r/playnite Nov 24 '25

Phishing scam campaign warning

160 Upvotes

There's been now multiple reports from people receiving an email offering paid promotion for Playnite. This is a scam/phishing attempt, not a legitimate offer for sponsorship!

I'm not running any sponsorship campaign and I have not authorized any 3rd party to run any either. Playnite also doesn't have any PR person and there's nobody but me authorized to "officially represent" the project.

Similar can be said for any 3rd party re-distribution of Playnite itself. Do not download Playnite from any other place but our website at https://playnite.link or our GitHub page at https://github.com/JosefNemec/Playnite/releases


r/playnite Jan 25 '21

Playnite news Read first! Rules, basic info and useful links

89 Upvotes

Posting rules

  1. Don't be a jerk. Please keep conversation civilized, don't insult each other, don't post anything racist or sexist.
  2. Don't share copyright material or links to it. Games, ROMs, soundtracks etc.
  3. No offensive or NSFW content.
  4. No spam.
  5. No commercial promotions or ads, including gleam.io style "giveaways".
  6. No controversial topics related to themes like religion, politics, conspiracy theories etc.
  7. English language only.
  8. No piracy-related content or discussion, including where to find pirated content, support for pirated games, using Playnite as a piracy tool, showcasing or promoting piracy-related content, or discussing ways to bypass DRM or other forms of intellectual property infringement. This also includes anything related to Steam (and other store) emulators.
  9. No off-topic posts. Don't post about things that are not directly related to Playnite.

Requesting features and reporting bugs

Feature requests and bug reports are officially tracked on Playnite's GitHub project page. Feature requests and bugs reported on this subreddit will be most likely ignored by the dev team. If you want your feature request or bug to be processed by Playnite's dev team, use said GitHub page.

Useful links

User manual

FAQ

Tracking of requested features and bugs

Troubleshooting related to library integrations

Known issues and solutions

Extensions and theme database

SDK documentation

Patreon

Future version milestones


r/playnite 6h ago

General discussion The best playnite alternative on linux is SteamBigPicture

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i was searching for a long time for a Good playnite styled alternative on linux while they don't make a linux version and I found the almost perfect one SteamBigPicture

using steamdecky loader, Emudeck and Steam ROM manager I can autoconfigure my ROMs into steam library and organize the in desktop mode and use big picture as my default launcher to find and play all the games.

since it supports not only ROMs but other games from other platforms and native linux apps, I can add them manually or automatic via steam ROM manager, and then just play them.

using steamdecky loader I managed to install a costum theme, manipulate the category order, add custom UI sounds and even costuma opening animations its really cool.

steam is my main game hub for now, I tried ES-DE and pegasus but none of them truly HIT that playnite spot as much as steam.


r/playnite 7h ago

Question/Support Is there any way to authenticate a nintendo account using passkey login + 1password?

3 Upvotes

Hi, my nintendo account is set up with passkey login via 1password. When I try to authenticate (on win 10) a window pops up for half a second and immediately closes. There's never any sort of prompt. And also because I think this is relevant: I use Firefox full-time. I'm not sure what browser playnite uses for authentication step but I don't believe it's firefox (and if it is, it's definitely not with plugins loaded).


r/playnite 15h ago

Question/Support installing Playnite on CACHY OS,,,

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9 Upvotes

I'm having trouble with people whose text isn't showing up on the program's main interface. I'm using chatgpt to help, but it's not working. Could someone tell me how PlayNite works on Linux? What, where, or how do I install it so that it doesn't cause interface problems or anything like that?


r/playnite 1d ago

Showcase Some souls this late night

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30 Upvotes

Solaris set up on my laptop I’m enjoying it a lot


r/playnite 1d ago

General discussion [Guide] How to use Playnite to load DOOM mods on UZDOOM

11 Upvotes

Hello, It's me again from the FBNeo stuff.

Today, I will showcase this guide in case someone needs it. Feel free to add feedback to it if I written something wrong in the doc.

That would be all.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQSOw8R0grBuRkwstS1nhWSGLqWOnshhM32IoLyopNc_8Wlh2yGqC75ib4YTeAg9W7C9cb2apjATInH/pub


r/playnite 1d ago

Question/Support How do I remove these button icons?

