PerfBar changelog

A major architectural rebuild featuring a cleaner codebase, improved efficiency, an optimized runtime, and expanded customization options.

Full source code is available in the GitHub repository, allowing users to inspect, modify, and build PrefBar themselves.

What's New

Redesigned internal architecture and cleaner project structure.

Improved runtime efficiency.

Expanded overlay customization through prefbar.conf.

Custom text colors and text shadows.

Configurable overlay position, font size, layout, and display options.

Full source code available for inspection, modification, and building from source.

What's new in v0.1.3

• Toggle Support: Triple-tap the DualSense touchpad to hide/show the overlay in-game.
• Fan Percentage: Added the real fan speed percentage to the overlay readout.
• Performance: Minor stability improvements and bug fixes.

How to update

Download PrefBar-complete_V0.1.3.elf below, replace the old one on your PS5, and send the payload.

What's new in v0.1.2

• Error Handling: Added full error support, displaying, and handling for payload failures.
• Debug Notifications: Full debug notification system added (toasts will now show payload status and errors).
• Bug Fixes: Resolved various backend issues.
• Performance: Overall performance improvements to the sampler and renderer.

Versioning & Naming

Starting with this release, the GitHub release tag and the compiled .elf filename will always match the version number for clarity.
(Example: Tag v0.1.2 = File PrefBar-complete_V0.1.2.elf)

How to update

Download PrefBar-complete_V0.1.2.elf below, replace the old one on your PS5, and send the payload.

prefbar-complete v0.1.1 - Standalone Performance Overlay payload

perfbar-complete v0.1.1 - Standalone Performance Overlay payload