Star-Launcher 5.1.1 Release Notes & Changelog

Version 5.1.1 Stable

Released August 15, 2026

Renamed the user-facing keybind workflow to Keybind Charts and made the primary chart name editable for aircraft-, module-, or layout-specific identification.
Moved Add keybind chart beside a clearly separated Additional Keybind Charts heading and clarified where extra named charts belong.
Added optional controller-preset actions to minimize vJoy and close HidHide after their visible setup steps complete; closing HidHide preserves its applied configuration.
Verified that fresh installations enable startup update checks by default while upgrades preserve the user’s existing preference.
Added regression coverage for fresh-install defaults and retained the full layout, updater, controller-security, migration, and deletion-safety test suites.

Released August 14, 2026

Added one continuous nebula background image clipped across the Main-page cards while keeping the header, footer, and card gaps dark and separate.
Applied a stronger card overlay so text and controls remain clear without hiding the background.
Changed subsection labels to a higher-contrast pale periwinkle.
Improved checked boxes with brighter periwinkle fills and white checkmarks, and made unchecked boxes easier to see with blue-gray outlines.
Kept Launch Methods full width, placed Keybind Charts in the left column and Game-Specific Apps on the right, and retained that keybind-first order when the groups stack vertically.
Enlarged the selected game title by more than 30% and removed the redundant “Game Launch” suffix.
Added resize, scrolling, clipping, and responsive-column geometry tests across minimum, standard, wide, tall, and scrolled layouts.
Preserved existing game settings, controller presets, Utility Apps, update behavior, and 4.x/5.0 migration. Racing mode and additional controller-manufacturer presets remain deferred.

Released August 12, 2026

Restricted optional controller-tool installer downloads to approved official GitHub release paths and trusted redirect hosts.
Added Windows Authenticode trust and expected-publisher verification before automatic vJoy or HidHide installers can run; unsupported or unverifiable releases remain manual-only.
Rejected unsafe imported vJoy and HidHide command text before it can reach elevated controller preparation.
Added deterministic security regression tests, a per-release SPDX SBOM, and a release security-test summary tied to the published hashes.
Added public Security & Privacy, AI-development transparency, vulnerability-reporting, and download-verification documentation.

Released August 11, 2026

Moved Add launch method beside the Launch Methods section title on Main.
Moved Add game-specific app beside the Game-Specific Apps section title.
Moved Add keybind chart beside the Keybind Charts section title.
Removed the three separate button rows to reduce vertical space without changing saved settings, entry behavior, or launch selections.

Released August 11, 2026

Replaced Main Loadout profiles with automatically saved per-game settings while keeping controller presets independent.
Added native tiles, Steam launching, and curated resources for Star Citizen, DCS World, Nuclear Option, Korea. IL-2 Series, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Elite Dangerous, X4: Foundations, X-Plane 12, and War Thunder.
Added a Main-page Reorder mode with per-tile left and right controls, user-added game tiles, and a fixed Add game tile at the end.
Organized each Game Launch card into Launch Methods, Game-Specific Apps, and Keybind Charts, including multiple module-specific charts.
Made TrackIR, Tobii, OpenTrack, GameGlass, VoiceAttack, WingmanAI, and DCS-SRS universal Utility Apps with per-game launch choices.
Added responsive Game Web Resources cards and configurable entries throughout Main and Settings.
Made Preferences universal, removed automatic profile launch at startup, and preserved existing 4.x data during migration.
Kept deleted native entries deleted across catalog updates and safely cleaned stale Utility App selections.