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VTube Studio

VTube Studio is all you'll ever need to become a Live2D VTuber, with innovative features such as pinning props to your model and many more still to come.

DEV: DenchiSoftPUB: DenchiSoftAppID 1325860

Is VTube Studio still being updated? — the short answer, with the evidence.

92.2
Excellent

Elixir Rating

92.8% of 7,369 Steam reviews are positive, which after adjusting for sample size gives a reception score of 92.2. It is a finished game, so no support adjustment applies either way.

reception 92.2·support +0.0·Excellent

Computed from Steam’s own review tally and observable developer activity — never from anyone’s opinion of the game. How this is calculated

Should you look into this?

From Steam's own record

Development

Insufficient evidence

Last heard from developers

3 months ago

Historical posting rhythm

every ~28 days

Substantial updates (6 mo)

0

Current silence

cannot be judged

Our news coverage needs a fresh check; missing posts are not evidence that development has stopped. We have not recorded a substantial update in six months; our record contains 3 developer posts.

Last successful news check: Sep 27, 2026, 2:05 PM UTC. This is when we checked Steam, separate from when the developer last posted. A fresh check is needed before judging current activity.

Two years of development

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19 announcements · 0 substantial · 13 months with nothing

Recent Transmissions

30 entries in codex

Community AnnouncementsJul 8, 2026
Small Patch - VTube Studio 1.35.10

This is just a small patch that addresses two bugs/issues:When using “Inverted Masks” in your Live2D models while having “Mask Smoothing” active in VTube Studio, this would sometimes lead to random black lines appearing on your models due t…

Community AnnouncementsMay 20, 2026
VTube Studio 1.35.7

This update adds support for using the new Twitch Power-ups as Twitch hotkey triggers in VTube Studio. Features:New feature: Support for Twitch Power-upsPower-ups are very similar to regular Twitch Channel Point Redeems, just that viewers u…

Community AnnouncementsApr 11, 2026
VTube Studio 1.35.2

This update adds a few things that didn't quite make it in time for the SFX update. Features:New feature: Auto-stop hotkey-triggered sound effects when hotkey is deactivated.When a hotkey plays a sound effect and that hotkey is deactivated,…

Community AnnouncementsMar 31, 2026
VTube Studio 1.35.0

This update adds a fully dynamic, reactive sound effect system that can play sound effects based on your model movement.Features:New feature: Sound Effect SystemHotkey Sounds: Play SFX based on hotkey activations.Parameter Sound Triggers: D…

Community AnnouncementsMar 28, 2026
VTube Studio 1.34.0

This update adds ArtMesh/Layer Groups so you can easily modify colors of layers in bulk. It also adds native controller support!!Features:New feature: ArtMesh/Layer GroupsYou can now set up groups of layers and use those groups to batch-mod…

Community AnnouncementsMar 26, 2026
VTube Studio 1.33.2

This small patch fixes an issue with the new screenshot system where certain visual effects (like the outline and backlight VFX) would be incorrectly scaled and positioned when using custom screenshot resolutions. The patch also improves ho…

Community AnnouncementsMar 26, 2026
VTube Studio 1.33.0

There will be multiple updates this week, this is the first one! This update adds an improved implementation of the screenshot system and Expression Editor! Features:New screenshot system: arbitrary resolution up to 16k x 16k and better sem…

Community AnnouncementsOct 31, 2025
VTube Studio 1.32.67

This patch contains various bugfixes and improvements.Memory-management improvements.Models should now use significantly less memory when loaded (GPU memory remains unaffected).Fixed bug in model outline calculation that caused significant …

Community AnnouncementsOct 4, 2025
VTube Studio 1.32.57

This patch mainly fixes the Unity security vulnerability that was disclosed today but also contains some other improvements/fixes. Fix for CVE-2025-59489, a security vulnerability affecting all Unity-based games. VTube Studio now uses Unity…

Community AnnouncementsAug 31, 2025
Regarding recent crashes

Have you been getting crashes after the last update?It's most likely because you don't have the most recent "Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable" installed. From now on, VTube Studio will automatically install it when updating. But if you …

Community AnnouncementsAug 29, 2025
VTube Studio 1.32.27

This patch addresses a crash experienced by some users when opening the app, starting the webcam trackers or when opening the webcam selection list. The crash was caused by multiple faulty virtual webcams added by the "Meta Quest Link" app.…

Community AnnouncementsJun 10, 2025
VTube Studio 1.32.3

This small patch (1.32.3) fixes some bugs introduced by the previous update, adds one new asset and slightly re-adjusts the watermark coverage.Fixed a bug where items loaded from item scenes during collabs would mistakenly get attached to y…

Community AnnouncementsJun 4, 2025
VTube Studio 1.32.0

This update adds a lot of changes for Live2D items and the VNet collab feature.The first big new feature is Split Live2D items!! You can have split Live2D items now with a front and back part, so they're wrapping around the main model and m…

