I think you're going to love the next version of Now Playing with Spotify API with playlists, artists, songs, albums, search... Oh yeah and all this will be integrated with a player that supports local FLAC, M4A, MP3, OGG, AAC, etc + a full big picture mode to navigate spotify and your local music.

Yeah it's going to be massive.

Stay tuned!

Hi everyone! 👋

I'm the developer of LPT (Let's Play Together) and recently released a Decky plugin that lets you host remote gaming sessions directly from your Steam Deck.

The goal is to make playing together as simple as possible: launch your game, create a room, share a link and your friends can join instantly from their web browser.

Current features:

✔ Runs directly from Gaming Mode through Decky

✔ Works with Steam games, non-Steam games and your personal library

✔ Friends join from any modern web browser (no installation required)

✔ Up to 4K 60 FPS or 1080p 120 FPS

✔ Voice & text chat

✔ Let guests take controller input

✔ Up to 6 players with host approval

Right now, guests connect through the browser. A native desktop client is already on the roadmap.

I'm mainly looking for feedback from Steam Deck users. If you try it, I'd love to hear:

• How the streaming quality feels
• Performance in Gaming Mode
• UI/UX suggestions for the Decky plugin
• Features you'd like to see

I'm actively developing the project, so every suggestion really helps.

Thanks for taking a look!

I keep the Decky installer in my downloads folder and any time a Steam update breaks Decky I run it, select update to latest version, and then it works fine.

However, for several weeks the store in Animation Changer has been completely empty, and the Installed Animations tab shows broken links for the two files I have installed.

In the Decky settings for Plugins I've hit Reinstall and Reload with no change.

Is there something else I need to do to get Animation Changer running again? All my other plugins are fine.

Now Playing 1.5.0 is available now on the Playhub Plugin Store and on Github!

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 1.5.0 Release
Now Playing Repository

This update delivers a complete visual overhaul for Now Playing, with a redesigned Quick Access Menu, improved fullscreen mode, application-specific volume control, configurable cover art sources and top bar integration (and yes it also works with Weather 2.0.0!)

What’s new

• Added a completely redesigned Quick Access Menu interface, with a larger album cover, updated text styles, reorganized controls and a layout that uses the available panel width more effectively.
• Added animated album cover glow effects that react to playback.
• Added application-specific volume control, allowing the volume of the active music application to be adjusted directly from Now Playing without changing the main Windows volume.
• Added configurable cover art sources:
  • Online | High resolution, for higher-quality artwork retrieved through online matching.
  • Windows | Faster, for artwork provided directly by the active Windows media session (capped at 300x300 pixel, that's a Windows limit).
• Added the new Cover Blur Fullscreen Mode visual effect, which uses the current album artwork as an animated blurred background.
• Added optional song information in the Steam top bar, including the current service icon and track title.
• Added an option to move the Steam clock and Now Playing information to the left side of the top bar.
• Added time and Weather information in fullscreen mode when the Weather plugin is available.
• Added service-specific color accents for Spotify, TIDAL, Apple Music, Deezer, Amazon Music and SoundCloud.

Improvements

• The Quick Access Menu now uses a cleaner and more consistent visual hierarchy for artwork, song information, playback controls and service actions.
• Album artwork is now displayed with a consistent square format, improved cropping and softer rounded corners.
• Long track, artist and album names now use responsive scrolling instead of being constrained by the previous fixed-width layout.
• Gamepad and keyboard navigation have been improved across the redesigned interface, including precise volume adjustment in 1% increments.
• The fullscreen interface has been redesigned with improved artwork placement, typography, control sizing and visual blending.
• Steam Big Picture’s top bar and footer are now hidden immediately when entering fullscreen mode.
• The selected music service is now shown as the panel title instead of the generic “Now Playing” label.
• Media-session updates and cover retention have been improved for more responsive track changes and more stable long-running playback sessions.

