PadChat 0.2.1 Preview 1 — PS5 Share and controller Options fixes

PadChat 0.2.1-preview.1

• Added controller-selectable Options and Close keys on the keyboard bottom row.
• Added D-pad navigation/value changes, X/A activation and Circle/B dismissal inside Options.
• Fixed Escape/Close handling, draft preservation and hidden control hints.
• Added saved opening bindings with optional held shoulder/trigger modifiers and conflict notices.
• Fixed Send with both WoW key-down preferences.
• Repaired native PS5 Create/Share detection in the Windows companion; tap cycles channels and hold dictates. Controller support is bundled and does not require Steam.
• Keyboard F8 voice typing and optional automatic startup remain supported.

Voice users must also update the Windows companion. The CurseForge ZIP installs the addon only. The complete Windows package below installs both parts; extract and run PadChat-Setup.exe with WoW closed, then choose your game folder and Windows microphone.

Automated addon, bundled speech and installer checks pass. The original user confirmed the repaired controller controls in live play. This remains an unsigned preview; a second clean PC has not been tested.

Downloads

• PadChat-Windows-Voice-0.2.1-preview.1.zip: complete Windows installer, addon, bundled speech models and source.
• PadChat-0.2.1-preview.1.zip: addon only, also available on CurseForge.
• PadChat-source.zip: source matching the tested installer.
• checksums-sha256.txt: SHA-256 hashes of the downloads.

Voice works for both keyboard players (F8) and controller players (Create/Share or Back/View). Choose a microphone recognised by Windows in PadChat Voice. Recognition runs locally without API keys or OpenAI token charges.