Download links:
- Windows Installer (Universal)
- Windows Portable x64, x86, or ARM64 (for work/public PCs without the ability to install new programs)
- macOS (Universal)
- Snap (for Ubuntu-based Linux distros)
- Flatpak (for other Linux distros)
- AppImage (Linux, no installation required)
- Raspberry Pi 4
- NVIDIA Jetson and Nintendo Switch (Ubuntu L4T)
- Steam Link device
The Windows installer package may require an Internet connection to download the latest Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime if your PC does not already have it installed. If you do not have Internet access during installation, you can pre-install the runtime from Microsoft's website or use the portable version.
To update an existing installation, simply run the latest installer (for Windows) or replace the old app in your Applications folder (for Mac). For the portable Windows version, extract the latest version on top of your old folder.
To install on Steam Link hardware, extract the ZIP file to the root of a FAT32 flash drive, insert it into your Steam Link, then restart the Steam Link. Moonlight can run alongside official Steam Link streaming and other Steam Link apps.
New features:
- Reduced CPU usage while streaming
- Improved frame pacing behavior on macOS
- Non-ASCII characters are now supported when pasting clipboard data to the host
- Added experimental support for HDR streaming on macOS
- Added support for zero-copy NVDEC rendering for Nvidia Wayland systems
- Significantly improved performance with asynchronous decoders like V4L2M2M on Linux
- Added experimental support for the 64-bit version of Raspberry Pi OS
- Added detection for Full KMS mode on Raspberry Pi to display a warning rather than just displaying a black screen
- Added support for color compression planes on newer Intel systems when using VAAPI decoding
- Added support for copy-back rendering in non-default pixel formats (like the Raspberry Pi SAND format)
Changes:
- Support for macOS 10.13 (High Sierra) has been dropped in this release
Bugfixes:
- Fixed HEVC decoding version check on Intel drivers using the new versioning scheme
- Fixed crash when using AirPods on macOS
- Fixed HEVC streaming at 60 FPS while connected to a 4K30 monitor on Raspberry Pi
- Fixed incorrect colorspace when using H.264 on Raspberry Pi
- Fixed unexpected GUI input after using the gamepad quit combo
- Improved smoothness of slow scrolling on macOS
- Added a workaround for macOS bug causing artifacts when streaming in borderless windowed on some Macs
- Updated included gamepad mappings
- Updated community-contributed translations
Known Issues:
- Location Services on macOS may cause periodic lag and stuttering on Wi-Fi due to background network scans. To avoid the issue, disable Location Services on your Mac by going to "System Preferences -> Security & Privacy -> Location Services"
- Colors may appear dim or washed out on client PCs with AMD GPUs running recent drivers. This is a driver bug that AMD must fix. If you are affected, please report it via the AMD Bug Report Tool
- Surface Pro X devices (and possibly other ARM devices) must be upgraded to Windows 10 2004 or later to avoid a video glitch.
- In windowed mode on the Raspberry Pi, video does not move in sync with the window when dragged. This is a limitation of MMAL video overlays.
- In windowed mode on the Raspberry Pi, video will not display while the app does not have focus. This is required to prevent Moonlight's video overlay from rendering on top of other apps.