Crosshair X — patch notes and updates
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Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
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| New Designer: Draw, Build & Animate Like Never Before | 2026-04-23 | Hey everyone! We built a new Designer to help you unlock your full creative potential. Pixel-perfect placement on an interactive grid canvas with freehand drawing tools, and so much more! The original Designer is still available — this one just takes things further. 🎨 The new Canvas Features Scroll to zoom, middle-click to pan, and click to select layers directly on the canvas. Drag to move and resize layers. Click and drag an empty area to marquee select multiple layers. Drag and drop images onto the canvas to add them as layers. Right-click context menu and full keyboard shortcut support. ✏️ Freehand Drawing + New Layer types We have final |
| Discover, Share & Update Crosshairs Across Every Platform | 2026-02-20 | Hey everyone! We got a big one for you — the Browse page is now a connected, cross-platform community powered by mod.io. See what's trending, discover fresh crosshairs from players everywhere, and share your own creations across every platform. 🌐 A Connected Browse Experience The Browse page is no longer a static list. It's a living feed where new crosshairs show up as the community grows! Discover the latest and most popular crosshairs across more games than ever before — no account or login needed. Preview any crosshair before deciding to save it -- just like before. Search can now filter by game, style, or tags to find exactly what you're |
| 🎯 Crisp Rendering Changes, Saved Page and Cut Tool revamp, and more! ✨ | 2026-02-05 | 🚀 Big Update for 02/04/2026📁 Saved Page Organization Revamp!This is to the power users with too many crosshairs to count. You know who you are.Re-arrangeable crosshairsFolder managementSearch, FavoritesFaster loading in Saved page, Designer Save and Importing!📏 1px thick rendering is now possible!If we broke your crosshair in this update, we're sorry, but it had to be done. This is a long requested bug fix people wanted for years and we kept putting it off we didn't want to risk making people adapt to new changes in the designer. Prior to this update, you could never make truly 1px thick crosshairs in the designer without really pushing th |
| Minor Update for 01/28/2026 | 2026-01-28 | 🪴 Patch Notes A short and sweet one this week. Expanded keybind support to include F13–F24 keys. Fixed an issue where the Reload keybind was not working as expected. The sidebar now remembers your expanded/collapsed preference. Fixed an issue where some Designer settings wouldn’t save properly. 🦆 |
| Navigation & Layout Update | 2026-01-21 | Hey everyone! This update reorganizes several pages in the app and adjusts where certain features live to make navigation more consistent and help remove visual clutter. 🗂️ Navigation & Layout Changes Consolidated the Featured, Community, and Search tabs into a single page called Browse. Updated the sidebar layout and moved the previous Options page into a new Settings button at the bottom. Relocated both Display Modes and Position & Size into the Settings page. Added a larger Profile Quick Select at the top of the app. Removed “Profiles” from the sidebar — accessible through the quick select instead. Added profile filters, search, and a tab |
| Minor Update for 01/08/2026 | 2026-01-08 | 🪴 Patch Notes Removed the 2025 holiday theme. Fixed a sizing issue when exporting crosshairs as PNGs. Fixed a major issue where crosshairs could remain visible or hidden when using aim actions in-game (reported by multiple users). Fixed unnecessary CPU usage while idle. Fixed Drag & Drop not working for Image layers in the Designer. Additional internal optimizations — performance improvements will continue to be a major focus this year. Thank you for the continued feedback and reports — they help us make Crosshair X better every update. 🦆 |
| The Randomizer Event Is Live! | 2025-12-16 | 🎄 Happy Holidays from Crosshair X! Hey everyone! We’re wrapping up the year with a festive update for Crosshair X. Alongside fixes and UI improvements, we’re introducing something entirely new — a fun holiday event built just for you. ✨ What’s New Improved the Game Bar status warning tooltip to clearly show which setup steps are missing. Added a festive holiday theme across the app. UI improvements and refinements in the Designer. Fixed a memory leak related to animated crosshairs. Fixed Global Toggle tooltip showing the wrong profile keybind. Added Share to the Crosshair Actions dropdown. Added a brand-new event: Randomizer. 🎁 Introducing |
| Minor Update for 11/20/2025 | 2025-11-20 | Another small update for everyone — laying the groundwork for future changes! Fixed a bug where launch preferences were not being respected. Fixed an issue where the Display Selector appeared blank. Increased Custom Image size limit from 5MB → 8MB. Corrected text in Windows notifications when triggering Global Toggle. Updated social icons in the app sidebar. Added new Rust Crosshairs: Kickz (Twitch) → Crosshair Vaybae (Twitch) → Crosshair Internal stability and performance improvements. GLHF 🦆 |
