diff --git a/src/file_builders/mod.rs b/src/file_builders/mod.rs
index fced075..912bea0 100644
--- a/src/file_builders/mod.rs
+++ b/src/file_builders/mod.rs
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 pub mod active_runtime_json;
+pub mod openvrpaths_vrpath;
 
diff --git a/src/file_builders/openvrpaths_vrpath.rs b/src/file_builders/openvrpaths_vrpath.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a64034
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/file_builders/openvrpaths_vrpath.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+use std::{fs::File, io::BufReader, path::Path};
+
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+
+use crate::file_utils::{get_config_dir, get_writer};
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct OpenVrPaths {
+    config: Vec<String>,
+    external_drivers: Option<Vec<String>>, // never seen it populated
+    jsonid: String,
+    log: Vec<String>,
+    runtime: Vec<String>,
+    version: u32,
+}
+
+fn get_openvrpaths_vrpath_path() -> String {
+    format!(
+        "{config}/openvr/openvrpaths.vrpath",
+        config = get_config_dir()
+    )
+}
+
+pub fn is_steam(ovr_paths: OpenVrPaths) -> bool {
+    ovr_paths
+        .runtime
+        .iter()
+        .find(|rt| {
+            rt.to_lowercase()
+                .ends_with("/steam/steamapps/common/steamvr")
+        })
+        .is_some()
+}
+
+fn get_openvrpaths_from_path(path_s: String) -> Option<OpenVrPaths> {
+    let path = Path::new(&path_s);
+    if !(path.is_file() || path.is_symlink()) {
+        return None;
+    }
+    let fd = File::open(path).expect("Unable to open openvrpaths.vrpath");
+    let reader = BufReader::new(fd);
+    Some(serde_json::from_reader(reader).expect("Failed to deserialize openvrpaths.vrpath"))
+}
+
+pub fn get_current_openvrpaths() -> Option<OpenVrPaths> {
+    get_openvrpaths_from_path(get_openvrpaths_vrpath_path())
+}
+
+fn dump_openvrpaths_to_path(ovr_paths: OpenVrPaths, path_s: String) {
+    let writer = get_writer(&path_s);
+    serde_json::to_writer_pretty(writer, &ovr_paths).expect("Unable to save openvrpaths");
+}
+
+pub fn dump_current_openvrpaths(ovr_paths: OpenVrPaths) {
+    dump_openvrpaths_to_path(ovr_paths, get_openvrpaths_vrpath_path())
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::{dump_openvrpaths_to_path, get_openvrpaths_from_path, OpenVrPaths};
+
+    #[test]
+    fn can_read_openvrpaths_vrpath_steamvr() {
+        let ovrp = get_openvrpaths_from_path("./test/files/openvrpaths.vrpath".into()).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(ovrp.config.len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(
+            ovrp.config.get(0).unwrap(),
+            "/home/user/.local/share/Steam/config"
+        );
+        assert_eq!(ovrp.external_drivers, None);
+        assert_eq!(ovrp.jsonid, "vrpathreg");
+        assert_eq!(ovrp.version, 1);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn can_dump_openvrpaths_vrpath() {
+        let ovrp = OpenVrPaths {
+            config: vec!["/home/user/.local/share/Steam/config".into()],
+            external_drivers: None,
+            jsonid: "vrpathreg".into(),
+            log: vec!["/home/user/.local/share/Steam/logs".into()],
+            runtime: vec!["/home/user/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SteamVR".into()],
+            version: 1,
+        };
+        dump_openvrpaths_to_path(ovrp, "./target/testout/openvrpaths.vrpath".into())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/files/openvrpaths.vrpath b/test/files/openvrpaths.vrpath
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f7e1126
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/files/openvrpaths.vrpath
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+    "config": [
+        "/home/user/.local/share/Steam/config"
+    ],
+    "external_drivers": null,
+    "jsonid": "vrpathreg",
+    "log": [
+        "/home/user/.local/share/Steam/logs"
+    ],
+    "runtime": [
+        "/home/user/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SteamVR"
+    ],
+    "version": 1
+}