generated: '2026-09-22'
method: searched
generator: extract-docs-artifacts.py (local)
source: https://developer.native-instruments.com/komplete-ui/docs/CHANGELOG
sources:
- https://developer.native-instruments.com/komplete-ui/docs/CHANGELOG
entries:
- breaking: false
  highlights:
  - The experimental audio_components package introduced in Kontakt 8.10, with the Waveform component and the Sample interface, is now stable
  - Renamed SampleRange to VisibleRange
  - Added Instrument class and instrument variable providing access to the current Kontakt instrument (replacing the experimental Program class
    and program variable)
  - Added Group, GroupList, and GroupListIterator classes for working with instrument groups; zones are created via add_zone
  version: '8.12'
- breaking: false
  highlights:
  - Added letter_spacing parameter to Text and TextInput components, and the LetterSpacing environment modifier
  - Added line_height parameter to Text component, and the LineHeight environment modifier
  - Subscript Operator support via the at and assign methods for custom classes
  version: '8.11'
- breaking: false
  highlights:
  - Added atan2
  - New package with Waveform component
  - New fs package with the Path class for working with filesystem paths
  - Added path_from_uri function to create a Path from a file URI string
  version: '8.10'
- breaking: false
  highlights:
  - Strings now support the \r escape sequence, which is especially useful when dealing with text/uri-list mime data
  - 'Functions and methods now support default arguments: fun my_fun(parameter: Int = 0) {}'
  version: '8.9'
- breaking: false
  highlights:
  - Added entries property to KSPMenu
  - Added Help modifier to display help text in the Info Pane
  version: '8.8'
- breaking: false
  highlights:
  - Added constructor with visible Bool property for Popover and removed experimental close_policy
  - Arc thickness not constrained to parent frame properties
  version: 8.5.1
- breaking: false
  highlights:
  - 'Drag and drop modifiers to enable drag and drop functionality on components are now stable: Drag, Drop'
  - Enums can now be used as keys in maps
  - Compile time improvements
  version: '8.5'
- breaking: false
  highlights:
  - KSPButton, KSPKnob, KSPSwitch, and KSPValueEdit expose the KSP property $CONTROL_PAR_TEXT via the text property.
  - KSPTextEdit adds a setter to the property text
  - Added experimental close_policy property to Popover
  - Added TextInput component
  version: '8.4'
- breaking: false
  highlights:
  - KSPTable exposes length property.
  version: '8.3'
- breaking: false
  highlights:
  - Fixed an issue where Popover was not displayed when its visible property was initially set to true.
  - Fixed an issue where Popover was not following its anchor.
  - Resolved a crash that occurred when the UI was reloaded and a Popover was present.
  version: 8.2.1
- breaking: true
  highlights:
  - 'Komplete UI Setup In Kontakt: The load_komplete_ui() KSP command was removed. To load the main Komplete UI Package you can now select the
    module file in the Instrument Options dialog.'
  - count parameter of subsequence was renamed to length
  - Array.filter was renamed to filtered
  version: '8.2'
- breaking: false
  highlights:
  - 'Angle: Helps dealing with degrees and radians conversion'
  - The components and modifiers that take angles as arguments now use the Angle global class instead of Float type.
  - 'Maps: A new associative container to store key-value pairs.'
  version: '8.2'
current_version: '8.12'
note: Versioning scheme follows the 'Kontakt X.Y' pattern.
docs: https://developer.native-instruments.com/komplete-ui/docs/CHANGELOG