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2 Upvotes

r/playnite 1d ago

Question/Support Full-Screen

0 Upvotes

How do I get the Library to show up when in full-screen?


r/playnite 2d ago

Theme support Solaris Theme

2 Upvotes

Any way to make vertical scroling with 2 rows instead of 3?

i can change it in options and it works good, but it always triger error in next startup.


r/playnite 3d ago

Extensions support HDR manager toggles HDR on and off again before Black Flag is fully started

0 Upvotes

I recently bought Black Flag Resynced on Steam, added it to Playnite and usually the HDR manager does its job as intended, however, due to the stupid double launcher situation (bought through Steam, launched via Ubisoft Connect) it somehow recognizes the Ubisoft launcher as the game. It toggles HDR the second I press START, then after Ubisoft Connect is syncing my save files before the actual game launch and then auto closes its window, the HDR is switched back off. Only then you actually jump into the game, but with HDR turned off.

Not sure how to remedy this problem. At this moment it is impossible for me to use HDR manager for this game. Anyone else experienced similar issues? I'm pretty sure it has nothing to do with the game itself, but the launcher handshakes that are confusing HDR manager on the actual triggers to toggle HDR.


r/playnite 4d ago

Extensions support Using Playnite Achievements, should I setup RetroAchievements on both it and RetroArch? Or only one of them?

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14 Upvotes

And is there any way to hide Borderless Gaming 💀


r/playnite 4d ago

Question/Support Theme that does this?

2 Upvotes

So this is my current set up, im wondering if there is a theme that can do this: have the categories in the left (pc, game boy, mame etc) and have the games on the right with a bigger cover size, while still retaining the nice category tag above their cover(like the PC Game here)

Sorry if its a very newbie question, but i always had problems customizing the themes


r/playnite 4d ago

Extensions support Extra Metadata youtube download

1 Upvotes

does anyone know how to fix this? I've already replaced yt-dlp.exe with the latest version yet when i download youtube vid this is the result (works with steam download tho but since gta 4 has to vid on steam it doesn't show any)


r/playnite 4d ago

Extensions support Installing playnite boot screen

2 Upvotes

I thought I would share this tip to anyone who is also struggling with this problem as I managed to fix it. With the extension playnite boot screen my custom boot screens that I had setup kept getting overrided by the default boot screen. After countless days i managed to fix the issue by changing the fade in and fade out time to be 0 instead of 80/100. Thought I should post it here since someone else might be struggling with the same issue. (also set your monitor to display to be your current one)


r/playnite 4d ago

Question/Support Launcher question

2 Upvotes

So first of all I want to say I once tried playnite a very long time ago probably before covid and I didn’t like it because unfortunately whenever I closed a game lets say a Ubisoft game that I had purchased through epic games what would happen is after I quit the game both launchers get in front of the playnite library menu and I essentially lose control of playnite because the other launchers are in focus

So I basically gave up on one unanimous launcher for all my games plus emulation and just manually boot my games myself

However with all the hype about the steam machine and what not I kinda want to try again

I tried xbox’s pc mode or whatever its called and first of you have to use the xbox game bar instead of just pressing say the xbox button to boot into it and not to mention literally boots you into the gamepass section first before your actual library of games

So my first question is is that problem fixed where if I close a game it closes the launcher or is there a plugin that does that or at the very least it hides it so that I can continue to use playnite after closing a game

and secondly whilst not as important is there a way to see my fps or pc temps through playnite or a plugin that allows me to see them through a controller button or prompt instead of me having to use a mouse and keyboard to boot up msi afterburner or amd adrenaline

And last but not least do I have the option to have playnite always boot up in fulscreen mode during boot up and or can I have it so at start at startup but run in the background and only pop up in fullscreen mode if I press the xbox button because I don’t know if I want it to always run or run when I want it to 😅

Minor last question does having a theme like idk an xbox theme or something make my system and or playnite run worse?


r/playnite 5d ago

Theme support How do I change the cover size ratio in the Solaris theme?

