September 23, 2026ALPHA 0.51.34
A clearer start. Safer memory. A profile that feels like you.
- Clearer signup and a shared profile editor with optional display name, avatar, bio and gaming interests.
- Understand what is public and manage your private account and visibility separately.
- Confirm your private email and recover your account through the separate account-email sender.
- All companions share your personal memory and saved plans. Broader forgetting shows a preview, and accidental memory changes can be undone.
- Includes the latest companion wake improvements and preserves existing conversations, memories and settings.
September 21, 2026ALPHA 0.51.27
More consistent wake recognition for every companion.
- Improved wake-name recognition for Nova and all other companions using the same shared wake handling.
- Supported name pronunciations now participate in the main Windows wake grammar.
- A weak recognition alternative no longer hides a stronger matching companion name.
- Name-only wakes, questions after the name, custom names, and mute controls remain available.
September 20, 2026ALPHA 0.51.26
Your plans can wait. Your friends are a voice command away.
- Pause objectives or save them for later without losing progress. Saying goodnight keeps them paused.
- Ask for a reminder next time, then choose whether to resume. Say forget about that to remove the referenced objective.
- Ask your companion to message a friend, start a Crew call, answer an incoming call, or hang up.
- The companion asks which friend you mean when names overlap and confirms whether a call connected.
September 20, 2026ALPHA 0.51.24
Your videos, right where you left them.
- The YouTube player now matches ScrapLink with a dark frame and cyan-purple accents.
- Say play the next one, change the video, or play the previous video to switch between your results in the same player.
- Moved windows remember their positions. The guide can move freely outside the main app.
- Selecting a video closes the companion guide bubble while voice playback controls remain available.
September 20, 2026ALPHA 0.51.23
Your videos. Three choices. Webpages on request.
- Ask for music, entertainment, or game videos and choose from up to three verified YouTube results with thumbnails and titles.
- Click a video or say play first, second, or third. Music searches no longer inherit the game you are playing.
- Videos that cannot play inside ScrapLink open on YouTube when selected.
- Ask to open a webpage by name or give its HTTPS address. Named pages use current search results.
- Repeated video searches reuse cached results without recording another paid search.
September 19, 2026ALPHA 0.51.22
Less background scanning. Screen help when you ask.
- Background screen checks now wait at least three minutes between ordinary scene changes, independently of companion talkativeness.
- Direct visual questions start a fresh screen scan without waiting for the background cooldown.
- Companions can request current screen evidence to answer you instead of asking you to upload a screenshot. Screen permission remains required.
- Screen-access instructions stay available during long conversations, alongside your current activity and personal context.
- New desktop usage records no longer count monthly token totals as individual requests. Existing historical records are preserved.
September 19, 2026ALPHA 0.51.21
Faster wake greetings and one screen-capture permission window.
- Companions answer name-only wakes faster using prepared greetings in their own voices.
- Full questions after the name are still transcribed; mute and follow-up listening are preserved.
- Fixed repeated screen-capture agreement windows when the first prompt was left unanswered.
- Only one screen or image permission prompt can be open at a time.
- Declining keeps automatic capture off, and the choice is remembered.
- Permission responses from a closed app or changed account are ignored.
September 19, 2026ALPHA 0.51.19
Call their name. Keep the conversation going.
- Wake your companion by saying their name or Hey followed by their name, then ask your question naturally.
- Removed added wake filters that could reject a recognized name or wait for a second recognizer to agree.
- Restored the original Windows default microphone path without automatic wake volume boosting.
- The mute button remains available in the main window and Ghost controls.
September 14, 2026ALPHA 0.51.17
Sharper overlays. Better game answers.
- Sharper thinking indicators and Ghost text-bar artwork at common Windows display scales.
- Better Star Citizen blueprint and crafting follow-ups, with broader source discovery and clearly qualified unofficial findings.
- Simple research questions use lighter reasoning, with bounded retries and recovery when a lookup produces no readable answer.
September 14, 2026ALPHA 0.51.16
More natural companions. Richer character detail.
- Sable Flint now has chestnut leather, a tobacco hat, sand-colored sleeves, and weathered brass details.
