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===[http://blog.metaclassofnil.com/?page_id=582 GeDoSaTo]===
 
===[http://blog.metaclassofnil.com/?page_id=582 GeDoSaTo]===
{{ii}} [[#GeDoSaTo|GeDoSaTo]] and [[#Borderless Gaming|Borderless Gaming]] can be used togheter.
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{{ii}} [[#GeDoSaTo|GeDoSaTo]] and [[#Borderless Gaming|Borderless Gaming]] can be used together.
 
{{++}} Allows games to be downsampled at any resolution.
 
{{++}} Allows games to be downsampled at any resolution.
  
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===[http://westechsolutions.net/sites/WindowedBorderlessGaming/ Windowed Borderless Gaming]===
 
===[http://westechsolutions.net/sites/WindowedBorderlessGaming/ Windowed Borderless Gaming]===
 
{{++}} Customizable position axis and resolution size.
 
{{++}} Customizable position axis and resolution size.
{{--}} Slightly inconsistent functionality.
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{{++}} Allows games to lock the mouse to the current window.
  
 
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===[[Engine:Unity|Unity]]===
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===[http://sourceforge.net/projects/mmfh/ Window Manager]===
{{ii}}Games built on the Unity engine can be run in a borderless window by adding the launch argument <code>-popupwindow</code> to the main executable and checking the 'windowed' option in its launcher.
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{{ii}} Open source, easy to use
 
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{{++}} Highly configurable
==Troubleshooting==
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{{++}} Aids multimonitor setups
===Game crashes on startup===
 
{{ii}} Certain borderless applications have to be started before the game itself and not while the game is running.
 
 
 
===Window constantly resizes itself===
 
{{ii}} After applying the borderless mode simply restart the game itself with the borderless application already open.
 
  
 
==AutoHotkey==
 
==AutoHotkey==
{{ii}} The following scripts require [http://www.autohotkey.com AutoHotkey].
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{{ii}} The following scripts require [http://ahkscript.org AutoHotkey].
 
{{--}} Games utilizing [[PunkBuster]] as an anti-cheat measure may mistakenly treat AutoHotkey as a cheat.
 
{{--}} Games utilizing [[PunkBuster]] as an anti-cheat measure may mistakenly treat AutoHotkey as a cheat.
  
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<pre>WinMove, ahk_id %WindowID%, , 0, 0, A_ScreenWidth, A_ScreenHeight</pre>
 
<pre>WinMove, ahk_id %WindowID%, , 0, 0, A_ScreenWidth, A_ScreenHeight</pre>
  
* For multiple resolutions the values have to be the sum of your monitors total width, for <code>3840x1080</code> them being.
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* For multiple resolutions the values have to be the sum of the monitors total width, for <code>3840x1080</code> them being.
 
<pre>WinMove, ahk_id %WindowID%, , 1920, 0, 1920, 1080</pre>
 
<pre>WinMove, ahk_id %WindowID%, , 1920, 0, 1920, 1080</pre>
  
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# Switch to the virtual terminal with {{key|windows|Number}} then go into fullscreen mode by pushing {{key|windows|F}}.
 
# Switch to the virtual terminal with {{key|windows|Number}} then go into fullscreen mode by pushing {{key|windows|F}}.
 
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==Engines==
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===[[Engine:Unity|Unity]]===
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{{ii}}Games built on the Unity engine can be run in a borderless window by enabling windowed mode and adding the [[Glossary:Command line arguments|launch argument]] <code>-popupwindow</code> to the main executable.<ref>[http://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/CommandLineArguments.html Unity - Manual: Command line arguments]</ref>
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==Windows troubleshooting==
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===Game crashes on startup===
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{{ii}} Certain borderless applications have to be started before the game itself and not while the game is running.
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===Window constantly resizes itself===
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{{ii}} After applying the borderless mode simply restart the game itself, while keeping the borderless application open.
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{{References}}

Revision as of 20:54, 30 March 2015

Key points

Fast, seamless task switching with no risk of crashes or freezes with no performance costs.
Eliminates screen tearing.
AMD/ATI cards do not support Crossfire in this mode.
Most games will have problems with edge scrolling on multi-monitor setups.
A forced Windowed mode will need to be set first for games which do not natively provide a borderless mode.

Windows

See Mouse locking for a mouse locking alternative.

Borderless Gaming

Open source and simple to use application.
Dynamic, adapts easily when switching to a different resolution on another monitor.
Allows the taskbar to be hidden while also being on top.
Allows games to lock the mouse to the current window.

Fullscreenizer

Small open source program
Lightweight easy to use utility, useful for TVs.
Can apply stay-on-top flag to avoid taskbar flickering

Full Window

Open source.
Attempts to expand the game's viewport in order to fill the entire screen, emulating a fullscreen borderless mode for games where the borders cannot be removed.
Supports multi-monitors, customizable window position and size.

GameCompanion

Full of customizable features.

GeDoSaTo

GeDoSaTo and Borderless Gaming can be used together.
Allows games to be downsampled at any resolution.
Instructions

ShiftWindow

Manually completely override the size of a game's border sending it off screen.
Slightly overly complicated, not compatible with certain games.
Instructions

Windowed Borderless Gaming

Customizable position axis and resolution size.
Allows games to lock the mouse to the current window.
Instructions

Window Manager

Open source, easy to use
Highly configurable
Aids multimonitor setups

AutoHotkey

The following scripts require AutoHotkey.
Games utilizing PunkBuster as an anti-cheat measure may mistakenly treat AutoHotkey as a cheat.

Saving and running a script

Instructions

Scripts compilation

Borderless scripts

Fullscreen script

This script will full screen the currently active window onto your primary monitor with F12.
Instructions

Fullscreen toggle script

This script will toggle between fullscreen and windowed modes when pressing F12 as well as hiding the taskbar on the fullscreen mode.
Instructions

Multiple monitors script

This is a snippet from the Fullscreen toggle script.
Instructions

Linux

Most Linux windows managers allow fullscreen applications to natively run under a borderless mode by default.

Another tip that exclusively works on Linux is running your game in a separate X server. This allows you to switch between your game and your desktop using Ctrl+Alt+F7 and Ctrl+Alt+F8 and it increases performance and stability. To do this, edit the launch options for your game on Steam as follows:

Instructions

Improved tiling windows manager

Instructions

Engines

Unity

Games built on the Unity engine can be run in a borderless window by enabling windowed mode and adding the launch argument -popupwindow to the main executable.[1]

Windows troubleshooting

Game crashes on startup

Certain borderless applications have to be started before the game itself and not while the game is running.

Window constantly resizes itself

After applying the borderless mode simply restart the game itself, while keeping the borderless application open.


References