DXVK Version Manager (C# Edition)

A Windows utility to manage versions of DXVK in installed games. This application allows you to apply DXVK (DirectX to Vulkan translation layer) to Windows games to improve performance or compatibility.

Features

• Scan for installed Steam games
• Download and manage DXVK releases from the official repository
• Download and manage DXVK-gplasync releases (a variant with asynchronous pipeline compilation)
• Apply DXVK to games with automatic backup of original DLLs
• Restore original DLLs from backups
• Track which games have DXVK applied and which version

Requirements

• Windows 10/11
• .NET 8.0 or later
• Steam (for game detection)

Building the Project

1. Clone the repository
2. Open the solution in Visual Studio 2022 or later
3. Build the solution

dotnet build

Development

This project uses:

• .NET 8.0
• WPF for the user interface
• MVVM pattern with CommunityToolkit.Mvvm
• Dependency Injection for service management

Project Structure

• Models: Data models for games, DXVK versions, etc.
• ViewModels: MVVM ViewModels
• Views: WPF XAML Views
• Services: Business logic for Steam, DXVK, etc.
• Utils: Helper utilities
• Converters: Value converters for XAML binding

Background

This project is a C# rewrite of the original DXVK Version Manager which was built with Electron/JavaScript.

License

MIT License