v6.3.2

• Platforms, build and packaging:
  • Cython compilation warnings: in macOS bindings and procps library
  • exit-with-children not honoured in polling mode (ie: MS Windows)
  • named-pipe connection errors
  • enable mDNS by default on Fedora
  • DEB: only audio server requires pulseaudio
  • use aligned memory on MacOS
  • remove (broken) support for i386 builds
• Major:
  • pam module errors
  • xvfb fails to resize after a while
  • always update desktop geometry attributes on resize
  • error code path returns invalid type
  • xpra supports 'show-desktop', so expose the feature
  • nvidia kernel module version parsing
  • client nvdec / nvjpeg decoding error should disable the decoder
• Network:
  • don't use IPv6 if not supported
  • client should run even if local sockets cannot be created
  • missing ssh mDNS records with zeroconf
  • missing mDNS records with zeroconf
  • override option for ssh port number
  • quic: try harder to find a valid ssl cert
• Minor:
  • strict type in webp encoder
  • show mDNS records as strings
  • can run xpra configure as root
  • clean notification temporary files more aggressively
  • starting servers with remote display can error out
  • system trays can use regular encodings
  • prevent None values in window models
  • record successful change of modifier mask
  • potential non fatal errors when X11 windows disappear
• Cosmetic:
  • csc-type debug metadata may be overwritten
  • expose GPU attributes as strings
  • unused / confusing attribute
  • return type consistency
  • import Cython type referenced
  • more correct data type in moveresize example
  • make it easier to disable xdg menus
  • expose X11 display name, shown in errors

v5.1.1

• Platforms, build and packaging:
  • improved MS Windows signtool compatibility
  • duplicated tag in python3-pycuda spec file
  • fix https version check compatibility with newer Python versions
  • automatically bump version in DEB build script
  • Ubuntu Plucky openh264 dependency renamed, also for Debian Trixie + Sid
  • add explicit weak dependency on notification library to DEBs
  • PyCUDA 2025.1.1
  • compatibility with Cython 3.1
  • MS Windows SBOM path not matched
  • exit-with-children not honoured in polling mode (ie: MS Windows)
  • Cython warnings in macOS bindings and procps library
• Encodings:
  • openh264 encoder should set full-range metadata for native stream decoders
  • openh264 codecs not preserving full-range metadata
  • vp9 encoder should expose full-range attribute
  • disable scroll encoding
• Major:
  • xvfb fails to resize after a while
  • error connecting to display :0 in ssh mode
  • ignore obsolete X11 size hints
  • parsing of NET_WM_STRUT[_PARTIAL] on 64-bit systems
  • don't allow ssl upgrades when 'ssl' flag is disabled
  • desktop geometry attributes not always updated
  • opaque region parsing errors
  • client should run even if local sockets cannot be created
  • error code path returns invalid type
  • don't use IPv6 if not supported
  • missing ssh mDNS records with zeroconf backend
• Monitor and Desktop modes:
  • event receiver setup errors
  • monitor mode does work in 8-bit palette mode
  • always update desktop geometry attributes on resize
  • xpra supports 'show-desktop', so expose the feature
• Minor:
  • keys used to break the moveresize should not propagate
  • servers should always honour cursors flag
  • potential OpenGL future bug
  • potential path substitution type errors
  • potential unexpected type returned
  • correct detection of invalid command_response data
  • don't discard Xwayland displays as xvfb options
  • shadow servers don't stop the refresh loop
  • strict type in webp encoder
  • starting servers with remote display can error out
• Cosmetic:
  • avoid empty OpenGL validation error message
  • add id subcommand to man page
  • avoid scary uinput message
  • remove unused and misnamed attribute
  • skip failing CI test
  • show mdns records as strings

