v0.7.26 — Platform-specific JARs

This release is a packaging change. The mod's runtime behavior is identical to v0.7.25; only the way it's distributed has changed.

Why this release

When we submitted v0.7.x to CurseForge, the review team flagged that the mod fetches platform-specific native libraries (FFmpeg, OpenCV) from a remote CDN on first launch. CurseForge's policy disallows runtime downloads of executable code — that's a fair call, since it's harder for the platform to vet what users actually end up running. We've redesigned the distribution to comply.

What changed

Native libraries are now bundled inside the JAR itself, separately for each operating system. When the mod first launches on Mac or Linux, it extracts the libraries out of the JAR into your config directory and loads them locally — no network connection needed for setup, no waiting on a download progress bar. Windows continues to use the OS's built-in capture and doesn't need the extra libraries at all.

Trade-off: JARs are larger than v0.7.25. The Mac and Linux variants are around 85–95 MB; the Windows variant is around 50 MB.

Which file should I download?

We now ship four files per Minecraft version. The Windows variant is the default download — if you're on Windows, just grab the primary file:

• Windows → streamcraft-0.7.26+mc<MC>.jar (no suffix — this is the primary download)
• macOS, Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3/M4) → streamcraft-0.7.26+mc<MC>-macos-arm64.jar
• macOS, Intel → streamcraft-0.7.26+mc<MC>-macos-x86_64.jar
• Linux → streamcraft-0.7.26+mc<MC>-linux.jar

Replace <MC> with your Minecraft version (e.g. 1.21.1).

Not sure which Mac you have? Click the Apple menu → About This Mac → look at "Chip". If it starts with "Apple" (Apple M1, M2, M3, M4), use the arm64 variant. If it starts with "Intel", use the x86_64 variant.

If you accidentally install the wrong variant, the mod detects the mismatch on launch, shows a clear error message, and disables capture features — you'll still be able to see other players' streams, just not publish your own. Replace the JAR with the correct variant to enable capture again.

Compatibility with older versions

A v0.7.26 client can connect to a v0.7.25 server (and vice versa) for the common cases:

• Windows clients/servers: work either direction without issue.
• Mac/Linux clients with libraries already cached from a prior v0.7.x install: work either direction.
• Mac/Linux client doing a fresh install against an older server: may stall on the streaming setup screen. Either update the server to v0.7.26 or update the client.

For best results, update both ends together.

Carried forward from v0.7.25

All bug fixes and features from v0.7.20 through v0.7.25 are present and unchanged — the brightness slider clamp, the device-enumeration fix, the Discord button, the platform-mismatch verification fixes for older bands. Normal feature releases resume on top of this packaging baseline.