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Virtual Desktop Classic
Virtual Desktop is an application developed for the Oculus Rift / Rift S, HTC Vive, Valve Index and WMR headsets that lets you use your computer in VR. This app is NOT for the Oculus Quest or Pico headsets. You can browse the web, watch movies, Netflix or even play games on a giant virtual screen.
View on Steam ↗ $24.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“Despite saying it's "Not for Quest", I use it on my Quest all the time, and it works great. I should mention I don't use wireless, don't care to use wireless.”
— a player, Steam review · 709 hrs played“quick and easy to use”
— a player, Steam review · 51 hrs played“Do not bother with the steam version. When people say VD is an essential vr app they are referring to the standalone version, which is great. The steam version is abandoned (last update 2022) and missing basic features like the ability to have more than one window open at a time.”
— a player, Steam review · 46 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:24 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Update 1.18.14 - Improved game capture performance
Hi folks, small update today that will improve the performance when playing some games that hog the GPU. Enjoy!
Update 1.18.13 - Video download improvements
Small update today that fixes the slow downloads of videos when pasting a URL. VR 180 videos should now download correctly in 180 SBS mode rather than pancake mode. Enjoy!
Update 1.18 - Improved HDR monitor support, capture rate
Today's update improves compatibility with HDR monitors and improves the capture rate to better match your monitor`s refresh rate on the latest version of Windows 10 (2004)
Patch 1.17.9 - Fixed multi-monitor with WMR headsets
Small update that removes the black monitors that have appeared with a recent update to Windows Mixed Reality
Patch 1.17.5 - Multi-monitor brightness and easier clicks with trigger
Hi folks, this is a small update that fixes the screen brightness slider when multi-monitor is enabled. The threshold for trigger presses has also been changed to make it easier to click and double-cl
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Utilities |
| Player tags | VR · Utilities · Software (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Tracked Controller Support · VR Only · VR Support · Steam Workshop · Partial Controller Support |
| Languages | English * , French * , German * , Japanese * * |
| Estimated owners | 500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://www.vrdesktop.net/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 Processor: i5-2500k Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVidia GTX 640 or 980M or ATI HD 7000/Rx 200 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 700 MB available space VR Support: SteamVR or Oculus PC Additional Notes: If you are using a Windows 'N' edition, you will need to install the Media Feature Pack.