VRCNext

VRCNext is a VRChat Launcher and Management system that aims for simplicity and performance. With VRCNext you can check the status of your friends, watch their profiles, see in what world they are and ask them to send you an invite or send them one yourself. You can create an instance before even starting VRChat, manage your friends, remove or add new ones. You can search for worlds and groups, change your avatar before even starting VRChat, and set up a Media Library so all of your VRChat images are in one place. Send images directly to Discord using the Media Relay webhook system. See actual instance information such as which players are currently in your instance. Start VRChat directly through VRCNext and configure other apps to launch alongside it like SlimeVR, VRCVideoCacher, and VRCFaceTracking.

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Table of Contents

• FAQ
• Feature Overview
• Linux
• License
• Disclaimer

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FAQ

<details> <summary><b>Is this a hack client for VRChat?</b></summary>

No. This is not a hack client for VRChat.
It is simply a launcher that communicates with VRChat's WebSocket and REST API.

The launcher does not modify any game files and does not provide any way to hack or alter the game.

</details> <details> <summary><b>Is there any ban risk when I use this?</b></summary>

No. VRCNext follows VRChat's Community Guidelines and Terms of Service.
Since it is only a launcher with group and friends management plus some additional tools, there should be no ban risk.

It is essentially VRChat.com presented in its own interface.

</details> <details> <summary><b>Can I use this without logging into VRChat?</b></summary>

Yes. You can use VRCNext without logging into your VRChat account.
However you will only be able to use the additional tools and parts of the timeline.

All management systems require a connection to your VRChat account, so they will not work without login.

Login is always optional, but if you want to use all features you will need to log in.

</details> <details> <summary><b>Will this save any of my data to external servers?</b></summary>

No. VRCNext does not store any data and does not operate any external servers.

When you log into your VRChat account you communicate directly with VRChat's API.
There are no servers between VRCNext and VRChat. No storage, no data collection, and full privacy.

</details> <details> <summary><b>Does this violate VRChat's Terms of Service?</b></summary>

No. VRCNext exists in a small grey area related to login.

VRChat states that applications should not request login for API access, although VRCX does this as well.
To respect this guideline, login in VRCNext is completely optional and most features can be used without it.

If you want full functionality you will need to log in. When you do, the communication happens directly with VRChat's API.

The code is open source so everything can be inspected for transparency.

</details> <details> <summary><b>Windows shows the application as a virus after installing</b></summary>

This is a false positive.

Windows sometimes flags applications that are not digitally signed. VRCNext is currently not signed.

You can ignore the warning, build the application yourself from the source code, or ask another developer to verify the code.

</details> <details> <summary><b>Is there still any way I could get banned or warned?</b></summary>

Theoretical risk always exists, just like with VRCX.

For example if you repeatedly open profiles extremely quickly you could trigger many API requests and receive a 429 rate limit.
This would temporarily block further interactions for a short time.

The same behavior can happen on the VRChat website. As long as you use the application normally there should be no issues.
VRCNext also includes internal rate limiting to prevent this from happening.

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VRCNext is not a replacement for VRCX and never will be. It is a hobby project for a good-looking and useful VRChat launcher with practical features. More features may be added in the future!

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Feature Overview

Profile Settings

• Change your online status to red, orange, green, or blue
• Change your status text
• Change your biography
• Change your pronouns
• Change or add your languages
• Change or add your social links (Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Discord, GitHub, and more)
• Change your profile picture / user icon
• Change your profile banner image

Messenger

Yes, you heard it right. VRCN has a messenger, and the best part is that it uses the VRChat API. More specifically, it uses the InviteMessage and ResponseMessage system of the API. You can send simple messages such as: "Hey Shiny! Do you want to play VRChat later?" Keep in mind that VRChat rate-limits message changes. Do not spam messages, as you will be rate limited by VRChat. As an additional safety measure, VRCN also applies its own rate limit. This is not a full messenger like Discord or WhatsApp. It is intended only for simple messages, such as asking a friend if they want to play together. Use it responsibly.

