Changelog

Miscellaneous fixes and improvements

Spark LIVE support

TonePilot is now compatible with the Spark LIVE. Connect it like any other amp to send tones and adjust knobs, effects and pedals live from the Amp view.

Fixed a bug where the UI would display stale values after changing hardware preset.

Fixed a bug where tones with long descriptions failed to load.

Miscellaneous fixes and improvements

Tone AI now runs on Spark AI

Tone AI builds your tones with Positive Grid's Spark AI. When it suggests several tones, they show up as a row of cards you can scroll through, and some replies offer quick follow-up choices you can click.

Import your Spark app library and favorites

Click Import Library & Favorites in your Library to bring in the tones from your Spark app library and the ToneCloud tones you've liked. The import uses Positive Grid's new ToneVault feature.

Automatic backups of your Library

TonePilot backs up your Library when it opens and before every import, keeping the 50 most recent. Go to Settings > Advanced > Backups to make one with Back Up Now or restore one with Select Backup to Restore…. This replaces the Export and Import Library file options.

Help menu opens the help center

Help > TonePilot Help now takes you to the help center on tonepilot.app.

Miscellaneous fixes and improvements

Unlimited AI tone generation with a license

We removed credit usage for license holders. Trial users still have a 10-credit limit.

A new sidebar for browsing your tone library

My Tones, Browse, Favorites, and your categories now live in a sidebar on the left. You can also drag tones onto a category in the sidebar to file them there.

View your Library as a grid or a list

A Grid/List toggle in the Library toolbar switches between tone cards and compact rows.

Search Browse for an exact phrase

Wrap a search in quotes in Browse (for example "stevie ray") to match that phrase exactly instead of any tone containing the words.

Turn effect knobs by scrolling

Hover any knob on a tone's effects and scroll with your trackpad or mouse wheel to adjust it.

Find any Tone AI chat with Cmd+K

Press Cmd+K in Tone AI to open a search box over your past chats and jump to one by name. We've also reviewed the UI for this section of the app.

Miscellaneous fixes and improvements

A guided setup for new players

The first time you open TonePilot, a short welcome flow walks you through getting started. After that, a "Getting started" checklist floats in the corner with three steps, connect your Spark, import your Positive Grid tones, and search for a tone in Browse, ticking each one off as you go.

Back up and move your whole Library as a file

Open the more actions menu (the … button) in your Library to find "Export Library to File…" and "Import Library from File…". Export saves all your tones to a single file you can keep as a backup or move to another device.

Search for an amp when creating a new tone

The amp picker in New Tone now has a search box, so you can type an amp's name instead of scrolling through every category.

A clearer usage chart in Stats

Hover any bar in the usage chart to see the exact playing time for that day.

Fixed a bug in Stats

Time your Mac spent asleep no longer counts toward amp usage.

Miscellaneous fixes and improvements

Select and act on multiple tones

In your Library, hold Cmd and click to pick several tones, Shift-click to select a range, or press Cmd+A to select everything. Then right-click the selection to favorite, move to a category, duplicate, or delete all of them together. Press Escape to clear the selection.

Undo changes to your Library

After you delete, rename, duplicate, favorite, or move a tone, a pill appears for a few seconds with an Undo button.

Sort your Library

A new Sort By menu next to the category filter orders your tones by Last Updated (the default), Date Added, or Name.

Miscellaneous fixes and improvements

Rename, duplicate, and delete tones from the right-click menu

Right-click any tone in your Library to rename it, duplicate it, or delete it, without opening the tone's detail page.

New menu bar icon with quick actions

The menu bar now shows the TonePilot bolt. Left-click still shows or hides the floating tone bar; right-click opens a menu with the main window, Settings, Check for Updates, and Quit.

Clear message when Bluetooth is off

If Bluetooth is turned off or TonePilot doesn't have Bluetooth access, the Amp tab now says so and gives you a button that opens the right page in System Settings.

Hide AI features

Don't use Tone AI? Turn on "Hide AI features" in Settings > General to remove the Tone AI tab.

Miscellaneous fixes and improvements

Self-service account manager at tonepilot.app/account

Sign in with your email to view your license key, browse your billing history and download receipts, and see which desktops are linked to your account. You can also delete your account and all its data.

New Stats tab tracks your playing time

A new Stats tab shows your total connected time, this week's time, your current and best connection streak, and a 30-day bar chart of minutes played per day. Trial reminder sheets also show how much you've played so far. To start over, open Settings > General > Reset Statistics.

Miscellaneous fixes and improvements

Organize your tones into categories

Categories show up across Library, Browse, Amp, and Tone AI. Click any tone to pick a category from its detail page, filter the Library by category from the search bar, or right-click a tone card to move it. Categories you import from the Positive Grid app are mapped automatically.

What's New banner after each update

After updating TonePilot, a banner at the bottom of the window points you to the latest changes. Dismiss it once and it stays gone until the next update.

