Chiaki-ng PS4

chiaki-ng
chiaki-ng
General
Author	streetpea
Type	PC Utilities
Version	1.9.6
License	AGPL-3.0
Last Updated	2025/02/25
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Chiaki-ng is a community-driven fork (or continuation) of the original Chiaki project, which is an open-source PlayStation Remote Play client. The main goal of Chiaki-ng is to extend and improve upon the features provided by Chiaki, while maintaining free and open-source availability across multiple platforms (e.g., Linux, Windows, macOS, etc.). Although it closely follows the original Chiaki architecture, Chiaki-ng introduces refinements and additions that may include:

PS4/PS5 Remote Play Support
- Allows users to stream and control their PlayStation console from a PC or other devices without needing Sony’s official Remote Play software.
- Focuses on stable streaming performance, compatibility, and minimal latency.
Enhancements Over Original Chiaki
- Various bug fixes, quality-of-life improvements, or UI tweaks.
- May incorporate updated dependencies and improved handling of newer PlayStation firmware.
- Additional controller configurations or expanded support for gamepads, keyboard & mouse mappings, etc.
Cross-Platform Compatibility
- Like the original project, Chiaki-ng aims to be easily built and run on multiple operating systems.
- Uses common tools (e.g., CMake) to simplify the build process.
Open-Source and Community-Oriented
- Released under the same permissive license as Chiaki (likely GPLv3 or similar), encouraging community contributions.
- Maintains a transparent development process, allowing users to suggest new features and submit pull requests.
Usage and Setup
- Similar to Chiaki, users typically need to register their PlayStation console once to obtain the required credentials (PSN Account ID).
- Documentation in the repository provides instructions for compilation, installation, and troubleshooting.

Please follow this guide how to setup.

Media

Remote Play PS5 Games Anywhere! New Chiaki Update Makes It Easy! (GG_Sheed)

Steam Deck OLED: Chiaki4deck 1.6 Update! | BEST 2024 Community Layout (Pete Talks Tech)

Screenshots

Changelog

v1.9.6

improve controller mapping by adding support for many more controllers and improving support of existing controllers
greatly improve success rate for generating remote connection via PSN tokens via in-app browser
fix issue where console that becomes available right after clicking on it is never recognized as available, causing you to have to relaunch to begin a session
add option to disable audio and/or video
add ability to disable or alter stream shortcut
fix issue where remote connection via PSN fails if UPNP gateway is discovered but mapping fails
prevent Linux guests from sleeping/turning on screensaver if there is active controller movement
remove dependency on hidapi-hidraw from appimage
add native wayland support for flatpak and appimage
fix delay in adaptive triggers when using DualSense in bluetooth mode
tweak haptic rumble code for higher accuracy
add option to set stream stats to always on in audio/wifi
adjust rumble intensity based off of console setting
fix address not automatically being filled in for regular registration
improve DualSense controller rumble
fix issue where DualSense could lose its haptics/rumble after connecting while low on battery
allow configuring true haptic intensity manually
small improvements to settings UI
change audio size buffer to slider in 10ms increments
change bitrate to slider in 1 Mbps increments
change bitrate to default for its resolution when changing resolution
disable Steam on-screen keyboard in desktop mode on Steam Deck as it performs erratically

v1.9.5

Make sure popup dialogs don't appear during autoconnect
Use existing appids from steam shortcuts to prevent losing images and proton prefixes when creating a new shortcut
Improve motion controller reset detection
Add steam shortcut creation to Windows msvc build
Allow adjusting volume in-app
Resize gui to last set size upon opening + add stream option for adjustable stream window
Change default bitrate from 30,000 to 15,000 to match the official remote play app's default

