Quick introduction on how to get started with Parsec Soda.

Read through it before asking questions.

<aside> 📢 **Current state of Parsec Soda as of Nov 13, 2023 You must compile Soda yourself. Compiled copies may not be shared.

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Information found below is outdated

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<aside> 💡 Soda employs an outdated Parsec SDK, lacking the latest congestion algorithms and quality settings found in the official app. Video quality may not match the official app but the added features and benefits generally outweigh the loss in video quality.

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<aside> ⚠️ If you are running Soda alongside Steam, please see Protecting yourself when using Parsec Soda & Steam together

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Table of contents

Download & Install

1. Download official Parsec Soda from https://github.com/FlavioFS/ParsecSoda/releases
2. Unpack the file with 7-Zip or similar.
3. Start ParsecSoda.exe.

<aside> 💡 You will need to install ViGEm Bus Driver for the gamepads to function. It used to come bundled with old versions of Parsec but no longer does. https://github.com/ViGEm/ViGEmBus/releases

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Alternative versions

There are a few other versions of Parsec Soda that may have have bug fixes, improvements and/or added features. Most notable are: