26-06-2026 · Critical 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 years ago and was an equally diabolical oversight then, yet for some reason Unity 2022 has a much harder time with it) · Switched hardware monitoring SDK from OpenHardwareMonitor to LibreHardware…
04-03-2026: · Google Cloud voice recognition will now wait 4 seconds before ending listening, to avoid cutting off for pauses mid-sentence. · Misc improvements to ensure reliability of OSC. smól changes. ^^
05-02-2026: · OVR Toolkit now randomizes its OSCQuery TCP/UDP ports to avoid conflict with other applications. (oops - Thanks for reporting this Ely Chan!) · FIxed OVR Toolkit not correctly setting the OSCQuery service name. (This was related to a confusing OSC package) · Keyboard bindings for OVR Toolkit now work regardless of if controllers are in use, but, will not work when the VR keyboard…
06-10-2025 · Updated OVR Toolkit's Unity version in par with Unity guidance to prevent a Unity security vulnerability. · Implemented new built-in web browser to replace the existing browser. (More modern Chromium, touch scroll support, and hardware acceleration!) · Updated wording of the 'SteamVR 105' error on the launcher to include the solution. Simply writing 'Implemented new built-in web br…
This update bumps the OpenVR (SteamVR) SDK to the latest version, please ensure you are not using any SteamVR beta branches besides the 'beta' branch to ensure this version is supported! Apologies for any issues caused but we should always aim to be on the latest version. ^^ If you are unable to use the latest SteamVR version due to issues, you can use the ' old-openvr' OVR Toolkit branch beta…
Hi everyone! The time has come! The 'early 2025' UI update! Wristwatch The wristwatch has been re-designed to be more modern, readable, and less cluttered. You can also now pin infinite modules to the watch. Battery info will show 5 devices by default, with an expand button to show all devices. Settings The 'Global Settings' menu has been replaced with a pop-out Settings menu. The new menu is m…
Hi everyone, You may find it asks to install .NET Runtime 8 on first startup , this is required for our new launcher which is not fully implemented yet and only used for the installation process at the moment. That's the main purpose of this post! Added: - New user-friendly installed that's not just a command prompt. Changes: - Removed various unused processes and made modifications to avoid a…
11-09-2024: Added: - Added build version to Global Settings. (Bottom near the credits) Changes: - Removed legacy 'Spotify window title' method of getting media information as this is now totally replaced by the Windows Media API. - Improved loading experience in the Set Contents menu, no longer needs to reload the list unless something has changed and now loads top to bottom not bottom to top.…
16-06-2024 Bug fixes: - Fixed a Windows 10 specific log spam. (Oops) - Fixed HMD icon becoming left controller icon after reconnecting the HMD. - Fixed an issue where old Windows notifications would appear in VR on app startup.
28-03-2024 Changes: - Re-styled notifications, they now consider accent colour as well! - Wristwatch will now show album art when available. Bug fixes: - Notifications will now queue correctly instead of having the text of a previous notification replaced whilst it's still open. Developers: - Added a way to send custom battery values to OVR Toolkit. (To support specific devices that don't send…
11-12-2023 Added: · Added new methods to the Plugins API. (See our wiki) · Plugins API can now be used to display custom device battery levels on the wristwatch. · Added 'hmdBattery' OSC parameter for Steam Link HMDs. Changed: · Steam Link HMD battery will now show with a HMD icon instead of a tracker icon on the wristwatch.
