# SDL release-3.4.4 — 3.4.4

- Product: SDL (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/sdl)
- Vendor: SDL
- Date: 2026-04-04
- Version: release-3.4.4
- Original notes: https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/releases/tag/release-3.4.4
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/sdl/releases/release-3.4.4

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- **fixed** — Fix crash when calling SDL_RenderGeometryRaw() with both texture and uv set to NULL
- **changed** — Default SDL_GL_FRAMEBUFFER_SRGB_CAPABLE back to zero to fix brightness issues with existing applications
- **fixed** — Prevent the window from growing when scale to display is used on Wayland
- **changed** — Scale custom cursors with the pointer scale on Wayland
- **fixed** — Fix missing mouse cursor on KMSDRM
- **fixed** — Remove the window shape when SDL_SetWindowShape() is passed NULL
- **fixed** — Fix sending duplicate key down events when reconciling X11 modifier state
- **fixed** — Fix backspace handling on Android with API 30+
- **added** — Add SDL_HINT_WINDOWS_RAW_KEYBOARD_INPUTSINK to add the RIDEV_INPUTSINK flag for raw input on Windows
- **fixed** — Fix Print Screen key capture during keyboard grab
- **fixed** — Fix pipewire audio output hanging under heavy load
- **fixed** — Fix DirectSound buffer creation failure with >200kHz
- **added** — Implement support for SDL_HINT_AUDIO_DEVICE_STREAM_ROLE on Android
- **fixed** — Fix crash when setting framerate for a camera on macOS
- **fixed** — Fix out of memory issue opening a V4L2 camera with FRMIVAL_TYPE_CONTINUOUS
- **changed** — Disable system gesture state for game controllers on macOS
- **added** — Add support for SL/SR on Switch 2 controllers in mini-controller mode
- **added** — Add battery status for newer FlyDigi controllers
- **added** — Add support for the Flydigi Vader 5 Pro in Xbox 360 mode
- **added** — Add support for battery status on third-party DualSense controllers

This is a stable bugfix release, with the following changes:
* Fixes a crash when calling SDL_RenderGeometryRaw() with both texture and uv set to NULL
* Default SDL_GL_FRAMEBUFFER_SRGB_CAPABLE back to zero, to fix brightness issues with existing applications
* Prevent the window from growing when scale to display is used on Wayland
* Scale custom cursors with the pointer scale on Wayland
* Fixed missing mouse cursor on KMSDRM
* Remove the window shape when SDL_SetWindowShape() is passed NULL
* Fixed sending duplicate key down events when reconciling X11 modifier state
* Fixed backspace handling on Android with API 30+
* Added SDL_HINT_WINDOWS_RAW_KEYBOARD_INPUTSINK to add the RIDEV_INPUTSINK flag for raw input on Windows
* Fixed Print Screen key capture during keyboard grab
* Fixed pipewire audio output hanging under heavy load
* Fixed DirectSound buffer creation failure with >200kHz
* Implemented support for SDL_HINT_AUDIO_DEVICE_STREAM_ROLE on Android
* Fixed a crash when setting framerate for a camera on macOS
* Fixed an out of memory issue opening a V4L2 camera with FRMIVAL_TYPE_CONTINUOUS
* Disabled system gesture state for game controllers on macOS
* Added support for SL/SR on Switch 2 controllers in mini-controller mode
* Added battery status for newer FlyDigi controllers
* Added support for the Flydigi Vader 5 Pro in Xbox 360 mode
* Added support for battery status on third-party DualSense controllers
* Added support for accelerometers on third-party PS3 controllers
* Fixed opening the wrong controller index on PS2
* Added support for the ZUIKI EVOTOP controller
* Added support for persistent storage with Emscripten (see SDL_EMSCRIPTEN_PERSISTENT_PATH)
* Fixed several issues with globbing directories
* Fixed the Windows file dialog calling the callback twice in some cases