Virtual Monitor Windows 10/11 • IDD • Works with VR/OBS/Sunshine

Virtual Display Driver

Create virtual monitors in Windows that behave like physical displays. Perfect for headless servers, streaming, VR, screen recording, and advanced multi-monitor setups.

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README • Wiki • MIT License

Flex

Custom res/Hz

EDID

Custom profiles

HDR

Win11 23H2+

Virtual Driver Control on a Windows desktop: the main window with its command console, the Virtual Display Driver XML editor, and the tray menu for driver options

Designed for Streaming VR Headless

Why it’s useful

Unlike traditional monitors, virtual displays can support custom resolutions and refresh rates beyond physical hardware limitations. You can also use custom EDIDs to better match your target display environment.

Virtual monitors

Create virtual displays that behave like physical monitors in Windows.

Custom resolutions

Add custom resolutions and refresh rates for advanced setups.

EDID personalization

Use custom EDIDs to emulate specific monitor capabilities.

HDR support

HDR support is available for Windows 11 23H2+ (per repo notes).

Open source (MIT)

Source is available under the MIT license.

Tools + scripts

Use Virtual Driver Control (VDC), plus wiki/community scripts for manual workflows.

Install with VDC

Download Virtual Driver Control from the Releases page.
Extract to a folder and run VDC.
Click Install.
(Optional) Verify via Device Manager under Display adapters.

You can also manage settings manually by editing vdd_settings.xml. See the wiki for details.

Learn more

The wiki covers manual install/uninstall, personalization (EDIDs/resolutions), and advanced workflows.

Open the Wiki Get the latest release

Disclaimer: This software is provided “AS IS” with no warranty (see repo disclaimer).

Virtual Drivers on every platform

The Virtual Display Driver is one part of the VirtualDrivers family: virtual displays and audio for Windows, a virtual display manager for Linux, and a control center for macOS on the way.

Windows 10/11

Available

Virtual Display Driver You’re here

Virtual monitors with custom resolutions, refresh rates and EDIDs.

Virtual Audio Driver

A virtual speaker and microphone for Windows 10/11.

Virtual Driver Control

One app to control and configure VirtualDrivers tools. Launch it and click Install to set up the display driver.

Linux

Available

Linux Virtual Display Driver

A native Python and GTK3 app that creates and manages virtual displays at any resolution and refresh rate, using xrandr.

AMD and Intel work out of the box; NVIDIA needs a one-time setup.
Resolution presets from Full HD to 4K and ultrawide, plus 30–240 Hz refresh presets.
Runs on X11 (Xorg).

macOS

Coming soon

Virtual Drivers for macOS

A native SwiftUI control center for virtual devices on the Mac.

Display Audio Camera MIDI Network Storage

Get Virtual Display Driver

Download from GitHub releases or browse the source on GitHub.

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