# Zrythm v2.0.0-alpha.6 Released

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# Zrythm v2.0.0-alpha.6 Released

Zrythm v2.0.0-alpha.6 has been released! Highlights are MIDI and audio file import, and better sizing of mixer and track controls.

 ![Screenshot From 2026-10-04 17-14-16](https://forum.zrythm.org/uploads/default/original/1X/d11db6e94c666d931edeb2b23ddd55bcc4da9818.png)

This is an **alpha release** intended for testing and feedback. Many features are still missing or incomplete.

## What’s new

**File import:**

- MIDI files can be imported as tracks with one clip per MIDI track on its own lane, and into clip launcher slots (#5197)
- Audio and MIDI files can be dragged onto the timeline: files land at the snapped position in the hovered lane, multi-file drops stack clips in consecutive lanes, and drops below the tracklist create one track per file (#5325)
- A new “Import File…” item in the File menu and the tracklist header opens a dialog filtered to importable files
- File dialogs are now native on GNU/Linux through the XDG desktop portal

**Recording feedback & design:**

- The playhead turns red while recording, and the record button and a status bar indicator blink while recording is active
- Recording and error states use separate red palette colors that meet contrast requirements in both dark & light themes
- The mixer strip and track headers group their controls at a compact size: solo, mute, record and listen sit together, and the mono, phase and monitor control backgrounds appear only when one of them is active

**Notable fixes:**

- Undo and redo no longer leave clips invisible when their lane was trimmed away after becoming empty; lanes emptied by clip removals collapse back to a single trailing empty lane (#5325)
- LV2 plugins no longer leak resources they schedule for release through the worker extension when destroyed
- LV2 plugins scan correctly in packaged macOS and Windows builds, and startup now verifies the installation and reports fatal errors in a dialog

A new `--verify-installation` command line option checks the installation layout and exits.

## Downloads

Source tarballs with GPG signatures are available at [zrythm.org/releases](https://www.zrythm.org/releases/).

Prebuilt installers are available on the [GitHub release page](https://github.com/zrythm/zrythm/releases/tag/v2.0.0-alpha.6), including Windows on ARM (ARM64EC) builds, built on a Surface Pro device provided to us by Microsoft.

## Building from source

See the [build instructions](https://gitlab.zrythm.org/zrythm/zrythm/-/blob/master/README.md) in the README.

## Reporting issues

Please report bugs [here](https://gitlab.zrythm.org/zrythm/zrythm/-/work_items).

## Thanks

The project is currently funded through [NGI0 Commons Fund](https://nlnet.nl/commonsfund), a fund established by [NLnet](https://nlnet.nl) with financial support from the European Commission’s [Next Generation Internet](https://ngi.eu) program.

If you’d like to support Zrythm’s development, consider purchasing a plan from [zrythm.org](https://www.zrythm.org/en/download.html) or [donating](https://www.zrythm.org/en/community.html#donate).