# keylase/nvidia-patch

This patch removes restriction on maximum number of simultaneous NVENC video encoding sessions imposed by Nvidia to consumer-grade GPUs.

Repository: https://github.com/keylase/nvidia-patch
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/nvidia-patch
Language: Python
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-08-17T06:10:56+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 76/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3701, "days_push": 16, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4777, forks 374 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:59.522660+00:00)

## What it is
A set of Python/shell patch scripts that remove Nvidia's artificial restriction on the number of simultaneous NVENC encoding sessions on consumer GPUs, and enable NvFBC capture on those GPUs. It supports many driver versions on Linux and Windows.

## Use cases
- remove nvenc session limit on consumer gpu
- run multiple simultaneous video encodes with ffmpeg
- enable nvfbc screen capture on geforce cards
- patch nvidia driver for unlimited encoding sessions
- use a gpu for a plex/jellyfin transcoding server without session limits

## When to choose
- you need more than the 3-8 concurrent NVENC sessions Nvidia allows on consumer GPUs
- you want NvFBC-based capture on a GeForce card
- you run a media server or streaming setup on Linux or Windows with an Nvidia GPU

## When to avoid
- you have a datacenter/professional GPU that already has unlimited sessions
- you cannot accept the legal/ToS and stability risks of patching proprietary drivers
- your driver version is not in the supported version table

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: video-processing, developer-tools
- domain: hardware, developer-tools
- platform: windows, cli
- tags: nvidia, nvenc, nvfbc, driver-patch, gpu, transcoding, video, linux

## Member repositories
- keylase/nvidia-patch (main) score 76

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:59.522660+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:18:45.871515+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/keylase/nvidia-patch (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:59.522660+00:00, sha 4d5cc7c2e01a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.