VR EyeCapture v0.5.0

OpenXR-EyeCapture is now VR EyeCapture. The old GitHub address still leads here. This page is the only place to download it.

Download

• VR-EyeCapture-Setup-v0.5.0.exe — the installer. Run it and accept the one Windows administrator (UAC) prompt. It registers the recorder for OpenXR games. Uninstall from Windows Settings > Apps: that cleans up everything, including SteamVR games you enabled.
• VR-EyeCapture-OBS-v0.5.0.zip — only for OBS users (the live view source). You do not need it otherwise.

Updating from v0.4 or older (zip folder): exit the old tray app, run the installer. Your settings in %APPDATA%\OpenXR-EyeCapture\config.ini are copied to the new place once. Then delete the old folder. There is no zip of the main tool any more.

New

• SteamVR (OpenVR) games — tray menu or app window → SteamVR games... lists the games in your Steam library. Tick a game to record it, untick to undo. Direct3D 11 games. Tested on a real headset with Crisis VRigade 2; other games are covered by the test suite, reports welcome. The in-headset recording dot works there too (a SteamVR overlay, not in the video). See README, SteamVR games.
• SteamVR quick mode — records SteamVR's finished picture for any SteamVR game, with no change to game folders. No dot in the headset in this mode.
• Installer (Inno Setup) instead of the zip. User data stays out of Program Files (%APPDATA%, %LOCALAPPDATA%, your Videos folder). Optional Start with Windows task.
• New look — Windows 11 glass style windows (Mica, light / dark / accent colour), a Theme choice (Same as Windows, Light, Dark), new logo and icons, a short themed tray menu.
• App window — no title bar, card headers, Save keeps the window open, Minimize / Exit, help texts rewritten in plain words, SteamVR mode under Advanced, "Violet for OBS" switch in the Recording Indicator group.
• Headset cues — the start / stop / error tones now play as sounds from the game process (no more Beep()).
• No Man's Sky support in the SteamVR proxy (OpenVR 2.15, IVRCompositor_029). Not yet tested in the game itself.

License — your recordings are yours

• The tool is free for noncommercial use (PolyForm Noncommercial License 1.0.0), Copyright (c) 2026 JRDevo.
• New: an extra permission says the videos you make are yours. You may publish them and earn money from them: YouTube ads, sponsors, live streams, memberships, donations, paid content.
• Not allowed without written permission: selling the tool, putting it in a paid product or bundle, or offering it as a paid service.
• The app window shows these rules (hover the license link in the footer). Full text: LICENSE.md. The OBS plugin stays GPL-2.0-or-later (obs/COPYING.md).

Fixes

• The tray no longer writes startup registry values silently, and every binary has version information (an antivirus flagged the old behaviour).
• Uninstall no longer fails on the Videos folder; the window comes to the front after the UAC prompt.
• SteamVR games window: readable message boxes, no extra popup after a success, no question for games without anti-cheat.
• Live share: freeing its video memory at the end of a session no longer stalls the game.
• More swapchain formats and codecs are tested (RGBA, BGRX, 10-bit, FP16; H.264 / HEVC / AV1).

Notes

• Needs ffmpeg for the YouTube conversion: winget install Gyan.FFmpeg.Essentials.
• SteamVR games: close the game and SteamVR before you tick or untick it.
• Logo files for videos and thumbnails: docs/images.
• Every change is checked by automatic tests on GitHub and on a real GPU before the release.