Changelog.

macOS · Android · Windows

• What’s new since 0.10.0
• Terminal
• Open a terminal on a computer with Terminal beside Connect, or from a computer's card on Android: one tab for each shell left running there, or a new one.
• When nobody is signed in on the host, a tab asks for an account's login. Remember saves it for that computer; Forget saved login in the tab bar drops it.
• Ctrl+Shift+C and Ctrl+Shift+V copy and paste. Phones type through skyPC's PC keyboard, also in portrait.
• The host's tray shows how many of its shells others are using.
• Windows
• The app no longer closes when you minimize a session window.
• Hosts with Intel Arc graphics offer AV1.
• Mac host
• The virtual display draws at the client's display scale, and follows games and System Settings into other modes mid-session.
• While the virtual display is in use, the Mac's own screens turn off instead of mirroring it, and turn back on afterwards.
• Connecting at the login window no longer times out on the first try.
• macOS
• skyPC starts on Intel Macs again. It needs macOS 12.3 or later.
• All apps
• Host cursors show at the right size, from Windows and Mac hosts alike.
• Android 0.10.1
• Open a terminal on your computer: tabs for its shells, with skyPC's PC keyboard, also in portrait.
• Save a computer's login for its terminal, and forget it from the tab bar.
• A Mac's virtual display matches your phone's screen scale.

macOS Hosting

• Host and remotely control Macs running macOS 13 or later.
• Connect securely through skyPC relays without port forwarding.
• Support virtual displays, HiDPI, HDR, and H.265 on compatible devices.
• Maintain sessions across logout and login screens.
• Allow multiple users to join the same Mac session.

Remote Control & Session Sharing

• Watch another user's session with permission.
• New keyboard and mouse modes: Immersive, Follow, and Off.
• Improved keyboard shortcut forwarding to remote computers.

Performance & Security

• New stats overlay showing FPS, bitrate, latency, and packet loss.
• Support custom display resolutions.
• Smoother streaming and improved mouse input.
• Enhanced session permissions and host security.

Android

• New virtual Xbox controller and customizable game controls.
• Share USB devices from your phone with a remote computer.
• Touch mouse mode and pinch-to-zoom support.
• Improved streaming performance and manual bitrate settings.

Windows host

• Games that ask for the native resolution now get the session's resolution instead of 1440p, so the cursor lines up (for example in Valorant on a 1080p session). Fullscreen games can switch the display to the lower modes a monitor offers.
• A session that loses its first frame on an idle desktop no longer stays black until something on screen changes.
• Browser sessions take the relays nearest the host instead of always going through Frankfurt.
• Fixed green flashes in browser streams on Snapdragon X laptops above 1080p.
• A slow touch drag or a pause no longer turns into a right-click, and press-and-hold shows Windows' touch feedback.
• Sessions start when Windows had left the skyPC display out of its layout (for example after "PC screen only").
• Sessions start on laptops whose Intel graphics come back under a new adapter id when the virtual display arrives.
• A saved GPU that the host no longer reports is treated as Auto instead of leaving no codec to choose.
• New setting, Play audio on the remote computer. When it is off, the host mutes its speakers while a client is connected.
• The host's direct connection port can be changed in the This device panel, and the host falls back to another port when the one it wants is taken.
• Session permissions are enforced on the host: input, clipboard, audio, microphone, camera and USB devices. The wired gamepad route takes only game controllers.
• A computer owned by an enterprise no longer accepts the direct connection password, and password sessions end when ownership moves to an enterprise.

All apps

• Every session connects over Iroh. For a direct connection without the coordinator, enter ENDPOINT_ID@host:4433 or an iroh1: token.
• Codec, chroma, HDR and frame rate choices follow what the client can decode and display.
• When a game hides or confines the mouse, the app captures the pointer by itself, as when playing locally, and edge panning works. The manual capture menu item is gone.
• A session that cannot start says why in one short sentence, in your language.
• Session permissions in the session menu shows what the session may do. Turned-off camera, microphone, USB and virtual display are explained in the session window.
• When a computer is in use, you can take it over if your organization allows it.
• Signing in asks which personal, team or enterprise account to add this computer to, and warns before moving it. Signing out of a computer you manage warns first.
• After a password reset, the app signs out instead of showing "Couldn't refresh your computers".
• A computer whose first sign-in check failed now links once the network answers, instead of staying on "linking this computer".
• Connections no longer fail when the host is on another network and an old host answers on the same LAN address.

macOS

• AV1 is offered only on Macs whose hardware decodes it.
• Clicks stay in the session view while the pointer is captured.

