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3.31.1 release

Posted by Armin Novak on September 02, 2026

FreeRDP 3.31.1 has just been released and uploaded to

https://pub.freerdp.com/releases/

After the last huge CVE and security fix releases finally a simple papercut fix release.

Most notable user visible changes:

  • xfreerdp image clipboard now better handles conversion of host images to bitmap (CF_DIB the default windows exchange format)
  • improved keyboard mapping for sdl-freerdp (some more exotic keys are properly mapped now)
  • xfreerdp RAILS: better transparency support with windows 11
  • Fix C23 macro definitions for GCC

What’s Changed

  • create alpha capable GFX surfaces for XRGB_8888 (#13280)
  • Cleanups (#13282)
  • [client,sdl3] fix flickering on screens with DPI != 1.0 (#13278)
  • [debug,logs] fix warnings and errors WITH_DEBUG_ALL (#13283)
  • Fix the settings of FreeRDP_UnicodeInput bug (#13287)
  • only use AV_PIX_FMT_D3D12 in ffmpeg >=7 (#13286)
  • [winpr,handles] allow to Close a HANDLE listed in PROC_THREAD_ATTRIBUTE_HANDLE_LIST (#13284)
  • [cmake] proper Threads::Threads detection (#13288)
  • X11 image clip (#13289)
  • [client, mac] fix: build error undeclared ‘nullptr’ in Keyboard.m (#13290)
  • [codec,h264] overallocate YUV buffer (#13291)
  • build(test): only build JSON-dependent test when JSON is available (#13293)
  • [codec,h264] fix missing version guards (#13294)
  • [ci,qa] enable all debug options for static build (#13295)
  • feat: [client, mac, sdl3] support jp YEN/RO/EISUU/KANA keys (#13299)
  • [winpr,json] read JSON files in binary mode (#13298)
  • [client,sdl] map media pause scancodes (#13297)
  • [core,test] do not link winpr-tools when WITH_WINPR_TOOLS=OFF (#13303)
  • [channels,rdpear] return krb5 output buffer only after the call succeeds (#13307)
  • Media foundation fixes (#13308)
  • Winpr tools optional (#13309)
  • [c23] fix gcc compatibility issues (#13310)
  • [winpr,clipboard] honor DIB header size in BMP offsets (#13304)
  • [core,capabilities] apply HasQoeEvent from src, not settings (#13313)
  • [server,shadow] better logging for cert/key related problems (#13314)
  • [codec,h264] log vaapi driver vendor (#13315)
  • [server,shadow] better logging for cert/key related problems (#13314)
  • [codec,h264] log vaapi driver vendor (#13315)
  • Proxy compat (#13319)

New Contributors

  • @fundawang made their first contribution in (#13286)
  • @cawcaw2023 made their first contribution in (#13290)
  • @MeGaurav4 made their first contribution in (#13293)
  • @SebastienGllmt made their first contribution in (#13298)
  • @Lishkinfeld made their first contribution in (#13303)
  • @4sh0u0 made their first contribution in (#13313) * Full Changelog: https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/compare/3.31.0…3.31.1