Manage Your Friends

• Add notes and read existing notes
• Check which groups they are in and join them
• Add a new friend
• Check their rank, description, and verification status
• Check their last seen status, pronouns, and online status
• Unfriend them if you do not want to stay friends anymore
• See mutual friends you have with someone
• Block or mute users directly from their profile
• View your full blocked and muted users list
• Friend list is split into sections: Favorites, In-Game, Web/Active, and Offline — collapse any section to keep the list tidy
• Search and filter your friend list by name in real time
• Trust rank badge is shown directly on each friend card
• Favorite friends appear pinned at the top in their own section

Timeline

• See when you first meet someone and when you meet again!
• See when you entered a specific instance or world so you can remember the moment!
• See when you took a picture. Never forget anything!
• Keep track of your personal timeline in VRChat
• Friends Timeline: See when your friends come online or offline, change their status, update their bio, or move between worlds in real time

Multi-Invite

• When you are inside an instance you can click on "Invite" and invite multiple people at once
• Features anti-spam protection and respects VRChat rate limits
• A progress bar shows the status when inviting many friends at once

Instance Info

• Show all players who are in an instance with you right now
• Open user profiles of players in your current instance
• Add people from the instance you are in as friends

Stats

• See how much time you have spent with someone overall
• See how much time you have spent in each individual world
• This is stored locally, so time spent before using this feature may not be recorded

Worlds and People

• Find new people or add them as friends using the People tab
• Find new worlds and see if there is any public instance available to join
• Create your own instance outside of VRChat and invite yourself
• Create group instances (Group Public, Group, Group+) and pick which group to host under
• See all active instances for a world including player counts, region, and type
• See which friends are already in a world and which instance they are in
• View world details: player count, favorites, visits, capacity, author, tags, and description
• Open the author profile directly from the world detail view
• See how much time you spend in a world (BETA)
• See your favorited worlds and organize them into groups (BETA)
• Rename your favorite world groups
• Browse your own uploaded worlds
• Add or move worlds between favorite groups directly from the world detail view

Groups

• Show the groups you are already a member of and read their descriptions
• Leave any group you are part of
• Search for a group and join it
• See group posts
• See if there is an active group instance
• See the image gallery of a group
• See updates and descriptions
• Create group posts with media attachments
• Create group instances directly from VRCNext

Avatar

• Change your avatar before you even start VRChat
• See your own uploaded avatars
• Search within your own avatars by name
• See your favorited avatars organized into groups, rename favorite avatar groups
• Search for public avatars via avtrdb.com with pagination
• Browse the Rose Database — a community-curated list of public avatars with category tags
• Platform compatibility badges (PC / Quest) shown on every avatar card
• Your currently active avatar is highlighted with a "Current" badge

Inventory

• View and manage your VRChat Photos and Gallery
• Upload and manage custom profile Icons (VRC+ required)
• Upload and manage custom Emojis (VRC+ required, up to 18)
• Upload and manage custom Stickers (VRC+ required, up to 18)
• View your in-game Prints collected in VRChat
• Browse your Inventory — props, emojis, and stickers obtained from bundles
• Download or delete individual files
• Animated emojis are labeled with an ANIM badge
• All items are grouped by upload date

Dashboard

• Show the worlds your friends are in so you can join them quickly
• Show the activity of your friends in real time
• Click a world card to see exactly which friends are there and which instance type they are in
• When friends are spread across multiple instances the dashboard shows the instance count

Notifications

• See if you have a new friend request and deny or accept it
• See if someone invites you to an instance
• See if someone invites you to a group
• Rich in-app toast cards pop up in real time for friend requests, invites, request invites, invite responses, vote-to-kick, group announcements, group invites, and group join requests
• Accept or deny notifications directly from the t