Depth-aware post effects
Depth-edge SMAA, screen-space ambient occlusion, cinematic depth of field and related passes when depth is available in single-player contexts.
Post-processing injector · Windows
Advanced post-processing
everywhere
ReShade injects real-time effects into games and video software: ambient occlusion, depth of field, SMAA, color correction and more across Direct3D 9-12, OpenGL and Vulkan.
Overview
What is ReShade?
A generic injector by crosire that exposes frame color and depth so effects can run on top of almost any supported renderer.
Imagine a favorite title with screen-space ambient occlusion, real depth of field, chromatic aberration, dynamic film grain, automatic saturation and color correction, cross processing or multi-pass blur. ReShade gives that toolkit without waiting on engine updates.
- Depth safety
- Depth access is automatically disabled during multiplayer to reduce exploitation risk.
- ReShade FX
- HLSL-based shading language that compiles once for HLSL, GLSL or SPIR-V.
- Presets
- Share look setups as
*.inifiles from the in-game UI. Do not redistribute binaries or shader packs.
Capabilities
Effects, language and APIs that travel with the frame
Key pieces of the ReShade toolkit, drawn from the official product description.
Color and film tools
Chromatic aberration, dynamic film grain, automatic saturation, color correction, cross processing and multi-pass blur from community and bundled shaders.
One shader, many backends
Write ReShade FX once. The runtime targets the correct shader model and language for Direct3D, OpenGL or Vulkan.
Signature view
A render pass stack you can reason about
Select a stage to see how typical ReShade effects sit between the game frame and the final image.
Pass detail
Input frame
ReShade hooks the present path so each frame’s color (and optionally depth) can feed a chain of ReShade FX techniques before the image reaches the display.
Stack order is illustrative · Enable only the techniques you need
Who uses it
Built for players who still care how frames look
Real audiences described on product pages: classic game fans, virtual photographers and shader authors.
Older single-player titles
Add antialiasing, occlusion and grading when the original engine stopped shipping updates years ago.
Screenshot and film looks
Packages such as OtisFX Cinematic DOF target virtual photography workflows installed through the setup tool.
Effect authors
Author once in ReShade FX and ship techniques that run on D3D, OpenGL and Vulkan targets.
Category context
How ReShade sits next to common alternatives
Specific criteria, not marketing slogans. Values reflect documented ReShade behavior versus typical category limits.
| Criterion | ReShade | GPU vendor filters | In-engine post only |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graphics APIs | D3D9-12, OpenGL, Vulkan | Vendor stack dependent | Whatever the game ships |
| Custom shaders | ReShade FX + community packs | Preset filters, limited authoring | Rarely user-editable |
| Depth effects | Yes in SP; auto-off in multiplayer | Usually color-only | Engine-defined |
| License | BSD 3-Clause, open source since 2017 | Closed driver feature | Game license |
| Preset sharing | *.ini from the overlay UI |
Account or local profiles | Usually none |
Transparency
Open source, signed builds and clear multiplayer limits
Facts players ask before installing an injector.
BSD 3-Clause since Jan 1, 2017
Source is available for review. Contributions go through the public project under that license.
X.509 digital signature
Official thumbprint published with downloads: 589690208A5E52FB96980C4A6698F50ACD47C49F
Add-on builds differ
The build with full add-on support is unsigned. Use the standard signed installer unless you knowingly need add-ons.
Depth in multiplayer
Networked play disables depth access automatically. Official hashes matter; modified forks are outside that policy.
From players
What people actually say after installing
Composite notes based on common Uptodown, TechSpot and forum themes. Hover the strip to pause.
“SMAA plus a mild LumaSharpen preset made an older DX9 RPG readable again on a 1440p monitor. Setup took one run of the tool.”
Single-player RPG · Windows 11
“Cinematic DOF from OtisFX is great for screenshots. Performance Mode helps, but stacking five heavy effects still costs frames on my 1660.”
Virtual photography · mid-range GPU
“Windows Defender flagged the new build for a day until definitions caught up. Hash matched the listing, so I restored the exe from quarantine.”
Security-conscious install
“Sharing only the .ini preset kept friends on the same look without shipping DLLs. That rule from the download notes is worth following.”
Preset sharing
“Afterburner conflicted until I closed RTSS. After that, Vulkan titles loaded the overlay normally.”
Overlay conflict report
Quick answers
Questions people search before downloading
Short versions. Full explanations live on the FAQ page.
Get the build
Download ReShade 6.8.0 for Windows
Installer about 3.89 MB. Confirm system requirements and integrity notes on the download page before you run setup.
Released Aug 2, 2026 · BSD 3-Clause · Windows