Frequently asked questions

Yes. ReShade is free. It is distributed under the BSD 3-Clause license. There is no paid edition of the injector itself.

Official builds are open source and digitally signed (except the full add-on build, which is unsigned by design). Verify SHA256 or the published X.509 thumbprint before trusting a file restored from quarantine. You remain responsible for how you use injection software with online games.

Yes. Supported systems include Windows 7 SP1, 8.1, 10 and 11. Install .NET Framework 4.8 so the setup tool can run.

Injectors often trip heuristic analysis, especially right after a new version ships and before vendors update signatures. Community troubleshooting treats this as a false-positive pattern. Confirm hashes from the download integrity section before restoring the EXE.

Many anti-cheat systems whitelist official ReShade hashes, but not every title, and not every new build immediately. Some games refuse to start with ReShade installed rather than issuing a ban. Always check the game publisher’s rules. Modified forks are outside official policy.

Official ReShade only post-processes the rendered image. Depth access is disabled automatically when network activity indicates multiplayer. Project maintainers state you cannot create true wallhacks from geometry that was never drawn. Contrast tweaks can still change visibility, which is why multiplayer policies matter.

Direct3D 9, 10, 11 and 12, plus OpenGL and Vulkan.

ReShade’s shading language and compiler, based on HLSL with extras for post-processing. One shader can compile to HLSL, GLSL or SPIR-V for the active backend. See the features page.

Export and share preset *.ini files from the overlay. Do not share binaries or shader packs. Tell others to download ReShade themselves.

Since 5.0, ReShade includes an add-on API. The build with full add-on support is unsigned. Use the signed installer unless you knowingly need add-ons.

Close MSI Afterburner and RivaTuner Statistics Server completely, then relaunch. Overlay conflicts are a documented troubleshooting step. More detail on the guides page.

ReShade is developed by crosire. It has been open sourced under BSD 3-Clause terms since January 1, 2017.