v1.9.4

add automatic (pinless) registration for locally discovered consoles
adjust adaptive trigger and haptic intensity based on the PS5 settings
Set led (lightbar) colors during gameplay for applicable controllers in games that support this feature
patch bug causing stream session to fail connecting in certain instances
reduce app load time
add controller navigation icons to GUI
enable zero-copy decoding for hdr on Windows using the AMD radeon driver (was previously disabled due to a driver bug)
add Winget and Chocolatey support for Windows
patch bug causing remote connection via PSN to fail in an edge case
add Windows portable zip release to releases in addition to installer
change cancelling button for auto-connect and remote connection via psn to back button / escape instead of any button
add configurable display options
enable adjusting libplacebo custom renderer preset + display options via stream menu (so you can see the effects while adjusting them)
add reminder for create steam shortcut on platforms where it's enabled + add remind me option to remote play setup popup
fix controller shortcut not adding when using the create steam shortcut button and the non-Steam game already exists
fix unstreamable content message not appearing in some instances
fix issue causing L2 adaptive trigger to lock in certain games
fix controller mapping appearing for Steam Virtual controllers
fix Steam Deck desktop mode controller mode (activated by holding options button) not working with chiaki-ng
fix Google Stadia controller mapping
fix controller navigation temporarily losing focus in certain edge cases

v1.9.3

add Linux arm64 appimage
fix bug that can cause chiaki-ng to fail to start after new PlayStation firmware update if user has a login pin and in some other edge cases

v1.9.2

HDR support for MacOS and Windows
Add Windows installer
Increase stability of motion controls
Add native webview for obtaining PSN tokens, making it possible to obtain the token easily in Steam OS game mode
Add ability to set custom window resolution
Fix import/export dialogs to work with appimage and Steam OS game mode
enable switching between dpad mode and dpad touch emulation mode with any chosen combo up to 4 keys set in settings
expand motion control reset to work with more games beyond the Resident Evil 4 demo
Fix issue where session wouldn't close if canceled after waking the console but before connecting
Fix issue where session may fail to connect if it receives invalid frames initially
Show settings maximized at start instead of 720p

v1.9.1

Adds dpad touch emulation to use the dpad for touchscreen touches and swipes see dpad touch emulation
Automatically wakes-up discovered console when connection requested instead of requiring the user to wake-up first
Add --exit-app-on-stream-exit option to exit chiaki-ng immediately after closing a streaming session
Fix registration issues related to broadcast settings by automatically detecting when broadcast should be used
Reset motion controls when necessary to prevent jumping to position when using motion controls to aim in games that activate motion controls via a trigger press such as Resident Evil 4 Remake
Fix bug where upnp discovery could take too long, causing the remote connection via PSN to fail
Notify users of the possibility of remote connection via PSN as many users aren't aware of this option still
Add mapping for Share button on Xbox Series and Xbox One Controllers
Display current profile name with colon after application name as Application Display Name
Update controller mappings to be portable across all platforms (Linux, Mac/OS, and Windows)
Add controller name for controller mapping for controllers that don't have a name configured in the mapping itself
Allow entering controller mapping and reset mapping using the back button
Make log dialogs, registered consoles, and hidden consoles scrollable with a controller
Increase STUN timeouts to 5 seconds + add timeouts for curl of 10 seconds
Make key mapping dialog navigable with controller
Disable zero-copy for hw cards that don't support it
Increase wait time for DualSense haptics of DualSense edge to come online to 15 seconds
Add homebrew cask for chiaki-ng for MacOS
Fix an error causing a crash when random stun allocation was used for remote connection via PSN
Fix a memory leak in remote connection via PSN

