UltraStar Deluxe

v2026.6.0 released

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 04:09:00 +0000

Version 2026.6.0 has been released. Downloads are available from github and flathub.

Breaking changes

Round scores to multiples of 1 instead of 10. Highscore plugin website owners might need to adjust input validation #1268

Enhancements

Do not create extra SongDir paths if they don’t exist #1260
Improve image scaling #1300
Use a fixed range for editor MIDI #1282
Allow larger textures if the system supports it #1165
Do not ask to uninstall when reinstalling or updating, allow to keep avatars, and fix some checkboxes in the uninstaller #1183
Allow playlists to be used in all party modes #1208

Bug Fixes

Fix crash when going to the webcam screen after changing languages #1275
Do not save scores times the number of screens #1248
Allow disabling buttons in themes #1215
Fix Alt+Letter search when categories are enabled #1196
Fix missing note textures in the Editor in some cases #1303
Fix color of rap notes and selected rap notes #1302
Fix incorrect microphone names #1309
Fix some note splitting regressions #1299
Do not automagically ‘correct’ where spaces are #1313
Add some missing MIDI guards #1211
Do correct where spaces are when splitting/joining sentences #1314
Fix various playlist bugs #1241
Fix circular reference in USkins #1315
Use the correct difficulty when submitting highscores through plugins #1321
Detect if there is singing across the entire buffer instead of only the oldest quarter #1283
Prevent Windows from taking screenshots #1194

Other Changes

Various refactorings and cleanup of unused code #1278 #1279 #1280 #1235 #1233 #1311
Drop support for ProjectM 0.x #1239
Remove in-game console #1271
Deduplicate player-related theme assets #1284
Build AppImage with Debian Jessie #1272
Remove support for old OpenCV versions #1238 #1301
AppImage dependency updates #1304
Add support for #VOCALS #1297
Local checking for trailing whitespace #1188
Update Windows DLLs #1307

v2026.5.0 released

Sat, 09 May 2026 04:09:00 +0000

Version 2026.5.0 has been released. Downloads are available from github and flathub.

Breaking changes

Some txt checks have been deferred until the song is actually played. If you need to have all the issues at startup, use the -check-songs switch #1121 #1257

Features

Count in songs that have lyrics soon after starting them #1203 #1274
Re-scan audio devices when entering Options - Record. This allows for hotplugging audio devices without restarting the entire game. Startup now only scans devices that are assigned to players #1174 #1262
Add more precise volume controls #1093 #1253
Emulate MIDI #1131
Loading screen reports song loading progress #1100 #1259

Enhancements

Switch Windows to 64-bit #1149
Use OpenCV C++ wrapper on macOS #1243

Bug Fixes

Blacklist vdownmix device in Portaudio #1231
Don’t insert null bytes at the end of a string in the database #1173
Fix overlaping buttons on statistics screen #1242
Fix MIDI notes getting stuck in the Editor #1265
Fix medleys with deferred txt checks, and medleys should not affect difficulty level #1264
Don’t crash if config.ini is not writable in some cases #1178

Other Changes

Update linter job to support Node.js 24 #1228
Remove unused soundfonts #1237
Remove unused Bamboo CI scripts #1232
Use full path for song errors #1205
Fix packaging output for macOS #1251
Refactor scoring #1246
Remove obsolete cover.db #1255
Do not play MIDI when clicking a note with the mouse #1269

v2026.4.0 released

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 04:09:00 +0000

Version 2026.4.0 has been released. Downloads are available from github and flathub.

Breaking changes

Remove support for the #RESOLUTION header

Features

Support Lua 5.5 #1216

Enhancements

Update Noto fonts #1218 #1221

Bug Fixes

Fix crash if more microphones are configured than the game supports #1191
Flush FFmpeg audio resampler when seeking #1204
Fix memory leak in lyrics #1223

Other Changes

Remove unused credits tune #1187
Rename Apple builds to macOS + replace some IRC references with Discord #1214 #1222
Remove unused internals that allowed multiple BPMs throughout a song #1198
Prepare projectM wrapper for building as DLL #1220
Link release page #1202
Improve management of option menu interactions #1224

v2026.3.0 released

Sun, 08 Mar 2026 04:09:00 +0000

Version 2026.3.0 has been released. Downloads are available from github and flathub.

