Cantabile 4300 - Tech Update

Brad -

It's time to move on! Cantabile 4300 is a technology update that:

  • Moves to latest version of Microsoft build tool-chain
  • Moves to .NET 8.0
  • Drops support for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1
  • Drops support for 32-bit (aka x86) Windows

Other Changes

Aside from the underlying tech changes, build 4300 should be identical in functionality to build 4225 with the following minor exceptions:

  • The platform (x86/x64) is no longer displayed in the title bar, about page or monitor panel.  It can only be x64 so no point displaying it.
  • The Windows start menu short-cut to launch Cantabile no longer includes "x64".
  • The "Cantabile Portal" menu commands have been renamed to "Cantabile Account".
  • The installer works the same as the previous version, except it will remove any previous 32-bit installation.  
  • When Cantabile is first launched after running the installer you'll no longer be prompted whether to run the x86 or x64 edition.
  • You can still manually install from a .zip file from the release notes pages - but there's no longer separate 32 and 64-bit packages, just the 64-bit version.

Website Update

Also, you might notice the Cantabile website has had a little freshen up - most noticeably it now supports dark mode if you have that option selected in your browser.

Available Now

This is available now - but should be considered experimental.  Let me know if you find any issues.