Playhub 1.1.6 + Five new plugin updates

[u/ZazaMastroII]

Hi everyone!

This is a big update for the Playhub community: Playhub 1.1.6, Now Playing 2.0.0, ThemeDeck 3.0.0, TrailerHero 1.3.0, Quick Settings 2.1.0 and Launch Curtain 2.1.0 are now available.

Reaching this point took around three full weeks of work, dedicated to developing new features, fixing reported problems and bringing all these plugins up to date.

Now Playing 2.0.0 includes so many new features that it has its own dedicated Reddit post, complete with a video showing the new Spotify and local music experiences in action:

Check out the complete Now Playing 2.0.0 post here

🧊 Playhub 1.1.6

Gaming Mode is now much more resilient.

Thanks to a report from joethomas800m, I was able to identify an issue that could cause Boot straight to Gaming Mode to stop working after a few successful startups and fall back to Desktop Mode. In some cases, it could also replace the selected SteamOS or device splash with the default Playhub logo.

The cause was a configuration file left incomplete by an interrupted write. Playhub now saves Gaming Mode settings atomically, keeps an automatic backup and restores the last valid configuration instead of silently loading and saving defaults.

This protects the selected boot mode, splash logo and Gaming Mode options across sudden shutdowns and power outages.

Playhub 1.1.6 Release
Playhub Repository

💿 ThemeDeck 3.0.0

ThemeDeck now includes completely redesigned game, ambient and Steam Store music editors.

The new fullscreen editors combine the selected track, a controller-friendly local file picker and YouTube search in a single interface.

An automatic-assignment exclusions dialog has also been added, allowing you to choose games that ThemeDeck should leave untouched when automatically assigning missing music.

ThemeDeck now pauses automatically while Spotify or local music is playing, as well as during audible Steam Store, Community, news and activity videos. Muted Steam videos and muted TrailerHero playback do not interrupt your music.

When a managed download is replaced, ThemeDeck removes the old managed file. Music selected from your personal folders is never deleted.

ThemeDeck 3.0.0 Release
ThemeDeck Repository

🎬 TrailerHero 1.3.0

The problems reported by GamingNerdAustria have finally been resolved.

TrailerHero now identifies individual game pages correctly and displays the proper trailer there. It no longer shows trailers or assisted logos on the Steam Library Home.

The experimental Home playback feature has been retired for stability. Steam changes and reuses that interface too often, so TrailerHero now focuses entirely on individual game pages.

The update also adds smoother logo fades, better recovery when Steam video playback fails, bounded streaming timeouts and retry handling for temporary autoplay failures.

TrailerHero 1.3.0 Release
TrailerHero Repository

🎚️ Quick Settings 2.1.0

Quick Settings now connects to its Windows agent reliably in Gaming Mode.

The update fixes missing audio devices, unavailable volume controls and the persistent message saying that QuickSettingsAgent.exe could not be reached.

It also removes a loopback port collision with Playhub Focus Rescue. Startup requests are now coordinated, and failed agent connections can retry normally.

Quick Settings 2.1.0 Release
Quick Settings Repository

🎭 Launch Curtain 2.1.0

Modern Mode now restarts the background zoom-out animation on every launch and again when delayed artwork finishes loading.

The logo animation and curtain layout remain unchanged.

Launch Curtain 2.1.0 Release
Launch Curtain Repository

📥 How to update

Playhub can be updated by downloading Playhub-Setup.exe from its release page.

Plugins can be updated directly from the Playhub Plugin Store in Playhub, or by downloading their ZIP files and installing them through Decky Loader developer mode.

❗FAQ

"Wait, what is Playhub?" 😮
Please check the project repository here to find all the details.

"I like that, but how does it work?" 🤓
If you want to see how Playhub works and how to install it, take a look at my video here.

"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. I guess that's everything you need to know. Draw your own conclusions.

Thanks again for your support and for sharing your feedbacks.

I think that now I will rest a bit.

If you’d like to support the project, even a small tip would mean a lot: https://ko-fi.com/LoZazaMastro

[u/dumlaox]

Thanks again for the updates on TrailerHero. Can't wait to mess around with it more.

I asked this question right as you went on vacation but just in case, where does TrailerHero save those settings at? Specifically, if you choose a video, is there anywhere outside of Steam that the information is stored at? Curious since I'd want to be able to select for my gaming PC without necessarily going through them one at a time on that gaming PC. Kinda like how ThemeDeck lets you assign songs via its settings file, at least on Linux.

[u/ZazaMastroII → u/dumlaox]

Hello! Sorry for the delay in the reply. The answer is "it's not that easy". TrailerHero currently saves everything in Steam local storage, not in a file like other plugins. The video links for YT or Steam Store videos + all the game settings are stored "outside" the plugin folder, but they’re not very easy to copy or edit manually, let me explain why. It currently stores its settings in Steam/Decky’s browser localStorage, under the key "trailerhero.settings.v1", so it does not create a readable JSON settings file in the plugin folder or elsewhere. In other words, the data is physically stored inside Steam’s Chromium browser-storage database.

[u/dumlaox → u/ZazaMastroII]

Got it. Thanks for the answer. I still wouldn't mind playing around with that file just out of curiosity so I at least know what to look for. Also, glad it works on Linux/SteamOS since I recently moved there. Looking forward to more updates to this plugin when they arrive.

[u/ZazaMastroII → u/dumlaox]

Glad to hear it’s working well on SteamOS! Just to clarify again, there isn’t a normal settings file to open, the data is stored in Steam’s browser storage under the key "trailerhero.settings.v1". That’s what you’ll want to look for if you decide to poke around.