OpenXR API Layers GUI
This is a tool for:
- detecting and fixing common problems with OpenXR API layers
- viewing information about OpenXR API layers
- enabling, disabling, adding, or removing OpenXR API layers
- re-ordering OpenXR API layers
There is no general way to detect errors with OpenXR API layers, so this tool is only able to detect problems that it knows about. If it doesn't show any errors, that just means that you have no particularly common problems, not necessarily that everything is set up correctly.
Getting Started
- Download the latest version
- Extract it somewhere handy
- Run
OpenXR-API-Layers-GUI.exe:)
While this project is designed to be easily portable, it currently only supports Windows - contributions are very welcome :).
FAQ
Why does OpenXR Explorer show the layers in a different order?
OpenXR Explorer v1.4 (latest as of 2024-04-04) and below show API layers in alphabetical order; OpenXR API Layers GUI instead shows API layers in their actual order.
Getting Help
No help is available for this tool, as every previous request for help has been for help with a specific API layer or game, not the tool, and I am unable to offer support for other people's software.
- If you have a problem with a specific layer, or aren't sure which order things should be in, search for how to get help for the layers in question
- If you have a problem with a game but don't know which layer is the problem, try disabling all layers. If that fixes it, enable them one at a time until you have problems, then look up how to get help for the layers. If you're stuck, try the forums, Discord, or Reddit for the gaame or headset you're trying to use - whichever is more relevant to the problem.
- If the game or API layers are unsupported, you might want to try forums/Discord/reddit for the game or headset you're trying to use - whichever is more relevant to your problem. I do not support other people's software, even if it's no longer supported by the authors.
Screenshots
Common errors are automatically detected:
Most errors can be automatically fixed; the 'Fix Them!' button in the screenshot produces this:
Detailed information about OpenXR API layers is also shown:
Contributing
See CONTRIBUTING.md.
License
The majority of this project is licensed under the MIT license (below).
The images in the 'icons' subfolder may not be reused or distributed outside of this product.
A separate license for these images may be purchased from https://glyphicons.com
Copyright (c) 2023 Fred Emmott.
Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
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