Community AnnouncementsMar 6, 2025
VTube Studio 1.31.15

This update fixes two bugs: Fixed microphone lag. You should no longer have to restart your mic repeatedly to fix lag issues or sound glitches. Disconnecting/Reconnecting USB microphones should also no longer break the microphone tracking. …

Community AnnouncementsFeb 20, 2025
VTube Studio 1.31.7

Since the updated NVIDIA tracker caused serious issues for some users, the old version is now being added back as a permanent option. It won't be compatible with RTX 50-Series or newer. You can select it like this: The updated tracker will …

Community AnnouncementsFeb 14, 2025
VTube Studio 1.31.4

This patch fixes some issues that were introduced with the last update: VNet Multiplayer functionality has been fixed. The Spout2 Background works again now on any GPU. I am also looking at some issues caused by the new NVIDIA Tracker. Thes…

Community AnnouncementsFeb 13, 2025
VTube Studio 1.31.2

This update adds the new version of the NVIDIA RTX Tracker. This version implements the following changes: Better tracking for eye-related parameters (eye movement and winking in particular). Better performance, responsiveness and expressiv…

Community AnnouncementsDec 24, 2024
VTube Studio 1.30.17

This update adds Between-Layer Item Pinning. This new feature lets you pin any VTube Studio item between the layers of your model. Using this, you could add glasses or cat ears that are partially under your hair and much more!! This feature…

Community AnnouncementsNov 26, 2024
VTube Studio 1.30.0

This update adds Twitch Hotkey Triggers, an easy way to trigger your VTube Studio Hotkeys using Twitch events like subs, follows, redeems, chat commands and more!! For more info: https://github.com/DenchiSoft/VTubeStudio/wiki/Twitch-Hotkey-…

Community AnnouncementsJul 16, 2024
VTube Studio 1.29.0

This update adds Web-Items to VTube Studio. A Web-Item is essentially a full web browser, available as an item in VTube Studio. They can be moved, rotated and pinned like normal items but display a website that you can interact with. Web It…

Community AnnouncementsFeb 16, 2024
VTube Studio 1.28.15

This update adds a few more VFX, adds back the removed ones (with a warning and they have to be explicitly enabled), increases max. collab participants to 6, adds background hotkeys to macOS and fixes the macOS Sonoma issue. VNet: Increased…

Community AnnouncementsDec 23, 2023
VTube Studio 1.28.1

This update removes the experimental "Glitch" distortion effects, as some people have pointed out this could cause issues with Twitch TOS and VTuber artist/rigger TOS.

Community AnnouncementsDec 21, 2023
VTube Studio 1.28.0 - Post Processing Effects / VFX

This update adds built-in post processing to VTube Studio, including effects such as bloom, backlight, lens-distortion and many more!!! You can create effect presets and switch between them using visual effect hotkeys. It's a lot of fun, pl…

Community AnnouncementsSep 25, 2023
VTube Studio 1.27.8

This patch fixes a bug where plugins (like VBridger) wouldn't be able to properly set/unset the "tracking lost idle animation" anymore after the previous update.

Community AnnouncementsSep 23, 2023
VTube Studio 1.27.5

This update implements the following changes: Updated Live2D SDK to version 5.0. Models exported for Live2D 5.0 will now load properly. Advanced Lipsync for macOS, Windows, Android and iOS using uLipSync by hecomi. Added new Twitch function…

Community AnnouncementsJun 13, 2023
VTube Studio 1.26.11

This update fixes an issue where the webcam tracker would no longer work when there were any non-ascii characters in the VTube Studio path, for example Japanese, Chinese or Korean characters. I apologize for the inconvenience. If there are …

Community AnnouncementsJun 11, 2023
VTube Studio 1.26.8

Temporary patch to fix an issue where VTube Studio webcam tracking would mess with PC audio devices. Proper fix for this is coming later. If you still have the issue (audio not working) after this update, please let me know in the VTube Stu…

Community AnnouncementsJun 10, 2023
VTube Studio 1.26.7

This patch fixes an issue where VTube Studio would cause screens to go black for some users on Windows 11.

Community AnnouncementsJun 9, 2023
VTube Studio 1.26.6

This update implements the following changes: New webcam face tracker: Google Mediapipe. Comparable quality to NVIDIA tracker but no special GPU needed and works with hand tracking too. WINDOWS ONLY for now. Added opacity to Screen/Multiply…

Community AnnouncementsApr 24, 2023
VNet - VTube Studio Multiplayer Collab

This update adds the VNet DLC: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2384550/ VNet is VTube Studio's built-in online multiplayer collab system. Supports 4-people collabs with your Steam friends. You can use items, Live2D items, and much more..…