ShowShark Release Notes

Overview * Original playback is now available for supported single-file media. Choose Default or Original; Original uses direct file or remuxed HLS playback to preserve source video characteristics such as HDR and Dolby Vision when the title, device, and connection allow it. * Playback Mode now explains what will work. ShowShark lists

Overview * Offline downloads are much more useful. Stopped downloads can now remain playable as partial downloads, resume from the saved range, show clearer remaining-time estimates, and behave more naturally in the Downloads manager. * Original file copying is now built for large media files. On Mac, Copy Original File can preserve

Overview * Remote access streaming is more reliable when you are away from home. When a remote connection has to travel through a relay instead of a direct path, ShowShark now adapts the stream so playback starts with a better cushion and video arrives more steadily. * Browsing can now be much

Overview * Files search for raw and providerless media adds a dedicated way to search footage, archives, and other files that do not have movie, TV, or music metadata. ShowShark now scans technical file metadata, exposes facets, shows rich result details, and can reveal or play matching files from the existing

Just some quick thoughts. I know I’ve said this before about ShowShark, and thought this before about countless other projects, but I don’t want to bloat ShowShark with unnecessary complexity, and I feel like it is approaching maturity. It works and it works well. There’s always minor polish to improve

Overview * A new Watch Party feature lets you schedule, share, and host synchronized playback sessions with friends. Create a party from any playlist, share an invite code, and watch together across devices. * New tabbed navigation makes it faster to switch between Library, Channels, Search, Discover, and Guide. * Poster images now

Overview At first I thought it’d be pretty simple to implement downloads and offline playback. I’d need a workaround for the realtime pacing that happens on the server while transcoding (ie, transcode as fast as possible), and I’d need to save it to “disk” (client side) for offline playback. What

watchOS App * New Apple Watch client with full media browsing, playback, and server connectivity. The watch app connects to the ShowShark Server via HTTP long-polling (since watchOS blocks direct WebSocket connections) and streams media using HLS * HLS video and audio playback on watchOS with optimized transcoding (198x242 at 400 kbps)

This release was much faster in the making than I expected, given the long todo list I was left with when I finally decided to draw the line and push the first release to the App Store. There remain a handful of “odds and ends” I could tackle. The only

ShowShark v2026.02.16 Release Notes ShowShark is a personal media server and client system. The server runs on macOS, managing your media library and streaming content to client apps on iOS, tvOS, macOS, and visionOS. This is the first public release of ShowShark, representing a full-featured media streaming platform