# Release notes **URL:** https://forum.defold.com/c/releasenotes/9.md [Latest](https://forum.defold.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.defold.com/categories.md) --- ## [About release notes](https://forum.defold.com/t/about-release-notes/364)
**Author:** [@malin.careliusen](https://forum.defold.com/u/malin.careliusen)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2025, 12:17pm UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/about-release-notes/364 "2025-08-15T12:17:25Z")
Here we will post product release notes on a bi-weekly basis --- ## [Defold 1.14.0 has been released!](https://forum.defold.com/t/defold-1-14-0-has-been-released/83348)
**Author:** [@britzl](https://forum.defold.com/u/britzl)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 10:33am UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/defold-1-14-0-has-been-released/83348 "2026-10-16T10:33:16Z")
Defold 1.14.0 This version contains a number of breaking changes: Generational game object handles This is a breaking change for extension developers with code to manipulate game objects in C++. Game object and collec… --- ## [Defold 1.14.0 BETA](https://forum.defold.com/t/defold-1-14-0-beta/83288)
**Author:** [@britzl](https://forum.defold.com/u/britzl)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 7:17am UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/defold-1-14-0-beta/83288 "2026-10-16T07:17:52Z")
Defold 1.14.0 Disclaimer This is a BETA release, and it might have issues that could potentially be disruptive for you and your team’s workflow. Use with caution. Use of source control for your projects is strongly recom… --- ## [Defold 1.13.2 has been released!](https://forum.defold.com/t/defold-1-13-2-has-been-released/83276)
**Author:** [@britzl](https://forum.defold.com/u/britzl)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 12:25pm UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/defold-1-13-2-has-been-released/83276 "2026-10-05T12:25:18Z")
Defold 1.13.2 This version includes support for Rich Text labels and GUI nodes. The new functionality allows developers to add markup to text in order to change font color, add gradients, outlines and much more. Visit th… --- ## [Defold 1.13.2 BETA](https://forum.defold.com/t/defold-1-13-2-beta/83226)
**Author:** [@britzl](https://forum.defold.com/u/britzl)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 4:16pm UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/defold-1-13-2-beta/83226 "2026-09-28T16:16:03Z")
Defold 1.13.2 Disclaimer This is a BETA release, and it might have issues that could potentially be disruptive for you and your team’s workflow. Use with caution. Use of source control for your projects is strongly recom… --- ## [Defold 1.13.1 has been released!](https://forum.defold.com/t/defold-1-13-1-has-been-released/83156)
**Author:** [@britzl](https://forum.defold.com/u/britzl)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 3:39am UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/defold-1-13-1-has-been-released/83156 "2026-09-15T03:39:47Z")
Defold 1.13.1 This release takes another important step forward for both 3D development and editor extensibility. We finally published new Light components support in the editor and engine. Moreover we added support for … --- ## [Defold 1.13.1 BETA](https://forum.defold.com/t/defold-1-13-1-beta/83013)
**Author:** [@britzl](https://forum.defold.com/u/britzl)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2026, 8:41am UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/defold-1-13-1-beta/83013 "2026-08-12T08:41:46Z")
Defold 1.13.1 Disclaimer This is a BETA release, and it might have issues that could potentially be disruptive for you and your teams workflow. Use with caution. Use of source control for your projects is strongly recomm… --- ## [Defold 1.13.0 has been released!](https://forum.defold.com/t/defold-1-13-0-has-been-released/82980)
