FastCast v0.4.0 Open Beta

FastCast v0.4.0 adds FastCast Pro activation, enabling paid Creator Pro licenses through Lemon Squeezy while keeping FastCast Free usable for local recording and streaming.

Highlights

• FastCast Pro is here. Activate a Creator Pro license key right in the app. Activation is local-first: no accounts, no telemetry — the key is sent only to the license server when you click Activate, is stored redacted, and a limited offline grace period covers activated devices that go offline.
• FastCast Free stays free for simple 1080p30 recording and streaming: monitor/window capture, mic + desktop audio, webcam overlay, custom RTMP/RTMPS streaming, and local redacted support bundles.
• FastCast Pro unlocks higher-resolution recording (1440p / 4K) and 60 fps capture where your capture and encoder hardware support them, plus advanced encoder controls.
• Activation robustness fixes: any purchase variant of the Creator Pro product activates correctly, machines with very short computer names can now activate, and misleading "key not accepted" messages for non-key problems were fixed.

Validation

• cargo fmt --all -- --check passed.
• cargo clippy --workspace --all-targets -- -D warnings passed.
• cargo test --workspace passed.
• Exact ZIP smoke passed:
  • launch and clean exit with and without a license
  • Pro license activation verified end-to-end against the live store
  • hotkey recording start/stop
  • valid MP4 output

Download

• FastCast-0.4.0-win-x64.zip
• FastCast-0.4.0-win-x64.zip.sha256

SHA-256:
2efa178e8e184e23f4ab8b5b20612db70652ca30f757c2a95299354517c48b9e

Notes

• Unsigned build. Windows SmartScreen may warn about unknown publisher.
• FastCast Free remains free during the open beta; FastCast Pro is a paid license.
• No telemetry, no accounts, no crash upload, no background polling, no auto-update.
• FastCast remains a focused single-scene Windows recorder/streamer, not a full OBS replacement.