RigShift switches one Windows PC between your desk and your sim rig: displays, audio and apps in one step.
Turn the wheelbase on and the PC goes to rig mode, turn it off and your desk is back. If a switch leaves you
without a picture, RigShift reverts it on its own.
Download for Windows 10/11
· free and open source (MIT) · no account, no telemetry, no admin rights · Is it safe?
Already using DisplayMagician, DisplayFusion or a batch file?
RigShift is for you if you want
- the switch to happen when the wheelbase powers on, and back when it is off,
- a layout that reverts by itself when a screen stays black,
- audio and microphone, SimHub and Crew Chief, your desktop icons and the place of every open window in the same
profile, and with a game entry the tools' window positions too.
DisplayMagician is the better pick for AMD Eyefinity and many game launchers, DisplayFusion for full window
management. Detailed comparison · FAQ
Features
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| Profiles | Which monitors are on, layout, main display, mirrored displays, resolution, refresh rate, HDR, NVIDIA Surround, audio and volume. |
| Triggers | Wheelbase on/off, hotkey, sign-in, desktop shortcut, Stream Deck, rigshift:// link, command line. |
| Games | Switch, start SimHub and Crew Chief, place their windows, launch the sim from Steam, Epic, EA, Xbox or iRacing, clean up after. |
| Safety net | The whole layout is applied in one step. Without a picture it reverts after a countdown, even after a crash. Ctrl+Alt+Shift+D turns every display on. |
| Real hardware | Wakes sleeping monitors, waits for a slow G9, skips optional screens such as a spacedesk tablet. |
| Windows and icons | A profile remembers where your open windows and desktop icons sit and puts them back. |
| Field of view | The FOV value for 18 sims, from your monitor's real size. |
| Backup | Profiles, games and settings as one ZIP. The app is in English and German. |
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| Displays, audio, apps and behavior per profile. | To the rig when wheelbase and pedals are on, back when they are off. |
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| One click for the sim, its profile, its tools and the way back. | Start order, waiting for the wheelbase, before or after the game. |
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| Switch or start a sim from the notification area. | Keep the new layout with any wheel button, or it reverts. |
Getting started
- Download the setup and
run it. RigShift installs for your Windows user and starts in the tray. A portable ZIP is in the
release too.
- The setup assistant saves your desk, then your rig after you rearrange the displays, and can add a wheelbase rule.
- Later, arrange displays in the Windows settings and pick New → From the current layout, or edit any profile.
Updates install on the next start (Settings). Data lives in %AppData%\RigShift.
Tested on
| Setup | Result |
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| Windows 11 · RTX 4080 SUPER · desk: XG32UCWG + 2× CM27X3 · rig: Odyssey G9 (G93SC) + CM27X3 as SimHub dash | my own PC, daily use since September 2026 |
| Windows 10 code base (Server 2022, build 20348) | every change in CI: tests and a live read of the display configuration |
| NVIDIA Surround on/off | two user reports, fixed in 4.0.1–4.0.3; a confirmed full on/off cycle is still open |
| AMD / Intel graphics | not tested yet, report your setup |
Is it safe?
RigShift is a free hobby project and not code-signed, so Windows shows "Windows protected your PC" the first
time. Click More info → Run anyway.
To check it yourself:
- Source: everything is in this repository, MIT licensed. No telemetry, see privacy.
- VirusTotal: each release links its scan.
- Built from this source: every release carries a GitHub build attestation:
gh attestation verify RigShift-win-Setup.exe -R ManuelStaggl/RigShift
- Checksums and SBOM:
SHA256SUMS and a CycloneDX SBOM in every release.
Smart App Control (Windows 11) blocks unsigned apps without a "run anyway" option; RigShift can't run while it is
on. Why 80 MB? RigShift brings its own .NET runtime, so there is nothing to install first. Updates after that are
usually a few MB. More in the FAQ and SECURITY.md.
Stream Deck and button boxes
- Hotkey action: give the profile or the game a keyboard shortcut under Triggers. Settings → Switch back
gives you one key for both directions.
- Website action:
rigshift://apply/Rig, rigshift://toggle or rigshift://play/iRacing. Links always ask for
confirmation.
- Open action: Triggers → Create on the desktop, or ⋯ → Create shortcut on a profile or a game. A game's
shortcut carries the game's name and its icon.
Command line
RigShift.exe apply <name> [--no-confirm] [--dry-run]
RigShift.exe toggle [--no-confirm] [--dry-run]
RigShift.exe save <name>
RigShift.exe list
RigShift.exe status
RigShift.exe games
RigShift.exe play <name>
RigShift.exe icons <name>
icons puts the desktop icons back where the profile saved them, without switching.
Exit codes: 0 applied, 1 failed, 2 blocked (required display missing), 3 not confirmed and reverted, 4 profile or game
not found, 5 invalid arguments. RigShift.exe is a GUI program; use start /wait (cmd) or Start-Process -Wait -NoNewWindow
(PowerShell) to see its output.
Help
- Questions and "does it work with my setup?": Discussions.
- A monitor counts as missing while it sleeps: monitors in standby.
- Wheelbase or pedals drop off USB: USB power saving.
- Something else: Help → Save support package and attach the ZIP to the issue that opens.
Ideas and pull requests are welcome, see CONTRIBUTING.md and the roadmap.
If RigShift saves you time, you can buy me a coffee.
Development
dotnet build RigShift.slnx
dotnet test --solution RigShift.slnx
.NET 10 SDK. RigShift.Core holds profiles, planner and orchestration without Win32; RigShift.Windows the CCD,
Core Audio and USB layer (CsWin32); RigShift.App the WPF tray app and CLI. See ARCHITECTURE.md
and the display topology rules. Parts of the code are written with Claude Code; every change
passes the same tests, analyzers and CodeQL in CI.
License
MIT © 2026 Manuel Staggl. The RigShift logo and icons are not covered by the MIT license, see
brand assets. Bundled components: third-party notices.
Silent install, uninstall and offline use: deployment.
