v2026.9.28.0-beta

VRCFaceTracking v2026.9.28.0-beta

What's Changed

Bug Fixes

• fix(openvr): keep openvr out of the ui test process by RealWhyKnot in 7f97af5

Tests

• test(data): keep UI tests out of the user's data folder (2026.9.27.0-9FC29) by RealWhyKnot in 0db405f

Full Changelog: v2026.9.27.0-beta...v2026.9.28.0-beta

File integrity

Asset	Size (MiB)	SHA-256
VRCFaceTracking-2026.9.28.0-beta-linux-arm64.tar.gz	65.71	de04378c8b4bdc2ee3dc72732a35a9ee17b6fde06fe450d5ec3538b51b8dffe6
VRCFaceTracking-2026.9.28.0-beta-linux-x64.tar.gz	69.52	6bca73752530cb0e12b1518df01b5647d16d52402708996c5a7c8f4870c4814f
VRCFaceTracking-2026.9.28.0-beta-osx-arm64.tar.gz	54.78	e2033c2d72c19a45447c4e40d1803ef724f9cd265a78a786f680f2312d8678df
VRCFaceTracking-2026.9.28.0-beta-osx-x64.tar.gz	58.04	5d921b54c0729778407c5d827f4d40003b68726ee21c750a9b40d5d9484200e9
VRCFaceTracking-2026.9.28.0-beta-win-arm64.zip	56.79	d2b6b169ac90bb5c04745fa9e4fb9c8b563de5974a5b6028be3c87f4a889b820
VRCFaceTracking-2026.9.28.0-beta-win-x64.zip	59.98	0711d66b1de1fdc571b6e67623239cc64165618206d7fe9e36ca853cc2f7d6df

Per-file hashes ship beside each archive as a matching .integrity.tsv asset.

More

• README: https://github.com/RealWhyKnot/VRCFaceTracking
• Source: commit 7f97af5f55c0 on main
• License: Apache-2.0
• Upstream project: benaclejames/VRCFaceTracking (avatar setup and module docs at https://docs.vrcft.io)

Install on Windows

1. Download VRCFaceTracking-2026.9.28.0-beta-win-arm64.zip or VRCFaceTracking-2026.9.28.0-beta-win-x64.zip from this release.
2. Extract it anywhere except Program Files.
3. Run VRCFaceTracking.exe. Install your tracking module from the Module Registry tab if you have not before.
4. Launch VRChat with OSC enabled. The Home tab shows the module as active once it is receiving data.

Settings and installed modules live in %AppData%\VRCFaceTracking and are shared with the Steam build, so an existing setup carries over.

Install on Linux

1. Download VRCFaceTracking-2026.9.28.0-beta-linux-arm64.tar.gz or VRCFaceTracking-2026.9.28.0-beta-linux-x64.tar.gz from this release, picking the file that matches your CPU.
2. Extract it into its own folder: mkdir vrcft && tar -xzf <archive> -C vrcft.
3. If the app is not executable after extraction, run chmod +x VRCFaceTracking in that folder.
4. Run ./VRCFaceTracking.

Minimal distros also need libice6 and libsm6 installed.

Install on macOS

1. Download VRCFaceTracking-2026.9.28.0-beta-osx-arm64.tar.gz or VRCFaceTracking-2026.9.28.0-beta-osx-x64.tar.gz from this release, picking the file that matches your CPU (Apple Silicon is osx-arm64).
2. Extract it into its own folder and run ./VRCFaceTracking from there.

If Gatekeeper blocks the app, run xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine on the extracted folder and start it again. SteamVR features are unavailable on macOS.

Uninstall

Close VRCFaceTracking and delete the extracted folder. Settings and modules stay in %AppData%\VRCFaceTracking and logs in %LocalAppData%\VRCFaceTracking\logs; delete those two folders too for a clean removal.

What you need to do

Fresh install: follow the install steps above. Existing installs are offered this update when the app starts; accept it and the app downloads, verifies and applies the archive for your platform, then restarts. You can also close the app and extract the archive over the old folder by hand.

Beta releases log verbosely by default. Stable releases log warnings and errors only; turn on verbose logging under Settings, Diagnostics before reproducing a problem. When reporting a bug, attach the newest vrcft_*.log and vrcft_module_*.log from the log folder (Settings, Diagnostics, Open folder).