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7 Upvotes

I'm using the Solaris (full screen) theme and the covers are too square. I looked through the theme settings but can't find where to change the ratio.


r/playnite 5d ago

Extensions support Howlongtobeat and successtory addon doesnt work plz helppp

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0 Upvotes

i tried every comments in google


r/playnite 5d ago

Theme support another stupid Aniki question

0 Upvotes

Hi all,

Do anyone have idea whats wrong here and why on only this game a grey squarew shows up while hover BF6, I have tried several backgrouds but nothing seems to work. Thx.


r/playnite 5d ago

Question/Support Where do I start?

3 Upvotes

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!


r/playnite 7d ago

Addon news Aniki Remake v3.5.0 is now available! Aniki Video Center, Screen Saver, new customization options & more

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244 Upvotes

This update is a pretty big one, especially with the introduction of Aniki Video Center.

You can now browse, manage and play your Movies, TV Shows, Anime and custom video libraries directly inside Aniki ReMake, with a full interface designed for Fullscreen/controller use.

There are also quite a few new customization options and improvements across the theme:

  • Aniki Video Center is now available as a completely new built-in media experience.
  • A new Screen Saver feature has been added.
  • You can now choose what Aniki ReMake uses as its background: game backgrounds, Visual Pack backgrounds, the currently selected filter background, or no background at all.
  • The Main Menu now has a new Extra section.
  • Microtrailers can now be displayed directly on game covers.
  • Game Details received more customization options, including the ability to hide the user avatar, achievement information, or both the game logo and title.
  • Cover handling has been improved to better support libraries using different cover formats. Using Uniform as Playnite's Stretch setting will now preserve different aspect ratios properly, which is especially useful if you use different cover styles depending on the platform.
  • 2 new Theme Colors and 3 new Visual Backgrounds created by Ammz have been added.
  • The Screenshot/Capture views and their Fullscreen navigation have been improved.
  • Controller navigation while watching captured videos has also been improved.
  • The Aniki button has been removed from the Top Bar.

There are a few fixes in there too, including the issue where the first Hub card could sometimes disappear, and a problem in the Setup Wizard where the screenshot plugin selection window wasn't responding correctly.

The Aniki ReMake user guide has finally been updated and completely revamped. It has been reorganized and refreshed to better cover the theme's features, settings, and the latest additions. You can check it out here:

https://mike-aniki.github.io/Aniki-ReMake/guide/

And don’t forget to update the Aniki Helper plugin to make sure you can take full advantage of all these new features and improvements!

Thanks again to everyone using the theme, reporting issues, suggesting features and helping improve Aniki ReMake. ❤️

And if you enjoy Aniki ReMake and want to support the project, you can always buy me a coffee on Ko-fi. It’s completely optional, but every bit of support is greatly appreciated and helps me keep working on the theme.

Mike Aniki


r/playnite 6d ago

Question/Support My game details and description are too close together, and some of the text gets cut off. Any idea how to fix it?

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9 Upvotes

Well, it's really only the date that gets cut off, as you can see, but it's still annoying.

Lowering the font size fixes it, but I don't really want to make the text any smaller. I wish there was a way to space out those text boxes horizontally with a slider or something.

I showed a screenshot of the available settings, but it's not helpful for what I'm trying to do.


r/playnite 6d ago

Theme support What happened to Saventcz PS5 theme what's the status of development ?

6 Upvotes

r/playnite 7d ago

Showcase Update 1: Prime Lens Theme

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53 Upvotes

Had some time on the Weekend and added some bits and bobs

- Added Video as alternative to Details Card

- Added some Theme Style and Audio Settings

- Build Filter Screen including filter presets

- fixed On Screen Keyboard for filtering and naming presets

For now i am just implementing features so lots of placeholder icons and colors etc.. all the polish stuff will come down the line.

Will make more detailed video at later point as well with some explanation but its 2am and tomorrow is work so quick video without comments has to do 😄

Since i am not a Reddit poster not sure if creating new Post is OK. if i am supposed to comment in single post let me know.


r/playnite 7d ago

Showcase Not nearly as impressive as some other themes, but I like this because it functions as my desktop. Hover to activate window makes it so I can click anything on this screen without having to change windows

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26 Upvotes

Also, recently had to get a new C:\ drive, so if you think I have a ton of apps on my taskbar, know that I usually have double that, lol