v6.3.1

• Platforms, build and packaging:
  • modular installations also need filesystem package
  • add plucky for install-repo subcommand
  • make it easier to run unit tests with extra cythonization
  • add explicit weak dependency on notification library
  • sbom path should be ignored
  • recommend xpra-x11 package so xpra installs working servers on Debian
  • XWayland is a valid xvfb backend
• Major:
  • missing some authentication handlers in MS Windows binaries
  • error connecting to display :0 in ssh mode
  • pam authentication fails
  • parsing of NET_WM_STRUT on 64-bit systems
  • don' upgrade when ssl is disabled
  • desktop geometry attributes not always updated
  • ignore obsolete X11 size hints
• Minor:
  • shadow servers don't stop the refresh loop
  • opaque-region parsing errors
  • only resume audio if it was suspended
  • wait before retrying socket
  • root does not have magical powers + fixup
  • read-only $HOME should not be fatal
  • start command failures via control channel when exec-wrapper is used
  • only resume audio if it was suspended
  • keys used to break the moveresize should not propagate
  • handle missing configuration directories more gracefully
  • show display access errors
  • Xephyr startup errors without geometry
  • potential errors in OpenGL backend
  • video codec filtering broken when options are specified
  • size hints return type
• Monitor server:
  • does support 8-bit pixel depth
  • errors when too many event listeners are registered
  • configuring monitors may cause crashes
• Encodings:
  • encoder server should default to having sharing enabled
  • encoder server failures when lz4 is not enabled
  • mmap cannot be used to send 8-bit data
  • disable scroll encoding due to visual corruption
  • openh264 encoder not using default settings
  • openh264 encoder should set full-range metadata for native stream decoders
  • openh264 codecs not preserving full-range metadata
  • libyuv losing full-range metadata attribute during scaling
  • vp9 encoder should expose full-range attribute
• Cosmetic:
  • handle missing module more gracefully
  • handle missing gui component more gracefully
  • avoid tray errors when connection fails
  • missing OpenGL error message
  • silence uinput missing message
  • type hint fixes: mmap, vfb log
  • mmap madvise platform support detection
  • handle missing 'debug' control command arguments more gracefully
  • unused and misnamed attribute
  • don't log a message when NOWARN encoders are missing
  • unused function returns invalid data
  • control command client validation errors
  • improve exit-with-children error message
  • also debug internal properties
  • incorrect type hint
  • log connection details with the channel warning

v6.3

• Platforms, build and packaging:
  • rewritten MS Windows build script
  • RHEL 10 and clones
  • weston + Xwayland option for xvfb
  • per-branch version check
  • test tk client
  • test pyglet client
  • remove copyright end years
• Configuration:
  • xvfb aliases
  • configure xvfb dialog
  • easily modify settings
• Encodings:
  • AMD AMF encoder
  • encoder server
  • avoid subsampling in lossless mode
• Features:
  • server power events
  • ibus keyboard layouts
  • specify refresh rate range
  • save selection in run dialog
  • OpenGL YUVA support for jpeg with alpha
  • correctly blend border with OpenGL renderer
  • save OpenGL probe result
  • make the window menu more easily accessible
• Network:
  • bi-directional mmap
  • hyperv connections
  • nginx proxy documentation
  • http-header authentication module
  • option for trusting connections
  • reusable authentication modules
  • reusable control commands
  • validate quic headers
  • AES fixes
• Improvements:
  • skip unused slow imports
  • avoid loading numpy unnecessarily
  • generic modules

