Patreon 0.25.0.0 - Sleep, Hibernate and Resume
Dear patrons, today's release once again focuses on improving the overall user experience, bringing some love to the freshly released MSI Claw 7, 8 and ...
2025-06-21 15:02:51 +0000 UTC View Post
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Patreon 0.24.1.2 - Hotfixes and CPU architectures
Dear patrons, today's release is a minor update aiming at fixing a regression from build 0.24.0.15 but it also brings support over AMD latest CPU archit...
2025-06-15 13:28:55 +0000 UTC View PostPatreon 0.24.0.15 - Miscellaneous & Quality of Life
Dear patrons, our latest version 0.24.0.9 has truly marked an important milestone for us, paving the way for what's to come for HC in terms of user experience...
Patreon 0.24.0.9 - Library, UX & Much more
Dear patreons, we've come a long way since August 6, 2024, when Casper first suggested we implement a library manager into Handheld Companion. In today's post...
IGDB - Launcher & Library
Dear all, with our latest early access build out there and on Casper's request, we'll now begin our journey towards embedded launcher and library management.
What you're seeing here is an early prototype of the IGDB API integration which we...
Patreon 0.23.3.0 - Grip and Game
Dear patrons, in this new version of Handheld Companion (HC), we've improved the overall user experience, corrected a large number of reported bugs and issues, ...
MSI Claw 8 Support
The title says it all, we've officially started working on MSI Claw 8 support over Handheld Companion. With support from beta testers and Antheas from Bazzite project, we're undergoing code/protocol analysis on the Claw 8 to figure out how it work...
2025-03-21 21:57:35 +0000 UTC View PostPatreon 0.22.2.8 - Bugfixes & Stability
Dear patreons, it has only been a few days since we released our last build which means no major features were implemented but instead we've been worki...
Patreon 0.22.2.6 - Heterogeneous CPU support
Dear patreons, while we were already at work on the next build, we unveiled a series of issues and crashes and decided to publish this hotfix release which als...
Patreon 0.22.2.4 - Layout Management
Dear patreons, patreon build is out! This update brings significant improvements, including faster AutoTDP responsiveness, an enhanced Layout Manager with new ...
Patreon 0.22.1.17 - A Milestone Release
Dear patreons, we're back with another update, two weeks outside our usual Patreon rhythm—but for good reason! This release brings major improvements to perf...
Input Manager Update
Dear all, while we're on deck trying to fix the last major known issue, memory leak, I'd like to share some details on the update our input manager just receiv...
Output shapes and deadzones
Dear patreons, on popular demand, we've added several new settings to the joysticks layout settings.
Output shape
Output shape will let you define the circularity output of the controller.
Default, will...
2025-02-01 09:15:29 +0000 UTC View Post
What's next ?
Handheld Companion (HC) has been in development for over 4 years, totaling more than 2834 commits and 36 contrib...
Controller Mode
As we work on the 0.22.0.6 build, which will feature a few more bug fixes, we'd like to showcase the revamped Desktop Layout ...
2025-01-11 14:00:20 +0000 UTC View PostPatreon 0.22.0.5 - New Year Release
Dear patreons, being only three days late, we're finally releasing our 2025 new year build which implements a lot of bug fixes and greatly improved cont...
2025-01-04 14:11:07 +0000 UTC View PostPatreon 0.22.0.3 - Hotfixes & Fortnite
Dear patreons, once again, today is release day. With 0.22.0.3 we're implementing a few Quality of Life (QoL) improvements and bug fixes.
The Fortnite I... 2024-12-08 10:18:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Patreon 0.22.0.2 - Performance and Inputs
Dear patreons, today is release day and it's a big one. As you may have noticed, the build number jumped from 0.21 to 0.22 because of major additions and code overhauls across the platform.
Increased performance and reduced loading time 2024-11-30 10:44:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Mode Shift
Introducing a new feature of the upcoming early access version 0.22.0.0, Mode Shift also known as Input Shift. This new feature will let you define several input shift modes and specific actions for each of y...
2024-11-15 13:19:34 +0000 UTC View PostDrag & drop
Teasing another element of the forthcoming early access build, bringing the ability to reorder pinned hotkeys on Quicktools window through drag & drop.
2024-11-12 13:26:59 +0000 UTC View PostImproving performance
As we're about to jump into the weekend, I'd like to share a bit of details on what we're currently working on. While we've been adding new features and bugfixes with each new releases, ressource usage and loading time might also have slightly inc...
2024-11-01 18:55:41 +0000 UTC View PostPatreon 0.21.7.0 - Multi DSU Support
What's Changed
Device support
GPD Win Max2 8840U Model (by DevLord).
Lenovo Legion Go: Now has proper touchpad support.
Controller support 2024-10-26 17:36:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Patreon 0.21.6.1 - Asus ROG Ally X Support
Dear all, thanks to community effort, we're finally bringing you the long-awaited compatibility with the Asus ROG Ally X with patreon build 0.21.6.1.
ROG Ally X compatibility report
Dear all, I know many of you are eagerly waiting for Handheld Companion to be compatible with the ASUS ROG Ally X. Good news, it appears we're now almost there.
As I'm writing those lines, patreons are testing an internal build and reported...
Patreon 0.21.6.0
Dear patreons, another release, another milestone. Hopefully you'll enjoy the fact this release lands on a Friday to help you unleash your gaming skills...
2024-09-27 12:54:59 +0000 UTC View PostPatreon 0.21.5.4
Dear all, it's been a bit more than a month since we released 0.21.4.1. We've been hard at work to implementing a few major functionalities, among which a totally revamped Hotkey manager, offering a lot more flexibility and capabilities to customi...
2024-08-11 08:09:10 +0000 UTC View PostTeasing what comes next
While we've released the 0.21.4.1 build two days ago, we wanted to share some visibility on two parallel workstreams we're working on.
Casper and ...
2024-07-08 08:28:43 +0000 UTC View PostPatreon 0.21.4.1
Release notes
This release should bring joy to many users as we're finally delivering a total overhaul of our Quicktools interface. We'v...
2024-07-05 13:46:12 +0000 UTC View PostPatreon 0.21.3.0
Release notes
This release brings stability and performance improvements across all devices with a slight focus on the Lenovo Legio...
2024-06-08 09:33:02 +0000 UTC View PostPublic release: 0.21.2.3
With 0.21.2.0 made available two days ago, this build is focusing on hotfixing a few issues and regressions. This release should provide a fairly stable...
2024-05-29 13:42:44 +0000 UTC View Post