Getting Started

Wrist Overlay

The Wrist Overlay can be found on the back of your left hand by default.

Wrist Menu

Enable/Disable Layout Mode

Toggles Layout Mode on or off without the need to use the controller binding.

Show/Hide Media Controls

Allows you to control media on your device. Pressing this will replace the tracker battery indicators with media buttons. Pressing it again will return the tracker battery indicators. These controls will work on any media on the system. Pressing this will replace the tracker battery indicators with media buttons. Pressing it again will return the tracker battery indicators. These controls will work on any media on the system.

Show/Hide System Stats

Displays information about your system's resources. Clicking on this panel will open the system stats window. System Stats

Battery Life

Displays battery life information in the order of Left Controller, Right Controller, Trackers in order of connection. Clicking on this panel will open the estimated battery life each device. Battery Life


Layout Mode

Layout Mode can be opened by pressing the Layout Mode button on the wrist overlay, or by pressing the correct binding to open it. Layout mode allows you to move overlays around, apply modifiers to overlays, change overlay capture targets, and change overlays settings. Below are all of the default bindings and interaction methods for each controller.

Note: You can change all bindings by opening the settings and clicking the "Bindings" button. This will take you to the SteamVR bindings page for XSOverlay.

Layout Mode

Add Window

Adds a window to the overlay.

Recenter Layout

Re-centers layout to be in the same relative position and rotation automatically when opening Layout Mode. This is just like opening your overlay menu, but this is a manual menu.

Keyboard

Enables/Disables the keyboard.

Grid View

Moves windows in a grid formation for quick organization.

Saved Layouts

Gives users to access the saved layouts menu. This menu allows users to save, load, and delete layouts.

Settings

Opens up the setting menu for configuring XSOverlay options. See Settings for more information.

Remove All Windows

Removes all currently displayed windows. This requires two button presses for confirmation.


Controller Bindings

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Controller bindings can be changed through the SteamVR Bindings Menu, this list only represents the default bindings.

Opening Layout Mode

Double tap the left A button, or click on the Layout Mode button on the Wrist Overlay.

Grabbing an Overlay

Point at an overlay, and squeeze the grip.

Scaling an Overlay

While holding, pull the trigger and move your hand forward / back.

Left Click

Pull the trigger.

Middle Click

Touch the top half of the trackpad, and pull the trigger.

Right Click

Touch the bottom half of the trackpad, and pull the trigger.