v5.1

• Platforms, build and packaging:
  • prefer CUDA arch specific pkg-config file for nvdec
  • CUDA build errors with newer compilers
  • Python 3.14 parallel build errors
  • Fedora 42 package list with default Python, workarounds for dependencies
  • add Ubuntu Plucky, remove Ubuntu Lunar
  • PyCUDA 2025.1
  • Cython 3.0.12
  • libyuv 0.1899
  • pyu2f incorrect build dependency
  • missing RPM python3 direct dependency for some Python libraries
  • errors installing libexec scripts into a prefix
  • detect MS Windows version for all codepages
  • better compatibility with arm64 MS Windows installer packaging
  • valid default options for MS Windows arm64 non-light builds
  • named-pipes shutdown errors
  • don't enable splash unconditionally on non-posix
  • spng codecs missing due to pkg-config changes
  • Ubuntu Oracular package name revert
  • Debian distributions with Python >= 3.13 need setuptools
  • pam_misc upgrade breaks include path, incorrect workaround attempt + fixup + another and another
  • don't enable nvidia codecs on riscv64
• New features:
  • keycloak authentication module
• Encodings:
  • nvenc context interface mismatch
  • don't import proxy encoder module unless needed
  • video encoder runtime factor ignored
  • cuda context tests cleanup errors
  • nvdec cleanup errors
  • avoid cuda warnings when not available
  • bgrx output image was cropped and blanked out
  • disable GStreamer video codecs on MS Windows (can crash)
• Network:
  • strip comments from ssh host config attributes
• Major:
  • integer time overflow, prevent more
  • server fails to start when sourcing profile strings
  • honour ssl options in launcher files
• Minor:
  • don't expose full OpenSSL version number by default
  • don't expose network interface information by default
  • numpy OpenGL import harness
  • revert to other client's ssh agent socket on disconnection
  • only re-initialize encodings on update message
  • environment variable override returned invalid type
  • error generating QR code URLs
  • window info window not showing
• Cosmetic:
  • fail faster if Xvfb process terminates
  • show connection step in splash screen progress
  • expose X11 errors
  • Gtk unhelpful deprecation warnings
  • Rsvg warnings
  • invalid encoder state reported
  • don't use deprecated syntax in documentation example
  • documentation broken link
  • don't log passwords in (unused) login shim
  • preserve option types for keyboard parameters + fixup and fix parsing of csv values
  • duplicated platform name + fixup
  • silence warnings when parsing newer (>= v6.3) configuration files
  • cursors should not apply to the headerbar
  • easier debug logging of key network events
  • warn against using AES in this branch

v6.2.5

• Platforms, build and packaging:
  • MS Windows authentication usernames are not case sensitive
  • don't log authentication credentials
  • signtool.exe build errors
  • allow all build commands to be placed in the cwd
  • missing PyQT6 in the non-light MS Windows builds
  • better build defaults for arm64 MS Windows builds
  • Fedora 42 mangled dependencies
  • pyu2f incorrect Python version dependency
  • add explicit Python dependencies to python libraries, pygobject fixup
• Major:
  • ssh connection regression
  • nvidia hardware detection errors
  • honour ssl options in launcher files
  • border not shown on small XShape windows with X11 clients
• Encodings:
  • faded colours with openh264 decoder
• Cosmetic:
  • audio warnings showing placeholders
  • improved ssl error message
  • show connection step in splash progress
  • typo in RPM changelog

v6.2.4

• Platforms, build and packaging:
  • MS Windows custom build arguments
  • EXE manigests optional
  • EXE installer must overwrite previous version, all libraries
  • rpmspec warnings
  • dev-env subcommand errors on Debian systems
  • also prefer the CUDA arch specific pkgconfig file for nvdec
  • CUDA kernel build errors with CUDA 12.8 and Fedora 41
  • libyuv 0.1899
  • PyOpenGL 3.1.9
  • Python 3.14 parallel build errors
  • add Fedora 42 with Python 3.14 and Ubuntu Plucky, remove Fedora 39 and Ubuntu Lunar
  • Fedora pam_misc workaround
  • PyCUDA 2025.1
  • build pycuda on Fedora 40
  • Cython 3.0.12
  • libexec scripts installation into a prefix
  • detect MS Windows version for all codepages
  • don't enable splash unconditionally on non-posix
  • spng codecs missing due to pkg-config changes
• Major:
  • integer time overflow, prevent more
  • server fails to start when sourcing profile strings
  • disable 'DOUBLE-BUFFER' extension
• Encodings:
  • qp calculation with nvenc
  • encoder runtime factor was not being honoured + update unit test
  • disable video decoders when they fail
  • nvdec cleanup errors
  • codec error handling
  • avoid cuda context error messages when not installed
  • bgrx output image was cropped and blanked out
  • evdi build
  • GStreamer video encoder errors in debug logging
  • disable GStreamer video encoder on MS Windows
• Network:
  • scary warnings when RDP clients attempt to connect
  • limit openssl version details exposed
  • strip comments from paramiko configs
• Minor:
  • revert to other client's ssh agent socket on disconnection
  • partial dpi settings with some clients (ie: html5)
  • only re-initialize encodings on update message
• Cosmetic:
  • make it easier to cut & paste the CUDA kernel compilation command
  • unnecessary import
  • linter warning
  • update module path in message
  • handle missing version more gracefully
  • hide unnecessary info / when desired
  • correct encoder state displayed
  • remove deprecated syntax
  • DPI documentation link
  • unit tests log cuda errors

