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# Rainmeter Game Mode Button
- URL: https://deskspruce.com/skins/rainmeter-game-mode-button/
- Published: 2026-10-24T01:42:17.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T01:42:17.000Z
- Description: Rainmeter Game Mode Button switches between two saved layouts through a desktop icon.
- Author: DeskSpruce
- Tags: Desktop controls and launchers, #resource

Rainmeter Game Mode Button switches between two saved layouts through a desktop icon. The source's example pairs a normal desktop arrangement with an empty gaming layout. Separate On and Off INI files target the layouts, and their click actions can be edited to use different saved names.

## What this skin includes

- The supplied skin targets two layouts.
- Separate On and Off INI files define the switching buttons.
- The example layout names are Default and Gaming.
- Icons can be replaced in @Resources.
- Layout targets are edited in LeftMouseUpAction.

## Setup and limits

Save your desktop arrangement in Rainmeter's Layout tab, then save a second layout with Save as empty layout selected. Apply the second layout and load the appropriate On or Off INI. If using custom layout names, update the corresponding LeftMouseUpAction target in each relevant INI file.

This implementation switches only two layouts, with one target per INI file. It relies on saved Rainmeter layouts rather than documenting game detection or automatic switching. The author's gaming motivation does not establish measured frame-rate, battery, or performance improvements. Current Windows-build compatibility has not been independently verified; this research did not install or execute the skin.

[Open creator source and setup instructions](https://github.com/kleqing/Rainmeter-game-mode-skin) (source page, not a direct installer).

## Creator and preview provenance

Created by kleqing. [Creator source](https://github.com/kleqing/Rainmeter-game-mode-skin) · [Original source preview](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kleqing/Rainmeter-game-mode-skin/main/img/rainmeterpreview.png). Documentation preview published in kleqing/Rainmeter-game-mode-skin; credited to kleqing. Third-party wallpaper or imagery is not asserted included. Preview reproduction is owner-authorized with unverified reuse rights; this is not a creator license grant.

## Related skins and installation

Read the [Rainmeter installation guide](https://deskspruce.com/guides/install-rainmeter-skins/). Compare [Mond](https://deskspruce.com/skins/mond/) and [Wisp](https://deskspruce.com/skins/wisp/). These are different works, not additional editions of this skin.