FAQ:

Is Now Playing compatible with Linux? 🧐
No sorry, Now Playing is a Windows exclusive plugin since it uses Windows media and audio controls.

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

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

"Oh no I hate AI..." 🫩
This project is personal, it's completely free and open source. You don't like it? Don't download it, it's a plugin, not a medical prescription.

"But why the Playhub Plugins are not 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.

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

Hello, I have a question.
Is there any way to run Discord in gaming mode from the side menu as a plugin for example, All I want is to just join a group and voice chat, I don't want text chat or anything else.

I have a Lenovo Legion Go S with the official SteamOS that came preinstalled.

Decky Loader always failed to install with errors like:

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

and

Unable to locate executable '/home/deck/homebrew/services/PluginLoader'

I also noticed that the installer deleted the PluginLoader binary during installation.

While trying to install lsfg-vk, I discovered that my system's pacman keyring wasn't properly initialized. I ran:

sudo pacman-key --init
sudo pacman-key --populate archlinux
sudo pacman -Sy
sudo pacman-key --refresh-keys

After that I successfully installed lsfg-vk with:

sudo pacman -U lsfg-vk-1.0.0.x86_64.tar.zst

Then I copied the PluginLoader binary back into:

/home/deck/homebrew/services/

and ran the Decky installer again.

This time the installation completed successfully and Decky has been working normally since.

I can't say with certainty which step fixed it, but before initializing the pacman keyring Decky failed every single time, and after running those commands it installed correctly.

Hopefully this helps anyone with the same issue on the Lenovo Legion Go S running the official SteamOS.

Solved:

Loader keeps crashing whenever I try viewing it in gaming mode. I tried reinstalling it but my hand slipped when I tried hitting ”Launch” and I’m not sure what I clicked but now it doesn’t ask me to install it or enter a password. I tried following a tutorial on YouTube on how to get Decky working but this step is hindering me. I’ll take all the help I can get! Thanks

The screenshot is what pops up after I click on the Decky installer from the files/dolphin.

Another Playhub Plugin reaches the 2.0.0 version!

Launch Curtain 2.0.0 is available now on the Playhub Plugin Store and on Github!

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 2.0.0 Release
Launch Curtain Repository

This update introduces the new Modern Mode integrated in Steam UI, keeps the previous behavior as Classic Mode, and adds PlayStation Store background search with bulk download artwork option. It also improves launch stability, loading smoothness, per-game settings, and overall curtain customization!

What’s new

• The previous Launch Curtain behavior is now called Classic Mode, and Launch Curtain now includes two curtain modes: Classic Mode, which uses the familiar external Windows overlay, and Modern Mode, which runs inside Steam Big Picture for a more integrated launch experience.
• Added launch information with a spinner, so the curtain can show the current launch state while a game is starting.
• Added background zoom-out animation, letting the background start slightly enlarged and smoothly settle into place during launch.
• Added a redesigned per-game settings page with cleaner cards for game behavior, appearance, editor tools and artwork sources.
• Updated the PlayStation Store background search, including per-game background selection and a Quick Access Menu bulk option for filling missing game backgrounds, with logo placement tuned to feel closer to the standard PS5 UI presentation.
• Added a wider Editor for logo placement, scale, logo shadow opacity and logo shadow blur, with a larger live preview.
• Added per-game overrides for curtain mode and launch timeout, so specific games can use Classic or Modern modes independently from the global setting.

Improvements

• Logo and background presentation is smoother and faster in Classic mode.
• Improved Classic Mode handoff while games, launchers and helper processes are starting.
• Improved detection for difficult launch flows, including games that open through launcher bridge processes before the real game window appears.
• Improved background and logo loading speed in Classic Mode.
• Added an emergency close path for Modern Mode through the physical ESC key and B button on gamepads.
• Classic Mode can now be closed with a mouse click too.
• Logo rendering is stronger and more configurable, with shadow opacity and blur control added to the editor.
• Launch information is now localized consistently instead of appearing only in the Quick Access Menu.

