better-xcloud

[!IMPORTANT]
Read this if you're using Kiwi Browser 124.x

🔥 New Android app

The Better xCloud Android app (Beta) is now available for testing. It's recommended to use this over Kiwi Browser.

✨ Changelogs 4.6.2

Added

• Add a "Disable" button in the Mouse & Keyboard dialog

Fixed

• Fix stream not showing full screen (#415)

Full Changelog: https://github.com/redphx/better-xcloud/compare/v4.6.1...v4.6.2

🛋️ List of supported local co-op games

👆 Games with custom touch control layouts

[!NOTE]
🤓 How to create custom touch control

☕️ Buy me a coffee

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Recent supporters:

• Oleksandr Tkachenko
• Liam Atkins (4th time)

📰 Telegram channel

Latest info about the development of the script will be shared on https://t.me/betterxcloud

🌐 Help with translations

[!IMPORTANT]
Read this if you're using Kiwi Browser 124.x

🔥 New Android app

The Better xCloud Android app (Beta) is now available for testing. It's recommended to use this over Kiwi Browser.

✨ Changelogs 4.6.1

Fixed

• Fix settings being reset after refreshing the page
• Fix pink border around the stream on Logitech G Cloud

Full Changelog: https://github.com/redphx/better-xcloud/compare/v4.6.0...v4.6.1

🛋️ List of supported local co-op games

👆 Games with custom touch control layouts

[!NOTE]
🤓 How to create custom touch control

☕️ Buy me a coffee

If you think this project is useful and want to support future developments, please consider making a donate via my Ko-fi page. Or you can give this project a star, that's also helpful. Thank you.

Recent supporters:

• Oleksandr Tkachenko
• Liam Atkins (4th time)

📰 Telegram channel

Latest info about the development of the script will be shared on https://t.me/betterxcloud

🌐 Help with translations

[!IMPORTANT]
Read this if you're using Kiwi Browser 124.x

🔥 New Android app

The Better xCloud Android app (Beta) is now available for testing. It's recommended to use this over Kiwi Browser.

✨ Changelogs

Added

• 🔥 Support emulated Mouse & Keyboard in Android app. Works exactly the same as desktop browser. Check this demo video.

Changed

• Improve the mouse movement of emulated Mouse & Keyboard
• Remove "stick decay" settings
• Allow fine-tuning value of maximum video bitrate (#410)

Full Changelog: https://github.com/redphx/better-xcloud/compare/v4.5.0...v4.6.0

🛋️ List of supported local co-op games

👆 Games with custom touch control layouts

[!NOTE]
🤓 How to create custom touch control

☕️ Buy me a coffee

If you think this project is useful and want to support future developments, please consider making a donate via my Ko-fi page. Or you can give this project a star, that's also helpful. Thank you.

Recent supporters:

• Liam Atkins (4th time)

📰 Telegram channel

Latest info about the development of the script will be shared on https://t.me/betterxcloud

🌐 Help with translations

[!IMPORTANT]
Read this if you're using Kiwi Browser 124.x

🔥 New Android app

The Better xCloud Android app (Beta) is now available for testing. It's recommended to use this over Kiwi Browser.

✨ Changelogs

Added

• New "Controller shortcuts" feature, allow doing various actions by using the Xbox button
  • Xbox button = any button that opens the Guide menu. If your controller doesn't have this button then it can't be used.
  • Device shortcuts only available in Android app
  • The "Stream > Volume increase/decrease" shortcuts only available when the volume control feature is enabled
• Map the Share button on the Xbox Series controllers with the screenshot capturing feature. If you use Dualsense controller, pressing the touchpad will do the same.
• Add a warning not to use the "Video > Ratio" feature with native touch games.

