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{{ii}} All windows are double buffered by default, removing any screen tearing and acting as a VSync mode (Windows).<ref>[https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/b367a457.aspx Microsoft Developer Network - Double Buffered Graphics]</ref>
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{{ii}} A borderless mode is a [[Glossary:Windowed|Windowed]] mode with no borders. Set the desired game to run in a [[Glossary:Windowed|Windowed]] mode first before applying a borderless mode.  
 
{{ii}} A borderless mode is a [[Glossary:Windowed|Windowed]] mode with no borders. Set the desired game to run in a [[Glossary:Windowed|Windowed]] mode first before applying a borderless mode.  
 
{{++}} Seamless task switching with no risk of crashes or freezes with a minor loss in performance.  
 
{{++}} Seamless task switching with no risk of crashes or freezes with a minor loss in performance.  

Revision as of 21:28, 26 November 2016

For a list of games, see List of games that support borderless fullscreen windowed.


Key points

Launch games in a windowed mode to remove any screen tearing. (Windows).[1]
A borderless mode is a Windowed mode with no borders. Set the desired game to run in a Windowed mode first before applying a borderless mode.
Seamless task switching with no risk of crashes or freezes with a minor loss in performance.
AMD/ATI cards only support Crossfire in this mode for games using Mantle.[2]

Windows

Keeps custom color profiles in use.

Borderless Gaming

Open source and simple to use application.
Allows the taskbar to be hidden while also being on top.
Customizable window size and window bounds per game.
Cannot force windowed mode in games if not natively supported.
Poor compatibility with Unreal Engine 3 and GameMaker games.
Instructions

GeDoSaTo

Useful for Unreal Engine 3 games which Borderless Gaming does not support.
Can force windowed or borderless mode if games don't offer them.
Only DirectX 9 supported; no DX10, 11, 12 or OpenGL, and no 64-bit games.
Slightly unintuitive interface.
Instructions

Simple Runtime Window Editor

Allows manipulating the size, position, and styles of a game's main/child windows.
Instructions

AutoHotkey

Games utilizing PunkBuster as an anti-cheat measure may mistakenly treat AutoHotkey as a cheat.

Saving and running AutoHotkey scripts

Instructions

Fullscreen Toggle Script

This script will remove any borders and center the currently active window on the primary monitor by pushing F12.
Instructions

Fullscreen Toggle Script (Hidden Taskbar)

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

Someone needs to check whenever this explanation for the script is correct or if 0, 0, and A_ScreenWidth/Height mean that the script automatically detects the user's resolution.
This is a snippet from the Fullscreen toggle script.
Instructions

Linux

Most Linux window 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 instance. This allows you to switch between your game and your desktop using Ctrl+Alt+F7 and Ctrl+Alt+F8 (buttons may differ, may be F1 through F12) 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

Source

Instructions

Unity

Instructions

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