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+# Patchnotes 1.6.8
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+## New Features
+### 🎵 YouTube Music Desktop Support
+- **Added support for [YTMDesktop](https://github.com/ytmdesktop/ytmdesktop)**  
+  Follow this [guide](https://github.com/songify-rocks/Songify/blob/master/YTMDestkop.md) to link it with Songify.
+  - Retrieves **Title, Artist, and Cover/Video Thumbnail**.
+  - The data is included in the **webserver response**.
+  - Compatible with all **widgets**.
+  - **NOTE:** This **does not enable YouTube song requests**.
+
+### 🏆 Expanded User Levels
+- Songify can now check **subscriber tier levels** for song requests.
+- *(Note: You will need to re-link Twitch as we use new scopes.)*
+
+### 👥 Twitch User List
+- Added a new **Viewer List** window (**View -> Viewer List**) displaying all users in the chat.
+  - **SR**: Indicates if the user is blocked from making song requests.
+  - **Name**: The user's display name.
+  - **User Level**: The user's assigned level.
+  - **Sub Tier**: Subscriber Tier (-, 1, 2, 3).
+  - The user list syncs every **30 seconds**.
+
+### 🔄 Inter-Process Communication (IPC)
+- If Songify is running in the **system tray**, opening another instance will now bring the existing instance into view instead of just doing nothing.
+
+### ⚙️ New Commands & Responses
+- **New `!commands` Command**: Lists all active commands in the chat.
+- **Additional Responses**:
+  - Added response when the **User Level is too low** for the `!ssr` command.
+  - Added response for **song request rewards**.
+
+### 🎟️ Reward Actions & Skip Reward
+- **Reward Actions**: You can now choose between **song request** and **skip** actions for rewards.
+- **Skip Reward**: Users can now redeem a reward to skip the current song.
+
+## Changes
+### 🔑 Important: Spotify API Credentials Required
+- **As of version 1.6.8, you must provide your own Spotify API credentials.**  
+  This helps avoid rate limits and ensures faster app updates.  
+  📖 Follow [this guide](https://github.com/songify-rocks/Songify/wiki/Setting-up-song-requests#spotify-setup) for setup instructions.
+
+### 📡 Stream & Internet Checks
+- **Stream Online Checks**: Now runs every **5 seconds** for improved accuracy.
+- **Improved Internet Checks**:
+  - More reliable connection verification.
+  - Songify **will no longer close** if the connection is lost. It will continue checking until the connection is restored.
+
+### 🔄 Reverted URL Encoding
+- A change from **version 1.6.7.0** has been reverted to improve search results.
+
+### 🖥️ UI Improvements
+- **Redesigned Commands Tab**: Completely overhauled for better usability.
+- **Integrated Response Pairing**: Command responses are now part of the **Commands Tab**.
+  *(Song request responses remain in the Responses section to avoid clutter.)*
+- **Customizable User Levels**: Set user levels for each command.
+- **Chat Announcements**: Commands can now send responses as **chat announcements**.
+- **Updated UI**:
+  - **Responses Tab**: Refreshed interface.
+  - **Rewards Tab**: Now allows selection between **song request** or **skip** rewards.
+- **Settings Adjustments**:
+  - **Get Beta Updates** moved to **Settings -> System**.
+  - **Removed** the option to **hide profile pictures and usernames** from **Settings -> System**.
+  - **Adjusted Responses Tab** layout.
+
+### ⚡ Revamped Command Handling
+- The **command system** has been rewritten.
+- Commands are now managed in a **dedicated configuration file**: `TwitchCommands.yaml`.
+
+## Fixes
+### 🛠️ Twitch Authentication
+- Resolved issues with the **alternative Twitch authentication code login**.
+
+### 🐞 Miscellaneous Fixes
+- Fixed a crash when a **Windows notification** failed to send.
+- Fixed several **Spotify API-related issues**.
+
+## Languages
+### 🌍 Translation Improvements
+- Updated and corrected translations across multiple languages.
+
+### 🔄 Language Switching
+- Switching languages **no longer requires a restart**.