# SDL release-3.4.2 — 3.4.2

- Product: SDL (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/sdl)
- Vendor: SDL
- Date: 2026-02-21
- Version: release-3.4.2
- Original notes: https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/releases/tag/release-3.4.2
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/sdl/releases/release-3.4.2

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- **added** — Enable Vulkan support on OpenBSD
- **changed** — Don't include KHR_portability_enumeration by default on macOS
- **added** — Add support for GPU ARGB1555 (B5G5R5A1_UNORM) textures with Direct3D11
- **fixed** — Fix D3D12 DSV creation for array/cube/cube-array depth textures
- **added** — Add SDL_PROP_GPU_DEVICE_CREATE_METAL_ALLOW_MACFAMILY1_BOOLEAN to allow using the GPU API with older Mac hardware
- **added** — Add SDL_HINT_OPENGL_FORCE_SRGB_FRAMEBUFFER to force specific sRGB behavior for OpenGL and OpenGL ES
- **fixed** — Fix long startup time on Windows when some non-compliant input devices are present
- **fixed** — Fix a crash at startup when the broken EZFRD64.DLL is present
- **added** — Add support for the Razer Raiju V5 Pro
- **fixed** — Fix a divide by zero when using Nintendo Switch 2 controllers
- **fixed** — Fix hang sending output reports to the NVIDIA SHIELD Controller on macOS
- **fixed** — Fix various controllers showing up twice on macOS
- **fixed** — Fix handling GameCube adapters in PC mode on Linux and macOS
- **added** — Add share button mapping to Xbox Series X controller on Android
- **added** — Add support for the third stylus button on Android
- **fixed** — Fix high audio latency on Android
- **fixed** — Fix only one mouse button being usable at a time on Emscripten
- **fixed** — Fix SDL_SetWindowIcon on single-threaded Emscripten builds
- **fixed** — Fix SDL_GlobDirectory on iOS and Android
- **fixed** — Fix some textures rendering too small on the PSP

This is a stable bugfix release, with the following changes:
* Enabled Vulkan support on OpenBSD
* Don't include KHR_portability_enumeration by default on macOS
* Added support for GPU ARGB1555 (B5G5R5A1_UNORM) textures with Direct3D11
* Fixed D3D12 DSV creation for array/cube/cube-array depth textures
* Added SDL_PROP_GPU_DEVICE_CREATE_METAL_ALLOW_MACFAMILY1_BOOLEAN to allow using the GPU API with older Mac hardware
* Added SDL_HINT_OPENGL_FORCE_SRGB_FRAMEBUFFER to force specific sRGB behavior for OpenGL and OpenGL ES
* Fixed long startup time on Windows when some non-compliant input devices are present
* Fixed a crash at startup when the broken EZFRD64.DLL is present
* Added support for the Razer Raiju V5 Pro
* Fixed a divide by zero when using Nintendo Switch 2 controllers
* Fixed hang sending output reports to the NVIDIA SHIELD Controller on macOS
* Fixed various controllers showing up twice on macOS
* Fixed handling GameCube adapters in PC mode on Linux and macOS
* Added share button mapping to Xbox Series X controller on Android
* Added support for the third stylus button on Android
* Fixed high audio latency on Android
* Fixed only one mouse button being usable at a time on Emscripten
* Fixed SDL_SetWindowIcon on single-threaded Emscripten builds
* Fixed SDL_GlobDirectory on iOS and Android
* Fixed some textures rendering too small on the PSP