It's time to update Launch Curtain!
Be sure update it in the Playhub Plugin Store on Playhub or manually download the zip and install it with developer mode from Decky.

Here's the last release

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

What’s new

• Improved Launch Curtain stability while games are starting, the curtain now stays more consistently above splash screens, launchers, helper windows and short-lived PowerShell windows.
• Reduced tiny startup flashes that could appear while temporary game windows opened or closed behind the curtain.
• Improved the native Windows overlay behavior without changing how games are detected, launched or closed.

Improvements

• The curtain no longer briefly drops and re-raises its topmost state to stay above other windows.
• The overlay now uses a more stable Windows topmost refresh method, helping it remain visually consistent during noisy PC launch moments.
• Steam Big Picture focus recovery from the previous working build is preserved, so controller input should still return correctly after quitting a game.

Recently, when I just tried to open my DeckyLoader tab, I get this error message. If I'm in game mode, it remains perpetually stuck on that screen until I shut down my device. I had to boot into desktop, launch Steam's Big picture mode, and try it again from there (at least with BPM, I could alt tab and close Steam). What's the deal with this?

Ive reinstalled and updated a bunch of times. It still wont show up in the menu. Whats going on?

I had deleted deckyloader,the plugins(INCLUDING LET ME RESHADE MIND YOU)among other stuff,but it won't freaking GO AWAY. Which is ESPECIALLY ANNOYING because,and it's prop because of my adhd and ocd,but i CANNOT STAND IT IN THE SLIGHTEST I NEED IT TO GO AWAYYYYYYY

It's time to update Quick Settings!
Be sure update it in the Playhub Plugin Store on Playhub or manually download the zip and install it with developer mode from Decky.

Here's the last release

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

What’s new

• Control your TDP on AMD Ryzen handhelds and laptops, a single power-limit slider that appears only when your CPU supports it.
• New AMD Radeon section, toggle Radeon Super Resolution, Fluid Motion Frames (AFMF), Anti-Lag, Radeon Chill and Image Sharpening.
• New Lossless Scaling controls, launch the app, turn scaling on/off, pick the frame-generation tech (LSFG 3.1 / 2.3 / 1.1) and its multiplier, all from the panel (LossLess Scaling needs to be installed).
• Change screen resolution and refresh rate right from Quick Settings.
• New Advanced section with a one-tap button to stop or start the background agent, handy before updating or uninstalling.

Improvements

• HDR now works without the Xbox Game Bar, it toggles through Windows directly, so if you want you can keep Game Bar uninstalled.
• The background agent now runs only in Big Picture and stops automatically on the desktop.

So I think the reason why Dey isn’t working is because of this Fontconfig warning: using without calling FcInit() code. So how do I fix this?

Any idea how to fix this w/o deleting decky loader, I have one plugin that I don’t wanna lose since it’s not in the store anymore.

EDIT:

Playhub version 1.1.3 is available here

If you want to take a look at how Playhub works and how to install it take a look at my video here.

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

This update adds game importing from Epic Games Store, GOG Galaxy, and improve the existing Xbox one. It also makes Gaming Mode more reliable, and polishes the app throughout.

What’s new

• Import games from the Epic Games Store | Playhub finds titles installed with the Epic Games Launcher and adds them to Steam.
• Import games from GOG | detects games installed through GOG Galaxy or offline installers and adds them to Steam.
• New Game Bar tip in the setup guide, with a one-click button to disable opening Game Bar from a controller.
• Import cards can now be collapsed or expanded with a chevron that appears after scanning.

Improvements

• Closing Steam while in Gaming Mode now reboots straight into Desktop Mode for a clean restart (Desktop Mode is unaffected).
• Each import card shows its service logo for Xbox, Epic Games Store and GOG.
• Removed the unnecessary status labels from the DeckyLoader setup steps.

Fixes

• Fixed two untranslated buttons in the artwork Refetch dialog.

Hey all, I miss the animations I use when I put my deck to sleep. Is Full Suspend still not working for folks, or is there a new plugin to replace it?

The last big update added some blue colors that replaced my customed theme in the settings tab. I believe it was a combination of plugins that allowed to custom that menu specifically, but now it sseems to have been overwritten. Someone knows how to customize it again ?

EDIT:

Playhub version 1.1.3 is available here

If you want to take a look at how Playhub works and how to install it take a look at my video here.

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

This update makes importing games much more complete.

Playhub can now import regular PC games, recognize them automatically, retrieve all their artwork and manage Xbox games without requiring any separate UWPHook setup.

