Desktop Receiver v3.0.4

• Windows x64: https://dl.fcast.org/receiver/desktop/win-x64/FCastReceiver-3.0.4-win64-installer.msi
• Macos aarch64: https://dl.fcast.org/receiver/desktop/macos-aarch64/fcast-receiver-3.0.4-macos-aarch64.dmg
• Linux: https://flathub.org/en/apps/org.fcast.Receiver

Changelog

New Features

• Settings menu in the UI, backed by a config file that covers every setting and can be edited by hand
• UI scaling for TVs and high-DPI displays
• Keyboard navigation of the playback controls
• Warnings and errors are shown as detailed popups instead of only going to the log
• External subtitle tracks can be added while the media is still loading
• A button to stop the current media from the GUI
• HEIC/HEIF image decoding on all platforms

Changes

• Google Cast is now off by default, turn it on in the settings menu

Fixes

• Fix the missing system tray icon in the Flatpak
• Fix HLS playback failing when the ABR track changes
• Fix YouTube (UMP/SABR) livestreams not always starting
• Fix external subtitle tracks not coming back after being switched off
• Fix the mouse cursor not always reappearing after playback
• Respect the audio output latency, fixing lip-sync on Bluetooth devices
• Improved playback and rendering performance
• Many stability and robustness fixes, mostly crashes and hangs on unusual sources and malformed data from senders