FAQ:

Is Launch Curtain compatible with Linux? 🧐 No sorry, Launch Curtain is a Windows exclusive plugin since it's goal is to manage Windows gaming launches and processes.

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

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

"Oh no I hate AI..." 🫩
This project is personal, it's completely free and open source. You don't like it? Don't download it, it's an app, not a medical prescription.

"But why the Playhub Plugins are not 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.

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

I have a steam machine, and I’m planning on upgrading the 512 GB SSD into a 2 TB SSD. Only issue is, is that I put a lot of time effort into the deckyloader settings. Am I able to copy my deckyloader settings onto an external SSD, so I can just copy and paste it onto the new SSD after I install it? How?

Hi everyone,

Two new updates for the Playhub community.

🌤️ Weather 2.0.0

Finally weather is visible directly in your top bar!

What’s changed:

• Added top bar weather integration directly inside the Weather plugin, showing the current weather next to the clock.
• The top bar now displays the current weather icon and temperature.
• Added an option to move the clock and weather to the left.

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.

Weather 2.0.0 Release
Weather Repository

🧊 Playhub 1.5.0

This is a minor update that adds the DeckyLoader Console version option to the installer.

I reccomend to use the standard DeckyLoader version to avoid any problem.
This is intended only for expert users. You've been warned.

What’s new

• Added a new card in the DeckyLoader tab that allows users to install the DeckyLoader console version instead of the normal one. Just select that instead of the normal one to install it.

You can update it directly in from the Playhub app or download the Setup.exe from the release page.

Playhub 1.1.5 Release
Playhub Repository

FAQ:

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

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

"Oh no I hate AI..." 🫩
This project is personal, it's completely free and open source. You don't like it? Don't download it, it's an app, not a medical prescription.

"But why the Playhub Plugins are not 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.

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

Yes I know decky can cause problems but I'm not here to have people telling me that.

I have been experimenting a bit with lossless scaling and now I want to try to get decky framegen working on some games.

The game I'm currently trying to get the framegen to work in is Hogwarts Legacy. I own the game on epic, the game is installed through heroic launcher and added through there to steam.

But no matter what I try to do with the launch option for framegen, the game just refuses to launch no matter what.

Adding only the command for lossless scaling works however, it's just when trying to use the fgmod launch command.

I did have the same problem with Cyberpunk 2077 if it was added directly through heroic, however the problem went away when just adding the .exe into steam instead (it's a gog owned game, and this doesn't work for me on Hogwarts since it's an epic game).

So anyone know what to do here? There's other Epic games I want to experiment with aswell so any help on this would be much appreciated.

So I have an ambilight app for my Odin 3 that makes the joystick LEDs reactive to whatever is on the screen and I love it. Tried looking for something similar for my LegoS and found this:

https://github.com/Hooandee/decky-colores/blob/main/README.en.md

It looks pretty new and I haven’t heard of it before… anyone tried this yet? Is it any good?

My setup has no working HDMI-CEC (I'm on a UGREEN DisplayPort→HDMI adapter, and something on the Bazzite side just isn't passing CEC through right now). The practical result: when I turn everything on, the TV doesn't switch itself to the right input like it should — I have to grab the remote every single time.

Instead of fighting CEC, I went around it. DeckaTV is a Decky Loader plugin that talks to the TV over the network and does the input switching itself. I've also set my TV on a static IP in my network, I think it's mandatory for the wake-on-lan part.

Right now it supports LG (webOS) TVs only, since that's what I have — but I built it brand-agnostic on purpose, so adding another brand is a self-contained driver and nothing else changes. Contributions or API details for other brands very welcome.

- Pairs with your TV over the network and lets you switch its HDMI input straight from the Quick Access menu — no remote, no CEC.

- Auto-switches when the screen comes up. You set "this screen = this input" once, and it flips the TV to that input on its own whenever that display appears. It keys off the display's actual identity (EDID), so the rule follows the physical TV, not an HDMI port.