**Author:** [@Mathias\_Westerdahl](https://forum.defold.com/u/Mathias_Westerdahl)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2026, 12:18pm UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/defold-1-13-0-has-been-released/82980 "2026-08-01T12:18:34Z")
Defold 1.13.0 :warning: BREAKING CHANGES :warning: This is a big release! Not only have we added a lot of exciting features, but we have also done some spring cleaning. Lua constants + functions We have removed a lot of… --- ## [Defold 1.13.0 BETA](https://forum.defold.com/t/defold-1-13-0-beta/82850)
**Author:** [@Mathias\_Westerdahl](https://forum.defold.com/u/Mathias_Westerdahl)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2026, 7:53pm UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/defold-1-13-0-beta/82850 "2026-06-26T19:53:48Z")
Defold 1.13.0 Beta Disclaimer This is a BETA release, and it might have issues that could potentially be disruptive for you and your teams workflow. Use with caution. Use of source control for your projects is strongly r… --- ## [Defold 1.12.4 has been released!](https://forum.defold.com/t/defold-1-12-4-has-been-released/82721)
**Author:** [@AGulev](https://forum.defold.com/u/AGulev)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2026, 6:16am UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/defold-1-12-4-has-been-released/82721 "2026-05-12T06:16:44Z")
Defold 1.12.4 Summary NEW: (#6519) Shader precision options (by Jhonnyg) NEW: (#11750) Increase number of texture units per draw from 8 to 16 (by Jhonnyg) NEW: (#12032) Deprecate the legacy LiveUpdate APIs (by AGulev) N… --- ## [Defold 1.12.4 BETA](https://forum.defold.com/t/defold-1-12-4-beta/82647)
**Author:** [@AGulev](https://forum.defold.com/u/AGulev)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2026, 9:08pm UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/defold-1-12-4-beta/82647 "2026-05-03T21:08:55Z")
Defold 1.12.4 Beta Disclaimer This is a BETA release, and it might have issues that could potentially be disruptive for you and your teams workflow. Use with caution. Use of source control for your projects is strongly r… --- ## [Defold 1.12.3 has been released!](https://forum.defold.com/t/defold-1-12-3-has-been-released/82619)
**Author:** [@Mathias\_Westerdahl](https://forum.defold.com/u/Mathias_Westerdahl)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2026, 3:31pm UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/defold-1-12-3-has-been-released/82619 "2026-05-04T15:31:40Z")
Defold 1.12.3 NOTE: From this release on, we’ve moved away from having the editor deployed under editor-alpha channel, and instead use the stable channel. You don’t need to do anything special, other than update the edit… --- ## [Defold 1.12.3 BETA](https://forum.defold.com/t/defold-1-12-3-beta/82543)
**Author:** [@Mathias\_Westerdahl](https://forum.defold.com/u/Mathias_Westerdahl)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2026, 8:25am UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/defold-1-12-3-beta/82543 "2026-03-31T08:25:23Z")
Defold 1.12.3 Beta Disclaimer This is a BETA release, and it might have issues that could potentially be disruptive for you and your teams workflow. Use with caution. Use of source control for your projects is strongly r… --- ## [Defold 1.12.2 has been released](https://forum.defold.com/t/defold-1-12-2-has-been-released/82464)
**Author:** [@Mathias\_Westerdahl](https://forum.defold.com/u/Mathias_Westerdahl)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2026, 4:11pm UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/defold-1-12-2-has-been-released/82464 "2026-03-28T16:11:32Z")
Summary NEW: (#11784) Property options refactor (by Jhonnyg) NEW: (#9746) Add support for setting and getting custom attribute data for model components (by Jhonnyg) NEW: (#11616) Added 3D Third Person Playground as sam… --- ## [Defold 1.12.2 Beta](https://forum.defold.com/t/defold-1-12-2-beta/82384)
**Author:** [@Mathias\_Westerdahl](https://forum.defold.com/u/Mathias_Westerdahl)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2026, 5:52pm UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/defold-1-12-2-beta/82384 "2026-03-01T17:52:58Z")
Disclaimer This is a BETA release, and it might have issues that could potentially be disruptive for you and your teams workflow. Use with caution. Use of source control for your projects is strongly recommended. Access… --- ## [Defold 1.12.1 has been released](https://forum.defold.com/t/defold-1-12-1-has-been-released/82327)
