UltraStar Deluxe has been released in version 2026.8.0.

UltraStar Deluxe is a free, open-source karaoke and singing game inspired by SingStar, running cross-platform including on Linux.

The update adds FFmpeg 9 support and drops legacy OpenGL support. On Windows, no console window spawns on startup anymore, and several crashes plus bugs in the editor and on the score screen were fixed.

:star: Features

• Support FFmpeg 9 #1384

:chart_with_upwards_trend: Enhancements

• Windows no longer spawns a console #1327

:beetle: Bug Fixes

• Fix crash on Alt+F4 #1331
• Fix score screen bug when changing from 4 to 6 players #1338
• Fix score screen regression #1337
• Respect -Screens command line parameter #1339
• Fix crash when shifting text in the editor on a line that only has a single note #1349
• Fix crash when microphone input is detected and a 0-length line is selected in the editor #1350

Other Changes

• Drop support for legacy OpenGL #1296 #1373 #1374 #1375 #1376 #1377 #1378 #1379 #1380 #1382

Source: GitHub