Best Meta Quest 3 accessories 2023

While the Quest 3 made some amazing strides in performance and visuals, you need the best Meta Quest 3 accessories to make up for its design flaws and cost-cutting compromises. 

From a more secure fit to a better sweat-wicking cover, longer battery life to better Oculus Touch grips, there are plenty of ways to make your Quest 3 experience better than ever with accessories.

Meta sells official accessories with high quality but even higher prices, along with some controversial issues. That's why our list of the best Meta Quest 3 accessories primarily comes from reliable third-party makers that give you good quality for less, if you want or need an alternative to Meta's list. 

We're still early in the Meta Quest 3's life and many accessory manufacturers haven't had the chance to release most planned products just yet. Still, we've personally tested a bunch of Quest 3 accessories and have narrowed down our list to the best option in every category: strap, grip, battery, headphones, Link cable, case, and more!

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Nick Sutrich

Nick has played with VR headsets since the Virtual Boy and knows what's good and what's not. He writes a weekly column called AC thVRsday covering the industry in general and the Quest 3 specifically, and he's hand-tested most of the accessories on this list, along with others not worth including. 

At a glance

These are the best Meta Quest 3 accessories you can buy

Best overall

BoboVR has been making many people's favorite Quest 2 head strap for a few years, and now that product has been upgraded for the Meta Quest 3. This replaces the flimsy cloth strap that ships with the Quest 3 and makes it much more comfortable to wear.

To start with, the BoboVR M3 Pro shakes things up by taking all the weight off your face and evenly distributing it between your forehead and occipital bone. That makes it far more comfortable to wear it for long periods of time, and it also means you can wear your Quest 3 without the face pad if you so wish.

Extra comfort serves a double purpose since the BoboVR M3 Pro ships with a rechargeable, magnetically-detachable battery pack that can be hot-swapped at any time. Each pack adds about 2 hours to the Quest 3's battery life, meaning you can play for hours at a time without worrying about low battery notifications.

Best controller

We're super early into the Meta Quest 3's life, which is why AMVR's controller grips are so impressive. Not only are these grips incredibly well-designed but it's hard to imagine grips getting any better (or more comfortable) over time.

Like the company's Quest 2 grips, these Quest 3 grips feature a clever battery slot so you can swap out low batteries without having to take the grips off the controller. Plus, AMVR is one of the only companies making grips that didn't cover up that lower tracking LED near the base, so these won't negatively affect tracking quality at all.

The extra soft material not only adds grip to the Quest 3's controllers but it's got a nice powdery finish, helping to ward against sweaty hands. And who could forget about those fantastic hand grips that make it possible to throw things in VR without throwing the controllers?

Plus, they work as an excellent counter-weight to better stabilize the smaller controllers in your hands. It's a win, win, win all around.

Best Elite Strap

While we recommend the BoboVR M3 VR for its comfort upgrade and its battery boost, it's fairly pricey and often goes out of stock. If you need an alternative and don't necessarily need more than the Quest 3's default 2-hour play time, the ZyberVR head strap is the one to beat, solely from a comfort standpoint. 

Instead of just a back knob for better security and a thicker top strap for support, Zybervr put extra thought into the design by putting the back TPU portion higher on the back of your head and pointing the strap downward towards a hinge, so gravity pushes it onto your head instead of off it. 

You can also adjust the angle of the front portion to make sure your eyes have the perfect angle for a clear view, using a rotation button to make adjustments on the fly. Having tested it for ourselves, we're really happy with the overall experience, and highly recommend it. 

Best face cover

The plush facial interface that ships with the Meta Quest 3 feels great on the skin but has some issues. One, it's cloth, so it absorbs sweat if you're more of an active Quest gamer. Two, we've noticed a significant ventilation issue, leading to foggy lenses.

You can solve the first problem with an inexpensive silicone cover — the APEXINNO silicone face cover costs less than $10 and works well — but to solve the second, you need to replace the facial interface entirely. That's not difficult on the modular Quest 3, but you need the right interface to make it worth your time. Enter AMVR's facial interface. 

Its PU leather is very soft, cool, comfortable, and sweat-wicking, a great pairing option with a new Elite strap like the Bobovr or Zybervr. More importantly, the ventilation along the edges gives you a pretty adequate countermeasure against lens fog, even if it doesn't fully remove it like the Quest 2 Kiwi interface did. We hope Kiwi Design makes a Quest 3 version soon, but the AMVR option is the best we have for now. 

