Steam is rolling out a considerable update to its client, featuring numerous modifications designed to upgrade the desktop user experience. This update comprises of enhanced Steam Client notifications, with expanded settings permitting users to select their preferred notifications and their display location.
The update also offers visual and usability refinements across dialogs, menus, fonts, and colors, encompassing areas like the screenshot manager and achievements. The in-game overlay, accessible via Shift+Tab, has also been revamped with a refreshed design, new features, and augmented customizability.
One of the new functionalities introduced is the notes feature, equipped with rich text formatting, image pasting, and offline functionality. Users can save multiple notes per game, accessible through the in-game overlay, desktop client, and Steam Deck. A new pinning feature has also been launched, allowing panels from the in-game overlay to be “pinned” with adjustable opacity for in-game viewing. The updated controller configurator is integrated into the overlay when a gamepad is connected. Furthermore, the Mac and Linux versions of Steam now support hardware acceleration.
While these user-facing features are the most noticeable, the update also includes considerable under-the-hood enhancements. Notably, there have been revisions to how code is shared across Steam Desktop, Steam Deck, and Big Picture Mode.
Alongside these features, the update also includes several general changes and fixes. For instance, it has rectified several issues with multi-monitor mixed-DPI configurations, context menus, in-client links, download rate limiting, and game list navigation. Additionally, it has adjusted the time setting, sign-in UI, game preloads, and checkout process, and resolved crashes related to bandwidth limits and game favorite status toggling.
A significant part of the work undertaken in this update has been devoted to enhancing under-the-hood functionality, including modifications to the code-sharing process across Steam Desktop, Steam Deck, and Big Picture Mode.
If you don’t see the updated client, head over to the Steam menu and click on the “Check for Steam Client Updates…” option to download!
Source: Steam Blog
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