- Kickstarter is Live - Back the Project Now - 17 July 2026
๐ ๐ ๐ถ MELODY MANIA IS LIVE ON KICKSTARTER โ RIGHT NOW! Melody Mania is all about having an awesome time with family and friend while celebrating music. This is the moment that decides what happens next. With your backing, we will take Melody Mania to the next level, on all platforms and with a refreshed UI. Your backing is what makes this a reality. This is a niche game, and campaigns like this live or die in the first 48 hours. Every pledge, every share, every comment moves the needle today. ๐Back it now: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/anst/melody-mania Don't just watch this happen โ be part of it. Share this with the loudest, most off-key singer you know. Let's make some noise. ๐ถ๐ Happy singing!
- v1.7.0 - Upcoming Kickstarter, plus reworked AI tools and polished editor - 24 June 2026
๐ Kickstarter Incoming: Letโs Take Melody Mania Everywhere! Melody Mania is already rocking on Windows โ now letโs make it truly cross-platform! ๐คโจ Weโre launching a crowdfunding campaign to release Melody Mania also for macOS, Linux, Steam Deck, Android, and iOS โ so you can sing anytime, anywhere, on any device. ๐ macOS (first goal) ๐ง Linux & Steam Deck (stretch goal) ๐ฑ Android (stretch goal) ๐ฑ iOS (stretch goal) ๐ Check it out and follow the campaign: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/anst/melody-mania If you love Melody Mania, this is your chance to help shape its future. Back it, share it, and letโs bring karaoke to the world! ๐๐ถ Release notes of this version Melody Mania v1.7.0 has been released! ๐ This is a major update with improvements and fixes. This version focuses on the song editor and AI tools. Reworked AI tools All AI tools have received an upgrade to make soโฆ
- v1.6.0 - Upcoming Kickstarter, plus new features and stability improvements - 17 March 2026
๐ Kickstarter Incoming: Letโs Take Melody Mania Everywhere! Melody Mania is already rocking on Windows โ now letโs make it truly cross-platform! ๐คโจ Weโre launching a crowdfunding campaign to release Melody Mania also for macOS, Linux, Steam Deck, Android, and iOS โ so you can sing anytime, anywhere, on any device. ๐ macOS (first goal) ๐ง Linux & Steam Deck (stretch goal) ๐ฑ Android (stretch goal) ๐ฑ iOS (stretch goal) ๐ Check it out and follow the campaign: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/anst/melody-mania If you love Melody Mania, this is your chance to help shape its future. Back it, share it, and letโs bring karaoke to the world! ๐๐ถ Release notes of this version Melody Mania v1.6.0 has been released! ๐ This is a major update with improvements and fixes. Highlights include Click timebar to jump forward and backward in song. The timebar shows lyrics on hover, so you know whโฆ
- 1.5.2 - 28 November 2025
Melody Mania v1.5.2 has been released! ๐This is a minor update focused on stability improvements and bug fixes. Changes includeSettings: use 'Scrolling Note Display Mode' by default, for better visualization of rythm.Theme: Use semi-transparent lyrics box in default theme, to show more of the background image or video.Song select: shortcut to toggle current song in 'last edited playlist', instead of only 'favorites playlist' ( #549 ). This approach is more flexible. The default 'last used playlist' is still the 'favorites playlist'.Mod 'Jukebox & Sing' respects the currently selected playlist from song select ( #548 ).Song format: ignore more known headers (e.g. do not log warning for 'PROVIDEDBY').Song editor: option for word separator and syllable separator for editing lyrics. This fixes a problem with languages that can have a space inside a word, e.g., Russian language ( #552 ).Preโฆ
- v1.5.1 - 22 June 2025
Melody Mania v1.5.1 has been released! ๐ This is a minor update with improvements and fixes. Highlights include Automatically refresh songs when txt files change, are added, or are removed. For example, you can copy or download a new song to your song folder and the song select list will update immediately Support ReplayGain loudness normalization. You can enable this in the sound options. Under the hood, this sets an option for libVLC. So if you want to use it, make sure to also set the option "Use VLC to play audio and video files" to "Always". Dropdown to select microphones in recording options. Aligned code with open source sister project. Fixes Fix playlist dropdown was outside bottom of screen when there are many playlists. Fix audio out of sync with lyrics sometimes when libVLC is used for playback. Upgrade to Unity 6.1. This fixes some issues, notably file and folder dialogs caโฆ
- v1.5.0 - 24 March 2025
