moonlight-qt

GameStream client for PCs (Windows, Mac, Linux, and Steam Link)

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moonlight-qt - Moonlight PC v0.3.0 (Alpha 3)

Published by cgutman about 6 years ago

Windows and Mac binaries are attached here. Linux binaries are available on Flathub: https://flathub.org/apps/details/com.moonlight_stream.Moonlight

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.

For Windows users without administrator rights, you can use the portable version in the attached zip files. Normal Windows users should still use the installers.

Keyboard shortcuts:
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Q - Quit session
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Z - Toggle mouse capture
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+X - Toggle windowed/full-screen

Changes:

  • Switched to full-screen exclusive mode on Windows to reduce video latency
  • Added an option to disable V-Sync for the absolute minimum video latency on Windows
  • Improved video smoothness on Windows and Mac
  • Reduced power usage when not streaming or minimized
  • Prevented screen saver and display dimming from activating during streaming on Windows
  • Stored configuration data (pairing, settings, etc.) alongside the portable installation instead of writing them to the PC's registry
  • Improved performance when resizing the streaming window on Windows and Mac
  • Fixed installer to remove box art cache directory on uninstallation
moonlight-qt - Moonlight PC v0.2.0 (Alpha 2)

Published by cgutman about 6 years ago

Windows and Mac binaries are attached here. Linux binaries are available on Flathub: https://flathub.org/apps/details/com.moonlight_stream.Moonlight

To update an existing installation, simply run the latest installer (for Windows) or replace the old app in your Applications folder (for Mac).

For Windows users without administrator rights, you can use the new portable version in the attached zip files. Normal Windows users should still use the installers.

Keyboard shortcuts:
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Q - Quit session
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Z - Toggle mouse capture
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+X - Toggle windowed/full-screen

Changes:

  • Added a background update check on Windows and Mac
  • Added a portable version for Windows that doesn't require installation
  • Improved DMG installation experience on macOS
  • Fixed endless macOS keychain password prompts after your Mac goes to sleep
  • Fixed missing DLL errors after upgrading from v0.0.5 (Pre-Alpha 5)
  • Fixed functionality of '=', 'Numpad Dot', and 'Numpad Enter' keys
  • Fixed uninitialized variable causing strange gamepad behavior
  • Moved logs to /tmp on macOS
  • Fixed video freezing if a UAC dialog appears while streaming
  • Added a warning for incompatible configs and decoder failures
  • Added a warning for Wayland performance issues
  • Stopped capturing the mouse by default for windowed streams
moonlight-qt - Moonlight PC v0.1.0 (Alpha 1)

Published by cgutman about 6 years ago

Windows and Mac binaries are attached here. Linux binaries are available on Flathub: https://flathub.org/apps/details/com.moonlight_stream.Moonlight

To update an existing installation, simply run the latest installer (for Windows) or replace the old app in your Applications folder (for Mac).

Keyboard shortcuts:
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Q - Quit session
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Z - Toggle mouse capture
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+X - Toggle windowed/full-screen

Changes:

  • Added native resolution streaming support
  • The stream window is now resizable in windowed mode
  • Fixed black screen when streaming at 4K on some GPUs (Windows)
  • Fixed broken video scaling causing extra stretching and off-center video
  • Fixed gamepad input issue causing some Y axis inputs to be reversed
  • Replaced status text with icons
  • Added HEVC software decoding support
  • Launch warnings now show up for configuration issues
  • Added VDPAU decoding for Linux
  • Gamepad input now works when the app doesn't have focus
  • Reduced app installation size on Windows and Mac

Known Issues:

  • If you upgrade from a previous build on Windows, you may get an error about missing DLLs. If this happens, open Add/Remove Programs, click Uninstall, then click Repair. If that doesn't fix it, uninstall and reinstall from scratch.
moonlight-qt - Moonlight PC v0.0.5 (Pre-Alpha 5)

Published by cgutman about 6 years ago

Windows and Mac binaries are attached here. Linux binaries are available on Flathub: https://flathub.org/apps/details/com.moonlight_stream.Moonlight

Changes since v0.0.4:

  • Fixed a bug causing increased frame drops and input lag
  • Added support for quitting apps
  • Fixed a bug causing poor performance on Haswell and Broadwell integrated GPUs on Windows unless HEVC is disabled in settings
  • Fixed a bug causing the app to fail to load on Windows machines without working OpenGL support
  • Signed the Windows build to reduce (eliminate?) SmartScreen warnings
  • Allowed full-screen to work with Spaces on macOS
  • Fixed an accent prompt appearing unexpectedly when keys are held down on macOS
moonlight-qt - Moonlight PC v0.0.4 (Pre-Alpha 4)

Published by cgutman about 6 years ago

This release adds official platform support for Mac and Linux, in addition to the Windows builds from Pre-Alpha 3.

moonlight-qt - Moonlight PC v0.0.3 (Pre-Alpha 3)

Published by cgutman about 6 years ago

Test build of Moonlight PC for Windows x86 and x64. Mac and Linux are not packaged in binary form yet but can be built from source.

Please file bugs here or report them to us on Discord.

New features from v0.0.2

  • Support for 1440p resolution
  • Support for up to 90 FPS streaming (enabled with a > 60 Hz monitor)
  • Fixed AZERTY and QWERTZ keyboard layout issues
  • Minor UI tweaks