v1.2.0

Added

• System tray launch without a console window, with Native and Stretch modes, presets, and Exit
• Automatic stretch for Valorant and CS2, keeping stretch active across Alt+Tab and restoring the previous desktop when the game exits
• Opt-in Restore desktop on Alt+Tab setting, disabled by default for new and existing configs
• Start with Windows enabled on the first tray launch through a per-user startup entry, with a remembered opt-out
• --tui to open the existing terminal interface
• Background update checks at TUI startup, with an update banner and confirmation prompt
• Download and install newer stable releases from the TUI with u, verifying SHA-256 before replacing the executable
• --version, --check-update, and --update commands
• PowerShell installer with a user PATH entry, plus a curl ... | sh entry point for Git Bash on Windows
• Per-user Start Menu shortcut created and repaired by the installer, with -NoShortcut to opt out
• Consistent terracotta V icon shared by the system tray, executable, installer shortcut, and website

Fixed

• Keep stretch changes temporary so they do not become Windows' saved desktop mode after reboot
• Recover interrupted display sessions on the next launch, preserving the original mode and scaling and respecting live owners, external changes, and monitor replacement
• Repair an older saved stretch default when the user explicitly chooses Native
• Skip display changes when the requested resolution, refresh rate, and explicit scaling are already active, including repeated Stretch/Native selections

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v1.1.1

vstretch 1.1.1

This patch fixes primary display detection, display change errors, and stretch scaling.

Fixes

• Detect the primary monitor's panel resolution and refresh rate instead of using the first active display.
• Report the requested resolution and the actual Windows display change error when switching fails.
• Request full-screen scaling so 4:3 stretch resolutions fill a widescreen display.

Install

Download vstretch.exe below and run it on Windows.

vstretch        # Open the TUI
vstretch --auto # Toggle resolution for hotkeys

If a game overrides desktop scaling, select full-screen scaling in the game or GPU control panel.

Built for Windows x64 from commit 3a4537b17757f521ea54f2632cd65ecbe4abfd0e.

SHA-256 for vstretch.exe:

f6e0b7adbc6dc66d4134bdc508a1ffe46f17f70e365ef3061da190c9284ccb86

See the changelog and changes since v1.1.0.

v1.1.0

vstretch 1.1.0

Simplify config, add an optional native override, and make the TUI clearer about what mode you are in.

Highlights

• Config is now a single [stretch] target + optional [native] (legacy configs auto-migrate)
• TUI: Change default native… picks from real Windows display modes (or Auto-detect)
• Mode badge: NATIVE / STRETCH / PANEL / OTHER
• Stretch refresh prefers panel Hz unless you set refresh on [stretch]

Install

Binary (Windows) — download vstretch.exe below, put it on your PATH or run it directly.

From source:

cargo install --git https://github.com/blocksdevpro/vstretch.git

Usage

vstretch        # open the TUI
vstretch --auto # quiet toggle for hotkeys

Notes

• Windows only (primary display)
• Native is auto-detected from the panel unless [native] is set
• Set the same res + stretch scaling in-game / GPU control panel as usual

See CHANGELOG.md for the full list.

v1.0.0

vstretch 1.0.0

Wanna play stretch, then go back to native in one click? We got you.

Windows TUI for FPS players (Valorant, CS2, …) who switch between native and stretch resolutions.

Install

Binary (Windows) — download vstretch.exe below, put it on your PATH or run it directly.

From source:

cargo install --git https://github.com/blocksdevpro/vstretch.git

Usage

vstretch        # open the TUI
vstretch --auto # quiet toggle for hotkeys

Notes

• Windows only (primary display)
• Set the same res + stretch scaling in-game / GPU control panel as usual