V1.03 Release Notes: Major Intro Builder Upgrade and Smarter Zip Files

Written By Patrick McMahon

Spoken is leveling up once again. With this V1.03 release, we’ve completely reimagined how authors build project introductions, making them flexible, modular, and distribution-ready from the very first passage. We’ve also streamlined how ZIP exports are organized with automatic installment numbering and rolled out stability fixes to improve playback performance.

Intro Builder Update

We’ve overhauled how authors create and customize their project introductions, making the process more flexible, transparent, and professional.

What’s New:

  • Segmented Intro Fields
     The introduction is now broken into distinct, editable fields:

    • Made with Spoken

    • Title (project name)

    • Author (required)

    • Narrator Names (supporting multiple digital voices)

    • Personal Intro (optional voice-recorded greeting)

All to be performed with any voice you select from your project.

  • Inline Controls
     Every field includes direct controls for:

    • Generate or re-generate narration at the passage level

    • Editable text for maximum customization

  • Narrator Selection
    Choose your narrator voice from a dropdown within the Made with Spoken credit, ensuring consistency across intros.

  • Completion Check
    A new safeguard — “Complete Intro to Continue” — ensures your intro is finalized before you move on to Installments, making distribution-ready intros seamless.

This update makes intros more modular, customizable, and polished, giving authors greater control over credits, presentation, and overall professionalism right from the start.

Zip File Export — Take It With You

We’ve improved how project files are packaged for download:

  • Each installment is assigned an ordered number corresponding to its position in the project file

  • Numbering is automatically applied even if the author does not number their titles

  • Exported ZIP files display installments in correct sequential order

  • Numbering is visible only in file names (for organizational clarity) and does not alter original chapter titles.

Bug Fixes & Improvements

Playback is now more consistent across Studio, without the need for page refreshes

  • Opening credits can now play more smoothly from the Chapters tab on project pages

  • Several smaller stability fixes for reliability and ease of use

With V1.03, Spoken delivers a more professional, customizable workflow from the very first passage, improved organization on export, and greater reliability across Studio

Patrick McMahon
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