v5.0.12

• Platforms, build and packaging:
  • MSYS2 aarch64 build fix and prefix detection
  • RPM support for per-arch cuda pkgconfig
  • exe installer standalone step
  • move default package list for newer build script default
  • invalid refresh rate detected on some MS Windows configurations
  • MS Windows EXE upgrades conflict with left-over files
  • MS Windows build script support for custom arguments
• SBOM:
  • minor fixes
  • record CUDA
  • record 'Light' builds
  • export to JSON
  • fallback to pip package data
• RHEL 10:
  • package list + fixup
  • provide wrapper script for weston + Xwayland
  • use weston + Xwayland as xvfb option
  • pycairo build fix
  • no pandoc or x264 + fixups: x264, docs
  • do build libfakeXinerama
• Major:
  • SSL upgrades discard options
  • use symlinks to prevent ssh agent forwarding setup errors
  • websocket connection loss with some proxies sending empty payloads
  • Network Manager API errors in some environments
  • keyboard layout group regression
• Desktop mode:
  • better compatibility with some window managers when resizing
  • handle fixed size desktops correctly
• Clipboard:
  • always claim the clipboard selection when updated
  • always update the peer when the owner changes
  • remote clipboard option not honoured on some platorms
  • allow all clipboards by default
• Encodings:
  • batch delay increase compounded
  • avoid damage storms: switch to full frames earlier
  • rgb errors at unusual bit depths
  • transparency detection with 10-bit per channel windows
  • use pillow encoder for 10-bit per channel pictures
  • pillow encoder fixes
  • missing options when encoding is set to auto from the system tray menu
  • system tray speed control not available
• Minor:
  • toolbox examples do not run on some platforms
  • quic connections are safe for authentication
  • start-gui fails if no application is selected
  • check for latest version from current branch
  • clamp vrefresh to a useful range
  • division by zero on MS Windows
  • typo in nvjpeg encoder / decoder build switches
  • avoid potential remote logging loop
• Cosmetic:
  • proxy error messages formatting
  • remove superfluous logging
  • don't log scary warning about missing numpy_formathandler
  • unset load-balancer CUDA option is valid
  • icon glob lookup mismatch
  • typo
  • value in debug logging is incorrect
  • log spam with rpd connection attempts