**Author:** [@AGulev](https://forum.defold.com/u/AGulev)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2026, 2:47pm UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/defold-1-12-1-has-been-released/82327 "2026-03-01T14:47:41Z")
:warning: If you are using a custom AndroidManifest.xml or Info.plist, ensure it is kept in sync with the updated files in builtins. Defold 1.12.1 Summary NEW: (#11553) Update XCode to 26.2, MacOS SDK to 26.2, iOS SDK … --- ## [Defold 1.12.1 BETA](https://forum.defold.com/t/defold-1-12-1-beta/82252)
**Author:** [@AGulev](https://forum.defold.com/u/AGulev)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2026, 10:28am UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/defold-1-12-1-beta/82252 "2026-02-06T10:28:09Z")
If you are using a custom AndroidManifest.xml or Info.plist, ensure it is kept in sync with the updated files in builtins. It’s always recommended to use the https://build-stage.defold.com extender for beta, but in this… --- ## [Defold 1.12.0 has been released](https://forum.defold.com/t/defold-1-12-0-has-been-released/82214)
**Author:** [@Mathias\_Westerdahl](https://forum.defold.com/u/Mathias_Westerdahl)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2026, 8:40am UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/defold-1-12-0-has-been-released/82214 "2026-01-20T08:40:18Z")
:warning: Breaking changes :warning: Fixed update + update order Note: If you don’t use fixed\_update() you don’t need to do anything. This release we did a bug fix and moved the fixed\_update() before update() in the ga… --- ## [Defold 1.12.0 BETA](https://forum.defold.com/t/defold-1-12-0-beta/81981)
**Author:** [@Mathias\_Westerdahl](https://forum.defold.com/u/Mathias_Westerdahl)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2026, 8:13am UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/defold-1-12-0-beta/81981 "2026-01-10T08:13:05Z")
:warning: Breaking changes :warning: Fixed update + update order Note: If you don’t use fixed\_update() you don’t need to do anything. This release we did a bug fix and moved the fixed\_update() before update() in the ga… --- ## [Defold 1.11.2 has been released](https://forum.defold.com/t/defold-1-11-2-has-been-released/81884)
**Author:** [@Mathias\_Westerdahl](https://forum.defold.com/u/Mathias_Westerdahl)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2025, 8:19pm UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/defold-1-11-2-has-been-released/81884 "2025-11-23T20:19:16Z")
Localisation of the Editor! We’ve started localizing the editor UI! While the process isn’t fully complete yet, many parts of the editor have already been translated — and we’re looking for localization contributors. We… --- ## [Defold 1.11.2 Beta](https://forum.defold.com/t/defold-1-11-2-beta/81781)
**Author:** [@Mathias\_Westerdahl](https://forum.defold.com/u/Mathias_Westerdahl)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2025, 9:18am UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/defold-1-11-2-beta/81781 "2025-10-31T09:18:30Z")
Defold 1.11.2 BETA Disclaimer This is a BETA release, and it might have issues that could potentially be disruptive for you and your teams workflow. Use with caution. Use of source control for your projects is strongly r… --- ## [Defold 1.11.1 has been released](https://forum.defold.com/t/defold-1-11-1-has-been-released/81704)
**Author:** [@Mathias\_Westerdahl](https://forum.defold.com/u/Mathias_Westerdahl)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2025, 11:22am UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/defold-1-11-1-has-been-released/81704 "2025-10-14T11:22:17Z")
Defold 1.11.1 Summary BREAKING CHANGE: (#11163) Allow setting game.project properties using editor scripts (by vlaaad) NEW: (#10590) Add function to get Vulkan handles to dmsdk (by ekharkunov) NEW: (#7902,#9498) Added n… --- ## [Defold 1.11.1 Beta](https://forum.defold.com/t/defold-1-11-1-beta/81615)
