Steam app 1494460 · updated 12 Sep 2026, 19:15 UTC
Desktop+ is a utility application for SteamVR enabling you advanced access to your desktops and windows from within VR. Pull your screen into the VR world, attach windows to your controllers, view 3D content, and more.
719 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.
69 months, January 2021 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.
The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.
31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 437 hourly samples from 13 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.
12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 282 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.
Desktop+ was released on 1 Jan, 2021.
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50 developer announcements, Mar 2022 to Aug 2026 · times in UTC
What's new in Desktop+ 3.6? Desktop+ 3.6 reduces GPU memory usage while idle, adds eye tracking support for Gaze Fade, and features adjustments for the current SteamVR beta build alongside other minor fixes. Reduced GPU memory usage…
elvissteinjrThis is an update for the beta branch of Desktop+. New: Added eye tracking support for Gaze Fade Eye tracking has to be bound and valid in the HMD's Desktop+ input bindings for the option to show up. This shouldn't be an issue unless you've…
Patch notesThis is an update for the beta branch of Desktop+. New: Reduced GPU memory usage during idle Changed: Updated Steam Frame Controller bindings to match official VR Dashboard ones Fixed: Fixed GPU memory leak on Desktop Duplication reset…
Patch notesWhat's new in Desktop+ 3.5? Desktop+ 3.5 mainly comes with a series of fixes to keep up with ongoing changes from SteamVR updates, but there are also some other minor improvements and very appreciated community contributions. Theater Screen…
elvissteinjrThis is an update for the beta branch of Desktop+. Fixed: Fixed Desktop+ Laser Pointer visuals not applying custom SteamVR controller offsets This requires Desktop+ to manually position the laser very frame, which may lag behind the actual…
Patch notesThis is an update for the beta branch of Desktop+. New: Added default bindings for Steam Link Hand Tracking These bindings are very limited, but mirror the default VR Dashboard ones in this regard. Main motivation for these is to get proper…
Patch notesWhat's new in Desktop+ 3.4? Desktop+ 3.4 features a new Performance Monitor style, overlay origin smoothing, new community keyboard layouts and various other fixes and improvements. Performance Monitor Enhancements The Performance Monitor…
elvissteinjrThis is an update for the beta branch of Desktop+. New: Added Origin Smoothing overlay property Origin Smoothing is available for the HMD and HMD Floor origins. This smoothing uses the same underlying algorithm as the mouse input smoothing…
Patch notesThis is an update for the beta branch of Desktop+. New: Added QWERTY (Thai Kedmanee) community keyboard layout by TangMo Similar to other recent additions, this layout is designed to be used on a Thai system and expects the Windows keyboard…
Patch notesThis is an update for the beta branch of Desktop+. New: Added Performance Monitor "Minimal" style Sometimes less is less and just what you want. This style allows for a one-line set of performance metrics and might be preferred when…
Patch notesThis is an update for the beta branch of Desktop+. New: Added "Alternative Cursor Rendering" Desktop Duplication setting This setting is meant to help some users experiencing issues with the hardware cursor capture using Desktop…
Patch notesWhat's new in Desktop+ 3.3? Desktop+ 3.3 features better keyboard labels, new community contributions, and fixes for compatibility with the new stable SteamVR version. Community Additions This version of Desktop+ comes with more…
elvissteinjrThis is an update for the beta branch of Desktop+. New: Added QWERTZ (Hungary) community keyboard layout by Lenr Added support for keyboard key label line-alignment Labels default to center alignment. Left or right alignment can be set by…
Patch notesThis is an update for the beta branch of Desktop+. New: Added Korean community translation by HisaCat Added Korean 2-set community keyboard layout by HisaCat Fixed: Fixed dashboard origin being offset in SteamVR 2.13.1 and newer Fixed…
Patch notesOnce again it's time for this thing. It's another year for me to be present at gamescom as an exhibitor with my good friends of the DragonBox Shop (from August 20st to the 24th). We're in the retro area in hall 10.2. While the booth is…
elvissteinjrWhat's new in Desktop+ 3.2? Desktop+ 3.2 features new community contributions, an updated CEF version for Desktop+ Browser and rotation snapping drag setting. Desktop+ Browser Updated to CEF 127 The Chromium Embedded Framework used by…