v1.9.0

adds Controllers section to chiaki-ng settings which allows you to configure the mapping for your controller (especially nice for mapping Xbox and Switch controllers to PlayStation inputs) [Note: Controllers mapped via Steam should be mapped directly in the Steam UI gamepad configurator as opposed to this menu. If you try to map a controller that is mapped via Steam in this menu it will give you a notification that it should be mapped via Steam.]
adds Custom renderer option which allows you to configure your renderer options very granularly with the options at https://libplacebo.org/options/
add defaults to all settings so users are aware of the defaults/which settings they've changed
add different haptic rumble intensity settings for users to configure if the default is not to their liking
add ability to hide un-registered discovered consoles
for manual connection show 1 pane with all relevant information instead of 2 panes when console is discovered + allow user to choose between registered consoles (regardless of whether or not they are currently discovered) + make PS5 default console type
disable double click for fullscreen by default and allow re-enabling via the Video section of the Settings
fix crash when user has more than 1 PS5 registered with PSN
fix crash that could happen when a user uses the wake from sleep feature
fix corrupt stream that could occur after several hours of streaming
fix launching from a path with non-ascii characters on Windows
fix decimal points turning into scientific notation numbers in QSliders
properly terminate ipv6 discovery service
ping all network interfaces on Linux and MacOS allowing discovery of previously undiscovered consoles

v1.8.1

enable haptic feedback for DualSense on MacOS (see enabling haptic feedback for DualSense on MacOS)
fix issue where sleeping your client device on Linux would cause chiaki-ng to crash
give user link to use in a browser when using psn login in game mode on Steam Deck
creating Steam shortcut improvements (i.e., add a timestamp to the backup file so multiple can be saved and not allowing creating another shortcut while currently creating one)
scale the official Steam icons for chiaki-ng used in the create a Steam shortcut button to the appropriate sizes to fix pause will scrolling through Steam menu with chiaki-ng added as a non-steam game in Steam big-picture mode
changes MacOS icons to give them the "MacOS" style (i.e., rounded edges, etc.)

v1.8.0

changes name and artwork for chiaki-ng
changes current profile when using --profile option

v1.7.4

adds notification when psn creds expire
use IPv4 for hostnames as ps4/5 don't support using IPv6 for remote play
allow entering pin using enter key as alternative to selecting ok

v1.7.3

Switch, create and delete profiles via Settings (Gear icon)->Config->Manage Profiles. You can also make a shortcut launching from a specific profile with the --profile=profile_name option where profile_name is the given profile's name
Fix issue where discovery doesn't work in certain setups on Windows
Fix issue where autoconnect doesn't work with manually added connection on Windows

v1.7.2

Separate Local and Remote and PS4/PS5 settings so you can set appropriate settings for each type of connection
Enable more network types to work with remote connection via PSN (Note: some can only be made to work a % of the time due to limitations with remote play imposed by Sony)
Export/import option for settings to transfer across devices/platforms
Adds auto hw decoder option which is now the default. It chooses the best decoder for your platform from the available decoders
Make Chiaki4deck ipv6 compatible (ipv6 not yet supported by remote play on the console [i.e., in Sony's PlayStation firmware] so can't be used yet)

v1.7.1

Brings support for PS4 consoles using remote connection via PSN (Note: only main PS4 registered to your PSN account can be used for remote play via PSN)
Enables remote connection via PSN to work with more network types

v1.7.0

Allow zooming out from resolution for users targeting a resolution beyond their screen resolution (i.e., 1080p on Steam Deck)
Enable don't fragment for MacOS Big Sur and later for more accurate MTU readings during Senkusha
Create a fallback session id when session id isn't received instead of erroring out
Workaround patch for vulkan ffmpeg hw decoder bug affecting Nvidia 30 series graphics card users
Add additional option for obtaining the PSN AccountId via logging in with your PSN username and password (in addition to the public lookup)

v1.6.6

Enable using mtu as low as 576
Enable gyro on Steam Deck automatically (can now set gyro to none in Steam Settings and still use native gyro)
Adjust haptic rumble to work better with rumble motors
Add variable zoom (accessible via Stream Menu)
Enable mic support on MacOS (now on all platforms)
Fix issues with address when registering manual consoles
Update steam shortcut creation to cover additional edge cases
Add option to reset key mappings to default in Settings
Add Steam shortcut option to Windows build

v1.6.5

Provides quiet haptic rumble for Steam Deck (default) in addition to optional noisy haptics
Adds haptic rumble for MacOS
Allow escape key to be selected for key mappings in Settings
Add option to start the stream with the mic unmuted
Add Steam Shortcut now also available on Windows

