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Openvr

OpenVR SDK

From ValveSoftware·Updated June 12, 2026·View on GitHub·

OpenVR is an API and runtime that allows access to VR hardware from multiple vendors without requiring that applications have specific knowledge of the hardware they are targeting. This repository is an SDK that contains the API and samples. The runtime is under SteamVR in Tools on Steam. The project is written primarily in C++, distributed under the BSD 3-Clause "New" or "Revised" License license, first published in 2015. It has gained significant community traction with 6,612 stars and 1,308 forks on GitHub. Key topics include: hardware, openvr-sdk, sdk, steamvr, steamvr-plugin.

Latest release: v2.15.6OpenVR SDK 2.15.6
March 27, 2026View Changelog →

OpenVR SDK

OpenVR is an API and runtime that allows access to VR hardware from multiple
vendors without requiring that applications have specific knowledge of the
hardware they are targeting. This repository is an SDK that contains the API
and samples. The runtime is under SteamVR in Tools on Steam.

Documentation

Application API

Documentation for the Application API is available on
the GitHub Wiki.

Driver API

Current documentation for the Driver API can be found in docs/Driver_API_Documentation.md.

  • Old driver API documentation can still be found on
    the GitHub Wiki.

About

More information on OpenVR and SteamVR can be found on https://steamvr.com

Contributors

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This article is auto-generated from ValveSoftware/openvr via the GitHub API.Last fetched: 6/14/2026