Web client

• Swap Cmd and Ctrl works in the browser.
• Sessions open faster, and their first frame is no longer lost on slow links.

Installer

• Updated display driver with per-session display modes.
• The firewall rules cover the host on any port.

Windows · Android · macOS

• Keyboard and mouse input now reaches games with kernel anti-cheat, such as League of Legends and Valorant. The host presents a USB keyboard and mouse to Windows instead of injecting input. Valorant also needs Secure Boot turned on.
• A PC without a mouse plugged in still shows a cursor, now through that same USB device.
• A failed or unauthenticated connection attempt no longer ends the session that is running.
• A new session no longer receives the previous user's clipboard.
• Turning down the host's speakers no longer turns down the audio on the client (Windows 10 2004 and later).
• Touch input works on admin (UAC) prompts and the lock screen.
• Switching HDR during a session no longer leaves it without a picture.
• PCs whose encoder check failed no longer stall the GPU for seconds every minute.
• The host no longer hangs when a browser session ends.
• When an administrator ends a session or someone else takes it over, the client is told why.
• The virtual camera offers its 1080p modes at their exact size.
• A refused connection says why: the computer is in use, the host needs an update, the connection password is wrong, or you have no access.
• A connection that fails because the host's capabilities changed is retried automatically.
• Linking this computer to an organization you manage now creates a new connection password, shows it only to its managers, and explains when the link fails.
• The video no longer freezes after you minimize and restore the window.
• The app opens on Direct3D 12, which avoids a hang at startup on some graphics drivers.
• Streams in Safari.
• New session setting, Swap Cmd and Ctrl, so Mac shortcuts such as Cmd+C work on a Windows host.
• A redirected Mac camera keeps its format until the session starts using it.
• The USB/IP driver is now required, since the host's keyboard and mouse run on it. The separate virtual mouse driver is no longer installed and is removed on upgrade.
• Updated display, camera and gamepad drivers.

Windows · Android · macOS

• Streams from PCs whose GPU has no hardware encoder, encoding in software with the color conversion done on the GPU.
• NVIDIA GPUs on drivers older than 522.25 encode with NVENC again.
• Falls back to Media Foundation when the GPU vendor's encoder runtime is missing, and recovers when the stream format changes.
• Tells HDR apart from wide color on Windows 11 24H2.
• Text and other inverting cursors are drawn with an outline instead of as a black block.
• The host now notices right away when a session ends.
• Video holds through short network stalls instead of dropping frames.
• The stream no longer looks squeezed after restoring a minimized window.
• DualSense input stays responsive when the host's capture falls behind.
• Installs on every Windows 10 and 11 build; drivers that need a newer build are skipped there, and the app and host service still install.
• Upgrades close and relaunch the app themselves.
• Launches again on macOS 12 and 13.
• Fixed USB device forwarding.
• Forwards wired DualSense controllers, including through the AYN Odin 3's controller mapping.
• Stops using a Bluetooth DualSense on Android builds where doing so would disconnect Bluetooth.
• Typing with composing keyboards such as Vietnamese Telex now works in the launcher's fields, including after the keyboard has been closed and reopened.
• Horizontal scrolling and touchpad swipes reach the host.
• Targets Android 16.
• DualSense haptics arrive in one radio packet for smoother feedback.
• File transfer keeps its folders and last result until the session ends.

Windows · Android · macOS

• Full DualSense support. A Bluetooth DualSense now plays on the host as a real DualSense, so games drive its haptics and speaker themselves: Windows and Linux clients: haptics, speaker and microphone; Android client: haptics and speaker; macOS client: haptics.
• Wired DualSense pads are forwarded automatically. A pad plugged into the client by USB reaches the host as the real controller, audio included. You no longer pick it from the USB menu, which no longer lists DualSense pads. On Linux, the installer adds the permission this needs.
• Pad audio follows the headphone jack. For a forwarded pad, the host sends sound to the speaker or to headphones plugged into the pad, the way a console does.
• macOS: fixed a crash at session start on macOS 15 introduced in 0.9.58.
• Windows 10 hosts: the virtual display works again.
• After a graphics driver install or update, hosts find their encoder again without a restart.
• Lossy networks: quality adapts again, which fixes video playing fast-forward after packet loss.
• Clearer, translated messages when a host can't start a session: graphics driver too old, virtual display unavailable, or no active monitor.
• The virtual gamepad driver is now for Xbox (XInput) controllers only. Setup removes the older generic gamepad device.

