XR Runtime

An XR runtime is a software package which provides XR applications with access to XR platforms and devices. It can also implement functionality. Examples include the Oculus runtime and the SteamVR runtime. An XR runtimes can provide XR applications with a variety of interfaces with which to interact with them, which might conform to a standard such as OpenXR or OpenVR.

Runtime Name	OpenXR Support	OS Support	Download Packages
Oculus Runtime	Yes	Windows 10	Current version only downloadable through Oculus client. Legacy versions available on https://developer.oculus.com/downloads/package/oculus-runtime-for-windows/
SteamVR	Yes	Windows 7 (SP1) Windows 8.1 Windows 10	Can only be downloaded through Steam (see Archiving XR Runtimes).
Monado	Yes	Linux	Source code available from GitLab, build packages available for Debian and Ubuntu.