elvissteinjrThis is an update for the beta branch of Desktop+. New: Desktop+ Browser Updated to CEF 127 The Chromium Embedded Framework used by Desktop+ Browser has been updated to version 127. This is equivalent with Chromium 127. Though the real…
Patch notesWhat's new in Desktop+ 3.1? Desktop+ 3.1 features (still experimental) HDR mirroring support, performance improvements and additional input options. It also adapts to recent SteamVR changes. HDR mirroring support HDR mirroring works for…
elvissteinjrThis is an update for the beta branch of Desktop+. New: UI Performance Optimizations This version adds various optimizations to the rendering logic of the interface parts of Desktop+. In particular, this includes partial overlay texture…
Patch notesThis is an update for the beta branch of Desktop+. New: Added "Drag Overlay" Desktop+ laser pointer input action This input action is an alternative way of dragging overlays regardless of the drag-mode state. Note that it is not bound by…
Patch notesThis is an update for the beta branch of Desktop+. New: Added experimental HDR mirroring support HDR mirroring works for both Desktop Duplication (default for desktop overlays) and Graphics Capture (desktop & window overlays) methods. The…
Patch notesThis is a maintenance update fixing some minor issues that occurred with the 3.0 update, as well as adapting to recent SteamVR changes. New: Improved responsiveness of Desktop+ Laser Pointer mouse movement input, especially for the…
Patch notesWhat's new in Desktop+ 3.0? In short: All-new interface, new and enhanced features, vast improvements on ease of use. The long version: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39315717/20dd59c6681a52bf8439db20d5e7c1927e421b0d.png Floating Settings Windows…
elvissteinjrThe fifteenth and final preview build of the new in-development Desktop+ version is now available. Major release soon™. These builds are supposed to give a glimpse into the ongoing development process. The NewUI branch should be fine for…
elvissteinjrThe fourteenth preview build of the new in-development Desktop+ version is now available. Quick turnarounds*. These builds are supposed to give a glimpse into the ongoing development process. The NewUI branch should be fine for daily use if…
elvissteinjrThis is a hotfix update for the NewUI Preview branches, addressing SteamVR Beta 2.3.1 compatibility. Fixed: Fixed Desktop+ Laser Pointer not working with SteamVR 2.3.1 and newer Other additions and changes are still work in progress and…
Patch notesThis is a maintenance update for the stable branch of Desktop+. Fixed: Fixed keyboard not appearing when shown for an overlay outside of the dashboard Fixed keyboard extension position not accounting for the new drag handle of the legacy…
Patch notesThis is a maintenance update for the stable branch of Desktop+. Fixed: Fixed overlay drags being interrupted by the system laser pointer hitting other overlays This was caused by a regression in SteamVR 2, but has been worked around for the…
Patch notesThe thirteenth preview build of the new in-development Desktop+ version is now available. These builds are supposed to give a glimpse into the ongoing development process. The NewUI branch should be fine for daily use if you can live with…
elvissteinjrThis is a maintenance update for the stable branch of Desktop+. Added: Added optional offset for the dashboard overlay origin when the SteamVR 2 dashboard is active I did previously write there wouldn't be a fix for the shifted overlays...…
Patch notesThis is a hotfix update for the stable branch of Desktop+, mainly addressing SteamVR 2 keyboard compatibility. Added: Added adjusted keyboard extension style for SteamVR 2 keyboard Added workarounds for SteamVR hiding the keyboard when…
Patch notesThis is a hotfix update for the NewUI Preview and stable branch of Desktop+, mainly addressing SteamVR 2 compatibility. Desktop+ v.2.8.2: Added: Added adjusted dashboard icon for SteamVR 2 dashboard Fixed: Fixed crash during window matching…
Patch notesThe twelfth preview build of the new in-development Desktop+ version is now available. Not dead yet. These builds are supposed to give a glimpse into the ongoing development process. The NewUI branch should be fine for daily use if you can…
elvissteinjrThis is a hotfix update for the NewUI Preview branch of Desktop+. Fixed: Fixed Desktop Duplication intersection mask not accounting for negative desktop coordinates Fixed "Failed to get duplicate output" error with certain multi-GPU…
Patch notesThis is a maintenance update fixing issues with certain multi-GPU configurations introduced in the last build. Fixed: Fixed "Failed to get duplicate output" error with certain multi-GPU configurations Fixed Desktop Duplication capture…
