.
• Some behind-the-scenes improvements. Want to know more? Check the GitHub link in Settings > About.

• Refreshed the look and feel of the app.
• Support for ProMotion displays.
• Better error handling.
• Some behind-the-scenes improvements. Want to know more? Check the GitHub link in Settings > About.

• Added "select/deselect all" buttons to the batch scrobbler, Apple Music scrobbler, and friend scrobbler.
• Added a similar artists tab to the artist details page.
• Improved error handling and added a retry button for certain errors.
• Added a setting to default the date/time pickers to text input.
• Added a link to the subreddit, r/FinaleApp, to the about page.
• Some behind-the-scenes improvements. Want to know more? Check the GitHub link in Settings > About.

• Fixed Apple Music background scrobbling.
• Improved error handling.

See below for the changes from v3.0.0:

It's been just two months since v2.0, but it's already time for another huge update!

# Apple Music
• Added background Apple Music scrobbling! Finale will occasionally submit scrobbles from Apple Music in the background.
• You can now search and scrobble from your Apple Music library, including playlists!

# Tools
• I'm Feeling Lucky: generate random tracks, artists, and albums from a user's library in a certain period.
• Sign in with Strava to see what songs you listened to during your workouts.

# Recent Scrobbles
• The list now automatically refreshes when the app comes into the foreground.
• Added a now playing animation.
• Loved tracks now display a heart icon.

# Miscellaneous
• You can now see the total amount of time you've listened to a track or album on the details page.
• You can now reorder and hide the tabs on the profile page. See Settings > General > Profile tabs order.
• Added an album artist field to the scrobbler. It can be hidden in Settings > General.
• Tons of small improvements. Want to know more? Check the GitHub link in Settings > About.

Fixed Apple Music scrobbling. See below for the changes from v3.0.0:

It's been just two months since v2.0, but it's already time for another huge update!

# Apple Music
• Added background Apple Music scrobbling! Finale will occasionally submit scrobbles from Apple Music in the background.
• You can now search and scrobble from your Apple Music library, including playlists!

# Tools
• I'm Feeling Lucky: generate random tracks, artists, and albums from a user's library in a certain period.
• Sign in with Strava to see what songs you listened to during your workouts.

# Recent Scrobbles
• The list now automatically refreshes when the app comes into the foreground.
• Added a now playing animation.
• Loved tracks now display a heart icon.

# Miscellaneous
• You can now see the total amount of time you've listened to a track or album on the details page.
• You can now reorder and hide the tabs on the profile page. See Settings > General > Profile tabs order.
• Added an album artist field to the scrobbler. It can be hidden in Settings > General.
• Tons of small improvements. Want to know more? Check the GitHub link in Settings > About.

It's been just two months since v2.0, but it's already time for another huge update!

# Apple Music
• Added background Apple Music scrobbling! Finale will occasionally submit scrobbles from Apple Music in the background.
• You can now search and scrobble from your Apple Music library, including playlists!

# Tools
• I'm Feeling Lucky: generate random tracks, artists, and albums from a user's library in a certain period.
• Sign in with Strava to see what songs you listened to during your workouts.

# Recent Scrobbles
• The list now automatically refreshes when the app comes into the foreground.
• Added a now playing animation.
• Loved tracks now display a heart icon.

# Miscellaneous
• You can now see the total amount of time you've listened to a track or album on the details page.
• You can now reorder and hide the tabs on the profile page. See Settings > General > Profile tabs order.
• Added an album artist field to the scrobbler. It can be hidden in Settings > General.
• Tons of small improvements. Want to know more? Check the GitHub link in Settings > About.

• The Batch Scrobbler now allows you to select which tracks to scrobble.
• Refreshed the Your Scrobbles page with new calendar and list views.
• Added color themes to the widgets.
• Added an audio indicator to the Scrobble Once popup.
• Lots of small tweaks and improvements. Want to know more? Check the GitHub link in Settings > About.

We’re celebrating 2022 and Finale’s one-year anniversary with a huge update!

== Scrobbling sources ==
• Added initial support for scrobbling from Apple Music!
• You can now scrobble from friends. Just enter your friend’s username, choose a time range, then select the songs you want to scrobble.

== Custom date ranges ==
• You can now choose a custom date range when generating collages and viewing your top tracks/artists/albums. Just choose the new “Custom” in the dropdown.

== Collages ==
• Added a new style of collage: a list of your top 5 tracks/artists/albums.
• Added an option for adding a title to your collage.

== Continuous scrobbler ==
• Added a button to manually start listening in case you don’t want to wait for the next automatic listen.
• Added a “listen more frequently” option to make the scrobbler listen every 30 seconds instead of every minute.
• The scrobbler now shows when it’s listening.

