DirectX Version Checker

DirectX Version Checker is a lightweight and portable software application designed to help you figure out which DirectX version you have installed on your computer. It can come in handy if you want to figure out whether you are required to update DirectX for a newly purchased video game or not, for instance.

Portability perks

Since there is no installation involved, you can drop the executable file to any part of the hard disk and just click it to run, as well as save DirectX Version Checker to a USB flash disk or similar storage unit, in order to run it on any PC directly, without any additional installers.
An important aspect worth taking into account is that the Windows registry and Start menu do not get updated with new entries, and no extra files are created on the disk, thus leaving it clean after removal.

Multi-tabbed window with advanced DirectX info

The user-friendly interface is based on a single window split into multiple panes, each showing some technical data concerning the DirectX version, which is immediately identified at program startup.
This revolves around the debug levels, input devices, DirectShow filters, along with audio and video compressors. Unfortunately, this info cannot be printed or exported to file. However, you can copy a text selection to the Clipboard using the global hotkey or by opening the context menu. There are no other noteworthy options provided by this piece of software.

Evaluation and conclusion

As expected, DirectX Version Checker does not put a strain on PC performance, since it runs on low CPU and RAM. There were no kind of issues in our tests, since it did not hang, crash or pop up error messages. It has a good response time and loads data quickly at startup.
Although it is not a complex application, DirectX Version Checker delivers a straightforward solution when it comes to finding out the DirectX version installed on your PC, along with valuable details.