Changed

• Move foreign translations to external files -> reduce the script's file size by ~60KB 😎
• Update translations

Fixed

Full Changelog: https://github.com/redphx/better-xcloud/compare/v4.4.0...v4.5.0

🛋️ List of supported local co-op games

👆 Games with custom touch control layouts

[!NOTE]
🤓 How to create custom touch control

☕️ Buy me a coffee

If you think this project is useful and want to support future developments, please consider making a donate via my Ko-fi page. Or you can give this project a star, that's also helpful. Thank you.

Recent supporters:

• Forest

📰 Telegram channel

Latest info about the development of the script will be shared on https://t.me/betterxcloud

🌐 Help with translations

[!IMPORTANT]
Read this if you're using Kiwi Browser 124.x

🔥 New Android app

The Better xCloud Android app (Beta) is now available for testing. It's recommended to use this over Kiwi Browser.

✨ Changelogs

Added

• Add "Disable native Mouse & Keyboard feature" setting
• Add "Disable context menu in Home page" setting

Changed

• New design for the global settings, make it easier to use with keyboard/controller
• Improve the responsiveness of emulated mouse
• Optimize video player's performance on devices not having 16:9 screen
• Update translations

Fixed

Full Changelog: https://github.com/redphx/better-xcloud/compare/v4.3.0...v4.4.0

🛋️ List of supported local co-op games

👆 Games with custom touch control layouts

New custom touch layout:

• Chants of Sennaar

[!NOTE]
🤓 How to create custom touch control

☕️ Buy me a coffee

If you think this project is useful and want to support future developments, please consider making a donate via my Ko-fi page. Or you can give this project a star, that's also helpful. Thank you.

Recent supporters:

• Liam Atkins
• mgafpd

📰 Telegram channel

Latest info about the development of the script will be shared on https://t.me/betterxcloud

🌐 Help with translations

[!IMPORTANT]
Read this if you're using Kiwi Browser 124.x

🔥 New Android app

The Better xCloud Android app (Beta) is now available for testing. It's recommended to use this over Kiwi Browser.

✨ Changelogs

Added

• Add an option to limit maximum video bitrate (1-14 Mb/s)
  • Default maximum video bitrate on xCloud server is 15 Mb/s
  • Set value to "Unlimited" will disable this feature
  • This feature is for reducing the quality of the stream
  • ⚠️ Don't use this feature unless your device is struggling with high bitrate stream
  • It's unstable and may cause crashes
• Add ability to disable or adjust gyroscope's sensitivity on custom touch layouts that support it
• New "Game Bar" feature with these functions: (available on all devices)
  • Taking screenshot
  • Show/hide touch control
  • Mute/unmute microphone. You need to turn on the microphone in xCloud's settings first.
• New animation when taking screenshot

Changed

• Using User-Agent profiles of devices like TV or VR will also disable touch features in Better xCloud.
  • ⚠️ After updating to this version, the User-Agent setting will be reset. You’ll need to set it again.
• Update & optimize translations

Fixed

• Fix the emulated M&KB feature not being disabled in native M&KB games

https://github.com/redphx/better-xcloud/assets/96280/724e938f-bef1-4b5a-a614-de30d68368d9

Full Changelog: https://github.com/redphx/better-xcloud/compare/v4.2.0...v4.3.0

🛋️ List of supported local co-op games

👆 Games with custom touch control layouts

New custom touch layout:

• Little Kitty, Big City
• Plants vs Zombies (Remote Play)
• Bejeweled 3 (Remote Play)

[!NOTE]
🤓 How to create custom touch control

☕️ Buy me a coffee

If you think this project is useful and want to support future developments, please consider making a donate via my Ko-fi page. Or you can give this project a star, that's also helpful. Thank you.

📰 Telegram channel

Latest info about the development of the script will be shared on https://t.me/betterxcloud

🌐 Help with translations

[!IMPORTANT]
Read this if you're using Kiwi Browser 124.x

🔥 New Android app

The Better xCloud Android app (Beta) is now available for testing. It's recommended to use this over Kiwi Browser.

