Release Notes

Track the evolution of Suno Explorer. See what's shipped, what's coming, and how community feedback shapes development.

v4.0.0 Latest

Explorer Go, Power Search, Playlists & Samples

Access your library from any device with Explorer Go. A real search engine with AND, OR, negation, and field queries. Create playlists. Manage and export your samples for Co-Composer. Plus smarter vocal detection, faster loading, and full Unicode filename support.

March 2026
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Explorer Go — Web App

  • Browse your full library from any device — phone, tablet, another computer
  • Push your library from the extension, access it anywhere via the web app
  • Cloud curation sync — custom names, tags, notes, and playlists stay in sync
  • Sign in with Google directly from the extension popup
  • Subscription model with Stripe checkout for full library cloud storage
  • Curation sync is free for all signed-in users

Power Search Engine

  • AND logic — rock love matches songs containing both terms
  • OR logic — rock,electronic matches either term
  • Exact phrases — "acoustic guitar" matches the full phrase
  • Negation — -remix excludes songs containing "remix"
  • Field-specific: style:rock tag:favorite lyrics:midnight title:sunset model:v4
  • Forgiving aliases — genre:, prompt:, tags: all resolve correctly
  • Search syntax legend with ? toggle next to search bar
  • Unified across extension, webapp, and playlist generation
  • 172 unit tests covering edge cases

Playlists

  • Create and manage playlists within the extension
  • Suno playlists synced from your account via API
  • Playlists sync bidirectionally between extension and webapp

Samples Manager

  • Dedicated samples page for managing sound effects and single samples
  • Sample taxonomy with classification system
  • Export as Co-Composer-compatible library.json
  • Download sample audio files alongside the library for local use

Smarter Vocal/Instrumental Detection

  • Content-first 8-step detection chain — lyrics, title markers, tags, prompts, then Suno flags as tiebreaker
  • Suno's has_vocal and is_instrumental flags are frequently wrong — now used only as fallback
  • Stems correctly classified by type (non-vocal stems = instrumental)
  • Empty prompts recognized as instrumental
  • Verified against 34k+ real clips

Cloud Sync Overhaul

  • Lightweight curation-only sync — no full library download on every page load
  • Server-authoritative versioning — no version conflicts
  • All 11 curation fields synced: names, tags, notes, definitives, visibility, release status, links, art, hide-unliked, disliked, sample classifications
  • Suno playlists and Explorer playlists both sync
  • Push library to cloud from extension popup with one click

Smarter Popup

  • Three-state model: first-time, returning offline, and connected
  • Full UI visible when offline with indexed data
  • Cloud sync status badge — green when synced, orange when stale
  • Push to cloud button for Explorer Go
  • Sign-in shortcut when Supabase auth is needed
  • Configurable download subfolder with Chrome settings hint for external drives

UI & Performance

  • Clean icon-based UI — removed emojis throughout, replaced with SVG icons
  • Improved filter experience with count badges and multi-select
  • Webapp loading optimized — chunked grouping, deferred search cache, no blocking network calls on load
  • iPhone safe area support for header and status bar
  • Mobile touch target improvements — hover effects desktop-only
  • Unicode filename support — Japanese, Korean, Chinese, and other non-ASCII characters preserved in downloads
  • Heart badges on liked version thumbnails
  • Hardened security: postMessage origin checks, tightened manifest permissions, CSP
v3.0.0

Offline Mode, Local Sync, & Lyrics Browser

Your library goes truly offline. Scan local folders, compare with live data, sync changes to disk, and explore all your lyrics.

January 10, 2026
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Offline Mode

  • Scan local folders to build an offline index of your Suno backups
  • Supports Suno Explorer exports and raw Suno backup formats
  • Persistent folder access - grant once, auto-reconnect on future visits
  • Multiple source folders supported simultaneously

Compare with Live Library

  • Compare offline backup against your live Suno library
  • See what's changed: renamed songs, liked status, play counts
  • Identify orphaned clips (deleted from Suno but in backup)
  • Find clips not yet backed up locally
  • Handles 30k+ clips with chunked loading

Sync to Disk

  • Accept changes and sync updates back to your backup files
  • Batch processing with progress bar and cancel button
  • Smart skip option for metadata-only changes (play counts)
  • Automatic backup before modifying any file
  • Beautiful styled modals for confirmation dialogs

Local Playback

  • Library automatically uses local files when available
  • Album art loads from disk instead of CDN
  • Audio playback from local files
  • Falls back to Suno CDN when local files unavailable

Lyrics Explorer

  • Browse, search, and filter all lyrics in your library
  • Group songs by shared or similar lyrics
  • Adjustable similarity threshold for variations
  • Style tag filtering and search
  • Copy lyrics with or without style tags
  • Bulk export to single file or ZIP archive
  • Quick access from sidebar and version panels

Advanced Filter System

  • Multi-select filters with AND logic (combine filters freely)
  • Filter by model version: v3, v3.5, v4, v4.5+, v5
  • Filter by source: Uploads, AI originals, Derived from uploads
  • Filter by audio: Vocals, Instrumental
  • Filter by comments: Show songs with indexed comments
  • 3-state curation filters: Tags (has/missing), Notes (has/missing)
  • Custom date range picker
  • Option to apply filters to version panels

Quality of Life

  • Refresh single song data from context menu (no full re-index needed)
  • Copy local file path for offline songs
  • What's New banner for new releases

Performance

  • Service worker keepalive during large operations
  • Chunked data loading prevents timeouts (5000 clips/batch)
  • Batch processing (25 items/batch) prevents UI freezing
v2.0.0

Cloud Sync, Suno Widgets & Compression

Sync curation across devices, see lineage directly on suno.com, and drastically reduce export sizes.

January 1, 2026
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Suno.com Widgets

  • Lineage widget shows song's creative family tree directly on suno.com
  • Variations widget displays all versions of a song in one place
  • Works on any song page while browsing Suno

Cloud Sync

  • Sync curation data across devices (likes, custom names, definitive versions)
  • Automatic backup to cloud on changes
  • Restore from cloud on any device with extension
  • Conflict resolution for simultaneous edits

Compact Export

  • New compact export format (10-15MB for 30k+ songs)
  • Full export, just smaller! Old backups still work.
  • Improved import with better error handling

Community Requests

  • Notes and tags on songs
  • Play count display in library
  • Sort by play count
v1.0.0

Initial Release

The complete library management experience for Suno power users.

December 2025
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Smart Library Browser

  • Browse the creative DNA of your entire library
  • Lightning-fast search across all songs
  • Filter by liked, disliked, uploads, and more
  • Version grouping for song variations
  • Custom naming for organization
  • Mark definitive versions

Lineage Explorer

  • Visualize song evolution trees
  • Track extends, covers, and remasters
  • See the creative journey of each song
  • Navigate between related songs

Beautiful Insights

  • Creation heatmaps and patterns
  • Achievement system for milestones
  • Top lists and statistics
  • Library DNA breakdown

Data Management

  • Full backup and export capabilities
  • Batch download functionality
  • Import/export for data portability
  • Your data stays on your device

Have an idea?

Suno Explorer is shaped by community feedback. Many features started as requests from users like you.

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