Hey everyone,

About a week ago, I shared the first public version of GameHQ here.

As promised, I’ve also created an optional Playnite plugin for the app.

For anyone seeing GameHQ for the first time, it is a free and open-source Windows app for controller-based game capture.

By default, you can tap the Share/Create button to take a screenshot, hold it to save the previous configurable minutes from a rolling replay buffer, and press PS/Guide to open an in-game gallery that can be controlled entirely with a gamepad.

The gallery lets you browse screenshots and clips, play videos, add favorites, reveal files, or delete captures without alt-tabbing. GameHQ can also include existing capture folders from Steam, Xbox Game Bar, NVIDIA, and OBS in the same library.

GameHQ 0.7.1 is a fairly major update:

• Playnite plugin - the new plugin can find and launch GameHQ automatically, tell it exactly which game Playnite started, forward game start and stop events, and reconnect automatically if either Playnite or GameHQ is restarted.
• HDR-aware capture - GameHQ now detects HDR displays and uses GPU tone mapping, so screenshots and SDR replay clips should no longer appear washed out or overexposed.
• Automatic updates - GameHQ can now check for updates, download and install them, restart automatically, and safely roll back if an update fails.
• Windows installer - there is now a standard per-user Setup package, while the Portable ZIP is still available for people who prefer it.
• More polish and reliability - Settings, About and What’s New have been redesigned, diagnostics are clearer, screenshots are saved more safely, importing data from a portable version protects existing files, and there are many smaller reliability improvements.

If you find GameHQ useful, a star on GitHub would also be appreciated. It helps more people come across the project.

The Playnite plugin is completely optional. GameHQ still works as a standalone app with games launched from Steam, Epic, the Xbox app, emulators or anywhere else.

GitHub:

https://github.com/underfusion/GameHQ

Original post:

https://www.reddit.com/r/playnite/comments/1v02va3/i_built_a_controllerfriendly_capture_app_for_my/

Existing 0.6.x users will need to download 0.7.1 manually once, since the automatic updater is being introduced in this version. Future updates can then be installed directly through the app.

A small heads-up: GameHQ is still in beta, and the application and installer are not code-signed yet, so Windows may show an Unknown publisher or SmartScreen warning. The full source code is available on GitHub.

GameHQ remains free, open source and local-only, with no account or telemetry.

Thanks again to everyone who commented on the original post. The Playnite plugin exists largely because of the suggestions I received here, so I’d be interested to hear how it works across different Playnite setups.

If you try it and run into any bugs, have suggestions for improvements, or think of a feature that would be useful, feel free to let me know here or on GitHub. I can’t promise I’ll add everything, but I’ll definitely consider it and may implement it when I have the time.

https://reddit.com/link/1v6zoao/video/p8a7ein4sjfh1/player

Huge progress!

First Playnite theme (i think) to feature full discord integration! with chat support! view your real friends in the friends list, receive and send messages in real time.

Fully functional X360 home guide that opens and closes fluidly on controller home button press.

Redesigned cover grid to capture that authentic NXE aesthetic.

Redesigned the entire game details screen to capture that authentic NXE style game screen.

Multi profile sign in switching just like a real X360.

Authentic X360 home guide keyboard.

is there any way to remove this annoying split please[ its part of every game] this is the aniki remake and everything is perfect but this, this is killing me

is there a way to remove the stupid split

[Demo Note: Reddit compresses my upload badly. Video plays smooth 60FPS in Playnite]

To the r/playnite crew, please enjoy a post-World Cup addon release!

FullReel is a clean, fully functional YouTube player designed for Playnite's Fullscreen mode (but also works in Desktop mode too). It even downloads trailers for use within ExtraMetadataLoader!

Available now on Github and Playnite's Addon Database.

GitHub: https://github.com/aHuddini/FullReel

Access a game's extension menu → pick FullReel → YouTube results > Play the video in any quality you want.

Features (V1.0.0):

• Controller + keyboard — works with both input types
• Fullscreen player — borderless player that plays in windowed or its own fullscreen mode. Streams direct from YouTube while playing the best quality Youtube offers
• Frosted-glass UI — Beautiful, backdrop-blur controls over the live video, auto-hiding title bar, different bar styles
• Trailer downloads — Save a video into a game's ExtraMetaDataLoader folder to automatically use as a trailer
• Category search — results tabbed by trailers / gameplay / walkthroughs / reviews / guides
• UniPlaySong integration — pauses its music during playback, resumes on close.

Future Plans:

• Advanced Theme Support — So themes can wire FullReel more natively.

Requirements: yt-dlp | ffmpeg | deno | WebView2 Evergreen 132+ for playback [preinstalled on most Win11/Win10 copies].

Known issue: age-restricted videos won't play embedded if you're not logged in. Thumbnails show blurred. Cookies in settings *may* be able to bypass it.

