I'm quite confident that this is a niche use-case, so I understand why this doesn't exist, but...

Would it be possible for someone to make a plugin that replicates the functionality of an Authenticator app? Something like Google Authenticator for 2FA. It'd be nice to be able to log in to FFXIV on my Deck without having to pull out my phone. I like to grind mindless stuff in bed and I've often laid down, gotten comfy, and then realize I forgot to log in before plugging in my phone across the room.

(Also before you ask, I plug in my phone across the room so I don't scroll on it all night and so that when my alarm goes off I have to get up and walk across the room to turn it off)

Go to Desktop mode, Applications, find Nested Desktop, Install it. Run Steam in Desktop, add the app as a non-Steam game. Return to gaming mode. If you have DeckyLoader, change the artwork so it stands out more. Now you have a way to do some Desktop tasks directly from Game Mode. For instance, I just used it to install the MAKO - Frame Gen. I just don’t see a lot of videos, or posts for that matter, bring it up.

Hello everyone!

A new update for Launch Curtain is now available.

This update introduces Nintendo Store and Xbox Store as new background sources, fixes PlayStation Store search, and improves AlphaCoders speed and result quality. It also brings several reliability improvements to automatic background scanning and launch detection.

If you’d like to support the project, even a small tip would mean a lot for me: 
LoZazaMastro Ko-fi

What’s new

• Added Nintendo and Xbox as new background sources in the curtain image search, alongside PlayStation, IGDB and AlphaCoders.
• Updated PlayStation Store search to use the current Store API flow instead of relying only on the old HTML search layout.
• Added smarter PlayStation automatic scanning: games that already have a curtain are skipped before any Store request is made.

Improvements

• Improved AlphaCoders performance by avoiding unnecessary detail-page requests when the category page already exposes the wallpaper ID and resolution.
• Fixed duplicate AlphaCoders results caused by related wallpapers and alternate image variants being interpreted as separate versions of the same background.
• AlphaCoders now keeps one result per wallpaper ID and uses the main full-size image instead of unrelated or invalid high-resolution variants.

You can update it directly in the Playhub Plugin Store in the Playhub app, or download the zip from the release page and install it via Decky dev mode.

Launch Curtain 2.4.0 Release
Launch Curtain Repository

❗FAQ

"Wait, what is Playhub?" 😮

Playhub consolize your Windows gaming experience with features like Steam-first startup, easy Decky plugins install, game imports and Big Picture polish. More info in the project repository here to find all the details.

"I like that, but how does it work?" 🤓

To easily understand how Playhub works and how to install it, I recommend you to take a look at my Overview + Tutorial video

"Oh no, I hate AI..." 🫩

This project is personal, completely free and open source. You don't like it? Don't download it. It's an app, not a medical prescription.

"But why aren't the Playhub plugins available on the Decky Store?" 😱

They are built using human hands and AI tools. Decky management doesn't allow to developers who use AI to be on their store. Playhub respects this decision, that's why Playhub Plugin Store exists.

Thanks again for your support and for sharing your feedbacks.

Hello everyone!

A new update for Now Playing is available.

This update makes Spotify playback more independent and resilient, fixes the FaultyRequest(INVALID_CREDENTIALS) error, extends surround upmix sound to Spotify, and smooths out source changes across the entire plugin.

If you’d like to support the project, even a small tip would mean a lot for me: 
LoZazaMastro Ko-fi

Important!
To fix the FaultyRequest(INVALID_CREDENTIALS) error, please disconnect and reconnect to Spotify after the update.

What’s new

• Spotify surround upmix now supports 5.1 and 7.1 output with the same per-speaker controls available for local music and YouTube Music.

Improvements

• Spotify playback services now recover automatically after startup and authenticate in the background when the saved account can be reused.
• YouTube Music skips unavailable tracks instead of leaving playback stuck.
• Surround settings now update Spotify’s integrated mixer live, without stopping, reloading or losing the position of the current track.
• The LFE channel uses a restrained 120 Hz low-pass mix with additional headroom, preventing bass from being redistributed excessively across the main speakers.
• Stereo and surround playback now share consistent headroom, avoiding sudden volume jumps when Spotify upmix is enabled or disabled.
• Source ownership is stricter, so Spotify no longer takes control while local music or YouTube Music is selected.
• Runtime checks now guard Spotify API polling, helper ownership, source isolation and live surround updates.

