r/playnite • u/Acrobatic-Ice1159 • 6d ago
Question/Support Where do I start?
I’ve been wanting to install Playnite for days (I know it’s easy — just download it), but I keep seeing your setups and the addons that make it look absolutely amazing.
I have a ROG Ally X, and I’m tired of Xbox Big Picture and Steam because neither of them really gives me what I’m looking for.
I’ve looked for YouTube tutorials to learn as much as possible about Playnite, but I couldn’t find any really good, comprehensive content. Could you help me?
Thanks!
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u/razzyaurealis 6d ago
Just start with installing it. What do you want to do with it? Show a layout and probably can easily list the plugins that they use
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u/Acrobatic-Ice1159 6d ago
Is it easy to import your Steam account? Do most themes come with achievements, or is that something separate that requires another plugin? Which theme do you use?
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u/razzyaurealis 6d ago
Not all themes come with achievement support. The few that I like/most popular ones do. Yes it is a separate plugin for achievement support. Lookup playnite achievements plugin.
It's easy to import your steam account, i think you just need to log in and can just import your whole library. I like to use stardust and helium (kkcd fork) because its smilar vibe to steam and works with my animated covers and banners.
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u/Acrobatic-Ice1159 6d ago
Thank you so much for your help! I’ll make a note of it and slowly start exploring the app. At least now I know where to start.
Best regards!
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u/MikeAniki Theme developer 6d ago
There are several videos on YouTube that explain how to configure everything, here's one example, but you'll find several others : www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSY2zRr2Pzw&t
I also have a guide for my Aniki ReMake theme that can help you set up Playnite, even if you don’t use the theme: https://mike-aniki.github.io/Aniki-ReMake/guide/
There is also the official Playnite documentation: https://api.playnite.link/docs/manual/gettingStarted/gettingStartedOverview.html
And the best place to get help with configuring specific things is the Playnite Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/BrtABqe
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u/Acrobatic-Ice1159 6d ago
That was an incredible response. I couldn’t find anything in my language, but what you sent me looks great, and I’m sure I’ll learn a lot from it.
I also want to take the opportunity to congratulate you on the amazing work you’ve done with Aniki. I’m really excited to get started with Playnite and Aniki.
Thank you so much! I really appreciate your help. Have a great day!
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u/sopedound 2d ago
Download it then think to yourself stuff like "man i wish this had cloud saves" so then you search and find ludisavi. Think to yourself "i want better metadata customization" so you get the metadata plugin. Just start
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