v2026.5.14.0

WKVRCProxy v2026.5.14.0

What's Changed

Features

• feat(helper): add ffmpeg hardware decode fallback by @RealWhyKnot in 2caac69
• feat(mesh): playback_feedback emits delivered_height + kind=playing telemetry by @RealWhyKnot in f133ffb
• feat(helper): add hitch diagnostics and benchmarked presets by @RealWhyKnot in 036692e
• feat(helper): ship ffmpeg and handle transcode leases by @RealWhyKnot in f150370
• feat(watchdog): add advanced terminal renderer by @RealWhyKnot in 11749d3
• feat(watchdog): add interactive terminal and HTTPS relay bootstrap by @RealWhyKnot in b0475d0

Bug Fixes

• fix(relay): stream-localize manifests so playback_id tokens dont 502 by @RealWhyKnot in fa74463

Refactors

• refactor(patcher): identify wrappers by marker; drop bundled yt-dlp by @RealWhyKnot in 0286d54

Documentation

• docs: remove curl impersonate references by @RealWhyKnot in 6dbe23c

Other Changes

• Improve helper diagnostics and terminal input by @RealWhyKnot in 3988dad

Full Changelog: v2026.5.10.4...v2026.5.14.0

File integrity

This immutable release predates the attached integrity TSV; GitHub records the release zip SHA256 in the release asset metadata.

More

• README: https://github.com/RealWhyKnot/WKVRCProxy
• Source: commit 862d45fc2b35 on main
• License: GPL-3.0

Install (fresh)

1. Launch VRChat at least once so it has dropped its bundled yt-dlp.exe into its Tools dir.
2. Download WKVRCProxy-v2026.5.14.0.zip from this release.
3. Extract anywhere except Program Files.
4. Run WKVRCProxy.exe. Accept the UAC prompt to add the hosts entry.
5. Launch VRChat. Watch for [mesh] connected in the watchdog window. Paste a URL in any in-world video player.

Full walkthrough: README quick start.

Uninstall

Run WKVRCProxy.Uninstaller.exe from the install folder. No prompt; runs to completion. Restores the original yt-dlp.exe, removes the hosts entry, wipes %LOCALAPPDATA%Low\WKVRCProxy\, deletes the install directory.

What you need to do

Fresh install: follow the install steps above. Existing installs can be replaced with this zip, or updated by launching WKVRCProxy.exe and typing /update. The updater downloads this release, verifies the zip, atomically swaps the files, and relaunches.

If you hit a playback bug after this release: re-paste the URL with the watchdog window visible, copy the watchdog log starting from the failed request, and include both in the bug report.