macOS · Windows

• Automatic updates on Windows: skyPC checks for new releases and installs them when no session is active. The app shows a notice with "Install now". 0.9.58 still has to be installed by hand; later releases update themselves.
• macOS: The app shows when a new version is available, with a Download button.
• Android app: Installed from an APK, with HDR support.
• Direct connections: Connect by entering a host's address and password.
• Faster relayed connections: Through the skyPC UDP relay.
• USB forwarding: USB audio devices are supported, and USB storage recovers from read errors.
• File transfer: A Cancel button for running transfers.
• Video: Steadier on weak networks; frame rate drops to 60 fps before sharpness does.
• Lock keys: Caps, Num and Scroll Lock follow the client, and NumLock and Pause send the right keys.
• Pointer: Accurate on hosts with monitors at different scale settings.
• Windows host: More responsive; more reliable session startup; clearer errors when screen capture fails.
• File transfer: Folder lists no longer wait for a running transfer; progress is shown again after reopening the window.
• Browser: No longer hidden when a session starts from the web dashboard.
• Control Center: Brings the session window to the front.
• Manual updates: The new version runs right away, without a reboot.
• Signing out: Also removes the computer from the account; signing back in restores it.
• Connecting by ID: Works between different accounts.
• Computer list: Reinstalling no longer creates duplicates.
• Screen capture: Steadier when the virtual display changes.
• macOS: Playback and relay-discovery fixes.

Android

• skyPC 0.9.57

Windows · macOS

• Upload and download multiple files or entire folders from the session menu, with a two-pane browser, drive navigation, filtering, transfer progress, and automatic refresh.
• File browsing, uploads, and downloads respect the permissions granted for each session.
• Improved USB forwarding for webcams and other devices that require isochronous transfers.
• Automatically selects a compatible video codec when the preferred codec is unavailable.
• Handles resolution, HDR, and monitor layout changes during active sessions.
• Fixed Windows display capture with DPI scaling and mouse positioning after monitor layout changes.
• Improved compatibility with older AMD graphics drivers and encoders.
• Fixed video decoding failures when the GPU is temporarily busy, including on Snapdragon Windows devices.
• Playback window now opens once the connection is established.
• Fixed a crash when connecting from Intel Macs.
• Restored Windows host startup before user login.
• Improved clipboard synchronization across reconnects and Windows session changes.
• Logging out now disconnects active sessions and prevents pending connections from starting afterward.
• Windows installation and repair now correct gamepad driver settings that could cause a system crash during shutdown.
• Added support for signed and notarized universal DMGs covering Intel and Apple Silicon Macs.

macOS · Windows

• Added Google SSO login on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
• Added a guided macOS Accessibility permission and restart flow for keyboard capture.
• Added Linux system-shortcut capture during remote sessions.
• Improved automatic video-codec selection based on host compatibility.
• Improved local display resolution detection at startup.
• Localized authentication and validation errors across all seven supported languages.
• Fixed Windows H.264 decoding eventually exhausting video surfaces.
• Fixed the Windows Right Shift key being transmitted incorrectly.
• Fixed macOS keyboard capture failing after Accessibility permission was granted.

macOS · Windows

• Added support for Latin American Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, French, and German.
• Automatically selects your system language on first launch, with English as the fallback.
• Added clearer connection errors when a host cannot start a session.
• Improved diagnostics for connection, playback, rendering, and host-side failures.
• Error messages now remain visible until dismissed.
• Faster video-quality recovery after network congestion.
• More accurate detection of network backpressure.
• Improved frame-rate recovery when connection conditions stabilize.
• Smoother adaptive bitrate changes, particularly on variable connections.
• Improved Windows capture pacing and Intel encoder rate control.
• More reliable clipboard synchronization.
• Improved mouse and touch alignment with virtual and multi-monitor displays.
• Improved session-helper stability and logging.
• More reliable Windows host capture and session startup.
• Improved driver installation security and validation.
• Reduced unnecessary reboot requests during installation and upgrades.

Windows

• Fixed clipboard on some tricky Windows installs.
• Improved driver installation and staging.
• Corrected cursor coordinates for physical displays.
• Better errors and diagnostics for failed connections.

Windows

• Ultra-low latency P2P remote desktop: Direct connection with sub-10ms response time and automatic relay fallback.
• Quick Assist launcher: Instant remote assistance via Partner ID and temporary Passcode.
• Hardware-accelerated pipeline: Direct3D11 GPU rendering and video decode for smooth 60fps streaming.
• USB redirection: Plug and share game controllers and peripheral accessories across remote sessions.
• Automated Windows setup package with desktop launcher shortcuts and virtual driver provisioning.
• Resolved USB filter driver reconnect loops on Windows hosts during device unplug.
• Multi-language interface support (Vietnamese and English).