Breaking changes

Remove Carousel, Slot Machine, Slide and Tile song selection modes. Custom theme providers, see wiki page #1163
Line bonus is no longer optional, it is always on #1162 #1175

Features

Allow ordered playlists. Toggle with O #1096

Enhancements

Improve text editing in the editor and add mouse support #1088

Bug Fixes

Fix party mode bugs: hide duets, refresh songs, correctly use playlists, scrolling #1128
Fix memory leaks in sing screen and score screen #1161
Fix random song selecting a song not in the current playlist/search
Fix various song selection bugs #1168
Correctly size P2 track when editing a duet #1172
Correct editor help for pasting notes + remove references to non-existing modes #1171
Fix texture bug on pre-SSSE3 systems #1181
Fix chessboard desyncing when rapidly scrolling #1182

Other Changes

Refactor some player-related fields #1157
Remove credits screen and replace it with a text on the About screen #1164
Fix flathub linter warning #1154
Reject songs that use P1/P2 but are not actually a duet #1166
UltraStar Manager and UltraStar Creator are no longer included in the Windows installer #1170
Update credits #1185

v2026.2.0 released

Sun, 08 Feb 2026 04:09:00 +0000

Version 2026.2.0 has been released. Downloads are available from github and flathub.

Enhancements

Refactor theme system, see Theme changes#2026.2.0 #1135 #1143

Other Changes

Fix Linux AppImage build #1152
Less unnecessary compiler output #1142

v2025.12.1 released

Tue, 30 Dec 2025 04:09:00 +0000

Version 2025.12.1 has been released. Downloads are available from github and flathub.

Features

Report txt errors (e.g. overlapping notes) in the Editor #1106

Enhancements

Editor automatically corrects displayed staves #1115
Cache player names in party mode #1119

Bug Fixes

Fix crash in audio playback #1110
Use correct avatar frame color when using multiple screens #1090
Fix crash when changing theme multiple times #1126
Allow q in new playlist titles #1087
Fix crash when using MIDI output #1113
Fix display bug in editor if startbeat is not 0 #1117
Display duets correctly #1120
Remove empty lines from songs #1092
Respect negative #VIDEOGAP when seeking #1118
Fix missing background in fullscreen mode #1127
Fix crash on certain recording devices #1122
Show proper stacktraces on installed Linux versions #1132

Other Changes

Tracks is no longer a global variable #1099
Cache CI build environment #1124
Resolve many compilation warnings #1104
Fix UScreenSongMenu line endings #1097

v2025.12.0 released

Sat, 06 Dec 2025 04:09:00 +0000

Version 2025.12.0 has been released. Downloads are available from github and flathub.

Breaking changes

Refactor how the Options screens work internally, see wiki page for details if you provide or use a custom theme #1094 + #1108 + #1102

Features

Improve where linebreaks are set when fixing timings in the Editor (T) #1059
Reload playlists automatically #1049

Enhancements

Default difficulty for new installs changed to Medium #1067

Bug Fixes

Do not log error if a score didn’t increase #1054
Do not attempt instrumental mode by default if the song doesn’t have one #1058
Use correct song length if preview from previously-selected song is still active #1065
Fix crash when restarting a song with more players than there are lyrics tracks #1074
Fix only saving scores for actually completed songs #1084
Fix crash when moving the mouse on the score screen #1095
Fix popup and menu z-index when using multiple screens #1091
Highlight correct button when returning from the Options - Themes screen #1086

Other Changes

Use Lazarus 4.2 / FPC 3.2.2 for Windows builds #1068
Remove most compilation spam about inline hints #1075
Compile Linux and Mac builds with -Ciro flags for stricter error checking #1081
Add documentation on how to fix the pipeline when the mxe token expires #1080
Do not echo every single file that’s being copied #1076
Allow running game/ultrastardx on self-compiled Mac versions #1101
Update Mac images used by CI #1105

v2025.10.1 released

Mon, 13 Oct 2025 04:09:00 +0000

Version 2025.10.1 has been released. Downloads are available from github and flathub.

Bug Fixes

Fix scores not saving #1062

v2025.10.0 released

Sat, 04 Oct 2025 04:09:00 +0000

Version 2025.10.0 has been released. Downloads are available from github and flathub.

Features

Support MIDI keyboards in the Editor (Windows-only) #1000
Add config.ini option to start songs in #INSTRUMENTAL by default #1015
Reload player names if config.ini has changed #1048

Enhancements

Check only relevant sentences for every beat, not always all sentences #1051
Save scores for songs where the audio ends earlier than the lyrics #1020
Show full backtraces on the console if an error occurs #1019
Show error popup with full backtraces on Linux + Mac #1007
Update Slovenian translation #1055

v2025.9.0 released

Sat, 06 Sep 2025 04:09:00 +0000

Version 2025.9.0 has been released. Downloads are available from github and flathub.

Enhancements

Support FFmpeg 8 #1038

Bug Fixes

Fix some category images on case-sensitive file systems #1042

Other Changes

Fix some image names #1040
Fix various typos #1041
Add keywords to desktop file #1043
Remove unused Zlib #1044
Use CPPFLAGS #1046