✨ Changelogs

Added

• Games with custom touch control now have a touch icon indicator. They are also available in the Play with touch list.
• Add Touch controller > Default opacity option
• Show creator's name of the custom touch layout

Changed

• Touch controller now consumes less battery life
• Update translations

Fixed

• Fix crashing when using Edge + Windows and Samsung Tizen TV User-Agent profile

Full Changelog: https://github.com/redphx/better-xcloud/compare/v4.1.2...v4.2.0

🛋️ List of supported local co-op games

👆 Games with custom touch control layouts

[!NOTE]
🤓 How to create custom touch control

☕️ Buy me a coffee

If you think this project is useful and want to support future developments, please consider making a donate via my Ko-fi page. Or you can give this project a star, that's also helpful. Thank you.

📰 Telegram channel

Latest info about the development of the script will be shared on https://t.me/betterxcloud

🌐 Help with translations

🔥 New Android app

The Better xCloud Android app (Beta) is now available for testing. It's recommended to use this over Kiwi Browser.

✨ Changelogs

Changed

• Rewrite the volume control feature (allows increasing volume up to 600%). It should work now and no longer makes the audio buggy/choppy. Not tested with voice chat though. If it doesn't work please create an issue.

How to use

• Go to script’s Settings > Stream > Enable volume control feature.
• Play a game, open Settings > change the volume value

Full Changelog: https://github.com/redphx/better-xcloud/compare/v4.1.1...v4.1.2

🛋️ List of supported local co-op games

👆 Games with custom touch control layouts

[!NOTE]
🤓 How to create custom touch control

☕️ Buy me a coffee

If you think this project is useful and want to support future developments, please consider making a donate via my Ko-fi page. Or you can give this project a star, that's also helpful. Thank you.

Recent ko-fi supporters:

• Raphael Mendonca
• Liam Atkins (2nd time)

📰 Telegram channel

Latest info about the development of the script will be shared on https://t.me/betterxcloud

🌐 Help with translations

🔥 New Android app

The Better xCloud Android app (Beta) is now available for testing. It's recommended to use this over Kiwi Browser.

✨ Changelogs

Added

• Add a separate "Refresh button" in the Stream menu to refresh the stream (#315). No longer have to hold the Quit button.
• Add "Smart TV" and "Meta Quest VR" User-Agent profiles. Using these profiles will disable touch features on the website and improve the performance a tiny bit.
• Add ability to use "Normal" website layout on Smart TV (Settings > UI > Layout).

Changed

• Improve stability.
• Update the custom touch control guide and the param of BX_EXPOSED.test_touch_control().

Fixed

• Fix xCloud's touch control not showing (wasted 4 hours for fix stupid bug).

Full Changelog: https://github.com/redphx/better-xcloud/compare/v4.1.0...v4.1.1

🛋️ List of supported local co-op games

👆 Games with custom touch control layouts

New touch controls:

• Those Who Remain (@Kode-Z)

[!NOTE]
🤓 How to create custom touch control

☕️ Buy me a coffee

If you think this project is useful and want to support future developments, please consider making a donate via my Ko-fi page. Or you can give this project a star, that's also helpful. Thank you.

Recent ko-fi supporters:

• M

📰 Telegram channel

Latest info about the development of the script will be shared on https://t.me/betterxcloud

🌐 Help with translations

🔥 New Android app

The Better xCloud Android app (Beta) is now available for testing. It's recommended to use this over Kiwi Browser.

✨ Changelogs

Changed

• Improve stability, make the script less likely to stop working every time the website has new updates
• The script doesn't slowdown the website as much as before
• Improve performance, use less memory
• Don't show website's achievement toast in Remote Play

Fixed

• Fix disabling social features also disables notifications (#381)
• Fix touch control not working in Remote Play
• Fix the screenshot button not working after switching game

Full Changelog: https://github.com/redphx/better-xcloud/compare/v4.0.1...v4.1.0

🛋️ List of supported local co-op games

👆 Games with custom touch control layouts

New touch controls:

• The Rewinder

[!NOTE]
🤓 How to create custom touch control

☕️ Buy me a coffee

If you think this project is useful and want to support future developments, please consider making a donate via my Ko-fi page. Or you can give this project a star, that's also helpful. Thank you.

