Getting Started

OLED Guard Pro protects your OLED display from burn-in using real-time, content-aware GPU-accelerated overlays.

Quick Start

  1. Download OLED Guard Pro from the Microsoft Store or Steam
  2. Launch the app — it starts minimized in your system tray
  3. Enable protection on your OLED display from the Dashboard
  4. Pick a preset that matches what you do most — Auto Mode is on by default in every factory preset, so the controller will adapt to what's actually on your screen without further tuning

System Requirements

  • OS: Windows 10 (1903+) or Windows 11
  • GPU: Any DirectX 11 compatible graphics card
  • RAM: ~50 MB
  • CPU: Minimal — all processing happens on the GPU

How It Works

OLED Guard captures your screen using Windows Graphics Capture (or DXGI Desktop Duplication on older systems), analyzes pixel brightness and persistence on the GPU, and renders a protective overlay only where burn-in risk is detected.

Unlike simple screen dimmers or pixel shifters, OLED Guard tracks per-pixel exposure accumulation — the same physics that cause real OLED burn-in — and responds proportionally.

Version 5 adds Game IQ, which learns each game's HUD in fullscreen play and re-protects it faster; a Dark Mode preset for a steady, uniform dim; and a Responsiveness control for how quickly protection reacts. See the changelog for the full list.

Next Steps

What is OLED burn-in