ScopeBuddy
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The facts
Each one read from ScopeBuddy's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Configuration
- It supports global and per-game Gamescope arguments and environment variables.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Configuration scripts
- ScopeBuddy configuration files are sourced as Bash scripts before Gamescope and the game run, allowing users to run scripts as part of launch configuration.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Desktop environments
- Display detection supports KDE Plasma, GNOME, and wlroots compositors, using tools such as kscreen-doctor, gdctl, gnome-randr, and wlr-randr.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Display detection
- It can detect display resolution, HDR, VRR, and refresh rate, with documented compositor-specific requirements and limitations.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Downloads
- Installation instructions cover direct script downloads, versioned GitHub releases, NixOS flakes, Fedora derivatives, and Arch Linux via the AUR.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Experimental HDR
- HDR in non-gamescope contexts is experimental and requires a Proton 10 or newer variant with experimental Wayland support.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Game configuration
- It supports global and per-game gamescope arguments and environment variables.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Game launchers
- The documentation gives setup instructions for Steam and Lutris and describes rudimentary AppID-like configuration for launchers such as Lutris or Heroic.checked 8 Oct 2026
- GUI
- The README points to a community-made graphical configuration tool called ScopeBuddy-GUI.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Installation
- The project documents manual script installation, NixOS Home Manager flakes, Fedora derivatives through Terra, and an Arch AUR package.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Launchers
- The documentation describes using ScopeBuddy with Steam and Lutris, and says manually assigned app identifiers can support configuration files for launchers such as Heroic.checked 8 Oct 2026
- License
- The repository identifies its license as Apache-2.0.checked 8 Oct 2026
- No-gamescope mode
- Setting SCB_NOSCOPE=1 lets users use ScopeBuddy functions while bypassing gamescope.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Overlay and input
- It fixes Steam Overlay and SteamInput when used with nested gamescope in desktop mode.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- ScopeBuddy is a manager script that makes Gamescope easier to use on the desktop.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Requirements
- The listed requirements are Bash, Gamescope, Perl, and awk; some display auto-detection features require additional compositor tools and jq.checked 8 Oct 2026
The company
- Steam fixes
- It fixes the Steam Overlay and SteamInput when using nested Gamescope in desktop mode.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Steam Gaming Mode
- When it detects Steam Gaming Mode, ScopeBuddy can skip Gamescope and use a separate configuration.checked 8 Oct 2026
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