Recent ko-fi supporters:

• matt
• Piersandro
• mgafpd
• Murilo
• wangyashuu
• mgafpd

📰 Telegram channel

Latest info about the development of the script will be shared on https://t.me/betterxcloud

🌐 Help with translations

🔥 New Android app

The Better xCloud Android app (Beta) is now available for testing. It's recommended to use this over Kiwi Browser.

✨ Changelogs

[!IMPORTANT]
I forgot to remove the "Beta" part from script's name in earlier release. Please check your Tampermonkey's dashboard and remove the Better xCloud (Beta) script, then re-install the script below to fix it.

• Fix touch controller not showing sometimes
• Fix touch controller not showing with native MKB supported games (#332)
• Don't disable touch on native touch supported games
• Fix double inputs when using emulated MKB with Remote Play
• Improve performance, use less memory

Full Changelog: https://github.com/redphx/better-xcloud/compare/v4.0.0...v4.0.1

🛋️ List of supported local co-op games

👆 Games with custom touch control layouts

☕️ Buy me a coffee

If you think this project is useful and want to support future developments, please consider making a donate via my Ko-fi page. Or you can give this project a star, that's also helpful. Thank you.

📰 Telegram channel

Latest info about the development of the script will be shared on https://t.me/betterxcloud

🌐 Help with translations

🔥 New Android app

The Better xCloud Android app (Beta) is now available for testing. It's recommended to use this over Kiwi Browser.

✨ Changelogs

[!IMPORTANT]
I forgot to remove the "Beta" part from script's name in earlier release. Please check your Tampermonkey's dashboard and remove the Better xCloud (Beta) script, then re-install the script below to fix it.

• Ported the project to TypeScript. Now it's easier to maintain and add more features 🚀.
• Fix crashing when using "Edge + Windows" User-Agent profile with Chromium v124.
• Add "Kiwi Browser v123" User-Agent profile. Only use this profile with Kiwi Browser v124 to avoid crashing.

Full Changelog: https://github.com/redphx/better-xcloud/compare/v3.5.3...v4.0.0

🛋️ List of supported local co-op games

👆 Games with custom touch control layouts

☕️ Buy me a coffee

If you think this project is useful and want to support future developments, please consider making a donate via my Ko-fi page. Or you can give this project a star, that's also helpful. Thank you.

📰 Telegram channel

Latest info about the development of the script will be shared on https://t.me/betterxcloud

🌐 Help with translations

🚀 Better xCloud now has over 1 million downloads/updates! Thanks for the huge support.

🔥 New Android app

The Better xCloud Android app (Beta) is now available for testing. It's recommended to use this over Kiwi Browser.

✨ Changelogs

• ⚠️ Remove Kiwi Browser 124.x support. Use 123.x or older. If not you can't play the stream at all. This is their fault.
• Fix crashing on Chrome/Edge/Chromium 124.x
• Brightness/Contrast/Saturation settings can now be used with Edge's Clarity Boost. Tested with 123.x and 124.x.
• Fix the screenshot button blocking the Guide UI
• Update translations

Full Changelog: https://github.com/redphx/better-xcloud/compare/v3.5.2...v3.5.3

🛋️ List of supported local co-op games

👆 Games with custom touch control layouts

New custom controls:

• Harold Halibut

☕️ Buy me a coffee

If you think this project is useful and want to support future developments, please consider making a donate via my Ko-fi page. Or you can give this project a star, that's also helpful. Thank you.

📰 Telegram channel

Latest info about the development of the script will be shared on https://t.me/betterxcloud

🌐 Help with translations

🔥 New Android app

The Better xCloud Android app (Beta) is now available for testing. It's recommended to use this over Kiwi Browser.

