2.0.0 Alpha

[2.0.0-alpha] - 2026-08-22

Added

• Added a full Desktop Shrine settings window, accessible by double-clicking the notification-area icon.
• Added plugin-defined live settings and persistent Quick Access controls.
• Added configurable BlinkStick gamma, brightness, electrical limits, audio source selection, and device selection.
• Added Restart and Exit actions with coordinated application and LED shutdown.
• Added shortcuts to common application, configuration, log, plugin, and data folders.

Changed

• Redesigned the tray interface with Desktop Shrine branding, custom controls, and themed audio-device selection.
• Replaced hard-coded tray controls with dynamically generated Quick Access settings.
• Brightness now proportionally scales the gamma-shaped LED output, with gamma and brightness remaining independent controls.
• Updated application, settings, tray, plugin, and installer presentation for the 2.0 Alpha release.

Fixed

• Improved Windows audio-device discovery, including non-default, temporarily unavailable, and changing endpoints.
• Fixed tray hover/focus behaviour and audio-selector crashes.
• Fixed application restart handling and ensured BlinkStick LEDs are cleared during shutdown.
• Restored dragging and double-click maximise/restore for the custom settings title bar.
• Prevented the native WinForms scrollbar from appearing behind the themed settings scrollbar.

1.1.0, IPS display fix

[1.1.0] - 2026-08-08

Changed

• Replaced the default GOverlay pixel artwork renderer with the adaptive
  rectangle-shape renderer.
• Improved GOverlay IPS-device stability.

Version 1.0.1

Desktop Shrine v1.0.0

Fixed installer not creating task scheduler event for autostarting the application.
Fixed bug with GOverlay drawing priority.

Included

• Windows media and Steam game detection
• Desktop audio spectrum capture
• CPU and GPU monitoring through LibreHardwareMonitor
• Artwork-based colour palette extraction
• GOverlay LCDSysInfo output
• BlinkStick RGBW visualisations
• Independent input routing for each output
• Self-contained Windows installer

GOverlay setup

Enable the Desktop Shrine plugin, add it to a new profile, and upload the included Oxanium-Bold_20px.bin font.

Version 1.0.0

Desktop Shrine v1.0.0

Initial release of Desktop Shrine, a modular Windows application that turns media, games, audio, and hardware activity into ambient visual output.

Included

• Windows media and Steam game detection
• Desktop audio spectrum capture
• CPU and GPU monitoring through LibreHardwareMonitor
• Artwork-based colour palette extraction
• GOverlay LCDSysInfo output
• BlinkStick RGBW visualisations
• Independent input routing for each output
• Self-contained Windows installer

GOverlay setup

Enable the Desktop Shrine plugin, add it to a new profile, and upload the included Oxanium-Bold_20px.bin font.