Press Capture to grab what the Frame is showing, or Live to keep it updating.
The headset is showing a blank frame. It's probably asleep or not being worn. Put it on and capture again.
Device
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Memory used
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Temperature
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Wi-Fi
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Uptime
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SteamOS
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VR comfort and performance
Waiting for the FrameCompositor FPS measures SteamVR output, not game FPS. Application FPS is unavailable when no app supplies timing. GPU time is render time, not GPU utilisation. Temperature is the hottest readable sensor.
The HUD is ours and uses the Frame’s built-in tools. Place its panel with SteamVR’s Float in World or controller docking controls. It updates every two seconds until closed.
Playspace and seated comfort
Tracking-origin controls are not available yet: reversible changes still need an idle-headset test. Use SteamVR’s recenter and room setup for now. A seated origin only affects apps that use seated tracking; it cannot force a game into seated mode.
For motion comfort, choose snap-turn, teleport movement and a movement vignette in each game’s settings. SteamVR has no verified universal snap-turn or locomotion-vignette switch.
Optional VR software
None of Frame Control’s features needs these apps. Compatibility reports and account ownership are separate. Paid apps can only be installed here when already owned.
Load this optional list to check the Frame account.
Screenshots
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Screenshots you take in the headset with Steam's screenshot shortcut. Click one to open it in the viewer; Save copies it to
~/Pictures/SteamFrame.Installed
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Sideloaded titles
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Your own Linux or Windows builds, added to the Steam library as Devkit Games. Drop a game's
.zip, folder or .exe anywhere in this window.Get games
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Install downloads a game you own straight to the Frame and accepts Steam's default options;
EULAs and license prompts still need answering in the headset. To buy, open the store page in your browser
(signed in to Steam) or in the headset, then Refresh and install. Ratings are Valve's Steam Frame
compatibility categories.
Android apps
On the Frame
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Each app runs in its own Lepton instance and keeps its data. It's in the Steam
library under its own name and opens in its own panel. Test launches it and records
whether it stays up; Report records how it worked for you.
Android display
LeptonOpen an Android app in the headset, then Refresh, to change its
resolution, UI scale and text size here.
Resolution
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UI scale
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Text size
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Resolution
UI scale
Text size
Changes apply at once, and the app may redraw or restart its screen. They may not survive the app
relaunching (not yet verified). Sharp gives Android more pixels in the same panel, which should make text crisper.
Recent reports
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Reports change the verdicts in the catalogue. Any APK can be
reported, including ones not on F-Droid.
Find apps
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Verdicts come from checks of each APK against what Lepton supports (Android 11,
64-bit ARM, no clipboard or Play Services) and from reports made on a Frame. See docs/apks.md.
Send to Frame
Drop files here, or click to chooseTap to choose files
Files land in
~/Downloads. .apk files install as their own Android app;
a game's .zip, folder or .exe becomes a title in the Steam library.
You can also drop files anywhere in this window.
Clipboard
Clipboard needs the desktop panel open in the headset.
Linux apps
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Remote & power
Sleep, Restart and Shut down open a terminal window for the Developer Mode password.
Sleep, Restart and Shut down ask for the Developer Mode password. SSH, SFTP, Steam Link and remote desktop open in the app that handles them.
Steam Link: Valve's remote view of the headset
Stream Frame: third-party recorder (macOS 14+)
FrameDrop: sideloader (Windows only for now)