- Iron Hare has amber eyes, repaired shoulder and sleeve deformation, and a calmer resting pose.
- NOVA has lower shoulders and more natural arm spacing, with existing gestures and seated motion preserved.
- Calmer conversation gestures and smoother animation restarts and direction changes across companions.
September 12, 2026ALPHA 0.51.15
Easier conversations. Better memory. More game help.
- More reliable voice wake-up, including a companion name followed by a short pause and your question.
- Longer natural conversations, with clearer listening handoffs and more reliable replies.
- Improved memory of ongoing activities, plans, and earlier conversations across sessions.
- Broader Star Citizen research and follow-up context, with current-source lookups and clearer handling of unofficial information.
- Simplified companion overlay, movable direct-chat bar, and refreshed thinking indicator.
- Fixed feed image overflow, chat-bar pointer flicker, and refined Scrap and Vantrel expressions.
September 9, 2026ALPHA 0.51.4
Working settings and a clearer companion selector.
- Settings categories and action buttons now respond correctly to mouse clicks.
- The Companion Selector has its own dark framed background and a dedicated Companion Settings button.
- Name, Personality, Voice and Background shortcuts focus the actual profile controls.
- Opening Settings keeps your current companion and unsaved selector profile in place.
September 8, 2026ALPHA 0.51.3
Ghost mode without closing your window.
- Click Ghost to move your companion onto the desktop while keeping the main window open.
- Click Ghost again to return your companion to the main window. Repeat whenever you need.
- Your companion appears in one place at a time, with its Ghost position remembered.
- Rapid repeated clicks and opening the main window from the Ghost panel keep the toggle state consistent.
September 7, 2026ALPHA 0.51.2
Smoother companion switching. Cleaner Ghost controls.
- Fixed the companion selector turning blank when reopened or used for repeated companion changes.
- Opening the selector from Ghost keeps your companion in place and opens the full selector in the main window.
- Ghost now has four compact controls: Window, Overlay, Mute, and Lock.
- Find Comms and Channels inside the overlay, with a shortcut to manage your channels.
- Hidden selector controls no longer appear behind your companion in Ghost mode.
September 7, 2026ALPHA 0.51.1
Your overlay, one click away.
- Fixed Open overlay failing after the game-room list loaded.
- Added an OVERLAY ON / OFF button to the Ghost panel. Hide and reopen your chats without losing conversation drafts.
- Ghost controls stay steady while the pointer rests over the companion or its panel.
- The overlay stays available when you minimize the main window. Its shortcut also reopens a hidden overlay.
- Opening the overlay can pick up your detected game; joining a game room remains your choice.
September 7, 2026ALPHA 0.51.0
Your chats, closer. Your companions, themselves.
- Centered the Crew navigation with even spacing and aligned portrait and landscape photos in messages.
- Companions now keep their own identity and know their appearance, including during limited offline replies.
- Restored Iron Hare’s right-arm volume in native animation, compatibility playback, and his portrait.
- Game chat opens above ScrapLink’s other windows. Overlay names follow the selected game, including Flight Comms for Star Citizen and Tamriel Comms for ESO.
- Switch between game rooms, friends, Crew groups, calls, and your companion inside the overlay, with presence indicators, unread counts, and separate conversation drafts.
- Start, accept, mute, and leave Crew calls from the overlay. Call shortcuts stay with the account that requested them.
September 7, 2026ALPHA 0.50.0
A quicker Ghost. A more expressive companion.
- Open the main window while Ghost stays in place. Your companion appears in one place at a time; toggle Ghost again to bring them back into the window.
- Scrap and Vantrel now blink, show facial expressions, and move their monitor mouths with speech playback at every native graphics quality.
- With hands-free listening enabled, speak while your companion is talking to interrupt and change direction. Use their name for a new request while idle, or press Talk.
- Clearer listening and thinking indicators, a steady mute badge, and fewer repeated mission invitations.
- Lower background voice processing and automatic animation frame limits while a game is detected. Response speed still depends on your PC and connection.
- Repaired photo messages with image resizing, clearer previews, and removal of embedded photo metadata.
