Streamlabs Desktop Patch Notes

Why did Streamlabs update?

Streamlabs Desktop updates regularly to provide users with an improved experience in terms of performance, security, and new features.

There may be differences in versions between Streamlabs Desktop for macOS and Windows PC due to the operating system variations.

I don't have the latest update, what can I do?

To ensure the stability of our software and to catch any potential bugs, we release Streamlabs Desktop updates in phases. You will receive the update automatically when your phase is selected. However, if the update has been available for a while and you haven't received it yet, you can download the latest version from https://streamlabs.com

What is a Bundle update?

A bundle update is a minor update that typically includes bug fixes or small feature changes and does not require a version change.

How do I change the update frequency or disable automatic updates?

To ensure the smoothest experience for our users, Streamlabs Desktop automatic updates cannot be disabled or delayed at this time.

November 2024

New Features:

• OBS30 in preview build with enhanced broadcasting & AV1 support

Other Fixes and Polishes:

• Fix for custom code in Chat Box
• Fix for spin wheel settings events
• Fix for Chat Highlight custom code support
• Widget infinite load issue fix
• Fix for external merge causing settings window invalid state
• Update stream access error handling and diag report
• Dual Output handholding updates, checkbox in Go Live window, CPU notifications
• Add 3 essential sources for new users experience if no onboarding overlay picked
• Fix for TikTok RTMP streaming
• Translation strings updates
• Stream boss load fixes

New Features:

• Collectibles support & updates to Desktop sidenav

Other Fixes and Polishes:

• Fix for TikTok audience controls and generate stream key logic
• X chat url update following updates on X
• Onboarding steps updates
• Tracking fixes
• Collectibles APIs for adding sources to scene
• Handle external url links on app store (fix for regression opening app links inside desktop)
• Recording history improvements: ability to delete file, combining editing tools
• Fix for loading in Go Live window
• Collectibles duplications fix
• Fix for line break for stream labels
• Remote control APIs updates
• Update onboarding themes to support for Dual Output mode
• Remote Control support for 3rd party use
• Fix for socket reconnection logic for remote control
• Fix for browser resize UX
• Game capture overlay fix
• New Chat Box API & settings

New Features:

• Creating scene collection from settings
• Mac new version 1.17 with updated libraries
• TikTok audience control
• TikTok banned users state added

Other Fixes and Polishes:

• Small redesign for Manage Scene Collections tab
• YouTube icon updates
• Alert Box images updates
• Volmeters patch

New Features:

• Multistream chat replies (replies available for Twitch, YouTube and Facebook Pages)
• RTMP destination increase from 2 to 5

Other Fixes and Polishes:

• CPU overuse fix (fix useRealmObject updating every tick)
• TikTok reapply notification when potentially eligible
• Fix for custom RTMP + native platform toggles for multistreaming
• Update support links for easier access from Desktop
• Platform link update for App Store changes
• Filter out preview alerts from minifeed (recent events)
• Add mp4 support to media gallery
• Fix preview thumbnail
• New translations strings
• fix for replaying notification when switching scene collections
• warn users when using color formats that are not recommended
• unknown error regression fix
• scheduled streams Go Live Button check
• new widget tests, refactor
• allow showing widgets when TikTok is primary platform

June 2024

New Features:

• Primary platform requirement removal
• Vertical resolutions in Video Settings dropdown

1.16 Bug Fixes:

• Version update for Mac (1.16.7) including bug fixes from Windows

Other Fixes:

• Fix for stream defaulting to custom ingest settings
• Facebook live criteria error handling updates
• Fix for missing “Play Alert” button
• Twitch and Trovo prompts to remerge accounts update
• Polishing connecting platforms flow
• Seamless Creator Workflow redirect fixes
• TikTok max character title limit removal
• Fix for TikTok as primary chat platform
• Removed old permissions warnings for Facebook
• Fix for failing tests
• New scene collection and dual output tests

May 2024

• Studio Mode media file fixes
• Twitch TTS fix
• Virtual cam fix
• Additional logging for Studio Mode
• macOS screen capture issues fix
• Rescale Output fix for Dual Output mode
• Vertical output source resize and unresponsiveness fix

• UI polishes for overlay navigation
• TikTok live monitor URL updates
• Trovo and Twitch UI fixes for Game Overlay
• Minifeed tooltips on controls display fix
• Go live settings resetting properly over changing accounts
• Deprecating game tags for Facebook (no longer supported by Facebook)
• Deprecating Facebook group native streaming (no longer supported by Facebook)
• Error handling updates for few go live instances
• Diagnostic report updates
• Max character length for YouTube title
• Prompt remerging TikTok to update the scope and connection
• Remove deprecated Host widget settings from UI

April 2024

New Features:

• Feat (Twitch): Add Branded content and Content Classification fields
• Overlay revamp support on Desktop

1.16 Bug Fixes:

• Crash on app start
• NDI source fix
• Virtual camera partial fix
• Fade the sound by dragging the slider
• Game capture placeholder fix
• Game capture performance fix
• YouTube HLS streaming fix
• Layout editor issue fix
• Studio Mode and Scene Projector fixes (for both v 1.15 and 1.16)
• Scene collection crash fix
• Dual Output crash fix

Other Fixes:

• Chat resize fix
• Include Dual Output in diag report
• TikTok timecards polishes
• Fix for incorrect base resolutions set when scene sources are created
• Missing title bar fix
• Dual Output switchers update
• Onboarding UI polish (spacing, overlays replacement)
• Offline chat UI update
• Fix for toggles disabled after 2 destinations turned on for streaming
• Multistream chat getting stuck fix
• Game Overlay fix for Trovo and Twitch
• Inject CSS style for chat width in Game Overlay
• Realm version upgrade
• Alert box icon update
• X (Twitter) chat type UI polish in Go Live window
• UX improvement: Add max title length for TikTok (32 char limit)
• UX improvement: invalid tags prevent channel update for Twitch, error handling at the bottom notification
• UX improvement: Dynamically update linked or unlinked accounts

March 2024

1.16.0 New Features:

• Added: AV1 encoder for recording
• Added: shuffle transition introduced
• Added: implemented chat mode option for X
• Added: X viewer count

1.16.0 Bug Fixes:

• Fixed the Black screen in Studio Mode
• Fixed a freeze triggered by using Mixer
• Fixed the Mixer sliders
• Fixed the volumeter freezing in the Mixer when audio is paused

1.16.0 Bundle Updates:

Dual Output fixes:

• Missing filters, rename, and properties on a source right-click
• Source resizing improvements
• Loading state improvement and fixing inconsistent source visibility (remembering the hide/unhide state for sources in each scene)
• Game capture scaling fix on importing scene collection
• Filter hotkeys for dual output scene collections

Other Fixes:

• Sign up redirect fix
• Real-time connection state between web and desktop on merging / unmerging accounts
• Few UI polishes and styling fixes
• Chat resizing fix
• Improved transition handling for animated scenes in studio mode
• Added tips for highlight markers feature
• Facebook API updates (v16)
• Handling response errors when fetching scheduled streams
• New: Displaying game capture information in UI
• Fixed responsiveness and initializing new layouts
• Fixed Advanced Overlay Transitions
• Persistent Instagram streaming URL between app launches
• Security updates for Auth
• Fixed potential crash on shutdown
• Disabled changing video settings while live

If you need any assistance with Streamlabs Desktop or one of our updates, please contact our Technical Support Team for assistance!