27-11-2023 Added: · Plugins API. (Custom wristwatch modules created with .NET/C#, see our wiki here! ) Changes: · Temporarily removed webcam capture options in Set Contents to fix a crash related to Wacom graphics tablet drivers. Bug fixes: · Fixed CPU usage display on Windows 11. :) · Custom Apps will no longer endlessly ask for permissions. · Fixed an issue where curved overlay input was affe…
10-10-2023 The Spooky Skeletons mini-game has RETURNED for the 4th year! Last year's champion was Rebind, hoping to beat him this year for your chance to win a Steam gift card? Give it your best shot in everyone's favourite extremely low-effort and buggy Halloween mini-game! Open Edit Mode and click the SPOOKY pumpkin icon! Wo0o0o0o~ (Make sure you're in our Discord if you do win! Winner will b…
31-08-2023 Changes: - Implemented OSCQuery to better find VRChat and other compatible games OSC port. Bug fixes: - Fixed 'Play music while loading' not working as of a recent VRChat update which changed a log print we were looking for. - Spotify advertisements should no longer be sent to the VRC chatbox media output. - Misc fixes. (In other words, it's been months and I forgot what I did) Hey e…
20-06-2023 - Fixed battery reporting breaking due to Sime device names containing a backslash. (Always sanitize your strings kids) - Wristwatch can now be moved with Edit Mode open and windows toggled off. - Edit Mode now works like expected with pinned windows. (Pinned windows can now be moved and their settings will appear when in Edit Mode with windows toggled off) - Added Events button to t…
Hello everyone! Today's update is pretty big, and hopefully works pretty good! I've had good feedback from the people in the Open Beta, so I'm finally ready to release it! The goal of this update is to make OVR Toolkit easier to use, both for existing users and new users, without sacrificing any functionality. OVR Toolkit's primary audience is still power users and always will be, I'm never goi…
30-01-2023 Changes: - Workshop Viewer show sorts by most subscribed items vs. most upvoted items. - Clarified location of volume settings. Bug fixes: - Fixed Windows cursor getting set to 0,0 when not pointing at an overlay. - Fixed notifications appearing upside down at some head angles. - 'YouTube Music' should no longer appear in the media chatbox output when nothing is being played. - Attem…
24-01-2023 Added: - Added language setting support to Speech Proxy. Changes: - Attempted to make the launcher less blinding. - VRC Chatbox bar will now trigger notification sound in VRChat when a message is sent. - Google Cloud now supports continuous transcribing. (Warning, kinda expensive over time!) - VRChat Chatbox bar can now receive input from Google Cloud. (No longer just Speech Proxy) -…
16-01-2023 Added: - Added the ability to type into the VRChat Chatbox directly from the OVR Toolkit keyboard. Click the 'VRC' button across the bottom! (This button is replaced by the 'Paste to game' button in other titles) - Added 'Continuous voice recognition' option to Global Settings > Keyboard for continuous voice transcribing to VRChat. (Only supports Speech Proxy at this time) Changes: -…
05-01-2023 Added: - Added bHaptics battery monitoring. - Added a setting to automatically play media when in a VRChat loading screen. Changes: - Move window delay is now off by default for new users. - Adjusted priorities for picking up overlays, Edit Mode UI and Wristwatch UI are now the lowest priority items and should be less likely to be picked up by accident when actively pointing at a dif…
11-12-2022 Changes: - Index Grip binding will no longer toggle windows, please use A buttons like stated in the tutorial! Bug fixes: - Corrected an issue where OVR Toolkit could become frozen for several minutes on launch if a backend service was performing poorly. (This is what forced this update out on a Saturday night) - Wednesday should now appear on the wristwatch current day. (Box was 2 p…
05-12-2022 Added: - Added support for XSO's OSC parameters to provide some form of avatar standardizing in avatar creation. (Our own parameters are still supported of course and contain some unique values still!) Changes: - 'Window not found' screen is slightly more useful now. (And I fixed the search button which was broken in some specific situations) - Added additional checks for failed wind…
15-11-2022 Added: - Added Multi-Touch support. (You can now perform actions like pinch-zooming on browsers and images, like you would on a phone) - Windows in Switch Windows/Set Contents tabs are now ordered based on how many times you have previously selected them. (This will take some time to populate) - Added 'Set as default' option to the bottom of Window Settings. (This allows you to defin…
02-11-2022 Added: - Added full-size ('100%') keyboard button to the default keyboard. - Added option to display now playing media in the VRChat Chatbox. - Added a 'Feature Highlight' system. (Currently for English language only) Bug fixes: - Attempted to fix stuck shift key issues again. (Still don't know the actual cause as it's not reproducible)
27-10-2022 Changes: - Alarm clock time now saves between sessions, though the alarm clock will still be turned off on application start. - Performance stats will now search for an Nvidia GPU first to avoid detecting onboard Ryzen iGPUs. Bug fixes: - Fixed an issue that would require 2 click of the Gear icon to enter Edit Mode if the keyboard was open. - Fixed keyboard 'key spamming' when holdin…
18-10-2022 Added: - Added Clock tab to the wristwatch. (Alarm, Timer, and Stopwatch) - Added settings icon to Window List to make it easier to edit a specific window. - Added Hue, Saturation, and Brightness sliders to Chroma Key menu to allow for more advanced configuration of Chroma Key. Bug fixes: - Fixed macro order when adding another key binding. Please keep in mind this is the first versi…
03-10-2022 Join in with our Halloween mini-game Spooky Skeletons! Maybe you'll get a prize if you get the highest score? SPOOK SKELETONS - Season 3: The spookening! (It's exactly the same as the last 2 years, bugs and all) Added: - SPOOKY SKELETONS ARE BACK! Check out our 3rd season of the Spooky Skeletons mini-game! Click the pumpkin in the Home tab! - Added 'Move Delay' slider to Global Setti…
22-08-2022 Changes: - Curved overlays can now remain curved when not level. - Recenter Window can now be used when lying down. - Curved overlays can now be used when attached to a device. - Re-added functional to hold keyboard keys to spam the key. Bug fixes: - Fixed an issue where the keyboard layout generator could get stuck in a loop after a keyboard fails to generate. Thanks Valve for makin…
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