Kiwi App v1.2.2 - 2025/5/28

• Automatic K/M Capture Release is introduced by a new setting - If enabled, keyboard and mouse capture will be automatically released after a configurable period of inactivity. This improves the user experience after a long period of inactivity on the target side.

• Mouse Jiggling Controls – when user operates a target device with mouse jiggling enabled, jiggling will be suspended during the user operation and resumed after an idle period of inactivity. This new behavior is adjustable in settings.   

• Enable Target-Side USB-CDC (Serial Port) by default – The target-side USB-CDC (serial port) is now enabled by default, improving connectivity and ease of use for serial communication. 

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Kiwi App v1.2.0 - 2025/4/24

• Reduced initial Kiwi device detection delay and removed unnecessary red warning.

• Added a new hotkey, Ctrl+Shift+T, to hide/show the toolbar when Kiwi is connected. This hotkey is configurable in Settings.

• Kiwi Pro: toolbar I/O button can now be enabled or disabled from Settings.

• Multi-Kiwi Settings: each Kiwi can have a “Friendly Name,” which is displayed in the title bar.

• Manual configuration: added fastKeyboardCaptureUi in the config file to control visibility of the “Fast Keyboard Capture” checkbox in the Settings dialog.

• Mac only: detect and remind you if Camera Effects is enabled.

Kiwi App v1.1.15 - 2025/3/19

• Update Firmware to 1.24: Fix missing newline character when pasting text from Linux/Mac host

• Improve clipboard paste-to-target for target devices with international keyboards by assuming host and target have same keyboard layout

• Bug fix: Target keyboard may occasionally stop accepting inputs from a Linux terminal

• Bug fix: Ctrl and/or Alt key(s) may occasionally be stuck in the pressed state

• Mac: Allow CMD key as part of the hot keys

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Kiwi App v1.1.11 - 2025/2/17

• Updated Firmware to 1.23: improve support for legacy keyboard/mouse

• Added legacy keyboard setting to support old target BIOS systems

• Added ALT-F4 and Cmd-Q to Menu->Send Keys to Target

• Fix unstable device detection with multiple kiwis

• Fix rare audio capture crash during unplug

• Windows: improve help message for driver issues after first-time install

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Kiwi App v1.1.9 - 2025/1/28

• Windows only: enhanced the first-time user experience by detecting when video camera access permissions are turned off and providing appropriate guidance.

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Kiwi App v1.1.8 - 2025/1/20

• Updated Firmware to 1.22:(1) improved pasting special characters (2) read/log Kiwi temperature.

• Do not prompt for firmware downgrade if the bundled firmware is older than Kiwi.

• Improve device scan during device connect, disconnect, and hot-plug.

• Windows: system diagnostic information in the About dialog for users to copy/send to support@cytrence.com.

• Windows: improve user experience when the serial driver fails to auto-install on Windows 10 or ARM64.

• Linux Ubuntu 22.04/24.04: fixed random crashes during window resizing for AMD graphics.

• Linux Ubuntu 22.04: fixed video window flickering during window resizing.

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Kiwi App v1.1.6 - 2024/12/11

• For video fw-1.7 only: New "target resolution sync" setting lets the target device match its video output to the resolution settings. If an existing Kiwi user is interested in updating its video fw-1.3 or 1.6 build to 1.7, please register your interest at support@cytrence.com.

• Added option to customize a number of toolbar buttons in Settings.

• Improved 1:1 display mode experience.

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Kiwi App v1.1.3 - 2024/11/20​

• Bundled Firmware update fw-1.20 in the Kiwi App.

• Enhanced keyboard/mouse compatibility for BIOS and boot.

• 1:1 Display Mode: Lock display window resolution as defined in Settings.

• Enable Kiwi App during RDP sessions: Kiwi audio detection is now optional (disabled by default in RDP).

• Added text paste button to the toolbar.

• Introduced Hotkey reconfiguration support.

• Improved wake-up behavior: Disconnect Kiwi instead of showing a blank screen.

• Improved video window resizing on Linux and macOS.

• Improved mouse responsiveness on Linux and macOS.

• Optimized GUI/video rendering: No rendering when the window is minimized or hidden.

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Kiwi App v1.0.22 - 2024/10/11​​

• CPU usage improvement.
• Added detection for Windows Camera privacy settings.
• Introduced ATX control.
• Fixed a crash issue on Mac when exiting the app.

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Kiwi App v1.0.15 - 2024/09/23​​

• Fixed Kiwi connection timeout on older computer systems.
• Improved mouse performance for gaming mice.

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Kiwi App v1.0.6 - 2024/09/12

• First public release.

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