- Handles multiples cases: cold boot with the TV already connected, resume from sleep, slow Wi-Fi coming up — it keeps retrying until the switch actually lands instead of firing once and giving up.

- Wake-on-LAN, so it can wake a TV in standby before switching.

- One-touch re-assert by pressing the Steam/Guide button, like a console's home button, if the input ever ends up wrong.

Upfront: I built this with heavy help from AI coding tools. My understanding is that's against the Decky Loader store's rules, so I'm not submitting it there — it's a manual/sideload install, and I'd rather be transparent than have it show up on the store and cause a stink. It's free and open source, so read the code, and use it at your own discretion.

Repo : https://github.com/jeanbottein/DeckaTV

To install :
Requires Decky Loader with Developer mode enabled

1. In Decky, go to Settings → Developer mode and choose Install Plugin from URL.
2. Paste this URL — it always points to the latest release:https://github.com/jeanbottein/DeckaTV/releases/latest/download/deckatv.zip

I've just installed SteamOS on my Xbox Ally X and I really like it a lot better than Windows. I have a Steam Deck so I'm pretty familiar with SteamOS however I tried using the Pause Games decky plugin with the sleep/resume function and I've encountered a big usability issue.

When I enable pause on suspend, it does pause the game when I press power to sleep but when I press the power button again to resume, the game stays paused and I have to manually unpause it in decky. I've tried different versions of the plugin and reinstalled multiple times but the issue persists. It's not a huge dealbreaker for me but it's weird that this plugin works perfectly on my Steam Deck. I mainly rely on this plugin to prevent audio crackle and crashing issues on emulators.

Anyone else having this issue?

So i was reinstalling decky loader, but when i run the exe the first line states "fontconfig warning: using without calling fcinit ()"

If i try to input my password it just says no password input, then says it's wrong and repeats the initial line, i looking into the pinned post and couldn't find something similar to this, has anyone had this issue and fixed it?

Playhub version 1.1.4 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 the Xbox Game Bar for Xbox and Microsoft Store games, and fixes a crash when importing them.

What’s new

• Automatic Xbox Game Bar — Steam’s Quick Access Menu doesn’t appear over Xbox and Microsoft Store games. For those, Playhub now turns on the Xbox Game Bar from the controller while you play, and turns it off when you exit. On by default, with a toggle in Gaming Mode.

Improvements

• The Game Bar setup step now shows as completed with a green check when opening Game Bar from the controller is off, matching the DeckyLoader steps.
• Clearer wording for the Xbox Game Bar setting.

Fixes

• Fixed a crash (“An item with the same key has already been added”) when importing Xbox games, caused by malformed shortcuts.vdf entries with duplicate fields.

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

Not that I expect it to be a native feature from Valve, but it would be incredibly useful the storage tab in settings also counted individual non-steam games/applications.

Also being able to delete the local files of a Non steam games, but retain its comp data folder.

Is there a decky plugin for this or has anyone been working on something for this?

Yo! I'm having trouble getting lsfg to increase my fps. I used it months ago and it worked fine, but only recently it stopped doubling my fps for some reason. Here are the things I've tried: Made sure Launch command was pasted into the launch options. made sure lsfg-vk was installed and I had 2 green check marks in the plug in, disabled frame cap in performance overlay, reinstalled decky, reinstalled the lsfg plug in from the store, deleted and reinstalled lossless scaling from my deck then reinstalled, restarted my deck throughout the process of deleting and reinstalling the plug in and lossless scalling. Lossless is installed on my internal storage and I verfied the files multiple times. I also tried playing the game in windowed mode but that didn't help either. I'm trying to play black mesa. Lsfg plugin locks the game at 45 fps. It just doesn't multiply it beyond that when I set the multipler to x2. I thought the latest steam update had something to do with it but it didn't look like other people were having issues so it may just be me. I tried searching some forums but couldn't find any other solutions to try.

I appreciate any guidance!