# Lossless Scaling Application: THS Also called lsfg, lossless scaling steam THS, Games Paid Steam overlay for scaling and frame generation. The process is LosslessScaling.exe. It is not NVIDIA Image Scaling. ## What you need to know Lossless Scaling is a paid Steam overlay. It is not NVIDIA Image Scaling. LosslessScaling.exe scales and can generate frames. NVIDIA Image Scaling is a driver feature. DLSS is in-game NVIDIA tech. - **What is it?**: Paid scaler and frame-gen overlay **Still current?**: Yes, see Current status **Official download?**: Use the vendor link in this article Feex says If someone says turn on NIS, that is NVIDIA App. LosslessScaling.exe is the Steam overlay they paid for. I do not mix those names. ## What is Lossless Scaling? LosslessScaling.exe is a Steam overlay you arm, then it captures a game window. NVIDIA Image Scaling lives in NVIDIA App or the driver. Different product, different toggle. ## If you have never used it If you bought Lossless Scaling on Steam, this is a paid overlay that scales a window and can add frame generation. It is not NVIDIA Image Scaling, not DLSS, and not the NVIDIA App. Install it from your Steam library. ## What is it used for? **Integer and other scalers on a window** You pick the game window. NVIDIA NIS is a driver setting, not this exe. **LS frame generation** The paid overlay path people mean by LSFG. DLSS Frame Generation is NVIDIA's in-game feature. **Steam-bought extra** It lives in your Steam library. There is no official "Lossless Scaling.exe" on a random host. ## Who is it for? - People who bought the Steam app - Users who want FG on a game that has none - Anyone who confused this with NVIDIA Image Scaling ## Current status Lossless Scaling (2018) is a current paid scaler and frame-gen overlay from THS. The vendor still points Windows users at https://store.steampowered.com/app/993090/Lossless_Scaling/. ## How old is it? The Steam app dates to 2018 and grew frame-generation features later. NVIDIA Image Scaling and AMD RSR are driver-side scalers. Those are free vendor features, not this paid overlay. ## Versions Major channels first. Exact build numbers are not all verified here. Steam release ## System requirements Values follow the publisher's public guidance. Workload still changes the real need. ### Minimum | Operating system | A current supported Windows 10 or Windows 11 release, per the vendor | | ---------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | | RAM | Enough for Windows plus this app. Heavy projects want more. | ## Resource profile - **CPU demand**: Follows what you open inside the app **RAM demand**: Follows documents, tabs, or libraries ## Installed processes These executables belong to this product when it is installed. | LosslessScaling.exe | Main Windows executable | | ------------------- | ----------------------- | ## Startup components You start it from Steam when you want the overlay. It does not need to start with Windows. ## File locations | Typical install | Steam library folder for app 993090 | | --------------- | ----------------------------------- | ## Common problems ### Enabled NIS and thought this app armed NVIDIA Image Scaling is the driver. Launch Lossless Scaling from Steam for this product. ### Overlay fights RTSS or NVIDIA overlay One capture overlay at a time is the usual test. Afterburner is a different OSD. ## Getting unstuck ### Install from your Steam library (app 993090) The Steam Community hub is support. Skip "Lossless Scaling free exe" sites. ### Arm the overlay, then tab to the game as the app documents It is not an NVIDIA App checkbox. It is not DLSS in the game menu. ### Turn off other overlays when the image tears or the game refuses exclusive mode RTSS, Discord, and NVIDIA overlay are the usual stack. ## Alternatives NVIDIA Image Scaling, DLSS, and AMD RSR/FSR are vendor or in-game paths. Magpie is another community scaler. This article is the paid Steam app. ## Official help and downloads Start with the vendor. Random exe sites are not a support channel. | Download | [store.steampowered.com/app/993090/Lossless_Scaling/ ](https://store.steampowered.com/app/993090/Lossless_Scaling/)Official installer or vendor page | | ------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Help | [steamcommunity.com/app/993090 ](https://steamcommunity.com/app/993090)Vendor support | | Official site | [store.steampowered.com/app/993090/Lossless_Scaling/ ](https://store.steampowered.com/app/993090/Lossless_Scaling/)Start here, not a random exe host | ## Related hardware A discrete GPU helps capture and FG. The app is not a driver. Any GPU the Steam page lists is the vendor bar, not a Feex benchmark. ## Technical details Technical details Vendor version numbers change. This article does not pin a build. ## Related These entities connect to this article. Type is shown on every link. [Steam: Application](https://feex.it/wiki/software/steam)[NVIDIA App: Application](https://feex.it/wiki/software/nvidia-app)[How to read Task Manager: Guide](https://feex.it/wiki/software/system/how-to-read-task-manager) ## Sources and verification Reviewed by Feex editorial. Last verified August 2026 Status: Feex Reviewed. [How we research](https://feex.it/wiki/research). - [Lossless Scaling official site ](https://store.steampowered.com/app/993090/Lossless_Scaling/)· Vendor product page - [Lossless Scaling help ](https://steamcommunity.com/app/993090)· Vendor support - [Foxhole process map ](https://foxhole.feex.it/)· First-party samples on Windows PCs. Not a lab benchmark. ## Was this article useful? A yes or no is enough. Pick a reason if you want, or add a short note. Quick facts The short identity of this page. Specs, sources, and the full story stay in the article. - **Developer**: THS **Category**: Paid scaler and frame-gen overlay **Process**: LosslessScaling.exe **License**: Paid Steam app **First released**: 2018 **Official site**: [Steam: Lossless Scaling](https://store.steampowered.com/app/993090/Lossless_Scaling/) **Mapped by Feex**: Seen on Windows PCs in Foxhole Feex Reviewed: Last verified August 2026 --- Source: [Canonical Feex Wiki page](https://feex.it/wiki/software/lossless-scaling/) [Developer guide](https://feex.it/wiki/developers/) | [API policy](https://feex.it/developers/api-policy/) | [Agent guidance](https://feex.it/wiki/llms.txt)