VDO.ninja v28.0 Release Notes

🎯 Major Features & Core Updates

New Pages & Tools

• Clipboard Sharing Tool (clipboard.html) - P2P clipboard sharing across devices using VDO.Ninja's WebRTC system
• Notification System (/notifications/) - Real-time alerts when users join rooms with &poke parameter
  • Browser desktop notifications
  • Background service with web push support
  • Developer-friendly SSE/polling API endpoints
  • Daily heartbeat for subscription persistence

Room & Scene Management

• Auto-join Scenes - New &joinscene and &openscene parameters for automatic scene assignment
  • Guests can specify which scenes to join via URL
  • Directors control scene access with &openscene
  • Example: ?room=ROOM&joinscene=2,3
  • experimental SSO sign in auth control for director

Connection & Stability

• Improved Reconnection Logic - Enhanced connection recovery mechanisms
• Configurable Timeouts - New &timeouts parameter (default 10000ms)
• Server Infrastructure - 2-10x connection capacity upgrade for improved scalability

Recording & Integration

• Google Drive Recording - Updated to support latest Google security policies/API changes
• OBS Control Dock (/obs/) - WebSocket-based OBS integration (#1195)
  • Auto-add/remove VDO.Ninja sources
  • Map streams to specific scenes
  • Configurable source sizing (Best Fit, Stretch, Auto Grid)
  • Multi-language support
  • Fix for OBS v31 iframe crash

📱 Native Apps & SDK

VDO.Ninja SDK (v1.0)

• New JavaScript SDK as alternative to iframe API
• Node.js support added
• WebRTC P2P data channels for serverless apps
• AI-bot friendly implementation
• Available at https://sdk.vdo.ninja/

Android App Updates (v5.0.40+)

• Social Stream Ninja integration with real-time chat display
• Text-to-Speech support for chat messages
• USB camera and audio device support
• Background camera support (Android 14+)
• Picture-in-Picture mode
• Touch-to-focus and exposure control
• Higher bitrates (6-10 Mbps)

iOS App Updates

• Screen sharing support
• Social Stream Ninja integration
• Talk-back audio support

🎨 UI/UX Improvements

Whiteboard Enhancements

• Dark Mode support (black canvas)
• Screen share annotation - Draw on shared screens

PTZ Camera Controls

• New &ptzslider parameter for pan/tilt/zoom controls
• Mouse wheel controls:
  • Wheel: Zoom
  • Shift+Wheel: Pan
  • Ctrl+Wheel: Focus
  • Ctrl+Shift+Wheel: Tilt
  • Alt modifier: Fine adjustments

Display & Layout

• Reduced Active Stream size optimization (#1197)
• New &endpage parameter for post-call redirection
• &autoend timer with countdown display
• Bandwidth display changed from "Mbps" to "mbps"

🌍 Translations & Internationalization

New & Updated Languages

• Arabic - New translation (#1162) - Thanks @al3bsi!
• Spanish - Complete overhaul (#1182) - Thanks @PGSCOM!
• Chinese - Multiple improvements (#1171, #1186) - Thanks @RabbitJun!
• Turkish - Updates (#1204) - Thanks @yigitgulyurt!
• Italian - Updated translations

Translation System

• JSON linting fixes (#1183)
• Language reordering by timezone (#1184)
• Enhanced detection system

🐛 Bug Fixes

• OBS v31 iframe crash resolution
• Firefox mixer app compatibility
• Equalizer (&eq) parameter functionality
• sstype3 streaming issues
• Reconnection logic improvements
• JSON formatting in translations

🔧 Developer Tools

API & Integration

• HTTP/WSS API updates for pan/tilt control
• MIDI remote control for PTZ
• Enhanced API sandbox at https://companion.vdo.ninja/
• BitFocus Companion plugin improvements

Raspberry Pi Support (Raspberry.Ninja)

• Automatic room recording with --record-room
• HLS recording support with web server
• NDI output for entire rooms
• Windows WSL compatibility

📚 Documentation

TURN Server

• Comprehensive setup guide updates (#1177-#1179, #1189)
• Updated installation scripts

New Resources

• StreamDeck configuration guide
• System requirements calculator (https://calculator.vdo.ninja/)
• Audience link wizard by Edo

🔗 Infrastructure

• vod.ninja now redirects to vdo.ninja
• New file hosting service for media assets
• New Meshcast server in Hong Kong

👥 New Contributors

• @al3bsi - Arabic translation
• @T0biii - Documentation
• @PGSCOM - Spanish translation & timezone features
• @MorseTheCode - OBS integration & UI
• @yigitgulyurt - Turkish translation

🙏 Acknowledgments

Thanks to all contributors, especially @RabbitJun for continuous Chinese improvements and @steveseguin for core development and infrastructure.

Full Changelog: v27.0...v28.0