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  v1.4.0 Stable

  gitea-actions released this 2026-10-18 16:36:32 +01:00 | 0 commits to main since this release

  Starsync 1.4.0

  Links you put up are downloaded once for everyone, quick chat and danmaku in the player, plus What's new and fixes for Windows, the relay and chat.

  Added

  • What's new: the update band shows what changed, and after an update the app shows the full list once (also in Settings → About)
  • Update channel in Settings → Updates: Stable, or Dev for test builds; Dev stays on test builds after a release and still gets the newer release when there is one
  • Sharper subtitles and picture: the video and its subtitles are drawn at your screen's resolution instead of the video's (Settings → Player → Sharp video and subtitles, on by default)
  • Invite links: Invite copies just a starsync:// link, password included, so a friend just clicks it (or copies it and switches to Starsync) and the app asks "Join Bob's server?"
  • Invite finds your internet address on its own and says when your router needs the port forwarded; Other addresses picks your home-network or VPN address instead
  • Starsync runs once: a link clicked while it is open goes to the open window
  • Quick chat: press Enter in the big player to type a message in a small box at the bottom, without opening the chat panel and without the mouse pointer or the controls popping up; it shares its draft with the chat panel, closes by itself when you stop typing, and subtitles move up out of its way
  • Danmaku notifications: chat, joins, leaves and Up next can fly across the top of the picture instead of popping up (Settings → Notifications & sounds → Notifications: Danmaku, off by default), with speed, how many at once, where, opacity, size, boldness, outline and avatars all adjustable and a live preview
  • Player panel: ⚙ → Player settings opens a panel at the right of the player that stays open while you watch, with tracks, subtitle size, picture, volume and notification settings
  • Subtitles can move up above the controls while they show (Settings → Player → Subtitles above the controls, off by default), and their size can be changed

  Changed

  • A link you put up is downloaded once: you and everyone else watch the same stream, so nobody drifts ahead or stalls alone, and sites like Bilibili are far less likely to block it

  Fixed

  • Upscaling shaders (Anime4K, the HQ modes) no longer shift the colours or draw a grid over the picture, which showed most in a large window or fullscreen
  • Sharp video: resizing the window or opening the chat panel no longer shrinks the picture for a moment before it jumps back
  • Joining while something plays on Windows: the video opens again by itself when it was too early
  • Relay: players no longer get stuck after a slow or stalled source
  • Relay: X (Twitter) clips play through the relay
  • Relay: gentler retries, so Bilibili stops blocking the server
  • Relay: a source that refuses the old link (412) gets a fresh address and keeps playing
  • Chat pop-ups stay away while the chat panel is open (the sound still plays)
  • Bilibili and other sites no longer stop a video halfway when you watch alone or with "Everyone fetches it": a cut connection picks up where it left off

  In the app: Update and restart in the band at the top, or Settings → Updates → Check now. New here: download the archive for your system below.

  Downloads

  • starsync-1.4.0-linux-x64.tar.gz
    17 MiB

    2026-10-18 16:37:05 +01:00
  • starsync-1.4.0-windows-x64.zip
    42 MiB

    2026-10-18 16:36:47 +01:00
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