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{{++}} Eliminates screen tearing.
 
{{++}} Eliminates screen tearing.
 
{{--}} AMD/ATI cards do not support Crossfire in this mode.
 
{{--}} AMD/ATI cards do not support Crossfire in this mode.
{{--}} Most games will have problems with edge scrolling on [[Glossary:Multi-monitor|multi-monitor]] setups.
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{{--}} Most games will have problems with edge scrolling on [[Glossary:Multi-monitor|multi-monitor]] setups. See [[Glossary:Windowed#Mouse_locking|Mouse locking]].
  
 
==Windows==
 
==Windows==
{{ii}} See [[Glossary:Windowed#Mouse_locking|Mouse locking]] for a mouse locking alternative.
 
 
===[https://github.com/Codeusa/Borderless-Gaming/releases Borderless Gaming]===
 
===[https://github.com/Codeusa/Borderless-Gaming/releases Borderless Gaming]===
 
{{ii}} Open source and simple to use application.
 
{{ii}} Open source and simple to use application.
 
{{++}} Dynamic, adapts easily when switching to a different resolution on another monitor.  
 
{{++}} 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.
 
{{++}} Allows games to lock the mouse to the current window.
  
<!-- Anything below, other than GeDoSaTo, is possibly crap, and the list would otherwise be way shorter if it was for me, I just never had the time to test this crap, I never made this list before, I made it readable -->
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox/fix|Instructions}}
<!-- Might just be bad overall -->
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# Run the desired game in a '''Windowed''' mode, then {{key|Alt|Tab}} to the Desktop and start Borderless Gaming.
===[http://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/39550/? GameCompanion]===
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# Select the game's executable from under the '''Applications''' field, then push the large '''Right Arrow''' icon located at the center.
{{++}} Full of customizable features.{{CN|reason=This software requires proper testing.}}
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}}
<!-- It's not perfect, but it's already miles better than most of these -->
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<!-- ===Windowed Borderless Gaming===-->
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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 together.
 
{{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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{{--}} Unintuitive interface.
  
 
{{Fixbox|1=
 
{{Fixbox|1=
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</pre>
 
</pre>
 
}}
 
}}
<!-- Possibly crap -->
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<!-- Could be useful -->
===[http://grismar.net/shiftwindow/ ShiftWindow]===
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<!-- http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/7347/? -->
{{++}} Highly customizable configuration files.{{CN|reason=This software requires proper testing.}}
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<!--===ShiftWindow===-->
{{--}} Slightly overly complicated, not compatible with certain games.<!-- Doesn't seem to be working correctly on Windows 8, overall unintuitive and not easy to use -->
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<!-- To add back after the cleanup -->
 
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<!-- http://westechsolutions.net/sites/WindowedBorderlessGaming/ -->
===[http://sourceforge.net/projects/mmfh/ Window Manager]===
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<!-- Possibly not much else, having to deal with incompatibilities is a bit more difficult -->
{{ii}} Open source, easy to use.{{CN|reason=This software requires proper testing.}}
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<!-- WBG and ShiftWindow, although development for other borderless apps has ceased and I'd rather not include outdated software -->
{{++}} Highly configurable
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<!-- The rest of the alternatives pretty much behaved terribly, I'll add these tomorrow after a tiny break -->
{{++}} Aids multimonitor setups
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<!-- Probably Window Manager and Fullscreenizer, although I'll have to organize them a bit better -->
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<!-- The main idea was to test all these again properly, I might as well add the ones which did work back, I haven't had too much luck with Window Manager but I don't care too badly right now. -->
  
 
==AutoHotkey==
 
==AutoHotkey==
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{
 
{
 
   WinGetPos, WinPosX, WinPosY, WindowWidth, WindowHeight, ahk_id %WindowID%
 
   WinGetPos, WinPosX, WinPosY, WindowWidth, WindowHeight, ahk_id %WindowID%
   WinSet, Style, ^0xC40000, ahk_id %WindowID%
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   WinSet, Style, -0xC40000, ahk_id %WindowID%
 
   WinMove, ahk_id %WindowID%, , 0, 0, A_ScreenWidth, A_ScreenHeight
 
   WinMove, ahk_id %WindowID%, , 0, 0, A_ScreenWidth, A_ScreenHeight
 
   ;Hide Windows Task Bar and Start Button. (Remove the following two lines if you don't want that behaviour)
 
   ;Hide Windows Task Bar and Start Button. (Remove the following two lines if you don't want that behaviour)
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Else
 
Else
 
{
 
{
   WinSet, Style, ^0xC40000, ahk_id %WindowID%
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   WinSet, Style, +0xC40000, ahk_id %WindowID%
 
   WinMove, ahk_id %WindowID%, , WinPosX, WinPosY, WindowWidth, WindowHeight
 
   WinMove, ahk_id %WindowID%, , WinPosX, WinPosY, WindowWidth, WindowHeight
 
   ;Show the task bar again
 
   ;Show the task bar again

Revision as of 12:54, 1 June 2015

Key points

A forced Windowed mode will need to be set first for games which do not natively provide a borderless mode.
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. See Mouse locking.

Windows

Borderless Gaming

Open source and simple to use application.
Dynamic, adapts easily when switching to a different resolution on another monitor.
Allows games to lock the mouse to the current window.
Instructions

GeDoSaTo

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

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