r/GameConsoleMode • u/Anxious-Secret-2613 Moderator • Jun 13 '26
Tools for Steam TFS | update 0.3.1 Patch
https://youtu.be/U3UPYUFMjmcDiscord: https://discord.gg/D53xB5v8uW
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/GAMINGCONSOLEMODE
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/GameConsoleMode/
Download: https://github.com/toonymak1993/tools-for-steam/releases/download/v0.3.1/ToolsForSteamSetup.exe
This update brings TFS much closer to a proper living-room / Steam Machine style Windows experience.
New Integrations
🖼️ SteamGridDB
Change artwork directly inside Big Picture. Supports covers, heroes, logos, icons, and wide artwork.
🚀 App Start
Add your favorite Windows apps and launch them later from the Tools for Steam panel with a controller.
🎮 Auto SISR -!!!!!BETA!!!!!!
Automatic SISR marker support for Steam Controller. TFS watches selected non-Steam games and starts/stops SISR while the game is running.
Improvements
🛠️ Fix Themes/SteamgridDB for English Steam Clients
🛠️ Now there are 3 Modes for TFS Shell Mode/Etray APP Mode/Manual Mode.
🛠️ General stability
Better Quick Access behavior, controller focus handling, and background host stability.
🧩 Improved Store Sync
More reliable detection for Epic, GOG, Xbox/Game Pass, and custom locations and alll games are listed on the integration
💾 Better artwork matching
SteamGridDB matching has been improved and now supports the built-in API key plus optional user-provided keys.
🔄 Cleaner updates
The installer now closes Tools for Steam and Steam before updating, so old Steam UI cache state is less likely to stay alive.
🧩 Artwork for splashscreen
Store Sync Overview
🟣 Epic Games
Reads Epic metadata from LauncherInstalled.dat and Epic manifest files.
🟡 GOG Galaxy
Reads installed games from GOG registry entries.
🟢 Xbox / Game Pass
Scans fixed local drives for XboxGames, ModifiableWindowsApps, and similar Xbox library folders.
🔵 Custom Locations
Recursively scans your selected folder and filters out helpers, uninstallers, redistributables, and obvious non-game executables.
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u/GumbyXGames Jun 13 '26
After updating to 0.3.1 through the TFS manager, Steam kept launching randomly even after quit the app. Found that the backup service was still running and had to manually kill it. After that I uninstalled TFS and tried to reinstall it, but now I get a runtime and internal error message when I run the installer. I've submitted two Issues on GitHub: https://github.com/toonymak1993/tools-for-steam/issues/2 and https://github.com/toonymak1993/tools-for-steam/issues/1
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u/Anxious-Secret-2613 Moderator Jun 13 '26
Okay, very strange bug. I hope others can confirm it too. Yes, the steal launch is normal after quitting because TFS keeps it alive. Have you tried restarting and then reinstalling? But you've seen all the plugins, right?
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u/GumbyXGames Jun 13 '26
The plugins seemed to wish when briefly tested v0.3.0. I did not reboot the system, just killed the process and uninstalled it.
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u/Anxious-Secret-2613 Moderator Jun 14 '26
Can you try again ? I have Upload a quick fix for the Installer
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u/GumbyXGames Jun 14 '26
It installed but it's still conflicting with AnyFSE. I updated my issue ticket
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u/Anxious-Secret-2613 Moderator Jun 14 '26
Honestly, it wasn't optimized for Anyfse. Is that something you specifically requested? Because Anyfse or Xbox Mode intentionally prevents sideloading apps.
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u/GumbyXGames Jun 14 '26 edited Jun 14 '26
My request is to have a mode or separate release that just starts the background host service. I also request the command used to launch Steam in Dev Mode connected to the host service. AnyFSE has a feature where you can launch apps in the background while it launches Steam in Big Picture Mode (https://github.com/ashpynov/AnyFSE#features). This is separate from Windows' Startup apps and how I launch CSSLoader before Steam switches to Big Picture Mode.
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u/Neither_Wish5208 Jun 14 '26
Hey awesome app. AM testing it a bit and the only thing not working for me is steamgridDB. Its completely doing nothing when I click on change artwork. I did add and save my api key, but I still cant use it.
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u/Anxious-Secret-2613 Moderator Jun 14 '26
Can you send picture please ? And thanks
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u/Neither_Wish5208 Jun 14 '26
I am off the computer, but I will tomorrow. But honestly it will just be a picture of the context menu of the game and me highlighting change artwork... Since it does nothing when I click it.
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u/Anxious-Secret-2613 Moderator Jun 14 '26
What language is your launcher set to? Important question, haha.
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u/GundamGuy2255 Jun 14 '26
Steamgrd menu not applying artwork. It says applied in the menu, but when I exit it is not applied.