✨ Changelogs

• Only hide the "Cloud Gaming" logo when the screen is too small
• Fix the box showing estimated loading time not working (#361)
• Fix region selection box not selecting the correct value
• Mouse & Keyboard:
  • Change the toggle button from F9 to F8
  • Set stick decay's default value to 100. Previously if you feel the mouse is not responsive try to edit and increase this value.
  • Don't show controller status message when toggling MKB
• Remote Play:
  • Replace select box with radio inputs to make it selectable using keyboard/gamepad
  • Add a Help button that links to https://better-xcloud.github.io/remote-play/
  • If you can't use Remote Play outside of your home network, try opening port 9002 UDP
• Update translations

Full Changelog: https://github.com/redphx/better-xcloud/compare/v3.5.1...v3.5.2

🛋️ List of supported local co-op games

👆 Games with custom touch control layouts

New custom controls by @Kode-Z:

• Close to the Sun
• Arcade Paradise

☕️ Buy me a coffee

If you think this project is useful and want to support future developments, please consider making a donate via my Ko-fi page. Or you can give this project a star, that's also helpful. Thank you.

📰 Telegram channel

Latest info about the development of the script will be shared on https://t.me/betterxcloud

🌐 Help with translations

🔥 New Android app

The Better xCloud Android app (Beta) is now available for testing. It's recommended to use this over Kiwi Browser.

✨ Changelogs

• Remote Play:
  • Fix not able to get consoles list
  • Fix pressing the Guide/Nexus button does nothing (#355)
• Add back the "..." button in the System bar while playing
• Fix not enough space in header:
  • Remove the "Cloud Gaming" text
  • Show short server name
• Update translations

Full Changelog: https://github.com/redphx/better-xcloud/compare/v3.5.0...v3.5.1

🛋️ List of supported local co-op games

👆 Games with custom touch control layouts

☕️ Buy me a coffee

If you think this project is useful and want to support future developments, please consider making a donate via my Ko-fi page. Or you can give this project a star, that's also helpful. Thank you.

📰 Telegram channel

Latest info about the development of the script will be shared on https://t.me/betterxcloud

🌐 Help with translations

🔥 New Android app

The Better xCloud Android app (Beta) is now available for testing. It's recommended to use this over Kiwi Browser.

✨ Changelogs

• Fix bugs related to the Remote Play features
• New experimental feature: combine audio & video streams to fix the laggy audio problem
• A lot of small fixes & optimizations
• Update translations

Full Changelog: https://github.com/redphx/better-xcloud/compare/v3.4.0...v3.5.0

🛋️ List of supported local co-op games

👆 Games with custom touch control layouts

☕️ Buy me a coffee

If you think this project is useful and want to support future developments, please consider making a donate via my Ko-fi page. Or you can give this project a star, that's also helpful. Thank you.

📰 Telegram channel

Latest info about the development of the script will be shared on https://t.me/betterxcloud

🌐 Help with translations

🔥 New Android app

The Better xCloud Android app (Beta) is now available for testing. It's recommended to use this over Kiwi Browser.

✨ Changelogs

• Remote Play
  • Automatically get console list on startup
  • Display popup instead of dialog. This way you can select the console using keyboard/controller.
• Show vibration support status of the connected controller and browser. Note: some controllers say it has vibration support even though it's not.
• New option: hide web page's scrollbar (#340)
• Update translations

Full Changelog: https://github.com/redphx/better-xcloud/compare/v3.3.0...v3.4.0

🛋️ List of supported local co-op games

Newly found local co-op supported games:

• HOT WHEELS UNLEASHED™ 2 - Turbocharged
• MLB The Show 24
• PAW Patrol Mighty Pups Save Adventure Bay
• Rush: A Disney Pixar Adventure

👆 Games with custom touch control layouts

New custom touch controls:

• Perfect Dark, Perfect Dark Zero, DOOM 3, DOOM 64, LIMBO, INSIDE by @Kode-Z
• Cyberpunk 2077 by @evanpaul14 (Remote Play only)
• Return of the Obra Dinn (Remote Play only)

☕️ Buy me a coffee

If you think this project is useful and want to support future developments, please consider making a donate via my Ko-fi page. Or you can give this project a star, that's also helpful. Thank you.

