Phaze

Changelog

0.8.3

October 16, 2026

App: Bug fixes

  • Prevent "Send ctrl+alt+del" from being incorrectly disabled during the stream.

0.8.2

October 15, 2026

App: Improvements

  • Enforce org-wide privacy mode policies.

0.8.1

October 13, 2026

App: Improvements

  • Enforce org-wide clipboard policies.
  • You can now view release notes and manually check for updates on the settings page.
  • Connections from MCP clients now show a robot icon.

App: Bug fixes

  • Fixed stream corruption, unexpected displays, and possible crashes when a display is added or removed during a stream.

0.8.0

October 09, 2026

App: Improvements

  • Connections are now encrypted with AES-256
  • Stream windows are now fullscreen by default
  • Stream windows now grab keyboard shortcuts by default
  • Blanking host monitors, muting host audio, and locking host on disconnect have been combined into "privacy mode"
  • Privacy mode no longer requires client monitors to be mirrored

App: Bug fixes

  • Connections to virtual machines no longer hang forever
  • Hosts without a monitor now send a 1080p virtual display
  • Modifier keys are now released when the controlling guest leaves
  • Shift no longer sticks when both shift keys are pressed
  • Cursors continue updating after moving away from the stream live area
  • Clipboard syncing no longer intermittently fails
  • Phaze is now supported on N and KN editions of Windows

0.7.3

September 28, 2026

App: Improvements

  • USB driver version is now visible in the in-stream overlay
  • You can now enable experimental features in the settings panel (note that any such features are still undergoing active development and may make Phaze unstable or buggy)

App: Bug fixes

  • Fixed a rare issue that could result in apps being rate limited by the Phaze API

0.7.2

September 11, 2026

App: Bug fixes

  • Fixed Phaze host OS user switching by relaunching Phaze when Windows' Console session changes
  • Fixed an issue when creating a single virtual display on an headless hosts

0.7.1

September 08, 2026

Bugfix

  • Fixed a crash caused when USB passthrough is disabled on the host

0.7.0

September 04, 2026

App: New features

  • The Phaze installer now installs a virtual display driver.
  • Added a client option to match the client's displays with virtual displays on the host. When enabled, physical displays on the host are turned off for the duration of the connection.
  • A virtual mouse is now automatically added when no physical mouse is present.
  • Added a client option to automatically mute the host speaker when a connection starts.
  • Added a client option to lock the host's Windows account when the client disconnects.
  • Added a client option to send CTRL ALT DEL by pressing CTRL ALT END on the client or using the "Ctrl+Alt+Del" option in the client HUD.

**Note:** This requires the host to re-run the latest version of the phaze-installer.exe from our website to allow receiving CTRL ALT DEL messages.

App: Improvements

  • USB pass through is now enabled by default on hosts.

App: Bug fixes

  • Improved the reliability of display changes on the host.
  • Mouse input no longer breaks when connecting to a host with a hidden cursor, such as in relative mouse mode.
  • Fix a black screen that could occur when using a VPN with IPv6.
  • A host no longer appears in its own list of available hosts.
  • The "remove all guests" hotkey now works without an active connection to another host.
  • App will now re-check for missed updates.

Relay: Improvements

  • Phaze Relay 0.1.5 now sends its version and usage statistics to the Admin Dashboard, including bandwidth usage, connection count, CPU usage, and memory usage.
  • Maintenance mode can now be enabled for a relay from the Admin Dashboard to prevent new connections during maintenance.

0.6.2

August 13, 2026

App: New features

  • Offline computers can be hidden from the computers list.

App: Improvements

  • Filter out some irrelevant USB devices in the stream overlay.

App: Bug fixes

  • Fix cursor warping when leaving relative mouse mode.

0.6.1

August 12, 2026

App: Bug fixes

  • Fixes intermittent missing computer name in hosting bar.
  • Shows "disconnect" button only when stream window opens.
  • Fixes display query on Windows 10, and Windows 11 versions older than 22H2.

0.6.0

August 10, 2026

App: New features

  • The sharing tab has been replaced with options to share individual computers.

App: Improvements

  • Shows offline hosts on connect page.
  • The main app window can be kept open while streaming.
  • USB devices can now be controlled from the in-stream overlay.
  • Any USB devices that were previously forwarded to a computer are automatically forwarded to that same computer upon re-connection.

App: Bug fixes

  • Updating unrelated settings no longer resets custom client and host ports.

0.5.2

July 13, 2026

App: Bug fixes

  • Fix a bug preventing enterprise users from logging in to the app with two-factor authentication.

0.5.1

June 11, 2026

App: Improvements

  • Send connection statistics to Phaze.
  • Check for updates every 10 minutes instead of every hour.

0.5.0

June 09, 2026

App: New features

  • Adds support for two-factor authentication via an authenticator app.
  • Require two-factor authentication.

App: Bug fixes

  • Notifications were sometimes not triggered.

App: Security

  • Reduced folder permissions in program data.
  • Tighten down pipe security.

Relay: Improvements

  • Hosts and clients configured to use a relay will now probe both the private and public addresses, favoring the private address.
  • The Phaze Relay now includes an update script that can be manually run.
  • Add a Linux shell script to set up the Relay as a systemd service with the recommended settings.

0.4.1

April 30, 2026

App: Bug fixes

  • Changed how USB dependencies are loaded to prevent certain security scanner issues.

0.4.0

April 30, 2026

App: New features

  • Added a protocol handler, need to re-install the application to add it.
  • Added support for connecting and using USB devices in remote sessions.
  • Self-hosted relay server support for routing connections, with separate private (host) and public (client) addresses, online status indicator, and a download button.
  • Company Single Sign-On support.
  • Installer command line options got machine key and hostname parameter added.

App: Improvements

  • The HUD has an updated UI.
  • Host cards have been polished and tweaked.
  • Improved button styles, including a refined dark mode appearance.
  • Better detection of when you're offline - the app no longer renders when disconnected.
  • Inputs are no longer resizable.

0.3.2

January 27, 2026

App: New features

  • Added support for logging in through an organization's identity provider.

App: Improvements

  • Added confirmation message when logging out, when connected to yourself.
  • Made sure the logo is consistent throughout the app.

App: Bug fixes

  • Fixed "invalid machine ID" message during installation.
  • Fixed a bug where the host would show as online even though it wasn't connected to our backend.
  • Fixed alerts spacing when the hosting bar isn't visible.
  • Passkey spacing fixes.

0.3.1

January 22, 2026

App: Improvements

  • Changed the layout of the hosting bar.
  • Changed the confirmation message when disabling hosting.

App: Bug fixes

  • Fixed the application unable to launch in certain virtual machine settings.

0.3.0

January 16, 2026

First public release!