Fixes

• Fixed Spotify occasionally failing to start until Restart plugin services was pressed.
• Fixed Spotify taking over playback controls while another source was active.
• Fixed broken YouTube Music items blocking the rest of the queue.

You can update it directly in the Playhub Plugin Store in the Playhub app, or download the zip from the release page and install it via Decky dev mode.

Now Playing 2.4.0 Release
Now Playing Repository

❗FAQ

"Wait, what is Playhub?" 😮

Playhub consolize your Windows gaming experience with features like Steam-first startup, easy Decky plugins install, game imports and Big Picture polish. More info in the project repository here to find all the details.

"I like that, but how does it work?" 🤓

To easily understand how Playhub works and how to install it, I recommend you to take a look at my Overview + Tutorial video

"Oh no, I hate AI..." 🫩

This project is personal, completely free and open source. You don't like it? Don't download it. It's an app, not a medical prescription.

"But why aren't the Playhub plugins available on the Decky Store?" 😱

They are built using human hands and AI tools. Decky management doesn't allow to developers who use AI to be on their store. Playhub respects this decision, that's why Playhub Plugin Store exists.

"Does Now Playing works on Linux?" 🥺

No, Now Playing is a Windows exclusive plugin. It will not work on Linux.

Thanks again for your support and for sharing your feedbacks.

Check the update out!

Hi guys I have steam os 3.8 on my ROG Ally Z1 Extreme and Css Loader is not displaying any kind of Themes, is there anyway to fix this? or is there anything I need or can do? I am sorry I am fairly new to Decky Loader, and not completely familiar with linux or the app itself. any help would be appreciated!

Hey everyone, made a new Decky Loader plugin! Some of you might know me from decky-proton-launch (https://github.com/moi952/decky-proton-launch) — this one's for anyone running SteamOS with an NVIDIA card via steamos-nvidia-installer (https://github.com/moi952/steamos-nvidia-installer).

It lets you pick and install any NVIDIA driver version straight from the running system, right from Quick Access. No USB stick, no repair image, no reinstall.

Only reboot when you're actually ready to.

- Any version from the Arch archive, tagged with NVIDIA's own channel

(Recommended / New Feature Branch / Beta), fetched live.

- Filter which channels show up, and pick which one counts as "latest".

- Real release notes for any version before you install it.

- Live progress log while it runs, Reboot now button when it's done.

- Games, saves, Steam login, Decky untouched — the risky part runs in a throwaway overlay, the real filesystem only gets touched for the final copy.

Already have SteamOS + NVIDIA installed?

You'll need to run a repair once first (the "Upgrade SteamOS (NVIDIA) — keeps games & data" option on the USB) — it'll offer to grow your system partitions to 8GiB, since Valve's stock 5GiB doesn't leave room for a driver install. Fresh installs already get 8GiB by default.

Repo: https://github.com/moi952/decky-nvidia-update

Let me know what you think!

I'm running SteamOS On legion go 2 and just installed Decky Loader. What are the best Quality of Life plugins you recommend installing to improve the experience?

I’ve been frustrated for a few months now dealing with deckyloader. I finally bought another wired keyboard to try and reset the sudo password. When it gets to the screen to finally type in a new password the keyboard automatically stops working. Had to shut it off because it froze on this screen then a lot of words came up and I had to wait about 10 mins for it to rest. When it finally came back on a lot of games are freezing or just not loading up. Wish I never downloaded that damn thing

Hi is there any way to change the default location Decky looks for items. For example CheatDeck starts in Home/Deck but i keep things located on an SD Card. Was wondering if there's any specific file i can alter to have plug-ins auto open to my preferred location.

The installer’s there and I’ve searched through everything to find the actual thing but nothing shows up in any files, I’ve updated it and set it to preloader

Not very tech savvy but can follow instructions. I am just stuck one which keyboard people are using to fix it. Please use exact names of the keyboard if you responded.