1.5.1 Oct 2, 2026
- Improved After updating, please connect your Twitch account again on first launch. To prepare for upcoming features, Lidekick now asks Twitch for a few more permissions (read access to moderation, Channel Points, polls, predictions, ads and more). A notice appears on the connection screen; click "Start authentication with Twitch" to reconnect.
- Improved The OBS audio meter on the dashboard now falls smoothly instead of flickering when the sound gets quieter.
- Improved The status HUD now explains more accurately that Twitch only updates the viewer count every 4–5 minutes.
1.5.0 Sep 27, 2026
- New Added the Mute Alert HUD. While the audio source you choose in OBS is muted, a large icon appears over your game, and it lights up if you talk while muted.
- New Added the OBS HUD. See the current scene, streaming and recording status, profile and scene collection over your game.
- New Added the OBS Status widget to the dashboard. Choose from 15 items such as bitrate, dropped frames, CPU and FPS. Colors follow the same thresholds as OBS's own Stats panel, and you can place as many of these widgets as you like.
- New The status HUD can now show the number of Bits you've received.
- New Bits Power-ups (such as Gigantify an Emote, Message Effects and Celebrations) are now shown by type in the chat and alert HUDs, and in the dashboard chat and alert widgets.
- New Lidekick can now stay in the system tray (the menu bar on macOS). You can choose whether closing the main window quits the app and whether the main window opens at launch.
- Improved Refreshed the logo and app icon, and unified the app name as "Lidekick".
- Improved Improved usability, fixed minor issues and improved stability.
1.4.5 Sep 21, 2026
- Improved The home screen now always shows a refresh button for follower and subscriber counts, so you can update them manually.
- Fixed Fixed issues with retrieving subscription information.
1.4.4 Sep 20, 2026
- Improved Refreshed the icons throughout the app for a more consistent look.
- Improved Made comments appear more smoothly in the chat HUD.
- Improved Reorganized the app's internals, fixed minor issues and improved stability.
1.4.2 Sep 7, 2026
- New Added English support. You can switch the display language in the app settings.
- Improved Fixed minor issues and improved stability.
1.4.1 Aug 31, 2026
- Improved Made the HUD and main window displayable at smaller sizes. Widened the range of text size adjustment, with spacing that shrinks along with the text.
- Fixed Fixed an issue where the HUD status could stay stuck on "Stopped" at startup, leaving the display unable to be toggled.
- Fixed Fixed an issue where switching to move mode changed the HUD display size.
1.4.0 Aug 29, 2026
- Improved Renamed "Overlay" to "HUD". Settings and features are unchanged.
1.3.0 Aug 24, 2026
- New Redesigned the main window.
- Improved Fixed minor issues and improved stability.
1.2.0 Aug 6, 2026
- New Added the ability to download and apply updates within the app on Windows.
- Improved Made the update notice always visible in the side menu.
1.1.0 Aug 4, 2026
- Improved Updated the app's underlying platform to improve stability and security.
- Improved Sped up reconnecting when OBS is started after the app.
- Fixed Fixed an issue where Twitch authentication could fail to complete.
- Fixed Fixed an issue where the app would restart on its own after quitting following sign-out.
- Fixed Fixed an issue where errors repeated when OBS wasn't connected.
- Fixed Fixed an issue where some dashboard icons didn't display.
1.0.0 Jun 6, 2026
- New Released 1.0.0.