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9 releases since Dec 27, 2025

Patch notes

v0.8.136

Latest
Changed 4
  • Bump SDL3 subproject to 3.4.10
  • Enable x86-64-v3 optimizations for release builds
  • Account for pixel density and display scaling in UI
  • Set SDL_HINT_VIDEO_DRIVER to wayland,x11
Fixed 1
  • Clean up use of assert(false) in hw/xbox
Pull Requests
  • #2892 - ci: Update Windows build toolchain image SHA (@mborgerson)
  • #2891 - ubuntu-win64-cross: Bump mxe, GCC toolchain (@mborgerson)
  • #2890 - Enable x86-64-v3 optimizations for release builds (@mborgerson)
  • #2882 - Bump SDL3 subproject to 3.4.10 (@mborgerson)
  • #2823 - hw/xbox: Clean up use of assert(false) (@Reedzit)
  • #2867 - ui: Account for pixel density and display scaling (@mborgerson)
  • #2866 - ui: Set SDL_HINT_VIDEO_DRIVER to wayland,x11 (@mborgerson)
Issues Fixed
  • #1485 - build.sh should not hardcode IvyBridge target for macOS x86-64 builds
  • #1492 - Enable additional architectural optimizations in release

Full Changelog: https://github.com/xemu-project/xemu/compare/v0.8.135...v0.8.136

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v0.8.135

Changed 9
  • Bump SPIRV-Reflect to vulkan-sdk-1.4.350.0
  • Bump volk to 1.4.350
  • Use SDL3 CMake subproject wrap
  • Bump SDL3 wrap to 3.4.8
  • Bump glslang to 16.3.0
  • Force NVIDIA present method to native
Fixed 4
  • Skip finish stall in nv2a/vk when no reports are pending
  • Do not pass missing path to SDL_ShowOpenFileDialog
  • Prevent crash when games directory becomes invalid and Load Disc is accessed
  • Restore audio in Linux AppImages with SDL3
Pull Requests
  • #2870 - meson: Bump SPIRV-Reflect to vulkan-sdk-1.4.350.0 (@xemu-robot)
  • #2863 - meson: Bump volk to 1.4.350 (@xemu-robot)
  • #2848 - meson: Use SDL3 CMake subproject wrap (@mborgerson)
  • #2847 - meson: Bump SDL3 wrap to 3.4.8 (@mborgerson)
  • #2844 - meson: Bump glslang to 16.3.0 (@xemu-robot)
  • #2839 - nv2a/vk: Skip finish stall when no reports are pending (@abaire)
  • #2829 - ui: Force NVIDIA present method to native (@abaire)
  • #2811 - meson: Bump curl to 8.12.1-2 (@xemu-robot)
  • #2795 - scripts/download-macos-libs.py: Target Darwin 23 for arm64 (@mborgerson)
  • #2786 - ui: Do not pass missing path to SDL_ShowOpenFileDialog (@abaire)
  • #2732 - meson: Bump SPIRV-Reflect to vulkan-sdk-1.4.341.0 (@xemu-robot)
  • #2739 - nv2a/vk: Relax and simplify surface to texture constraints (@mborgerson)
Issues Fixed
  • #2785 - If games directory becomes invalid, 'Load Disc..' crashes Xemu
  • #2834 - No audio in Linux AppImages due to SDL3.

Full Changelog: https://github.com/xemu-project/xemu/compare/v0.8.134...v0.8.135

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v0.8.134

Changed 13
  • Bump SDL3 to 3.4.2
  • Bump glslang to 16.2.0
  • Migrate xblc to SDL3
  • Use G_GNUC_PRINTF macro for debug function printf attribute in nv2a
  • Cleanup nv2a/vk instance creation
  • Improve APU throttling
Fixed 7
  • Fix crash in SDL_Quit
  • Fix assert in xemu-snapshots
  • Fix crash bug when clicking config info in UI
  • Fix audio buzzing in NASCAR 06 and NASCAR 07
  • Fix crashes without an available audio device
  • Fix emulation continuation while dragging or resizing main window on Windows
  • Fix file browse dialog accessibility while fullscreen is enabled
Pull Requests
  • #2751 - meson: Bump SDL3 to 3.4.2 (@mborgerson)
  • #2752 - ci: Work around broken LLVM package repo (@mborgerson)
  • #2748 - xblc: Cleanup (@mborgerson)
  • #2698 - xblc: Migrate to SDL3 (@faha223)
  • #2744 - nv2a: Use G_GNUC_PRINTF macro for debug function printf attribute (@mborgerson)
  • #2733 - nv2a/vk: Cleanup instance creation a bit (@mborgerson)
  • #2741 - apu: Improve throttling (@mborgerson)
  • #2727 - apu: Move monitor management out to monitor.c (@mborgerson)
  • #2726 - apu: Use SDL_SetAudioStreamGain to control monitor volume (@mborgerson)
  • #2725 - apu: Clear HRTF history on voice_reset_filters (@mborgerson)
  • #2708 - apu: Restructure monitor sink to eliminate callbacks and extra buffer (@mborgerson)
  • #2714 - u: Fix crash in SDL_Quit (@oltolm)
  • #2713 - ci: Install Meson in subproject update workflow (@mborgerson)
  • #2691 - ui: Restructure display handling for independent refresh (@mborgerson)
  • #2712 - ci: Check for subproject updates from wrapdb (@mborgerson)
  • #2711 - ci: Add 'dependencies' label to PRs created from subproject update wo… (@mborgerson)
  • #2703 - xemu-snapshots: fix assert (@oltolm)
  • #2701 - meson: Bump glslang to 16.2.0 (@xemu-robot)
  • #2692 - ui: fix crash bug when clicking config info (@oltolm)
  • #2679 - Migrate to SDL3 (@mborgerson)
  • #2682 - ui: Improve Windows updater (@mborgerson)
Issues Fixed
  • #2253 - Add support for Vulkan 1.1 or 1.2 for low end/older devices on Linux ARM64
  • #2737 - Nascar 06: Audio Buzzing
  • #354 - Crashes without an available audio device
  • #2683 - Separate host/guest refresh
  • #2684 - Continue emulation while dragging/resizing main window on Windows
  • #350 - File-Browse Dialog not accessible while Fullscreen is enabled
  • #574 - Y axis of right analog not detected on USB controller
  • #1537 - Flatpak: XDG Desktop Portal for FileChooser
  • #1882 - Migrate to SDL3
  • #1952 - Xemu doesn't work properly with Windows scaling in fullscreen mode
  • #2180 - Bluetooth-connected xinput controller not detected by xemu
  • #2356 - 8BitDo right stick and triggers stopped working in version 0.8.93+
  • #2685 - Continue emulation while file selection dialogs are open
  • #344 - Auto-updater may temporarily grab old releases upon new release
  • #1672 - Provide more update details in auto-update dialog
  • #2003 - Link to release notes in auto-updater
  • #2689 - Auto-updater is not using current package names
Affected Titles

