Windows installer

Download ReShade 6.8.0

Name: ReShade
Author: crosire

Released August 2, 2026 · EXE about 3.89 MB · Free under BSD 3-Clause · Developer crosire

Version

6.8.0

Platform

Windows

License

BSD 3-Clause

Page updated August 22, 2026 · Software released August 2, 2026

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ReShade 6.8.0 installer

Standard signed setup for Windows 7 SP1 through Windows 11. Requires .NET Framework 4.8.

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With full add-on support

Unsigned build that enables the complete add-on API. Only use if you need add-ons.

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ReShade Setup 6.8.0 dialog with Standard, SweetFX, OtisFX and related effect packs listed

Before you install

System requirements

Pulled from official and mirror listings for 6.8.0.

OS	Windows 7 SP1, 8.1, 10 or 11
Runtime	.NET Framework 4.8 (setup tool). Mirrors may still say 4.6.2 or higher.
APIs	Direct3D 9-12, OpenGL, Vulkan
File type	EXE installer
Size	About 3.89 MB (Uptodown). TechSpot lists approximately 3.5 MB.

Quick start: Run setup tool → Follow instructions → Close setup → Start game. See Guides if something fails.

Integrity

Hashes, signatures and false positives

Verify what you downloaded before restoring anything from quarantine.

SHA256 (Uptodown listing)

fdba2ac1f2c5535ac454670ac38310e2af06a94f178477cdec4a4a22f875d4b4

X.509 thumbprint

589690208A5E52FB96980C4A6698F50ACD47C49F

Antivirus note: Heuristic scanners and Windows Defender sometimes flag new injector builds until definitions update. That is a known community report pattern, not proof of malware. Compare hashes or the published signature before trusting a restored file. The full add-on build is unsigned by design.

Share only preset *.ini files. Do not redistribute binaries or shader archives. Point others to a legitimate download page instead.

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History

Version timeline

Highlights from the 6.8.0 release notes and prior version markers.

6.8.0 · Aug 2, 2026

Environment variable completion for path widgets (for example screenshot paths).
Polish and Arabic translations added.
Add-on: render pass flags, descriptor range flags, swap-chain color space override, begin_render_pass skip support.
Fixes: ws2_32 multi-thread crash, DLSS/vkd3d, Vulkan sRGB copy, DOOM Eternal/2016 issues, DDS loader overflows, gamepad input, font size default, and more.
Setup: detect small default stack size; always add default [PROXY] config section.

6.7.x line

Prior maintenance releases listed on mirrors as 6.7.3, 6.7.2, 6.7.1 and 6.7.0 before the 6.8.0 jump.

6.6.x · earlier 2025-2026

Mirrors list 6.6.2 and 6.6.1 as older EXE builds still archived for reference.

5.0 · add-on API

Introduced the add-on API for extending ReShade and host apps. Full add-on builds remain unsigned.

Jan 1, 2017 · open source

ReShade released under BSD 3-Clause terms.

Next step

Install, then verify the overlay

Follow the numbered install guide if the setup tool stops, shaders fail to download, or another overlay conflicts.

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