Patch notesThis update has been rolled back for the time being as it has issues preventing Desktop+ from working entirely on some systems. The beta branch still has this build if you had no issues and want to use it. What's new in Desktop+ 2.8?…
Patch notesThis is a hotfix update for the NewUI Preview branch of Desktop+. Fixed: Fixed Desktop Duplication capture method not working when there are desktops with negative coordinates
Patch notesThis is an update for the beta branch of Desktop+. New: Desktop Duplication overlay laser pointer input is now masked to the desktop layout (unused space is pass-through) Gaze Fade: Always use maximum opacity when the overlay is being…
Patch notesThe eleventh preview build of the new in-development Desktop+ version is now available. Still alive. These builds are supposed to give a glimpse into the ongoing development process. The NewUI branch should be fine for daily use if you can…
elvissteinjrThis is a hotfix update for the NewUI Preview branch of Desktop+. Fixed: Fixed overlay positions not saving correctly after only switching origins without other changes Fixed empty Action Bar resulting in a small square window Fixed…
Patch notesThe tenth preview build of the new in-development Desktop+ version is now available. These builds are supposed to give a glimpse into the ongoing development process. The NewUI branch should be fine for daily use if you can live with the…
elvissteinjrThe ninth preview build of the new in-development Desktop+ version is now available. These builds are supposed to give a glimpse into the ongoing development process. The NewUI branch should be fine for daily use if you can live with the…
elvissteinjrThe eighth preview build of the new in-development Desktop+ version is now available. These builds are supposed to give a glimpse into the ongoing development process. The NewUI branch should be fine for daily use if you can live with the…
elvissteinjrWhat's new in Desktop+ 2.7? Version 2.7 mainly features smaller additions and fixes that were introduced in the beta branch since the last stable update. After over 9 months in development... it's more than time to bring the beta changes to…
elvissteinjrSadly no Desktop+ booth (what would that even look like?), but I'm technically an exhibitor. I'll be volunteering at the booth of my good friends of the DragonBox Shop. You can find us in hall 10.2 in the retro area, from the 24th to the…
elvissteinjr...or is it? Desktop+ was invited to participate, so I just went ahead and opted in. The ongoing open nature of development and permanent free price tag makes it a less than ideal target for the promotion via discount or demo (I didn't hold…
elvissteinjrThe seventh preview build of the new in-development Desktop+ version is now available. These builds are supposed to give a glimpse into the ongoing development process. The NewUI branch should be fine for daily use if you can live with the…
elvissteinjrAs previously announced, Desktop+ now comes with web browsing functionality in the form of a new overlay type: The Browser Overlay. Since not everyone needs a fully-fledged browser in their desktop viewing app and a copy a Chromium is…
elvissteinjrFuture versions of Desktop+ will come with a copy of Chromium bundled in to allow a more immersive experience. The install size of the app will then be roughly 53x of the current one. RAM upgrade is recommended in preparation of these…
elvissteinjrThis is an update for the beta branch of Desktop+. New: Added Brightness slider in the overlay appearance settings Changed: Improved responsiveness after display changes (resolution switches, desktop arrangements, display connects) Minor…
Patch notesEverything Steam lists as add-on content for this game, newest first. Prices are left out on purpose: the store answers this page in one currency and it is not the reader's.
| Name | Platforms | Released |
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| Desktop+ Browser | Windows | 18 Oct 2024 |
What Steam runs, and with what. Straight from the app configuration.
| Description | Executable | Arguments | Platform | |
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| Launch | DesktopPlus.exe | windows 64 |
The folders Steam Cloud syncs. The root is a token Steam uses for a location on your own machine, not a path this page can know.
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gameinstall | . | config.ini |
gameinstall | profiles | *.ini and below |
gameinstall | . | config_newui.ini |
gameinstall | . | app_profiles.ini |
gameinstall | . | config_legacy.ini |
gameinstall | DesktopPlusBrowser/content_block | *.txt |
It runs on public data and somebody's spare time.
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