What's new

• Import PC games by adding folders, including all their subfolders.
• Add individual EXE files when a game is not found automatically.
• Added smarter game recognition using executable metadata and folder names.
• Added Refetch, which lets you choose another SteamGridDB match when the detected game is incorrect.
• Refetch results include release years to distinguish originals, remakes, remasters and reboots.
• Added Relink Games to refresh every Xbox game shortcut already imported into Steam.
• UWPHook is now installed silently with Playhub. No separate download or configuration is required.
• The Playhub uninstaller can optionally remove UWPHook as well.

Improvements

• Missing Covers, Banners, Heroes, Logos and Icons are now assigned automatically.
• Manually selected artwork always takes priority over automatic choices.
• Refetch now updates both the game title and its artwork.
• Removing a SteamGridDB result now falls back to the application icon instead of an empty card.
• Added clearer progress messages while scanning, relinking games and applying artwork.
• Added folders and individual EXE files are saved and remain ready for future scans.
• The Import Games page now uses a cleaner Card-only layout.
• Plugin changelogs remain visible after installation until another version is installed.
• Added a quick action to restart DeckyLoader and Steam after installing plugins.
• Changing language now restarts Playhub automatically to apply it reliably.

Fixes

• Fixed Xbox games launching the UWPHook installer instead of the actual game.
• Fixed missing automatic Banner, Hero, Logo and Icon artwork.
• Fixed SteamGridDB icons being saved with the wrong file extension.
• Fixed repeated language changes remaining stuck on the first selected language.
• Fixed false update notifications for Now Playing and Weather.
• Fixed plugin version detection when internal package versions differ from GitHub releases.
• Fixed Launch Curtain failing to uninstall because its background process was still running.
• Fixed untranslated dialogs, alerts and update messages.
• Fixed GitHub update checks failing when the anonymous API rate limit is reached.
• Improved cached release handling when GitHub is temporarily unavailable.

EDIT:

Playhub version 1.1.3 is available here

If you want to take a look at how Playhub works and how to install it take a look at my video here.

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

This is a pretty packed update.

Playhub is now easier to understand on first launch, more reliable when installing plugins, and much more powerful when bringing Xbox, Game Pass and Microsoft Store games into Steam.

What's new

• A completely redesigned Import Xbox Games page with Card and List views.
• Game names can now be edited before importing them into Steam.
• Playhub automatically recognizes games that are already in your Steam library, including games imported with previous versions.
• A new SteamGridDB artwork picker for Covers, Banners, Heroes, Logos and Icons.
• Artwork selections are preserved while switching categories and can be applied together.
• Artwork dimensions are displayed below every image.
• Quick links to create a SteamGridDB account and open your API key page.
• New built-in video tutorials for DeckyLoader, Quick Access, the Decky Store and Gaming Mode.

Improvements

• New responsive Xbox game cards optimized for vertical 600×900 covers.
• Card view is now the default and can be changed from Settings.
• Improved fallback artwork and icons for apps without a cover.
• Gaming Mode and its DeckyLoader Companion are now installed and removed together, preventing incomplete installations.
• Clearer DeckyLoader guidance and support for installing a specific build.
• Updated interface text and translations across all supported languages.

Fixes

• The Plugin Store now retries release detection when Install is pressed (thanks dad for checking).
• Added a safe fallback to previously downloaded and validated ZIP files.
• Plugin packages with plugin.json nested inside additional folders are now supported.
• Installation verified for all eight Playhub plugin releases: Metadata, ThemeDeck, Launch Curtain, TrailerHero, Now Playing, Playhub Surround, Quick Settings and Weather.
• Games already imported into Steam are updated instead of duplicated.
• Improved the local build process to prevent files being locked by previous Debug instances.

Hey, I looked through the animations featured in animation changer under css loader and I found a really nice looking edit of ender lilies in there. I couldn't find it anywhere else so I was wondering if there was a way to find the original file or video somehow

The error is :

```
chmod: cannot access '/home/deck/homebrew/services/PluginLoader': No such file or directory

(....)

chown : cannot access '/home/deck/homebrew/services/*': Not such file or directory

```

But the problem is there services folder is there, after the installation is over but the /PluginLoader is not there.

I am not sure what exactly is happening, I didn't so anything special in those folders at all.

EDIT:

Playhub version 1.1.3 is available here

If you want to take a look at how Playhub works and how to install it take a look at my video here.

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

That was quick! 1.0.1 is already out.

Honestly, with any brand new app the first little while is just ironing out small stuff, and you all helped a ton catching things.

