osu!notsodirect

no supporter? no problem!

osu!notsodirect is a hacky, but functional local replacement for osu!direct. it downloads beatmaps from public mirrors and launches them through osu!, effectively auto-extracting them — just like the real osu!direct... but for free :3

osu.notsodirect-showcase.mp4

💡 how it works

• downloads .osz files from public mirrors (like catboy.best or nerinyan.moe)
• auto-imports them into osu!
• requires zero changes to the game itself (no ban risk, no funny business)
• it's also like... blazingly fast

🧱 setup and prerequisites

1. important notes:

   • !!! THE GAME MUST RUN IN BORDERLESS FULLSCREEN/BORDERLESS WINDOW !!! if it's not, it will minimize your game, and show the menu on your desktop.
   • make sure you have .NET 9.0 Windows Desktop Runtime installed. download link.
   • if you wanna compile it yourself, make sure you have the .NET 9.0 Windows SDK installed. download link

2. where to download and keybinds

   • you can download and run the program from the releases page on github, or compile it yourself.
   • when you press the HOME key on your keyboard you can show/hide the overlay, and the F12 key shows the debug console.

3. summary

   • after doing these things, you should be set and ready to go! now just search for a map, click on the download button, and the map should auto-import itself to osu!

⚠️ possible issues

• borderless fullscreen introduces input delay, unfortunately, there's not much I can do to fix this, it's a stupid Windows issue. Forced DWM buffering
• however, you can minimize the input lag by disabling Fullscreen Optimizations for the osu!.exe file, like this: