Vibepollo 1.18.0 - 2026-07-11

Notice: Vibepollo may trigger false-positive antivirus alerts.

Changes

Virtual-display streams now run at 4x the requested refresh rate and receive an automatic low-latency frame cap for smoother pacing, including frame-generation streams.
Frame-generation apps now prefer virtual-display capture by default, which captures generated frames correctly while retaining physical-display support for compatible setups.
Fresh installs now recommend the Vibepollo Display Driver with per-client virtual displays. Windows 11 and Windows 10 receive OS-appropriate defaults, and SudoVDA remains available as a legacy option.
Reworked the virtual-display driver, frame-limiter, and frame-generation guidance throughout the installer and Web UI, including clearer Windows 10 compatibility warnings.
Added runtime bitrate adjustment and ABR capability negotiation for supported clients. NVENC changes bitrate without interrupting the stream; other encoders restart their encode session as needed.
Application artwork now uses versioned IDs so updated cover art propagates reliably to clients.
Playnite synchronization now waits for a complete library snapshot, avoiding partial sync results, and detects changed cover art for reliable client updates.
Improved the Web UI on narrow screens, including the Audio/Video, Playnite, network, API-token, and override-setting flows.

Made installer upgrades and downgrades transactional, so failed replacements roll back to the previously installed version instead of leaving Vibepollo uninstalled.
Hardened virtual-display driver installation and recovery: failed revival no longer rolls back a completed install, stale runtime processes are recycled, and package registration is verified before setup reports success.
Stabilized HDR streaming: virtual-display reinitialization no longer downgrades an HDR session, duplicate HDR mode messages no longer cause unnecessary TV resynchronization, and preferred Main10 SDR streams no longer trigger HDR/PQ display mode.
Preserved numeric-backed values in app and client override dropdowns.
Prevented manual Playnite sync from removing apps when its library snapshot is empty or incomplete.
Restored the requested display configuration after an application exits and the last stream ends, even when revert-on-disconnect is disabled.
Stopped Windows Graphics Capture from repeating stale frames after a dropped pacing interval.
Fixed stale tray notifications replaying after taskbar re-registration and duplicate update notifications accumulating in Action Center.
Made runtime language changes apply correctly and recovered from corrupt or permission-blocked configuration state files.