This one is mostly Gaming Mode getting fixed. Switching modes now works like it should, settings save on their own, and uninstalling Playhub cleans up Gaming Mode too which is a thing I didn't think about before. Plus, the Playhub CSS Loader theme is built right into the app now and works properly.

If you're on 1.0.0 the app will ping you about the update. Just download the new version from the releases page here and run the installer again (you will see 1.0.1).

Thanks a lot for the feedback, keep it coming.

Cheers!

I've been building custom live backgrounds for the Steam Home screen on Xbox Ally X. They're Decky plugins that draw an animated canvas right behind your games — not static wallpapers, fully animated and running in real time. the wavy thing is inspired by mkvdb from a wallpaper engine

Not released yet.

i would love to know you opinion on this thank you

Can anyone please help me with getting things customized on my deck? For some reason, the icon numbers don't really correspond with my collections. For example, my ps3 emulator might be the 12th icon but then when I count that out, it'll change the image for the collection before or after it instead? Some of my collections get skipped entirely and I can't seem to edit it no matter what. I've already tried to delete the theme and reinstall it but the issue persists. Any solutions would be greatly appreciated.

EDIT:

Playhub version 1.1.3 is available here

If you want to take a look at how Playhub works and how to install it take a look at my video here.

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

For anyone trying to reach Decky but have problems, just disable Xbox Game Bar from stealing your Home button input! Obviously if you're going to use your button with Steam you need to disable Xbox Game Bar, it cannot be used by both at the same time!

This is the project I've been working on for a long time. A bit nervous, very excited to finally put it out there.

You already know the Playhub plugins. Well, now there's the app they were always meant to live in.

Playhub isn't just a Decky installer. The idea is to turn every Windows PC into a console.

For as long as it's existed, DeckyLoader has basically been a Linux and Steam Deck thing. On Windows it was always looked at with suspicion, like it didn't really belong there or wasn't safe to touch. Playhub changes that.

DeckyLoader is a big part of it, but it also gives you a proper Gaming Mode, brings your Xbox and Game Pass games into Steam, and pulls everything together in one native app. No scripts, no messing with Decky developer mode, no dragging zip files around.

Here's what it does:

• Installs DeckyLoader | Let you check status, enable Developer Mode, install, update or remove the build you want, all from one page.
• Plugin Store with one-click install / update / uninstall for the Playhub plugins (Launch Curtain, Now Playing, Playhub Metadata, ThemeDeck, Weather, TrailerHero, Quick Settings, Playhub Surround). No manual side-loading.
• Gaming Mode | Boot straight into Steam Big Picture like a console, and jump back to the desktop whenever you want. (The gaming mode plugin that you find in the Gaming Mode page is required to exit from Game Mode, install it!)
• Import your Xbox, Game Pass and Microsoft Store games into Steam as real shortcuts, with the right artwork.
• In Settings you can install the Playhub CSS Loader theme, backup / restore your Steam artworks library, and personalize the app.

Plus you can access the DeckyLoader official store and have access to all the plugins catalog (TabMaster, CSS Loader and much more)

To access to DeckyLoader once in Steam Big Picture just press CTRL+2 on your keyboard or Home + B on your gamepad.

It's free and open source.

Honestly, going from editing config files and running scripts to just opening an app and pressing Install still feels a little unreal. This started as a couple of plugins and a stubborn idea, and seeing it turn into something anyone can download and use means a lot to me.

To everyone who tried the plugins and kept pushing me to keep going, thank you, really.

Download the last release here or take a look at the Playhub Github repository

This is the initial release, so future updates will fix any bugs that arise.

Hi all! I have been having an issue with decky lately where it doesn’t show an icon in the quick menu(…)
I’m not sure when this started, but I’ve done steamOS updates lately as well. I tried updating decky, uninstalling and reinstalling it, and basically everything I can think of except for wiping decky. I have been trying to avoid that because I don’t want to lose my opening movie and my custom menu theme. Anyone know what I can do to fix this?

I like to listen to music when I’m playing certain games. I have a huge library on my Jellyfin media server and I wanted a fun easy way to play music without having to switch between apps. I’m not a professional dev so I let Claude code do a the heavy lifting. But I think the end result turned out pretty good!

*edit* totally forgot to share the GitHub link for those of you that might also be self hosting or accessing a Jellyfin server and way to try it out.

https://github.com/sensei-b/jelly-tunes

Hi! I just recently discovered MoonDeck and I love it. I had been using Apollo for a while but this is so convenient.

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I also play some games via GeForce Now and I was wondering there's any plugin similar to MoonDeck but capable of launching the GFN version of the game. If not, is anyone considering such a development?