Smarter Browse search with exact-phrase matching

Browse search now ranks results that match your full phrase higher, and wrapping a search in quotes restricts results to that exact phrase.

Miscellaneous fixes and improvements

Restore your ToneCloud favorites

Tones you favorited on ToneCloud now import into your Library automatically the first time you sign in after updating.

Clearer guidance when your Library is empty

The empty Library hint now links to instructions for importing tones from the Positive Grid app on your phone.

Miscellaneous fixes and improvements

Import tones from ToneCloud

Pull tones from your Positive Grid library straight into TonePilot's Library.

Popular tones appear first in ToneCloud search

Reorganized navigation between Browse, Library, and Recent

Miscellaneous fixes and improvements

Compact tones playback bar at the bottom of the window

Miscellaneous fixes and improvements

Polished amp page and glass tone controls

Refined tones and login flows

Fixed a layout glitch on the tones page

Miscellaneous fixes and improvements

New liquid-glass look

Refreshed toolbar, now-playing capsule, and pedal styling across the app.

Redesigned board view

New effect chain bar and added a favorite tone tab.

Tone detail pages animate in as sheets

Reverb modes shown as distinct pedal choices

Keyboard shortcuts on the board

Left and right arrows cycle effects, bypass with Enter, and favorites with Cmd+J.

Delete your account from Settings

You can now delete your account and all associated data directly from the app.

Miscellaneous fixes and improvements

Improved onboarding flow

Reworked some parts of the onboarding flow, like the welcome screen that's shown when you first open the app.

Added trial status to Settings

Added a trial status indicator to the Settings screen, so you can see how many days are left in your trial.

General UI polish

Polished the UI around Apple's Human Interface Guidelines.

UI improvements

Reworked some parts of the UI around Apple's Human Interface Guidelines

Introduced email verification for trials

Trial accounts now require email verification before full access. This is to prevent abuse of the 10 free generations per trial.

Upgrading from trial to full access doesn't require entering a license key

The upgrade process now uses deep linking to avoid manual input. After purchasing, TonePilot should open and automatically activate.

Credit balance updates are more reliable after using AI features

Improved overall stability around account and purchase flows

Added AI Tone generation

Create tones by describing the sound you want in a conversation.

Refine tones with follow-up prompts

Ask for small changes like "more gain" or "less fizz", the AI will keep the conversation context in mind.

Added in-app credit packs for AI features, purchasable from the AI tab.

Cleaner chat layout and more convenient UI on smaller screens

Browse demo tones without signing in

Amp names now display cleanly instead of raw Bluetooth identifiers

Added "Having issues?" help links to connection screens

Spark NEO support

Connect and send tones to the Spark NEO, just like Spark 2.

Faster tone sending on Spark 2

Sending tones to Spark 2 now takes less than half a second, same as other amps we support 🏎️

Search suggestions and quick-filter chips in the tone browser

Tone cards now show download count

Your in-progress tone edits are preserved when switching tabs

Bluetooth reconnects more reliably after a drop

Opt-in anonymous analytics

TonePilot now asks whether you'd like to share anonymous usage data to help improve the app. You can change your choice any time in Settings → General.

Redesigned welcome screen

The first-launch experience is cleaner and easier to follow.

Firmware version in Advanced settings

Your amp's firmware version now appears under Settings → Advanced when connected.

Fixed a login issue that prevented user info from loading

Fixed a bug that set the minimum macOS version to 26

The app supports macOS 14 and later, and no longer incorrectly reports macOS 26 as the minimum version.

Fixes a login issue related to API response format

Spark GO support

Full amp control for Spark GO: edit effects and send tones over Bluetooth.

Bluetooth and protocol layer reliability improvements

Enjoy even more stable sessions.

Improved Bluetooth connection times

Even faster connection and reconnect times.

UI updates across the app

Changed UI details around the app.

Refresh icon in Favorites and My Tones

Added refresh icon in Favorites and My Tones sections to refresh from the cloud.

⌘S shortcut to save a tone

Added ⌘S shortcut to save a tone with changes in the Spark effects page.

Manage tones from My Tones tab

Added button to manage tones from the My Tones tab.

Spark 2 support

Full amp control for Spark 2: edit effects and send tones over Bluetooth.

Improved Bluetooth reliability

More stable connections and a redesigned progress indicator while connecting.

Setting to disable Noise Gate for every tone

Automatically turns off the Noise Gate whenever you switch tones.

Floating Tone Bar

Switch tones and adjust your amp without leaving your current app.

Live amp editing

Adjust gain, EQ, and effects in real time with zero lag.

Desktop tone browser

Browse and switch tones on a full-sized screen.

Fast Bluetooth reconnect

Pairs instantly and reconnects in seconds when you come back.

Spark 40 support

Full amp control from your Mac over Bluetooth.