**Author:** [@Mathias\_Westerdahl](https://forum.defold.com/u/Mathias_Westerdahl)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2025, 10:33pm UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/defold-1-11-1-beta/81615 "2025-10-06T22:33:45Z")
Defold 1.11.1 BETA Disclaimer This is a BETA release, and it might have issues that could potentially be disruptive for you and your teams workflow. Use with caution. Use of source control for your projects is strongly r… --- ## [Defold 1.11.0 has been released](https://forum.defold.com/t/defold-1-11-0-has-been-released/81515)
**Author:** [@britzl](https://forum.defold.com/u/britzl)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2025, 1:56am UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/defold-1-11-0-has-been-released/81515 "2025-11-11T01:56:56Z")
Defold 1.11.0 Important notes Please pay attention to the scale\_along\_z-related changes. Also, this version includes deep refactoring of how the extender collects dependencies and builds Cocoapods. If you have custom ex… --- ## [Spine Extension 4.0.0](https://forum.defold.com/t/spine-extension-4-0-0/81483)
**Author:** [@AGulev](https://forum.defold.com/u/AGulev)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2025, 8:14am UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/spine-extension-4-0-0/81483 "2025-11-03T08:14:22Z")
The addition of Tracks for Spine Nodes in the 4.0.0 release of the Spine Extensions introduced breaking changes. Please be aware of them. :warning: Breaking Change: GUI Spine Callback Behavior Previous Behavior (Before … --- ## [Steam SDK extension 1.9.0](https://forum.defold.com/t/steam-sdk-extension-1-9-0/81451)
**Author:** [@britzl](https://forum.defold.com/u/britzl)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2025, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/steam-sdk-extension-1-9-0/81451 "2025-09-02T16:23:32Z")
This release adds several new functions specifically to work with games lobbies via the ISteamMatchmaking Interface: NEW: steam.matchmaking\_create\_lobby() NEW: steam.matchmaking\_join\_lobby() NEW: steam.matchmaking\_leav… --- ## [Defold 1.11.0 BETA](https://forum.defold.com/t/defold-1-11-0-beta/81396)
**Author:** [@AGulev](https://forum.defold.com/u/AGulev)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2025, 7:31am UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/defold-1-11-0-beta/81396 "2025-09-02T07:31:21Z")
Defold 1.11.0 BETA Important notes Please pay attention to the scale\_along\_z-related changes. Also, this version includes deep refactoring of how the extender collects dependencies and builds Cocoapods. If you have cust… --- ## [Defold 1.10.4 has been released](https://forum.defold.com/t/defold-1-10-4-has-been-released/81160)
**Author:** [@AGulev](https://forum.defold.com/u/AGulev)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2025, 11:40pm UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/defold-1-10-4-has-been-released/81160 "2025-08-12T23:40:42Z")
Defold 1.10.4 Important notes Please pay attention that this version includes fixes which affect the app manifest. If you use one in your project (check if it’s specified in game.project → Native Extensions → App Manife… --- ## [Defold 1.10.4 BETA](https://forum.defold.com/t/defold-1-10-4-beta/81007)
**Author:** [@AGulev](https://forum.defold.com/u/AGulev)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2025, 11:04am UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/defold-1-10-4-beta/81007 "2025-08-04T11:04:53Z")
Defold 1.10.4 BETA Important notes Please pay attention that this version includes fixes which affect the app manifest. If you use one in your project (check if it’s specified in game.project → Native Extensions → App M… --- ## [Defold 1.10.3 has been released](https://forum.defold.com/t/defold-1-10-3-has-been-released/80882)
**Author:** [@britzl](https://forum.defold.com/u/britzl)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2025, 12:54pm UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/defold-1-10-3-has-been-released/80882 "2025-07-08T12:54:54Z")
Defold 1.10.3 Important notes CHANGE TO SYS.SAVE() and SYS.LOAD() - When using sys.load() to read from a corrupt file or from a file which wasn’t created using sys.save() the engine would treat the file as using the leg… [Next page](https://forum.defold.com/c/releasenotes/9.md?page=1)