Another benefit to AMVR's option is that it makes the headset backwards compatible with your old Quest 2 silicone face covers, which don't fit the Quest 3 interface easily. The default AMVR cover attaches with velcro, making it easy to remove, clean, and reattach. 

Best headphones

Some products are nearly impossible to improve upon. Soundcore's VR P10 earbuds fit right into that elusive category, delivering the best wireless audio quality of any made-for-VR earbuds you'll find today. In fact, these were the original wireless earbuds and they are still amazing today on the Quest 3.

Not only are Soundcore's VR P10 earbuds super comfortable, but they come in a handy case that recharges them while docked inside. The case recharges via USB-C connection, and a colored LED on the front will let you know the status at all times.

These earbuds not only sound incredible but also deliver zero latency thanks to the ingenious USB-C dongle that plugs into your Quest 3's USB-C port. Plus, Soundcore was thoughtful enough to include a USB-C passthrough port on the dongle so you can still use your battery head strap and the earbuds at the same time.

Best Link cable

Zyber has been making my favorite Quest Link cable for a while now, and their flagship cable works perfectly with the Meta Quest 3. Not only is it well made but it won't break the bank, either, and it comes in a lengthy 16ft that'll stretch all the way across your living room.

Zyber's Quest Link cable isn't just long, though, it's also well-built and plugs into your PC's USB-A ports instead of requiring a USB-C port. That could be a drawback for some PCs but it's likely a positive trait for most people.

In addition to being well-built, it has a great data transfer rate, keeps the headset powered while playing PCVR games, and even has an LED status light right on the end so you don't have to guess when the connection has been made.

Best carrying case

This carrying case is technically made for the Meta Quest 2, but it'll perfectly fit your Quest 3 and its smaller controllers so long as you're using a larger head strap.

KIWI's case looks absolutely fantastic on the outside, and it's built well, to boot, keeping your Quest 3 protected even if you accidentally drop the case. It's got dedicated spots for the controllers right in the middle and even includes a handy lens protective cover so rogue accessories can't scratch up those precious lenses.

There's also additional storage inside for extra accessories like cables and batteries, making this a fantastic deal all around. Just be warned that since it was designed for the larger Meta Quest 2, it's too big for the Quest 3 when using the default cloth straps. If you'd rather stick with the smaller head straps, grab the official Meta Quest 3 carrying case instead.

Best for glasses-wearers

The Meta Quest 3's improved facial interface can be easily adjusted to fit many different types of prescription glasses, but using that has some major downsides. For one, it's inconvenient, especially if you're sharing the Quest with someone else. Making room for glasses also pushes the Quest 3 further away from your face, reducing your field of vision into the virtual world.

Ditch the hassle and grab these inexpensive prescription lenses built for the Quest 3, instead! These lenses pop right onto the Quest 3's lenses and can be removed when sharing the headset with others. Since they're made-to-order, they fit your prescription perfectly and make using the headset far nicer than using your glasses.

Plus, they're water and scratch-resistant, have an anti-glare coating, and are endorsed by Meta for official compatibility.

Best for night owls

Do you like playing VR late at night or early in the morning? I do, too, but turning on all the lights in the living room can cause some problems for other people in the house who are trying to sleep.

That's where the Zyber infrared illuminator comes in. It attaches to your headset's USB-C port and illuminates the room in front if you in infrared light. That light is completely invisible to human eyes but perfectly visible to the cameras on your Quest 2, Quest 3, or Pico 4 headset.

This way, you can play games and have fun without all that annoying light that's normally required for play. Plus, if your space isn't normally light enough for accurate tracking, this illuminator can help!

Just be aware that the passthrough cameras on these headsets can't display surroundings lit by infrared light, so passthrough mode looks as dark as it does to your eyes.

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Get a better experience

The Meta Quest 3 is an amazing headset, no doubt, but it's so much better with a few accessories. If you're only looking to buy one accessory today, though, focus on the BoboVR M3 Pro. It makes the Quest 3 substantially more comfortable to wear and even adds 2 hours of battery life to the Quest 3 thanks to the included battery pack.

Plus, you can order additional battery packs from BoboVR and add more play time to your VR sessions by hot-swapping out batteries with a convenient magnetic interface.

Second to that are the AMVR controller grips, which add a handy hand strap to the controllers, plus a lovely grippy, sweat-resistant cover for a better grip.

No matter what you choose, though, rest in confidence that these are the best Quest 3 accessories you can buy today!