Melody Mania v1.5.0 has been released! ๐ This is a major update with improvements and fixes. Highlights include ASIO compatible (experimental). Use professional grade audio hardware on Windows with low latency. ASIO is a registered trademark of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH. Reorder song queue via drag and drop. Configure head start time for 'skip to next lyrics'. Song Select Faster scrolling through song list when holding down button for long time. Press single letter on keyboard to jump to the corresponding artist / title (depending on selected song order). Pressing more letters will jump to the corresponding song that contains the text, like in previous versions. Press "Shift+Right Arrow" resp. "Shift+Left Arrow" to jump to the next resp. previous artist / title (depending on selected song order). Does also work with gamepad shoulder buttons. Moved icons out of cover image for bโฆ
- v1.4.3 - 18 December 2024
Melody Mania v1.4.2 has been released! ๐ This is a minor update with improvements and fixes. Highlights include New slide-in menu in song select Mods: 'Jukebox & Sing' has an option to keep the lyrics visible Fixes Fix: start song queue that contains a medley song Fix: medley song duration when not specified explicitly in txt file For details, see the changelog on Discord. Happy Singing! ๐ค
- v1.4.2 - 24 November 2024
Melody Mania v1.4.2 has been released! ๐ This is a minor update with improvements and fixes. Highlights include Companion App: does not require permissions by default. Can opt-in for permissions in the settings. Song Select: better indicate whether the song list is focused Song Select: search based on individual words of search text Mods: new mod to automatically start vocals isolation when starting to sing a song Mods: "Batch Isolate Vocals" checks file extensions Mods: "Batch Isolate Vocals" continues with following jobs if one job has an issue Song Format: always add linebreak timings for compatibility with other UltraStar games and tools Fixes Fix: inaccuracy when changing playback position in certain mp3 files Fix: song select error when doing speech recognition on recorded voice For details, see the changelog on Discord. Happy Singing! ๐ค
- v1.4.1 - 18 August 2024
Melody Mania v1.4.1 has been released! ๐ This is a minor update with improvements and fixes. For details, see the changelog on Discord. Happy Singing! ๐ค
- v1.4.0 - Online Multiplayer and Open Source - 3 July 2024
We are thrilled to announce the release of Melody Mania Version 1.4.0, packed with a exciting new features and enhancements that will take your karaoke experience to the next level! Whatโs new ๐น๏ธ Online Multiplayer (experimental): Connect with friends on Steam, browse songs together, and see each other's performance when singing! Our new online multiplayer mode makes virtual karaoke parties a reality. Note however the following restrictions: You can play online only those songs that all players have locally. For legal reasons, no copyright protected song material is sent over the internet. It is recommended to mute your voice chat when singing. This is because your singing is delayed for other players compared to the local song audio, which is played for everyone in real-time. ๐ถ Support for New Versions of the UltraStar format: Weโve upgraded our song format support to include the latโฆ
- v1.3.0 - 23 March 2024
Highlights include: Steam Workshop integration iOS Companion App Improved time accuracy in mp3 files Change volume when singing via scroll wheel Ignore accents on characters when searching Sort by creation or modification time Easier theme creation by specifying a parent theme Fetch cover image from YouTube when using #WEBSITE tag and no local cover image was found Lots of minor fixes and improvements. See Discord for a list of all changes Happy Singing!
- v1.2.0 - 16 December 2023
Highlights include: Modding support via runtime loaded C# scripts. More efficient handling of large song libraries. Theme files can reference style sheets, for more control over UI elements. Option for folder-based navigation of songs. Option to load songs on-demand (experimental). Option to search MIDI files with lyrics. Fix song not saved correctly in song editor Fix crash when scrolling through songs that require libVLC to play. Lots of minor fixes and improvements. For details, see the corresponding channel on Discord. Happy Singing!
- v1.1.8 - 5 November 2023
provide two demo songs, one for single player, one for duet. No audio and lyrics included to avoid music license discussions.
- v1.1.7 - 15 October 2023
fix encoding issues on some devices. Therefor, explicitly include and load encodings of System.Text.Encoding.CodePages NuGet package.
- v1.1.6 - 14 September 2023
Option to save generated vocals and instrumental audio in folder of UltraStar txt file Option to search missing cover and background image in folder of UltraStar txt file Upgrade Unity version fix: embedded browser was not pausing audio in song select when changing song fix: use VLC as fallback when video file is unsupported by Unity (e.g. webm with VP9)
- v1.1.5 - 22 August 2023
fix saving #MEDLEYSTARTBEAT and #MEDLEYENDBEAT to song files
- v1.1.4 - 17 August 2023
fix pause when using VLC for Unity plugin
- v1.1.3 - 16 August 2023
fix playback issues when using VLC for Unity
- v1.1.2 - 16 August 2023
fix continue after end of song not working fix video somtimes not displayed
- v1.1.1 - 15 August 2023
fix video playback