The following titles had issues fixed in this release:

Full Changelog: https://github.com/xemu-project/xemu/compare/v0.8.133...v0.8.134

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v0.8.133

Added 1
  • Make 'Exclusive Fullscreen' option configurable in the UI
Changed 1
  • Merge QEMU v10.2.0
Fixed 1
  • Revert Windows ARM64 toolchain update
Pull Requests
  • #2680 - ci: Revert Windows ARM64 toolchain update (@mborgerson)
  • #2677 - Merge QEMU v10.2.0 (@mborgerson)
  • #2676 - ui: Make 'Exclusive Fullscreen' option configurable (@mborgerson)

Full Changelog: https://github.com/xemu-project/xemu/compare/v0.8.132...v0.8.133

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v0.8.132

Fixed 8
  • Clip image blits to GPU tile bounds
  • Fix calculation of palette length
  • Handle zero sized surfaces
  • Fix pfifo assertion for reserved commands
  • Fix pitch meter freezing in MVP Baseball series
  • Fix incorrect player and team stats display in NBA Street Vol. 2
  • Fix framebuffer complete assertion in Psychonauts
  • Fix VK check failed assertion in Psychonauts
Pull Requests
  • #2666 - nv2a: Clip image blits to GPU tile bounds (@abaire)
  • #2673 - ci: Generate nicer release notes (@mborgerson)
  • #2672 - .github: Add some context for copilot reviews (@mborgerson)
  • #2670 - nv2a: Fix calculation of palette length (@abaire)
  • #2517 - nv2a: Handle zero sized surfaces (@abaire)
  • #2669 - ci: Fix Win version.rc compilation on forks (@abaire)
  • #2668 - ci: Configure workflow concurrency (@mborgerson)
  • #2667 - ci: Create pre-release on push to master (@mborgerson)
  • #2664 - ci: Fix post release issues (@mborgerson)
Issues Fixed
  • #559 - pfifo.c:424 assertion - "pb reserved cmd 0x3edfb38 - 0xff000000"
  • #2002 - Improve release notes
  • #2403 - MVP Baseball series Pitch meter freezes
  • #2646 - NBA Street Vol. 2 - Stats displayed for each player and team are incorrect.
  • #2159 - Psychonauts VK check failed assert
  • #2161 - Psychonauts framebuffer complete assert GL
  • #2516 - 0-sized surfaces are not handled correctly
Affected Titles

The following titles had issues fixed in this release:

Full Changelog: https://github.com/xemu-project/xemu/compare/v0.8.131...v0.8.132

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v0.8.131

Changed 3
  • Disable CRT assert dialogs and log to stderr
  • Enable Incremental LTO
  • Use clang for Linux builds
Fixed 3
  • Fix USB_XID_GAMEPAD_S VMState minimum_version_id
  • Error -22 while loading VM state when using Xbox Controller S
  • Retina Display/High-DPI scaling for ImGUI on macOS
Pull Requests
  • #2663 - xid: Fix USB_XID_GAMEPAD_S VMState minimum_version_id (@mborgerson)
  • #2661 - ui: Disable CRT assert dialogs, log to stderr (@mborgerson)
  • #2658 - ci: Ensure ccache, LTO cache dirs always exist before use (@mborgerson)
  • #2648 - ci: Enable Incremental LTO (@mborgerson)
  • #2656 - ubuntu-win64-cross: Add zstd to build tools (@mborgerson)
  • #2655 - ubuntu-win64-cross: Add curl (@mborgerson)
  • #2654 - ubuntu-win64-cross: Bump mxe, build GCC toolchain (@mborgerson)
  • #2650 - ci: Fallback to unofficial when tags are unavailable (@abaire)
  • #2647 - ci: Use clang for Linux builds (@mborgerson)
  • #2641 - meson: Bump subprojects (@mborgerson)
  • #2637 - meson: Update imgui (@schm1dtmac)
  • #2640 - ci: More workflow improvements (@mborgerson)
  • #2639 - ci: Split up build workflow (@mborgerson)
Issues Fixed
  • #2241 - Snapshots: "Error -22 while loading VM state" when using Xbox Controller S
  • #1666 - Retina Display/High-DPI scaling for ImGUI is missing on macOS
  • #1840 - Fix release package naming

Full Changelog: https://github.com/xemu-project/xemu/compare/v0.8.130...v0.8.131

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