| DAILY DEAL DISCOUNT: TELL YOUR FRIENDS! | 2025-11-12 | Crosshair X and Scope X are now both 50% off!Ask yourself the following questions:Do my friends have perfect aim?Do they have loads of money?Are they using a custom crosshair yet?If the answers are no, let your friends know about this special deal that won’t last forever.Good luck, have fun, and thank you for your support over the years! |
| Minor Update for 11/05/2025 | 2025-11-05 | A very small update this time. We're working on some big changes coming soon! Minor UI bug fixes Improved the out-of-box-experience Fixed streamer server pop up experience GLHF. |
| Minor Update for 10/21/2025 | 2025-10-21 | Reduce input latency on some systems. Introduce a new out-of-box-experience. Remove the Scope X Pixel Hunt game. Address a bug that sometimes caused the wrong display to be selected at startup. Address a rare bug where the Streamer Server does not throw an error when experiencing a port conflict. GLHF. |
| Minor Update for 8/27/2025 | 2025-08-27 | We have more things coming for Crosshair X -- so stay tuned. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out at https://discord.gg/customcrosshair and make a support ticket. Fix a bug wherein a user's "Minimize on Launch" preferences would be ignored. We're very sorry for any inconvenience. Update some creator crosshairs. GLHF, ya'll. |
| 📣 Scope X is now LIVE on Steam! | 2025-06-11 | Hey everyone, After much anticipation, Scope X is finally here and officially available on Steam! We know we’ve been rolling out a lot of updates lately — thank you for your patience. We're working hard to refine both Scope X and Crosshair X, and we’re excited about the improvements and features coming your way soon. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3477300/Scope_X/ 🛠 Fixes & Improvements What's New: Task Manager Startup Fix: Crosshair X will now properly respect your Task Manager startup settings. If you disable auto-launch via Task Manager, Crosshair X will no longer override that choice on launch. Streamer Asset Fix: Fixed an issue wher |
| Profiles Update: Link Crosshairs and Keybinds to Games Easily! | 2025-05-28 | Hey everyone! We’re back with a highly anticipated update that finally brings Profiles to Crosshair X. 📁 What is a Profile? A Profile is a bundle of settings you save for a game or app. It includes: Default crosshair (used when the profile loads) Keybinds Position and size settings Important: To change your profile settings, just set it as active and make any changes within Crosshair X — they’ll be saved automatically! ✨ New Profiles Page What's New: Create new profiles for each game or app Attach profiles to apps for automatic switching Manage all your saved profiles in one place 🎯 App-Specific Crosshairs You can now set your crosshair to |
| New Designer Upgrades, Fixes, and More! | 2025-05-14 | 🛠 Fixes & Improvements What's New: Fixed an issue where small crosshairs appeared blurry for some users when using Simple Overlay. Fixed animations not triggering when switching crosshairs via keybind while aim/fire was held. Fixed UI sync issues in the Game Bar Status. Layer highlighting is now off by default (toggle available in the Crosshair Preview panel). Clicking on the Streamer Server indicator now navigates you to the Streamer Server Settings Fixed CTRL/Shift in the Color Picker triggering layer multi-select. Fixed color autocomplete in the Color Picker input. 👀 Crosshair Visibility on Launch What's New: Added a setting to control i |
| Designer Upgrade: More Animation Settings, and More Control | 2025-04-30 | Hey everyone! We're beginning to focus on improving our designer and give you all the best set of tools out there —this one’s all about unlocking your creativity and giving you more control than ever before. 🔤 Rename Your Layers You can now rename a layer by clicking the name of the layer you have selected. To remove a name, simply delete the text and click outside the input box. Layers now highlight on hover without needing to select, making it easier to know what you're about to click. 🎬 Animate Everything Full Animation Control: You can now animate every setting in Line, Center Dot, Outline, and Layer Settings. Find Everything in One Pla |
| Update notes for 4/2/2025 | 2025-04-02 | - Fixed a bug wherein the last used crosshair might not always save correctly. - Remove Scope X advertisements. |
| Update notes for 2/14/2025 | 2025-02-14 | Hey ya'll, it's update time. Bug fixes for some users experiencing a crash on start, or a crash when saving a crosshair. Improvements to error collection and telemetry. GLHF. |
| Use Custom Images in the Designer, UI Improvements, and More! | 2025-01-29 | Hey everyone! We are kicking off 2025 with another feature-packed update for Crosshair X! From making your designs more customizable to speeding up performance, this update has something for everyone. Create Designs with Custom Images! What's New: You can now add custom images directly in the Designer. The old "Images" page has been removed. Combine images with crosshairs to create unique designs. A new "Layer Type" setting is available in the Designer. Saved Crosshairs Changes What's New: Removed the old popup for editing saved cards. Added an actions dropdown with shortcuts to Edit in Designer, Create a Keybind, and Delete. You can now rena |
| Update notes for 1/15/2025 | 2025-01-15 | Hey ya'll, it's update day. Remove holiday theme. Fix some bugs and inaccuracies in German and Russian translations. Minor changes to diagnostic tools. Minor GUI touchups for first time users. GLHF |