Getting Started
What’s this ‘OpenXR’ thing anyway?
OpenXR is a specification - a language - that components can use to talk to each other; both components need to speak OpenXR to work together. OpenXR is not something you can install - but you can install ‘translation’ projects to translate between OpenXR and other systems.
The most important of these are:
- PimaxXR: this makes it possible for OpenXR games - or SteamVR games using OpenComposite - to use Pimax headsets, without using SteamVR.
These other projects are not needed, but the names are often confused:
- OpenXR Tools for Windows Mixed Reality: offers basic settings and diagnostics. Only useful for WMR headsets like the HP Reverb G2
- OpenXR Toolkit: advanced settings for any OpenXR game - or SteamVR game using OpenComposite - on any OpenXR headset
- “OpenXR Tools”: not a separate project; sometimes refers to “OpenXR Tools for Windows Mixed Reality”, sometimes refers to “OpenXR Toolkit”
Installing HTCC
Download and install the MSI from the latest release, then configure your devices and games.