Launch your entire sim racing setup with one click
SimLauncher is a free startup manager for sim racers. Create profiles per sim, add every app you use, and launch the whole stack in the right order - SimHub, Crew Chief, overlays, rig software, all of it.
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One startup manager for your entire sim racing workflow
A serious sim racing rig doesn't run one app - it runs five, six, seven. SimHub for dashboards and overlays. Crew Chief for race strategy. MOZA Pit House or Fanatec Fanalab for wheelbase control. A bass shaker controller. Maybe VR software or a stream overlay. And the sim itself. That's a lot to launch manually every session.
SimLauncher is a dedicated sim racing startup manager that handles all of it. Build profiles per sim, set the launch order, configure per-step delays, and hit start. Everything boots in sequence, in the right order, every time. Switch sims, switch profiles - different apps, same one-click experience.
It's free, open-source, and built specifically for sim racers who take their setup seriously. No scripts, no Task Scheduler hacks, no Windows startup bloat - just a clean tool that does exactly what you need.
How to set up your sim racing startup manager
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Add your sims in Settings
Open SimLauncher and go to the Settings area. Add each sim you race - iRacing, Assetto Corsa, ACC, AMS2, or any of the 27 supported titles - by pointing SimLauncher at the game's executable. Anything that runs as a Windows program can be added too, so the built-in list isn't a hard limit.
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Build a profile for each sim
For every sim, create a profile and add the companion apps you want with it: SimHub, Crew Chief, Trading Paints, Garage 61, Second Monitor, or any of your 20 custom app slots. You can keep more than one profile per sim - a VR profile and a triple-screen profile, say - each with its own stack of apps.
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Set the launch order and delays
Drag the companion apps into the order they should start after the sim, and set a delay before each one - 1, 1.5, or 2 second presets, or a custom value up to 30 seconds - so tools like SimHub and Crew Chief have time to initialize and pick up the session cleanly.
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Launch your whole rig with one click
From then on, one button starts everything in sequence - the sim first, then each companion app with your delays. When the session's done, close the running companion apps in one click from the running-apps strip.
Launches your rig software too
Launch your full sim racing setup with SimLauncher
Per-game profiles
Different app combos per sim, drag-to-reorder launch order
Launch sequencing
Custom order + configurable delays between apps
Custom apps
20 custom slots for any tool that isn't built-in
Supported sims and companion apps
Supported Sims
Companion Apps
Built for complex sim racing rigs
Engineered to manage high-end rigs, VR setups, and motion platforms.
SimLauncher is for you if:
- You run multiple sims (iRacing, AC, ACC, AMS2, etc.)
- You switch between different setups (VR vs triples, motion on/off, etc.)
- You use multiple companion apps (SimHub, CrewChief, overlays, telemetry, wheelbase software...)
- You care about launch order, delays, and reliability
- You want a single click to go from desktop to fully ready rig
Probably not for you if:
- You run one sim and one or two apps
- You're fine with everything starting with Windows
- You don't need different setups
- You don't care about launch order or coordination between apps
Common Questions
What is a sim racing startup manager?
A sim racing startup manager is an app that handles launching your sim and all your companion tools together, in the right order, with one click. Without one, you manually open SimHub, Crew Chief, your overlay, rig software, and the sim itself - every session. SimLauncher does all of that automatically using per-game profiles. You configure the launch order and delays once, and from then on everything starts in sequence whenever you hit Launch. When you're done, one click closes the running companion apps.
Which sims does SimLauncher support?
SimLauncher supports 27 titles across sim racing and flight. On the racing side that includes iRacing, Assetto Corsa, Assetto Corsa Competizione, Automobilista 2, rFactor 2, Le Mans Ultimate, BeamNG, F1 24, F1 25, Richard Burns Rally and Rennsport; on the flight side, Aerofly FS 4, DCS World, IL-2 Sturmovik, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 and 2024, Prepar3D and X-Plane 12. Each sim gets its own profile with independently configured companion apps and launch settings. You add each sim once in Settings by pointing SimLauncher at its executable, and from then on it stays on your Launcher tab ready for one-click launch.
Can I use different app setups for different sims?
Yes - that's the main point. Each profile in SimLauncher is fully independent, so iRacing can launch a completely different set of apps than Assetto Corsa or AMS2. You can also create multiple profiles for the same sim - for example, separate VR and triples profiles with different companion apps and rig software. Switch between them with one click, and the right stack starts automatically every time.
Is SimLauncher free?
Yes, completely free. No subscription, no premium tier, no locked features. SimLauncher is open-source under GPL v3 - the full code is on GitHub. It supports 27 sims with per-game profiles, configurable launch order, custom delays, and one-click kill/relaunch of running apps. SimHub, Crew Chief, and any other tool in your setup all have native support. Built by a sim racer for the community, and it's staying free.