| Version | Change log |
| Steam Apr 28, 2025 Apr 29, 2025 |
General: Fixed installed DLC not being recognized by some games. Fixed Steam client window not setting maximized state correctly at startup. Disable spellcheck suggestions for CD-Key input fields. Increase timeout before Steam will consider a steamwebhelper process unresponsive to reduce spurious failures when launch time is longer than expected |
| Steam Apr 21, 2025 Apr 28, 2025 |
General: Fixed an issue where changes to notes could be lost when offline. Fixed an issue where only newly taken screenshots would appear in the screenshot list until client restart. Fixed game install dialog showing behind main client window when in small mode. Fixed refresh logon dialog sometimes showing behind main window when you need to provide your password and re-logon. Windows: Improved window snapping behavior to make it easier to pull windows off of edges once snapped. Fixed some cases in-game overlay would scale to a prior splash window size rather than game window size (will fix overlay in Avowed for some users). Steam Cloud: Fixed a condition which could cause Steam to launch a game before all files have been synchronized. Steam Input: Fixed a rare crash when multiple XInput DLLs are loaded by a game. |
| Steam Apr 2, 2025 Apr 2, 2025 |
General: Demos can now be installed and uninstalled remotely via your profile games list. When reconnecting to Steam (including when resuming from suspend), in game notifications will no longer appear for friends currently in a game. Fixed the Backup Game Files dialog sometimes failing to complete. Fixed an error on the Downloads page when a Free to Play game is removed during installation. Fixed Steam/WebHelper showing as querying location data on Windows 11. The Steam client does not request or track location, this was caused by steamwebhelper querying information about wireless interfaces on the computer which has been removed. Fixed text on the laptop low battery notification getting cut off in some languages. Fixed the refresh button on the server browser dialog needing to be scrolled into view. Fixed an issue where dropdown menus would sometimes fail to appear. Game Notes: Notes are now available on the web! You can find them on the games list. Select the "Games" option under your profile name, then find the new "My Notes" option on the "My Game Content" menu. They will be added to the Steam Mobile app in a future update. Added support for more clipboard formats when pasting inline images in to game notes. Fixed drag and drop for adding content to game notes and moving content around inside notes outside of the overlay. When the overlay notes window is resized, smaller sizes will now switch into a mode that toggles back and forth between showing the list of notes and showing an individual note. Fixed the link hover for some formatted links. Remote Play: Fixed streaming video in Monster Hunters Wilds. Game Recording: Fixed recording video in Monster Hunters Wilds. Fixed videos and screenshots copied to clipboard not pasting correctly in some programs. Library: Fixed an issue with attempting to visit the full game's store page and being directed to the demo's store page instead. Fixed missing default app icon in game list for apps t |
| Steam Dec 2 2024 Dec 6, 2024 |
General: Fixed some causes of rare crashes in Steam Client. Fixed game notes being reset sometimes when enabling/disabling spell checking. Fixed hardware video acceleration setting showing as enabled when GPU accelerated rendering in webviews is disabled (both must be enabled for hardware video acceleration to work). Game Recording: Added settings button to allow resetting the game recording folder to the default path. Fixed audio desync that occurs for some videos when played in Steam or Chrome browser. Fixed successive recording exports after the first one sometimes exporting the wrong clip. Fixed issue preventing audio capture by the steam overlay in some games on Windows. Fixed issue preventing Linux users with Nvidia cards from using their GPU to accelerate video encoding. Fixed issue causing some users to encounter failures while exporting video clips. Fixed bug which applied background recording retention interval to manual recordings. Fixed potential crash when exporting a clip to file when the machine has previously installed Nvidia GPU drivers but no longer has an Nvidia GPU. Remote Play: Fixed store and community features being disabled when streaming to a Mac. Fixed issue preventing Linux users with Nvidia cards from using their GPU to accelerate video encoding. Fixed a regression in audio capture for Remote Play Together. Steam Input: Fixed duplicate controllers showing up on the ROG Ally X. |
| Steam Nov 12 2024 Nov 18, 2024 |
General: Fixed a potential startup crash on systems with an AMD GPU. Fixed some outdated or missing strings in non-English languages. Game Recording: Fixed an issue with the layout of the recording player in Big Picture. Updated the Game Properties Game Recording tab to more accurately reflect the current state of the Game Recording feature. Fixed layout issues in the BPM Game Recording settings page. Added export time to the progress bar in the send to phone dialog. Increased Instant Clip default duration from 10s to 30s. Fixed a race condition which could prevent audio recording. (Windows) Prevent Windows mixer settings from affecting output level when recording game audio. Steam Input: Fixed a case where a controller could not show up in the UI the very first time it was connected for an account. Steam VR: Fixed an issue with certain keys on the keyboard causing unexpected behavior. Restores single-click Exit VR functionality Fixed an issue where the Linux VR interface would show the incorrect UI |
