Status board

What's shipped. What's next. And no dates.

My honest version of a roadmap. The long, growing Shipped column below is the point — proof the product is actively maintained, not a wall of promises.

Direction, not a promise. No dates, because nobody honestly knows how long it takes to invent something.

Direction, not deadlinesStatus labels, never datesUpdated every devlog · ~monthly
6Shipped
1In progress
3Planned
5Considering
Shipped
Built and working today.
In progress
Actively being built now.
Planned
Committed, not started.
Considering
An idea. No commitment.
Shipped · working on the bench

Already done. Already playing.

Not a plan — this runs today, on my machine, while I build.

Real-time circuit engine

Play a real circuit, live — the actual electronics, not a sampled snapshot.

Tube preamp + interactive tone stack

Every pot and switch in the preamp is live and in true signal order.

Schematic editor

Draw a circuit and hear it while you edit — no compile step, no waiting.

Full amp, including the power section

Sag, power-stage response, the whole feel — not just the preamp.

Cabinet IR loading (dual-slot)

Load your own impulse responses, two slots at once.

NAM capture export

Bounce any design to a NAM profile — your capture, your file, no lock-in.

Near-term · no dates

What I'm building toward.

Platform builds

One launch set

macOS, Windows and Linux ship as one coherent launch — co-equal platforms, not tiers.

macOSWorking now
WindowsPlanned
LinuxPlanned

Schematic image / PDF import

Drop in a schematic and get a reviewable, vision-assisted draft to edit.

Planned

Plugin formats at parity

VST3 and AU, feature-for-feature with the standalone app.

Planned

Accessibility & full keyboard control

Complete keyboard operation and screen-reader support throughout.

Planned
Considering · no commitment

Ideas I'm kicking around.

On the table, nothing promised. If you've asked "will you ever add X?" — this is the honest answer, not a maybe-yes.

Module / block chaining

Chain circuit blocks into larger rigs.

WASM (in-browser)

Run Cathode in a browser tab — nothing to install.

Mobile

A touch build for phones and tablets.

Embedded / hardware players

Cathode designs running on dedicated hardware.

Circuit + pack marketplace

Designers sell packs; players get real-knob amps.

Kept current

The board moves when the work does.

I update it about once a month, alongside the devlog. Follow along and watch the Shipped column grow.