📰 Telegram channel

Latest info about the development of the script will be shared on https://t.me/betterxcloud

🌐 Help with translations

🔥 New Android app

The Better xCloud Android app (Beta) is now available for testing. It's recommended to use this over Kiwi Browser.

✨ Changelogs

Did you know you can take screenshot with Better xCloud?

• Support taking screenshot in the Android app
• New setting: apply video filters to screenshots (clarity, brightness...)
• Fix the screenshot button being too big on some devices
• Update translations

Full Changelog: https://github.com/redphx/better-xcloud/compare/v3.2.5...v3.3.0

🛋️ List of supported local co-op games

Newly found local co-op supported games:

• Ben 10: Power Trip
• PAW Patrol Mighty Pups Save Adventure Bay
• Soccer Story

👆 Games with custom touch control layouts

☕️ Buy me a coffee

If you think this project is useful and want to support future developments, please consider making a donate via my Ko-fi page. Or you can give this project a star, that's also helpful. Thank you.

📰 Telegram channel

Latest info about the development of the script will be shared on https://t.me/betterxcloud

🌐 Help with translations

🔥 New Android app

The Better xCloud Android app (Beta) is now available for testing. It's recommended to use this over Kiwi Browser.

✨ Changelogs

• Fix crashing on Kiwi Browser version 124.x (#312). Thanks @KingNothing81 for the finding).
• Fix the countdown box not going away sometimes (#295)
• Add back the option to disable the Touch control completely
• Add an option to stretch the screen to 18:9 ratio
• Update translations

New custom touch controls:

• DOOM 64 (by @Kode-Z)
• Perfect Dark Zero (by @Kode-Z)
• The Quarry (by @Kode-Z)

Full Changelog: https://github.com/redphx/better-xcloud/compare/v3.2.4...v3.2.5

🛋️ List of supported local co-op games

👆 Games with custom touch control layouts

☕️ Buy me a coffee

If you think this project is useful and want to support future developments, please consider making a donate via my Ko-fi page. Or you can give this project a star, that's also helpful. Thank you.

📰 Telegram channel

Latest info about the development of the script will be shared on https://t.me/betterxcloud

🌐 Help with translations

✨ Changelogs

New Android app

🔥 The Better xCloud Android app (Beta) is now available for testing. It's recommended to use this over Kiwi Browser.

This app is a web app with the Better xCloud userscript intergrated.

• Small size (< 10MB)
• Support all features of the userscript
• Better performance and battery life
• Support custom userscript

Android app exclusive features

• Better device vibration support
• Automatically limits screen's refresh rate to 60Hz
• Better Android TV support (soon)

The Android app doesn't support installing extensions. If you need this feature continue then using Kiwi Browser.

Thanks @Myst3XFS for proving that it's possible

Other changes

• Minor bug fixes
• Add Indonesian and update translations
• Newly found local co-op supported games:
  • Banjo-Tooie
  • Ben 10
  • NBA 2K24
• New custom touch controls:
  • PlateUp! (by @Tak-attack)
  • Roboquest (by @Tak-attack)
  • Red Dead Redemption 2 (Remote Play, by @evanpaul14)

Full Changelog: https://github.com/redphx/better-xcloud/compare/v3.2.3...v3.2.4

🛋️ List of supported local co-op games

👆 Games with custom touch control layouts

❤️ Donation

If you think this project is useful and want to support future developments, please consider making a donate via my Ko-fi page. Or you can give this project a star, that's also helpful. Thank you.

📰 Telegram channel

Latest info about the development of the script will be shared on https://t.me/betterxcloud

🌐 Help with translations