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OVR Toolkit - Desktop Overlay
OVR Toolkit is a utility application designed to make viewing the desktop in VR simple and fast, it allows for viewing the desktop within VR, placing desktop windows around the world, mouse input, typing with a virtual keyboard, and quickly switching between windows.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “VR overlays and desktop access” (38 of 89 reviews) and “Worthwhile price for extensive features” (7); the most common complaint is “Crashes, glitches, and broken windows” (15). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
38 of the 89 reviews raise this.
“i can finally see my live chat”
7 of the 89 reviews raise this.
“Very nice piece of software. Im not sure how much it is since its been a while since I got it, but it'd be worth it if it was 20$. I use this software for skipping/pausing songs, play notifications in VR, And general…”
“worth”
4 of the 89 reviews raise this.
“Very nice piece of software. Im not sure how much it is since its been a while since I got it, but it'd be worth it if it was 20$. I use this software for skipping/pausing songs, play notifications in VR, And general…”
“its not laggy”
“Honestly the new UI has been a good thing for me, I used to use XS but I noticed my VRAM usage was crazy high with it open, maybe it's been fixed? but I've never thought of going back, as on top of I've grown really…”
4 of the 89 reviews raise this.
“It works,and I've never had a problem with it~ 1 Billion out of 10, helps me stream a thousand times easier~ And when I'm not streaming,I can look at a video, while in VR~ They cooked with this piece of VR software!~”
“Honestly the new UI has been a good thing for me, I used to use XS but I noticed my VRAM usage was crazy high with it open, maybe it's been fixed? but I've never thought of going back, as on top of I've grown really…”
3 of the 89 reviews raise this.
“Very good support in the discord lol”
15 of the 89 reviews raise this · 9 of them still recommend the game.
“Potentially the biggest piece of garbage I've ever installed on my computer, and that is saying quite a bit. Insanely buggy, crashes often, sometimes just flat out won't open at all. When I can get it to open and STAY…”
“It used to run fine, but now everything controls like molasses. The wrist hud barely responds to input and the program spikes gpu usage to an obscene level. Elite dangerous runs so smoothly without it but then crashes…”
“it works, sometimes acts weird, but gets the job done”
5 of the 89 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Potentially the biggest piece of garbage I've ever installed on my computer, and that is saying quite a bit. Insanely buggy, crashes often, sometimes just flat out won't open at all. When I can get it to open and STAY…”
“one star at best. constantly crashes, windows freezes in giant mode and blocks the whole screen, menu refuse to pop down, menu is persistant and refuse to go away, and the lsit goes on and on and on. Sadly there's…”
3 of the 89 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“Great software but the support is just two ppl in a discord server that barely respond to questions. I'd only recommend if you're a regular vr user and are willing to put up with learning the software yourself, as most…”
3 of the 89 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
3 of the 89 reviews raise this.
“Potentially the biggest piece of garbage I've ever installed on my computer, and that is saying quite a bit. Insanely buggy, crashes often, sometimes just flat out won't open at all. When I can get it to open and STAY…”
“It used to run fine, but now everything controls like molasses. The wrist hud barely responds to input and the program spikes gpu usage to an obscene level. Elite dangerous runs so smoothly without it but then crashes…”
Counted across 89 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 86.4% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“The program has some really good features. It adds a menu to your wrist where you can control overlays, media, etc. It also has a feature to display the currently playing music inside VRChat. The overlays are a bit confusing to manage, but I think it’s just a matter of getting…”
— a player, Steam review · 371 hrs played“Not as stable as I'd like but still in active development and continuously improving, with features I can't find elsewhere.”
— a player, Steam review · 1,971 hrs played“OVR Toolkit was a great tool for SteamVR for me. It has time, date, and do more features with OVR Toolkit. Is this worth getting? Yes it is If you want more tools for SteamVR. They offer alot of features. I like the OLD UI for OVR Toolkit in my opinion I don't hate the new one…”
— a player, Steam review · 92 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-10-21). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Changelog for 05-10-2026
05-10-2026 Added window edge snapping. (Can be turned off in Settings > Overlay) Added smooth window movement. (Can be turned off in Settings > Overlay) Unified movement logic so all movable overlays
Changelog for 20-09-2026
20-09-2026: Implemented new battery estimation that should now work with Tundra trackers, SlimeVR trackers, and devices powered by AA batteries such as Touch controllers. (This will cause 'Calibrating
Can't see your overlays? Blurry overlays?
Hi all, The latest SteamVR public branch update has some issue it seems, they've been informed and I'm working to provide them with info from users experiencing these issues. If you're having these is
Changelog for 03-09-2026
03-09-2026 Added: Added 'Window toggle' binding settings to Settings > Overlay to select between left hand binding, right hand, both together, or either hand to toggle windows. Battery levels should n
Changelog for 26-06-2026
26-06-2026Critical bug fix (Absolutely diabolical oversight) for a window save retry loop that would compound over time eventually leading to an application crash. (This same code was in OVRT like 3 y
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Utilities |
| Player tags | Utilities · VR · Software (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Tracked Controller Support · VR Only · Steam Workshop · Partial Controller Support |
| Languages | English, Japanese, Korean, Czech, German, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Portuguese - Portugal, French, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Finnish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 / 11 Processor: Core i5 / Ryzen 3 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GPU with 6GB VRAM or higher (GTX 1060 6GB) - This number is for running OVR Toolkit alongside a VR game DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 800 MB available space VR Support: SteamVR Additional Notes: Windows 7/8 is unsupported. Later versions of 8.1 may work.