v1.6.4

Adds create Steam Shortcut option for Linux and Mac
Allow setting console pin for console in settings
Add window type option in settings (fullscreen, stretch, zoom)
Fix issue causing extra blank ip manual console added when registering non-manual console
Add option to adjust when Wifi connection symbol appears based on % of dropped packets in 200ms interval

v1.6.3

Trade-off minor image artifacts for smoother stream
Fix race condition causing remote play on console has crashed
Fix issue where dropped packets results in losing mic connection
Correctly set render preset
Set Dualsense microphone and LED to match microphone mute status
Add PS5 Rumble for controllers other than DualSense and Steam Deck (which have native haptics support)
Enable game mode in MacOS
Fix congestion control stop on Windows and log Auto audio output when chosen
Add alternate option of using flipscreen.games to query PSN Login
Correctly replace old reference frames and update bitstream parsing

v1.6.2

Fixes framepacing regression introduced in 1.6.0
Dualsense haptics now work again on Linux
Corrects stretch and zoom when using stream command
Stop stream freezing on close on Windows
Stop stream crashing on close on Windows
Report corrupted frames earlier resulting in less frames dropped when a corrupted frame occurs
Fix mac arm build not opening and reporting as damaged due to not being signed (was also backported to 1.6.1)

v1.6.1

Fixes console registration
Fixes fullscreen double-click and F11 shortcuts
Don't close main window when closing stream session on MacOS
Adds option to sleep PlayStation when sleeping Steam Deck

v1.6.0

New touch-friendly and semi-controller navigable GUI
MacOS support and Windows libplacebo renderer support
Resume connection from sleep mode on Steam Deck
Ability to login to PlayStation for account ID via GUI
Fix Senkusha, lowering time for console connection and properly setting MTU
Audio Switch to SDL including fixing audio lag building over session
New Logo
Qt6 support

v1.5.0

New libplacebo vulkan renderer (linux only for now) with better picture quality due to post-processing techniques like debanding (now the default renderer)
Adds option to use controller by positional layout instead of button labels (particularly for Nintendo-style controllers)
Adds launcher script for appimage
Adds vulkan video decoding for video cards that support it (Steam Deck doesn't)
Implements basic FEC error concealment to improve streaming experience (white flashses / green blocking)

v1.4.1

Small patch release fixing issue where accelerometer value was too low to trigger a detected shake in certain games due to the Steam Deck being heavier than the PlayStation controller resulting in lower acceleration for the same applied force.

v1.4.0

Brings microphone support to Chiaki4deck. Download latest release from Flathub as io.github.streetpea.Chiaki4deck.

v1.3.4

Small patch release with haptics lowpass filter, GUI automatic connection option, and automation script update for PS4 remote connection.

v1.3.0

Native gyro support for Steam Deck
Haptics support for DualSense (via USB) and Steam Deck [experimental]
Adaptive triggers with DualSense (via USB or Bluetooth)
Automation script tweaks (allow using hostname and specifying external IP / hostname in addition to local one)
Documentation Updates (new DIY sections on building docs + development builds on Steam Deck + document various 1.3.0 features and changes for new and existing users)
Bug fixes (audio bug causing crash in base Chiaki fixed, mismatch between cli and automation script leading and lagging space handling fixed, etc.)

v1.2.0

Full mapping for the PlayStation Touchpad to the Steam Deck's touchscreen and trackpad (you can choose either option), enabling you to play games like Ghost of Tsushima with the Steam Deck controller.
Updated yuv shader to get a more accurate RGB color mapping thanks to Egoistically's Chiaki patch.
Enabled automatic passcode login entry if you have a login passcode.

v1.1.0

PlayStation controller native touchpad + gyro controller support enabled for the flatpak with setup instructions
Upgraded the discovery cli command to exit when finished or timeout
Enhanced automated launch using discovery cli to improve reliability and efficiency

v1.0

First Release.

External links

Github - https://github.com/streetpea/chiaki-ng/