# Zrythm v2.0.0-alpha.7 Released **URL:** \ **Category:** News\ **Tags:** release\ **Created:** [October 25, 2026, 10:27am UTC](https://forum.zrythm.org/t/zrythm-v2-0-0-alpha-7-released/604 "2026-10-25T10:27:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![alex](https://forum.zrythm.org/user_avatar/forum.zrythm.org/alex/32/19_2.png) [@alex](https://forum.zrythm.org/u/alex)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2026, 10:27am UTC](https://forum.zrythm.org/t/zrythm-v2-0-0-alpha-7-released/604/1 "2026-10-25T10:27:49Z")
Zrythm v2.0.0-alpha.7 has been released! Highlights: editor functions that transform MIDI notes, audio clips and automation, a reworked startup window, and new track and clip colors. ![Screenshot From 2026-10-25 17-38-45](https://forum.zrythm.org/uploads/default/original/1X/0e893d16ffca8ad7fb9747a6b4291dff8ed6982e.png) This is an **alpha release** intended for testing and feedback. Many features are still missing or incomplete. ## What’s new **Editor functions:** - The Functions menu in the clip editors transforms the current selection in one undo step (#5328) - MIDI functions: Crescendo, Flam, Flip Horizontal/Vertical, Legato, Portato, Staccato and Strum - Audio functions are non-destructive: Invert Polarity, Reverse, Normalize Peak/RMS and curved Fade In/Out are added to a transform stack you can bypass, reorder, remove or bake - Automation functions: Flip Horizontal/Vertical and Flatten - Functions with parameters open a dialog and remember the values you used last **Startup window:** - The project selector opens immediately while plugins scan in the background - Recent projects show when they were last saved, with clear and remove actions - Creating a project uses a labeled form for the name, location and template - A warning appears when no audio device could be opened (#5324) **Colors:** - Tracks get a default color from their type and show it as a thin strip in the tracklist and mixer - A color picker in the track inspector and the new Color… arranger menu sets track and clip colors, with a custom color and a reset to the default - Notes, waveforms and automation curves use a deeper, more saturated shade; chord, scale, tempo and time-signature objects use a tinted background; markers are drawn as pennants; muted clips turn gray **Audio storage:** - Project audio is stored in blocks, and identical audio is kept once - Recording is written to disk as it arrives, and backups and Save As copy only the referenced audio - **Important:** projects saved with alpha.6 or earlier use the old audio pool format and do not load in alpha.7. Back them up if you need to open them later. **Notable fixes:** - An idle project no longer uses a full CPU core - Systems without an audio input device can now play back with output-only audio - Dragging a plugin into a track during a background scan no longer crashes - The new-project location field uses and remembers the folder you choose - GNU/Linux AppImages are now also built for aarch64, with the architecture in the file name ## 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.7), including for the first time GNU/Linux AppImages for aarch64. ## 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).