Note: This client beta has been updated the evening of June 26 with some bug fixes. Please see below for more information.
The Steam Client Beta has been updated with the following changes:
Game Recording
Today we’ve launched Steam Game Recording into Beta, a new built-in system for creating and sharing your gameplay footage, that works on any game on Steam.
Go to the Game Recording website to learn all about it and how to try it out.
General
- New Recording & Screenshot manager
- Improved startup and library performance for users with large libraries.
- Fixed collections based on friends not updating properly.
Library
- Fixed mispositioned background glow on hover in app grids.
- Fixed trading card hover effect
Steam Overlay
- Improved responsiveness of overlay on Windows
- Fixed placement of Windows IME in windowed games
- User interface improvements to Steam IME
- Fixed some file dialogs opening on desktop instead of in overlay
Updates on June 27:
Game Recording
- Fixed incorrect formatting on clip cancel button in some languages.
- Fixed spurious game recording toggle and timeline marker shortcut keys being processed in some directinput8 games.
- Fixed recording of microphone.
- Fixed NaN showing in media manager confirmation dialog when deleting local screenshot.
- Fixed media manager delete button tooltip.
- Fixed Recording and screenshots context menu opening in its own window.
- Fixed default clip file name not being set in overlay file dialog.
- Improved display recording UI when at smaller sizes.
- Fixed deleting screenshots sometimes not immediately updating the Recordings and Screenshots grid.
- Fixed multi-select screenshot upload from the Recordings and Screenshots grids sometimes showing an error after the upload completed.
- Added support for non-latin character file paths for the game recording folder and exported clips locations.
- (Steam Deck) If recording is disabled, display in the overlay a button explaining it is disabled with a link to enable it, rather than a nonfunctional recording toggle button.
- (Linux) Fixed export clip dialog not allowing saving.
General
- Fixed Control-F no longer focusing the search box in library.