What is new in CAE
Version 2.3
Docker Image for Release 2026.2.0
More text formatting options
Text color
Background (highlighting) color
Comments
Comments enable collaborative work on a project
Multi-track text editing
Text area shows combined text from multiple tracks
Overlaps are visualized
Readability of overlaps is improved by look-ahead hints (when hovering with the mouse over an overlapped text)
Timecode navigation
Double-click on playhead positition or use shortcut Ctrl+G and enter a time code to jump to position
Sending entries from CM to CAE clipboard via menu
As an alternative to sending them to the CAE timeline
Version selector when opening CAE projects from DigaSystem
CAE Projects stored in DigaSystem support a version history
If your project contains various versions a version selector is displayed when opening the project
Improved reading of MP2 audio files
Using web assembly to heavily accelarate reading
Better decoding quality
Improved UX for adding gain automation points
Just click on the gain line to add a new point
Does not rely on Ctrl key anymore
Gives visual feedback (crosshair cursor)
Works on OSX now
Configurable AutoLogout
Automatically logout after N seconds of user inactivity (no mouse or keyboard)
Other Improvements
Shortcut for “Enhance Audio” (Alt-P)
Clips area should open automatically when loading project with clips
Bugfixes
Exporting audio with multiple speakers on multiple tracks failed to export correct s2t file
Gain automation was only working on selected track but should be independent of selected track
Handle errors for BrowserBridge call, if BrowserBridge was closed after starting CAE
Version 2.2
Docker Image for Release 2026.1.0
3 track support
Three general purpose tracks can be used (instead of a dedicated text and a music track)
Improved double-click selection behavior
Double click on an unselected word => select word
Double click on a selection => select the complete line that contains the clicked word
Double click on a selection where the complete line is already selected => select the complete paragraph that contains the clicked word
Formatting transcription text
Ctrl-B: toggle bold
Ctrl-K: toggle strike through
Enter/Backspace: add/remove line break
Ctrl-Shift-l: toggle visibility of paragraph markers
Improved Usability
Moved drag and drop mode selector into transport bar
Moved text search nearer to text document
More hints for first time or non-frequent users
Improved support for dragging & dropping from DBM
Using Environment Variables for Configuration of CAE Docker Container
Support for multi-tenancy hosting
Many bugfixes, e.g.
Lost selection in text area after undo
Playhead jumping to position 0 when pressing space bar and mouse operation overlaps
Version 2.1
Docker Image for Release 2025.3.0
Context Menus
Loading / Importing / Exporting
Loading DigaSystem entry understands subclip information and creates clips in clips area for each subclip
Export to file system creates S2T json file (when transcription exists)
Drag and drop of an audio file together with a S2T json file imports transcription to timeline and/or clips area
Configure recording device in user Options
Local user options can be exported, imported and reset
Support of transcription via Auphonic (auphonic.com) including filler cut-lists
Enhance Audio
Apply (AI-powered) services to enhance your audio
Using Auphonic services
Using ai|coustics services
Using DAVID X-Audio services, e.g. loudness normalization
Using VST-as-a-service (Beta)
Real-time collaboration in a Co-Working Room (Beta)
This feature is still Beta. You can try it out by enabling it in the settings.json file of CAE.
Join a co-working room by choosing a room name
Work together
