Vibepollo 2.0.3

These release notes cover the stable 2.0.3 releases, from the original stable release through this update. They also include the preceding stable 2.0.2 release.

2.0.3

Notice: Vibepollo may trigger false-positive antivirus alerts. Details and workarounds are documented here: Nonary/vibeshine#59

Fixes

• Fixed a Windows display helper access issue that could prevent virtual displays from activating or becoming exclusive when starting a stream.

2.0.2

Changes

• Added Windows VHF support for the 2026 Steam Controller, including its trackpads, motion, and feedback with compatible drivers and clients. Update controller firmware with the controller connected directly to a PC, not over a stream.

• Added optional Dolby Digital (AC-3) and Dolby Digital Plus (E-AC-3) audio for compatible clients and builds with the corresponding FFmpeg encoder. Opus remains the default and fallback.

• Added native RTX HDR for opted-in SDR applications on supported NVIDIA Linux hosts, and extended Windows RTX HDR to PyroWave. Availability depends on compatible hardware and runtime components.

• Added an experimental, opt-in Hyprland machine-service capture path for verified SDR outputs, including Steam and Lutris launch support under its documented conditions.

• Added a Linux desktop companion for host status and control.

• Added optional host adaptive packet pacing for standard video streams. It is disabled by default and does not change encoder bitrate or frame rate.

• Windows keyboard and mouse input now use VHF (Virtual HID Framework) by default when the driver is available, enabling input in games with anti-cheat such as Aion 2 and other compatible titles. Input falls back to the previous method if VHF is unavailable.

• Added an optional keyboard binding for the client Guide button.

• Added a separately granted, default-off permission for compatible paired clients to request host sleep while the host is idle. Added an optional authenticated Windows shortcut to end host streams.

• Allowed built-in Desktop, Remote Monitor, and Remote Input applications to be removed and restored while retaining their settings and artwork.

• Added controls to enable or disable access for individual clients, and support for continuous audio when requested by a compatible client.

Fixes

• Improved Windows display recovery when monitors wake or return, virtual screens are reused, or a session ends. Saved physical layouts and primary display choices are retained until restoration is verified.

• Fixed Remote Monitor HDR requests and shared-display layout reconciliation, including retries after abandoned or failed launches.

• Preserved the requested stream viewport when an application uses a different display resolution or scaling.

• Improved Windows capture efficiency and fixed recovery keyframe handling, cursor visibility, and capture behavior after output changes.

• Fixed virtual controllers failing to recover after device removal, retaining the latest input and battery state through reconstruction. Improved reconnect cleanup to avoid stale remote input sessions.

• Fixed Steam library discovery from Windows service sessions, respected explicit Proton selections and direct-launch working directories, and improved Playnite connector recovery.

• Fixed Linux capture issues affecting KWin 6.8 and AMD buffer layouts, and improved launch handoff after application shutdown.

• Fixed Arch package transaction shutdown and recovery while preserving administrator hooks and service masks.

• Fixed pairing-state import and recovery cases, including duplicate legacy client records; restored terminal-based pairing; validated existing records when a client re-pairs; and made Windows state replacement more durable.

• Preserved the active application list when a reload or legacy migration fails, and prevented malformed application lists from being rewritten as empty.

• Fixed installer display-driver inventory timeouts and locale-sensitive checks, and hardened privileged Windows helper and installation boundaries.

Arch Linux and CachyOS

Download vibepollo-2.0.3-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst and install it with:

sudo pacman -U ./vibepollo-2.0.3-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst

Managed virtual displays require Linux 6.16 or newer. If matching headers are missing, the package prints the exact sudo pacman -S --needed <kernel-package>-headers command for the running kernel. Run it, then retry the driver setup:

sudo /usr/libexec/vibeshine/vibeshine-drm-install install

Or let the installer script handle headers, the package, and the firewall:

curl -fsSLO https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Nonary/Vibepollo/2.0.3/scripts/linux_install.sh
sudo bash linux_install.sh --version 2.0.3

See the full Linux installation guide.