Download for Windows

Free overlay app for Windows

See event timers
without alt-tabbing

A small panel on top of ARC Raiders shows what’s live on each map, how long it has left and what starts next.

Download for WindowsOpen the web app

Windows 10 and 11, 64-bit.

ARC Raiders map selection screen
The RaiderBuddy overlay in the top left corner of ARC Raiders. It lists the 5 live events with the time each has left, and the 2 events that start next, each with a reminder bell. The bell for Matriarch is on, and a notice at the top of the screen confirms the reminder fires at 18:25, 5 minutes before Matriarch starts.
Events5 live17:34:08

Live nowends in

  • Night RaidStella Montis25:52
  • Electromagnetic StormSpaceport25:52
  • Husk GraveyardBuried City25:52
  • Uncovered CachesBlue Gate25:52
  • HarvesterDam55:52

Up nextstarts in

  • Prospecting ProbesBlue Gate25:52
  • MatriarchSpaceport55:52

Hide with Ctrl+O

Reminder on for Matriarch

Fires at 18:25, 5 min before it starts

How it works

Three steps to timers in game

  1. Download and install

    Get the latest .exe from GitHub releases and run it to install RaiderBuddy.

  2. Open RaiderBuddy next to the game

    Start RaiderBuddy and keep it running while you play. The events panel shows up on top of ARC Raiders.

  3. Press Ctrl+O in game

    Show or hide the timers whenever you like. No alt-tab, no leaving the raid.

Features

Quick to read, easy to hide

Six things the overlay does, all of them there to keep your eyes on the raid.

Event timers on screen

Every live event with its map and the time it has left, plus what starts next.

Ctrl+OTimers on screen

Hotkey toggle

Press Ctrl+O to show or hide the panel. You never have to alt-tab out of the raid.

Adjustable opacity

Fade the panel until the map shows through, or keep it solid.

Matriarch starting in 5 min

Matriarch at Spaceport

Fires 5 minutes before the start

Event reminders

Premium

Get a heads-up right on top of the game before the events you care about, 1 to 30 minutes before.

Drag anywhere

Move the panel to wherever it covers the least of your screen.

Auto updates

RaiderBuddy updates itself when a new version is out. It needs internet for that.

Works with the web app

Plan in the browser,
watch the timers in game

The web app has your raid briefing, interactive maps, this week’s trials, your quests, the cheat sheet and every item in the game. The overlay keeps the event timers in view while you play.

Open the web app

Take the timers into
your next raid

Free for Windows 10 and 11. Not on Windows? The web app shows the event timers in any browser.

Download for WindowsOpen the web app

Windows 10 and 11, 64-bit.

Requirements

System
Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit
Memory
4 GB RAM
Disk space
200 MB
Internet
Needed for updates
Downloads come from GitHub releases at timlangner/RaiderBuddy. You always get the latest .exe.See all releases on GitHub (opens in a new tab)
▶About RaiderBuddy for WindowsWhat the overlay shows, the web app, and what it costs

RaiderBuddy: an ARC Raiders overlay and companion app

The overlay

RaiderBuddy for Windows puts small panels over ARC Raiders: Events, with what's live on each map, how long it has left and what starts next; Trials, with this week's objectives; and Your list, with the items your quests, upgrades and projects still need. One hotkey shows or hides the panels; each sits where you drag it and can be made see-through, so you never alt-tab out of a raid to check a timer.

The web app, in the same window

The app's main window is the whole RaiderBuddy web app, and every tool also works in any browser at raiderbuddy.com: event timers for all five server regions, interactive maps, weekly trials, quests with your progress, the needed-items cheat sheet and blueprint tracker, an item database, a skill tree planner with all 48 skills, weapon stats with time to kill against each shield, and a tier list maker for all 26 weapons.

Free, with Premium if you want it

RaiderBuddy is free to download and use on Windows 10 and 11, and it updates itself. Premium adds event reminders, trial spawn locations, 50 private map markers, 5 saved builds, no ads on the website, and in My Raider every raid you sync, season stats, stash advice and the sync when you close ARC Raiders; every tool stays free.