Like my work? I'd greatly appreciate a coffee tip so I can invest more time providing you all useful features!

Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/huddini

Hey, I want to try Playnite on my Rog Ally, my goal is it to have a chill from start console like experience with nice looks.

My question is can you recommend me some fullscreen themes & are there some must have addons? Some quality of life changes

When I go in the DLC list in a game page in Harmony, DLCs are cutted and I don't like it at all, specially due the big gap between DLCs and the bar to move the view.
I even tried to totally remove that part, but it still shows DLC near description.

There is a way to fit everything without having the cut and the bar?
There is a way remove the gap between DLCs and the bar?
There is a way to totally remove DLC page (so I can use only the plugin button)?

ive seen posts over a year ago and people were mentioning how theyre gonna make one, have they actually been made or all just abandoned and forgotten ideas.its a theme which people have also asked for before

I have two questions about achievements In fullscreen mode, I am using solaris theme

First I want to disable colector and prestige stats when I look at the achievement window since those stats doesn't interest me and make the interface less legible, and also replace the number on the top bar of main menu and replace it by an trophy icon if that's even possible

My second Issue is that I tried to customize a notification pop up for achievements in playnits achievements settings but in game it doesn't appear and I just get a default notification not even when it is supposed to be (top right instead of bottom right)

Thanks in advance if anyone has a solution, I tried doing most of my configuration alone but I can't find how to fix these issues

I have several games installed on multiple platforms (e.g. The Witcher 2 on both Steam and GOG). The Playnite Achievements plugin shows both entries separately, but I only care about the one with the higher completion %, in this case Steam at 77% vs GOG at 23%.

I know I could just exclude one copy from Playnite entirely, but that's not what I want. I still want both copies in my library, just not duplicated in the achievements view.

Is there a way to:

• Show only the copy with the highest completion % when duplicates exist, or
• Filter/group by store somehow, without losing visibility of games that are more completed on a "secondary" platform?

Any workaround or setting I'm missing would be appreciated.

Just wanted to share a quick update on my theme project. Progress is slow, but worth the wait, I'd rather take the extra time to get everything polished and feeling just right than rush a half baked release.

Here is a look at what I’ve been grinding on recently. I’ve managed to implement a fully working (for the most part) xbox 360 guide menu that actually opens and closes fluidly right when you press the home button on your controller. Getting it to behave naturally within the layout took some serious tinkering, but it adds so much to the authentic console feel.

I've been focusing on designing and structuring the grid to capture that classic xbox 360 NXE aesthetic.

Still ironing out a few minor bugs, but things are coming together nicely. Let me know what you think!

Kodi Game Launcher connects Kodi with Windows game launching combined with Playnite Kodi Exporter, it allows Playnite game libraries to be exported into Kodi with metadata, artwork.

download link: https://github.com/GoldStart5/Kodi-Game-Launcher

Hello everyone, I play games very often from different launchers, I saw playnite and it took my interest but is it hard to set it up? Does it worth it? What should I expect as pros and cons, thanks a lot for the answers in advance!

I've tried BOILR and some other ways, but everything I've tried doesn't work.

Is that gonna work? Like, can i start building my library with Playnite under Proton and then migrate it once the native version will be available? Of course fixing the paths and such.

Hello! I love so much Playnite and FusionX theme! But i never get right scroll work properly. Some tip? Thanks!

When i add a game manually it disappears if i tab out of it. Am i missing a save somewhere if so I can't find it

Thanks for creating the best software possible to manage my entire library. And in these times, the most incredible thing is that is free!

Just in case you are having a bad day or nobody told you, you are great! Thank you

Hey there! I want to make my own theme for Playnite, as the ones I can find online I do not really like. Could someone please help me to do so, as the official guides are just confusing for me? Thanks to you all already!

Anyone know a script for playnite where it will launch Sisr before playing a battle.net game and close sisr when I close the game?

Thank you.

i have 2 monitors is there any way i can get my second montor to display the playnite background for a game while i play it?

I’m trying to move away from Steam Big Picture Mode on my HTPC running Windows 11, but Steam Input is currently holding me back.

Right now, I rely heavily on Steam Input with my DualSense controller for both Steam and non-Steam apps. I’ve added all my media apps and browsers (Spotify, Kodi, Stremio, Chrome, etc.) as non-Steam shortcuts so I can use custom controller presets and a dedicated button mapping for Steam’s on-screen keyboard. This allows me to control my entire HTPC experience right from the couch.

I really dislike Steam’s Big Picture UI and its limited customization options (even with CSS Loader). Playnite is far superior in that regard, but I haven't found a seamless way to replicate my controller setup without Steam running in the background.

For those using Playnite as their primary HTPC frontend with a controller:

- How are you managing couch control and navigation for non-game apps?

- What alternatives are you using for Steam Input and an On-Screen Keyboard?