RaceLab Overlays – Free vs Pro (Subscriber)

RaceLab overlays can be used across two or more monitors, including full triple-screen setups, on the free plan. Each overlay is its own window that you can move to any screen and resize as needed. This page explains how to place overlays cleanly on your triple-screen rig and keep them where you want them.

Important: Triple-screen support here means placing individual overlay windows on different monitors. It is not the same as the RaceLab Layout Builder feature, which is part of the Pro subscription and used for advanced saved layouts.

1. Requirements & basic behaviour

  • Overlay windows: RaceLab overlays are drawn in separate windows. You can drag each one to any monitor and resize it.
  • Display mode: Your simulator should run in windowed or borderless windowed mode for overlays to sit correctly on top. Full-screen exclusive modes are not recommended and are known to cause problems with overlays staying visible or clickable.
  • Triple-screen rendering: Configure your triple-screen setup inside the simulation or graphics driver as normal. RaceLab simply places overlay windows on top – it does not change how the sim renders the three screens.
  • Free feature: Moving overlays to different monitors is available to all RaceLab users on the free plan. A Pro subscription is only needed for advanced layout management and VR overlays.

2. Basic multi-monitor setup – step by step

Follow this simple process to place your overlays across two or three screens.

  1. Start your sim and session.
    Launch iRacing (or another supported sim) and join a test, practice, or race session so that telemetry and session data are available.
  2. Open RaceLab and the overlay you want.
    Open the RaceLab app and go to the overlay you want to place (for example Relative, Standings, Advanced Panel, etc.). Click the button to open the overlay window so that it appears on your desktop.
  3. Drag the overlay to the target monitor.
    With the sim running in windowed / borderless mode, drag the overlay window to the screen you want to use:
    • Center monitor – main driving information.
    • Left monitor – long standings list, track map, or radar.
    • Right monitor – lap times, fuel, or chat / stream tools.
    Resize the overlay by dragging its edges or corners until it fits the space you want.
  4. Lock the overlay when you are happy.
    When an overlay is in the correct place, use the lock function to stop it moving by accident. You can use the lock icon in the RaceLab app, or the shortcut CTRL + SHIFT + L to lock / unlock overlays. Locked overlays still update in real time but will not be dragged by mistake.
  5. Repeat for each overlay you need.
    Open the next overlay window, drag it to the monitor you want, resize, and lock it. You can mix free overlays as needed – for example:
    • Center: Relative + Flags + Fuel.
    • Left: Standings + Radar.
    • Right: Advanced Panel or extra timing.
  6. Test with a few sessions.
    Run a short practice or race. Confirm that overlays stay on the correct screens and that you can still use your sim normally. If overlays take focus away from the sim, click on the sim window once to restore input and consider locking the overlays.

3. Saving positions & using layouts (Free vs Pro)

RaceLab will generally try to remember where overlay windows were the last time you used them, but the behaviour can depend on your monitor layout, resolution, and Windows display settings.

Layouts vs. free positioning: On the free plan you can place and lock overlays on any monitor and RaceLab will attempt to restore those positions. The Layout Builder feature – creating and managing named layouts across different cars, series, or use-cases – is part of the Pro feature set. Free users still keep full access to multi-monitor usage, they just do not have advanced layout management.
  • Free users: set up overlays where you like, lock them, and treat that as your “main” triple-screen arrangement. If monitor layouts change (for example you unplug a screen), you may need to drag them back once.
  • Pro users: can use Layout Builder to create one or more named layouts for different use-cases (racing, coaching, streaming, etc.) that include your triple-screen overlay positions.

4. Troubleshooting common triple-screen issues

Overlays do not appear on the side monitors

  • Confirm the sim is running in windowed or borderless windowed mode, not full-screen exclusive. Full-screen modes can prevent overlays from drawing correctly on all screens.
  • In Windows, check that all monitors are enabled and arranged in the correct order in Display Settings. If Windows thinks a monitor is “above” or “below” instead of left/right, you may need to drag the overlay further than expected.
  • Try temporarily moving the overlay back to the main screen, then drag it again to the target monitor and lock it.

Overlays are visible but block clicks or keyboard input

  • Make sure the overlays are locked once placed (using the lock icon or CTRL + SHIFT + L).
  • If the sim stops responding to input, click once inside the sim window to restore focus.
  • You can temporarily hide overlays with CTRL + SHIFT + H if needed and press the same shortcut again to show them.

Overlay positions get “lost” after resolution or monitor changes

  • Big changes in resolution or monitor layout (for example unplugging one screen, switching primary monitor, or changing scaling) can cause overlay windows to reopen off-screen.
  • If an overlay seems “missing”, use the Windows taskbar to bring it into focus, then Win+Shift+Arrow (on some setups) or right-click “Move” to pull it back onto a visible monitor.
  • After everything is visible again, re-lock overlays in their correct positions.

5. Note about VR and triple-screen setups

This page is about using RaceLab overlays on flat monitors in multi-monitor and triple-screen setups. RaceLab also offers a separate RaceLabVR system for virtual reality overlays, which requires a Pro membership and an extra VR installer. VR overlays and monitor overlays can be used together, but they are configured separately.

Summary: Multi-monitor and triple-screen usage of RaceLab overlays is a free feature. You can drag overlays to any monitor, lock them in place, and race. Pro membership adds advanced layout tools and VR support on top of this, but basic triple-screen overlay usage is available to every RaceLab user.