07-06-2026
Speech Recognition changes:
Google Cloud voice recognition will now wait 4 seconds before ending listening, to avoid cutting off for pauses mid-sentence.
Implemented further improvements to ensure speech recognition cannot continue running when the keyboard isn't open.
Re-implemented the 'listening' indicator for the voice input bar.
Speech Proxy should now open Edge when the default browser is unsupported instead of providing an unsupported browser message.
Added Brave to the unsupported browsers list for Speech Proxy.
Simulator Mode changes:
Improved handling of 'Press 'R' to search', should now search more consistently. (Harmonized input logic with other bindings)
Fixed window re-centering not working as intended in seated games like Elite Dangerous.
Bug fixes:
Fixed desktop capture's failing to reload after monitor resolution change or monitor unplugging and replugging.
Fixed VRC chatbox bar flickering when using voice input with continuous transcribe turned on.
Fixed VRC typing indicator inconsistently appearing.
Updated Unity from 2020.1 to 2022.3.
Fixed an issue that could lead to windows not loading when selected through the Set Contents menu.
Fixed an issue that could lead to windows not loading on startup.
Added automatic search for 'window not found' windows every 5 seconds, up to 5 attempts.
Fixed being unable to interact with window settings when a curved window is small enough to remove curvature from the settings to improve readability.
Fixed tutorial not showing correct controllers if controllers are turned on after the tutorial has started.
Added Steam Frame support to the tutorial.
Fixed a crash related to the window capture plugin.
Reworded 'GPU capture' to 'Hardware acceleration' in the launcher to match in-VR settings naming scheme.
Reworded warning after a window capture crash in the launcher to make it clear it's fine to not re-enable hardware acceleration.
When re-enabling hardware acceleration in the launcher, OVRT now restarts instead of simply closing.
Added a 'Minimising to system tray...' warning in the launcher with a cancel button to make it clear OVRT is minimising, not simply crashing when it suddenly disappears.
Fixed a cursor visibility issue caused by the latest SteamVR beta update.
This update made some changes to window capture, please let me know if you're experiencing any crashes. Thank you. ^^