HTC Vive - essential apps to have

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Thought I would share the most common Vive apps I use.

ReVive
Allows you to play Oculus Rift exclusives on the Vive.
Comes in three parts, an installer that integrates with SteamVR, a patch and an injector.
https://github.com/LibreVR/Revive/releases

OpenVR Desktop Display Portal
Allows you to put any open app/window into the VR world.
Many options like attach to the Vive wands.
Useful if you want to watch a movie whilst on long haul missions in Elite or to monitor Twitter/Twitch.
https://github.com/Hotrian/OpenVRDesktopDisplayPortal

Chaperone Manager + Super-sampling Editor
Store and apply different Chaperone boundaries for different situations/rooms.
Also has the ability to set the super-sampling value, but I use the below app for that.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Vive/comments/4qguq9/updated_yet_again_chaperone_manager_supersampling/

Steam Enhanced VR Launcher
Allows you to set a super-sampling value for each game individually and launch the title.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Vive/comments/51jnky/steam_enhanced_vr_launcher_per_app_supersampling/

Chaperone Tweak
A tool for for editing your chaperone walls and playspace from inside VR.
https://github.com/Xavr0k/ChaperoneTweak/releases

DolphinVR
Play certain Wii and GameCube games in VR.
Google for 'dolphin-vr-5-0-250'

PPSSPP
Play certain PSP in VR.
Google for 'new-ppsspp-vr-version-1-1-1-915-for-cv1' (run with Revive injector)
 
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