== General ==
• Added themes. You can now change the color of the app.
• Other small improvements. Want to know more? Check the GitHub link in Settings > About.

• Added beautiful home screen widgets! You can now view your stats and top artists, albums, and tracks right from your home screen!
• Updated the app icon. See if you can spot the difference.
• Other small improvements. Want to know more? Check the GitHub link in Settings > About.

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In case you missed it, these cool features were added recently:

• You can now scrobble to Libre.fm. Just sign in with your Libre.fm account in Settings > Accounts and all scrobbles will be sent to both Last.fm and Libre.fm.
• You can now view your scrobble history for tracks on the track page by tapping the "Your scrobbles" button.
• Improved the layout of the app, especially in landscape mode and on larger devices.

• You can now scrobble to Libre.fm. Just sign in with your Libre.fm account in Settings > Accounts and all scrobbles will be sent to both Last.fm and Libre.fm.
• Lots of small improvements. Want to know more? Check the GitHub link in Settings > About.

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In case you missed it, these cool features were added recently:

• You can now view your scrobble history for tracks on the track page by tapping the "Your scrobbles" button.
• Improved the layout of the app, especially in landscape mode and on larger devices.
• You can now search for and scrobble Spotify playlists.
• Added a collage generator! You can generate beautiful collages of your top artists and albums over various time periods.

• You can now view your scrobble history for tracks on the track page by tapping the "Your scrobbles" button.
• Improved the layout of the app, especially in landscape mode and on larger devices.
• You can now search for and scrobble Spotify playlists.
• Lots of small improvements. Want to know more? Check the GitHub link in the About page.

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In case you missed it, these cool features were added recently:

• Added a collage generator! You can generate beautiful collages of your top artists and albums over various time periods.
• Added a bar chart to the weekly charts view! You can easily see how many tracks you scrobbled each day of the week.
• Added quick actions! Press and hold on the app icon on the home screen to easily access the automatic scrobbler.

• Added a collage generator! You can generate beautiful collages of your top artists and albums over various time periods.
• Lots of small improvements. Want to know more? Check the GitHub link in the About page.

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In case you missed it, these cool features were added recently:

• Added a bar chart to the weekly charts view! You can easily see how many tracks you scrobbled each day of the week.
• Added quick actions! Press and hold on the app icon on the home screen to easily access the automatic scrobbler.

• Updated the feedback email address to [email protected].
• Added a link to the privacy policy in the About screen.

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In case you missed it, these cool features were added recently:

• Added a bar chart to the weekly charts view! You can easily see how many tracks you scrobbled each day of the week.
• Added quick actions! Press and hold on the app icon on the home screen to easily access the automatic scrobbler.
• Added a new setting for the continuous scrobbler to strip tags. If enabled, the continuous scrobbler removes tags like (Live) or [Demo] from track titles. This can help with double scrobbles when the continuous scrobbler finds multiple names for the same track.
• You can now search and scrobble from Spotify's library*! Spotify's library is generally much cleaner than Last.fm's, but it may not have some tracks.

Want to know more? Check the GitHub link in the About page.

* Searching Spotify's library requires a free or paid Spotify account. If you don't want to use Spotify search, you can disable it in the in-app settings.

• Added a bar chart to the weekly charts view! You can easily see how many tracks you scrobbled each day of the week.

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In case you missed it, these cool features were added recently:

• Added quick actions! Press and hold on the app icon on the home screen to easily access the automatic scrobbler.
• Added a new setting for the continuous scrobbler to strip tags. If enabled, the continuous scrobbler removes tags like (Live) or [Demo] from track titles. This can help with double scrobbles when the continuous scrobbler finds multiple names for the same track.
• You can now search and scrobble from Spotify's library*! Spotify's library is generally much cleaner than Last.fm's, but it may not have some tracks.

Want to know more? Check the GitHub link in the About page.

* Searching Spotify's library requires a free or paid Spotify account. If you don't want to use Spotify search, you can disable it in the in-app settings.

• Added quick actions! Press and hold on the app icon on the home screen to easily access the automatic scrobbler.

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In case you missed it, these cool features were added recently:

• Added a new setting for the continuous scrobbler to strip tags. If enabled, the continuous scrobbler removes tags like (Live) or [Demo] from track titles. This can help with double scrobbles when the continuous scrobbler finds multiple names for the same track.
• You can now search and scrobble from Spotify's library*! Spotify's library is generally much cleaner than Last.fm's, but it may not have some tracks.

Want to know more? Check the GitHub link in the About page.

* Searching Spotify's library requires a free or paid Spotify account. If you don't want to use Spotify search, you can disable it in the in-app settings.