BasisVR/Basis: Basis is an open-source social framework for VR and Desktop usage. · GitHub

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Basis Philosophy <- read our Philosophy here!

We are an MIT-Licensed Open-Source project with a focus on open development and full access to any optional modification desired or required.

Our goal is to help equip VR Creators, so we can accelerate the growth of VR.

We are actively working on Basis. If you like what you see, please consider contributing in any way you can.

Do you have a suggestion for improving Basis? Please fork the repo and create a pull request! You can also open an issue with the tag “improvement”. Not sure how to contribute, but still wanting to help out? Consider donating! We appreciate any help possible.

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Please help shape the future of Basis and leave your mark on its foundation.

1. Fork the Project
2. Optionally, Setup CI Secrets.
3. Create your Feature Branch (git checkout -b feature/ACrazyNewFeature)
4. Commit your Changes (git commit -m 'Add some ACrazyNewFeature')
5. Push to the Branch (git push origin feature/ACrazyNewFeature)
6. Open a Pull Request

This project is currently using Unity 6 (open the project through Unity Hub to see the version) Other Unity versions may work, but will require changes and adaptations. Currently, OPENXR and SteamVR are supported, as well as OPENXR Quest.

As a note, command line args for basis are:

to disable booting a VR mode. --disable-OpenVRLoader --disable-OpenXRLoader

to force a VR mode from boot. --force-OpenXRLoader --force-OpenVRLoader

1. Make sure you have the correct Unity version installed.
2. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/BasisVR/Basis.git

3. Open the project and make sure to load the scene Initialisation
4. Enter play!

basis enquiries - developerbasis@gmail.com Luke Dooly - @lukedooly - doolanl208@gmail.com

Discord:
Our Discord Community
Doolys Discord Account

Thank you to everyone who has helped Basis become something remarkable.

Distributed under the MIT License. See MIT License for more information.

This would not be possible without the following:

• ULipSync
• UnityJigglePhysics
• opussharp
• opus
• Steam Audio
• Unity Starter Assets - ThirdPerson
• RNNoise
• RNNoise.Net
• unity
• ionic icons
• LiteNetLib
• K4os.Compression.LZ4
• cilbox

This project includes third-party software under the following licenses:

• Steam Audio - See Basis/Packages/com.steam.steamaudio/LICENSE.md
• OpenLipSync ONNX Runtime (MIT) - See Basis/Packages/com.basisvr.openlipsync/THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md

• OpenVR - (C) Valve Corporation. See Basis/Packages/com.valvesoftware.unity.openvr/LICENSE.md
• SteamVR - (C) Valve Corporation. See Basis/Packages/com.steam.steamvr/LICENSE

• Opus Codec - Copyright 2001-2011 Xiph.Org, Skype Limited, Octasic, Jean-Marc Valin, Timothy B. Terriberry, CSIRO, Gregory Maxwell, Mark Borgerding, Erik de Castro Lopo. See Basis/Packages/com.avionblock.opussharp/Opus_LICENSE_PLEASE_READ.txt

• uLipSync - Copyright 2021 hecomi. See Basis/Packages/com.hecomi.ulipsync/LICENSE.md
• OpusSharp - Copyright 2026 AvionBlock. See Basis/Packages/com.avionblock.opussharp/LICENSE.txt
• URP Volumetric Fog - Copyright 2025 Cristian Qiu Felez. See Basis/Packages/com.cqf.urpvolumetricfog/LICENSE.md
• RNNoise.Net - Copyright 2023 Yellow Dog Man Studios. See Basis/Packages/com.xiph.rnnoise/LICENSE
• HVR Basis Comms - Copyright 2025 Hai~ and MR LUKE B DOOLAN. See Basis/Packages/dev.hai-vr.basis.comms/LICENSE
• HVR Basis NDMF - Copyright (c) 2025 Haï~. See Basis/Packages/dev.hai-vr.basis.ndmf/LICENSE
• MeaMod.DNS - Copyright 2021 James Weston. See Basis/Packages/nuget.meamod.dns/LICENSE
• Newtonsoft.Json - Copyright 2007 James Newton-King. See Basis/Packages/org.basisvr.newtonsoft.json/LICENSE
• BouncyCastle - Copyright 2000-2024 The Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. See Basis/Packages/org.basisvr.bouncycastle/LICENSE
• Base128 - See Basis/Packages/org.basisvr.base128/LICENSE
• Generator.Equals - Copyright Diego Frata. See Basis/Packages/org.basisvr.generator.equals/LICENSE
• SimpleBase - Copyright Sedat Kapanoglu. See Basis/Packages/org.basisvr.simplebase/LICENSE
• ZeroMessenger - Copyright 2024 Annulus Games. See Basis/Packages/com.basis.zeromessenger/LICENSE.md
• K4os.Compression.LZ4 - Copyright 2017 Milosz Krajewski. See Basis/Packages/org.basisvr.k4os.compression.lz4/LICENSE
• UnityJigglePhysics - MIT licensed upstream
• AudioLink - MIT licensed upstream
• cilbox - MIT licensed upstream

• Inter - Copyright 2020 The Inter Project Authors. See Basis/Packages/com.basis.sdk/LICENSE-Inter-OFL.txt.
• Poppins - Copyright 2020 The Poppins Project Authors. See Basis/Packages/com.basis.sdk/LICENSE-Poppins-OFL.txt.
• Noto Sans JP - Copyright 2014-2021 Adobe, with Reserved Font Name 'Source'. See Basis/Packages/com.basis.sdk/LICENSE-NotoSansJP-OFL.txt.

"Valve", "Steam", and the associated figurative images are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Valve Corporation in the US and in various other jurisdictions. All rights reserved. Use of these trademarks must comply with the guidelines outlined in Basis/Packages/com.steam.steamaudio/TRADEMARK_RIGHTS.md.

"Basis", "BasisVR", "Basis Framework", and the Basis logo are marks representing the Basis Project. Please see TRADEMARK.md for our policies on their usage.

Basis is developed with the assistance of AI coding tools, for code only and never for creative assets, and every change is directed, reviewed, and owned by humans. The product itself embeds no generative AI, and generative image or video AI will never be added. The only ML that ships is small on-device models (noise suppression, lip sync, optional webcam tracking) that upload nothing. See AI.md for the full disclosure and our policy on AI-assisted contributions.