| Steam Nov 5 2024 Nov 6, 2024 |
Steam Game Recording is now available to all users! It's a new built-in system for creating and sharing your gameplay footage, which runs in the background so you never miss a moment. There are so many ways to use this all-new set of features, from capturing your highlights to documenting entire campaigns. It's easy to find, clip, and share your gameplay. Since June we’ve added several new features: Game-specific settings Quick capture hotkey options Advanced export options And Session View - A new way to view your footage in the new Recordings & Screenshots manager with game-specific tags and data |
| Steam Sep 18 2024 Sep 18, 2024 |
General: Steam Families is now available for all users. For more info about Steam Families, you can read our news post, check out our Support FAQ The friends list will now show a Steam Deck icon, instead of a gamepad icon, if the other user is playing on a Steam Deck Replaced the friends list VR icon with a new graphic that also matches the in-game or online friend state color Improved startup and library performance for users with large libraries Improved detection of Nintendo Switch Pro controller Improved reliability of "games in common" collections in library Rewrite of shortcut key binding in settings UI, including the ability to unbind a hotkey Fixed taking HDR screenshots on Windows Fixed collections based on friends not updating properly Fixed "Soundtracks" and "All Games" shelves on home page applying the app type filter from the top of the games list. This would lead to Soundtracks showing no items if Soundtracks was not selected at the top of the games list, as an example. Fixed collection names not being editable. Fixed formatting of links in news posts Screenshots: Redesigned the screenshots manager Improved the ability to share multiple screenshots at once by multi-selecting from the grid view Improved the performance and reliability of the screenshots manager Added the ability to search within the app filter dropdown Pre-emptive work to provide future support for recordings and clips to integrate with the screenshots manager when Steam Game Recording releases out of beta Added easier ways to share screenshots directly from Steam, including: Copy directly to your clipboard Send to friend or chat group via Steam chat Send to your phone via the Steam Mobile App Export as a new file on your computer Steam Overlay: Improved responsiveness of overlay on Windows User interface improvements to Steam IME New Clock app in the Steam Overlay that can optionally be pinned on top of games. Steam Input: Reduced latency of Steam Input AP |
| Steam Sep 12 2024 Sep 12, 2024 |
General: Steam Families is now available for all users. For more info about Steam Families, you can read our news post, check out our Support FAQ The friends list will now show a Steam Deck icon, instead of a gamepad icon, if the other user is playing on a Steam Deck Replaced the friends list VR icon with a new graphic that also matches the in-game or online friend state color Improved startup and library performance for users with large libraries Improved detection of Nintendo Switch Pro controller Improved reliability of "games in common" collections in library Rewrite of shortcut key binding in settings UI, including the ability to unbind a hotkey Fixed taking HDR screenshots on Windows Fixed collections based on friends not updating properly Fixed "Soundtracks" and "All Games" shelves on home page applying the app type filter from the top of the games list. This would lead to Soundtracks showing no items if Soundtracks was not selected at the top of the games list, as an example. Fixed collection names not being editable. Fixed formatting of links in news posts Screenshots: Redesigned the screenshots manager Added easier ways to share screenshots directly from Steam, including: Copy directly to your clipboard Send to friend or chat group via Steam chat Send to your phone via the Steam Mobile App Export as a new file on your computer Improved the ability to share multiple screenshots at once by multi-selecting from the grid view Improved the performance and reliability of the screenshots manager Added the ability to search within the app filter dropdown Pre-emptive work to provide future support for recordings and clips to integrate with the screenshots manager when Steam Game Recording releases out of beta Steam Overlay: Improved responsiveness of overlay on Windows User interface improvements to Steam IME New Clock app in the Steam Overlay that can optionally be pinned on top of games. Steam Input: Reduced latency of Steam Input AP |
| Steam Jul 17 2024 Jul 17, 2024 |
General: Fixed on-screen keyboard failing to hide fully after entering text in-game. Fixed an issue where demos would not show a play button after changing accounts. |
| Steam June 19 2024 Jun 19, 2024 |