September 6, 2026ALPHA 0.49.0
Your games. Your people. A steadier Ghost.
- Grab Ghost directly when its position is unlocked, with safer handling of repeated clicks.
- Join shared game chats or invite friends to private chats across 200 launch communities.
- Open a game-themed translucent overlay with Ctrl+Shift+G. Press Esc to return input to your game.
- Adjust overlay opacity and lock its position. Use windowed or borderless game display mode.
- Clear companion addressing and short relevant follow-ups reduce replies to nearby conversation. Use Talk for intentional voice input.
September 6, 2026ALPHA 0.48.0
Sharper companions. A steadier Ghost.
- Improved Ghost stability during idle animation and recovery from brief frame interruptions.
- Sharper faces, clothing, and edges at Balanced, 4K, and 8K quality.
- Refined transparent edges and preserved Ghost placement when opening or minimizing the main window.
September 6, 2026ALPHA 0.47.0
Modern emoji and a smoother Crew
- Search current color emoji by name, browse categories, choose skin tones, and reuse recent picks.
- Create channels with a clear name and recipient selection, confirmed invitations, and actionable errors.
- Compose posts in a modern editor with a live preview, removable attachments, optional backgrounds, and drafts kept during the app session.
- Publishing waits for confirmation, blocks duplicate clicks, and keeps your draft when an attempt fails.
- Social refreshes and drafts stay with the signed-in account.
September 6, 2026ALPHA 0.46.0
Your next chapter starts here.
- Added Journey: private plans for solo play, crew sessions, and personal goals, with steps, optional roles, and a time budget.
- Record what worked, what did not, and what blocked you. Review past sessions, correct outcomes, and choose your next move without invented progress.
- Turn supported step-by-step guides into editable drafts. Preview and export selected playbook details, then import a shared playbook as a fresh plan.
- Open Journey from Memory or Settings in its own resizable window. Account and companion changes close old private views; automatic context follows your memory setting.
- Improved private goals and resume briefings, including safer goal matching and retention of late session outcomes.
September 5, 2026ALPHA 0.45.0
Smoother movement. More personal company.
- Corrected NOVA's arm movement and low poses, grounded Scrap's feet, and steadied Sable's head. Improved animation transitions and pause-and-resume behavior.
- Rebuilt Settings as its own resizable window, with search, clear categories, and help for every control. Ghost stays in place while you adjust the app.
- Added more relevant remembered callbacks, conversation preferences, and stronger separation between each account and companion.
- Expanded memory review, correction, and forgetting. Older local memories stay available for you to review and import.
September 5, 2026ALPHA 0.44.0
Your companions, brought to life.
- Rebuilt all six companions with smoother 3D animation, corrected movement, and steadier framing.
- Repaired NOVA's face and posture, Scrap's motion timing, and Iron Hare's arms. Gave Sable Flint a darker Western look.
- Added graphics choices from 720p to 8K, plus a lighter compatibility option. Performance depends on your PC and game.
- Removed the black Ghost outline. Your companion stays in place and keeps animating when you open or minimize the main window.
September 5, 2026ALPHA 0.43.1
Smoother guidance for your next run.
- Improved Star Citizen on-foot combat counting. Visible events can still be missed or misread.
- Fixed video-guide searches and made the YouTube window more responsive.
- Redesigned step-by-step guides with clear instructions, progress, and easy navigation.
- Expanded the invited alpha cohort to up to 200 accounts.
September 5, 2026ALPHA 0.43.0
Meet the new Scrap.
- A fresh look for Scrap and the app icon, with the same character and personality.
- Simpler companion controls and more natural responses to the moment.
- Clearer Crew navigation, Feed comments and reactions, and improvements to small-group voice.
August 30, 2026ALPHA 0.42.1
Clearer messages when you return.
- Corrected old fallback wording and restored-chat messages so the app’s current state is easier to understand.
August 30, 2026ALPHA 0.42.0
One home for your gaming companion.
- A shared interface for your companion, Crew, Memory, and game Library.
- On-device speech and transcription after the initial speech-pack setup.