v6.2.3

• Platforms, build and packaging:
  • pillow 11.1.0
  • exe installer standalone step
  • handle diverging RHEL clone packaging behaviour
  • move default package list for newer build script default
  • invalid refresh rate detected on some MS Windows configurations
  • normalize smooth scroll wheel values on macos
• RHEL 10 builds:
  • package Qt6 client
  • use weston + Xwayland as xvfb on RHEL 10
  • provide wrapper script for weston + Xwayland
  • replace noopenh264 with openh264
  • AlmaLinux 10-kitten package list
  • CentOS stream10 package list
• Major:
  • Network Manager API errors in some environments
  • websocket connection loss with some proxies sending empty payloads
  • handle broken pyopengl-accelerate installations more gracefully
  • keyboard layout group regression
• Encodings:
  • batch delay increase compounded
  • avoid damage storms: switch to full frames earlier
• Clipboard:
  • always claim the clipboard selection when updated
  • always update the peer when the owner changes
  • remote clipboard option not honoured on some platorms
  • allow all clipboards by default
• Desktop mode:
  • better compatibility with some window managers when resizing
  • handle fixed size desktops correctly
• Minor:
  • toolbox examples do not run on some platforms
  • configure tool incorrectly saves some options, refresh-delay
  • hide 'configure shadow server' on light builds
  • typo in nvjpeg encoder / decoder build switches
  • libexec scripts installed twice
  • icon glob lookup mismatch
  • division by zero on MS Windows
  • update keyboard layout mapping for ku and ir
  • avoid lowering quality for text content type, avoid scaling and subsampling
  • avoid potential logging loop
  • close splash screen on server start error
• Cosmetic:
  • openh264 license tag
  • remove outdated Wayland clipboard warning
  • typo
  • strict mode type mismatch
  • incorrect compression debug logging
  • incorrect damage elapsed time in debug logging

v3.1.9

• build and packaging:
  - libyuv 0.1878.20231004
  - packaging updates for CentOS7: libyuv, skip pycuda
  - python-netifaces missing gcc build dependency
  - remove outdated numpy packaging workaround on MS Windows
  - ffmpeg v7 compatibility for decoder and swscale, skip encoder
  - remove ffmpeg encoder from MS Windows and MacOS builds
  - never bundle any Qt components
  - match comtypes module changes
  - support build arguments specified using an environment variable
  - support new repository build script target file
  - cffi packaging workaround for MacOS
  - produce an SBOM file on MS Windows
  - use arch specific pkg-config for cuda, if found
  - pynvml 12.560.30
  - pyuinput 1.0.1
  - require clang to build the CUDA kernels, instead of GCC >= 14
  - missing SVG loader on MS Windows
  - pixbuf loaders cache not populated
  - initial arm64 build support for MS Windows
• encodings:
  - avoid slow modules (ie: csc_cython)
  - stick to the same video scaling setting longer, avoid big swings
  - handle decoding of padded frames
  - quality and speed can be used with all generic encodings
  - clamp vrefresh to a useful range
  - quality and speed disabled when encoding set to 'auto'
  - support newer versions of python-pillow
  - 10 bit per channel issues
• major:
  - protect against potential buffer overflows
  - MS Windows printing crash
  - system tray cleanup crash
  - automatic port assignment error
  - raise AES key derivation limits
  - missing start menu
  - try harder to find the matching key, using the keyval, key name - lowercase if needed, use default modifiers if that's all we have
  - only preserve keycodes for native X11 clients
  - context errors with sync-xvfb switch
  - print all pages on MS Windows
  - errors when the connection is closed whilst we process it
  - OpenGL scroll paints, scaling arctifacts
  - clipboard INCR transfers stop
  - show border on XShape windows
  - audio failures with 'auto' sink
  - metadata ignored
  - system tray errors on displays without compositing
  - ignore framerate when parsing vfb resolutions
  - expose all clipboard targets
  - authentication aborted due to encryption not detected
  - error redirection failures should not propagate
  - xpra top failures on some platforms (ie: MS Windows)
  - xpra top corrupted output
  - vsock connection errors
• minor and cosmetic fixes:
  - MS Windows setup script syntax errors
  - proxy servers should respond to id requests
  - encoding speed and quality menus not sticking
  - map missing modifiers using defaults
  - don't assume that zlib is available
  - handle invalid dbus-launch command options
  - try to prevent all ATK warnings
  - prevent ssl header from messing up the log
  - try to handle missing python pillow slightly more gracefully
  - log opengl probe command
  - confusing X11 display message
  - avoid X11 client message format warnings
  - use correct type for numlock modifier
  - handle missing python-pillow more gracefully

Full Changelog: v3.1.8...v3.1.9