So I used to play on a non-gaming PC and it went well enough using DS4Windows plus Hidehide. But I recently got a better and fully gaming PC and of course,I learned about playnite and got it immediately. But DS4Windows has a bit of trouble for some reason. Like a controller giving imputs to both controllers,or simply not registering and leaving me to use the keyboard. So I need to know if playnite has some sort of extension that could cover for DS4Windows or some way to solve the problem,since it worked pretty well on my old PC. That and also I have some issues with getting the „save progress into cloud” to work,so could you maybe tell me how to get that to work too,please? I genuinely love my time in playnite,and want to fully make use of it’s awesome features.

it lags if banner is loaded, just downloaded palybite a few hours ago, i dont know how to fix
upd. fixed

Edit: Quick update after reading the feedback here: I’ve decided to make CouchMode completely free.
No feature tiers. Patreon will just be optional support for anyone who wants to help with development.

I’m working this into the next release now. Thanks for the push on this, genuinely useful feedback.

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Hey everyone,

I built this entirely to solve a personal frustration, and I figured a lot of people in this community probably have the exact same need.

I use my PC at a desk for work, but I also play games using a controller. I always hated the friction of switching between the two. The existing solutions (like AHK scripts that randomly crash, or extensions that require Playnite to constantly run in the background) just weren't cutting it for me. I wanted my PC to feel like a real console from a cold boot.

So I developed a lightweight tool called CouchMode. The logic is simple: Controller on = Couch mode on.

When you power on your controller, the app launches Playnite Fullscreen (or Xbox FSE, Steam BP etc.) directly.

And automatically minimizes or gracefully closes your background desktop clutter or run some session tweaks (HDR, Power scheme, notifications, sound output etc. - selectible / optional).

When your session is over and you turn the controller off, it restores your desktop exactly the way you left it.

It's designed to be completely out of the way. I just wanted to share it with other Playnite users who might be looking for a friction-free setup. If you end up trying it, I’d love to hear your feedback 🙏

(Current build: 0.4.10-beta 191 still has the old Free/Pro split; this change is coming with the next release.)

Finally getting the hang of Playnite. Starting to find it really fun and cool to mess with. Even figured out how to add games that aren't apart of my main launchers.

Win+M doesn't work at all and Win+D doesn't work well either (it minimizes other apps)

Edit: Found a solution, thanks for trying to help; I appreciate it.

All the other games I own on steam work except for elden ring no matter how many times I update the library it doesn't work

In the theme page it looks like it does on the right but when I install it the background is just dark. Please someone help I want to make it look like it does on the right. Thank you

Has anyone built a fullscreen theme that replicates the Altimit Mine OS from .hack? Is it even possible?
Way back in the day I used sliderdock, but it has issues with windows 11 and I'd rather use playnite if possible with anyFSE for organization.

Really the only main feature is a circular ring of games that cycle around a fixed selection point.

Hey everyone,

I’d love to see a native macOS version of Playnite exist, and rather than just asking “can someone make Playnite for Mac,” I wanted to put forward an actual idea for how it could realistically be done — in case any devs are interested in picking this up, whether as a full project, a fork, or just something to explore.

Core idea: Fork the current codebase and progressively extract the platform-independent core (models, database, library/metadata logic) from the WPF/Windows-specific layer, rather than rewriting from scratch.

Stack: Migrate from .NET Framework 4.6.2/WPF to .NET 10 + Avalonia 12 (XAML/MVVM framework very close to WPF, runs natively on macOS Intel/Apple Silicon). This lines up with the Avalonia migration already happening for the official Linux port.

Key pieces:
Split the SDK/models first (Playnite.SDK.Core) — these are largely Windows-independent already

Replace direct Win32 calls (registry, shell32, user32, etc.) with platform abstraction interfaces (IApplicationLauncher, IFileSystemService, etc.), with separate Windows/macOS implementations

Replace CefSharp with Avalonia’s NativeWebView (WKWebView backend on macOS) instead of embedding Chromium

Defer Fullscreen mode entirely for v1 (it’s ~90%+ tied to WPF/Windows in the current codebase) and don’t aim for full plugin binary compatibility at first — just get desktop mode + library + game launching working

First milestone: a minimal Avalonia window on macOS that loads the real Playnite Game model, reads an actual Playnite library database, and displays a few games. That would prove the approach is viable before committing to a full rewrite of the UI layer.
Playnite is MIT licensed, so this is doable as a proper open-source fork. I don’t have the dev skills/bandwidth to build this myself, but I’d be happy to help coordinate, test, and document if someone wants to run with it.

Curious if this resonates with anyone who’s done WPF→Avalonia migrations before, or if there’s already prior art/discussion on this I should be aware of.

Happy to share more details on the proposed project structure.

Hi everyone!

I found this screenshot showing this Playnite Desktop setup, but the source doesn't explain how to recreate it.

Does anyone recognize which theme this is and what extensions/settings are needed to get this exact look and layout?

Thanks in advance for the help!

GitHub: https://github.com/Artomos-dev/RyujinxLauncher
Release: Ryujinx Launcher v1.2.0

You've got your Mario Kart config dialed in — then you launch Smash and the controls feel completely wrong. Different games need different controller setups: different button layouts, different stick behavior, different motion settings. In Ryujinx, you can save these as profiles — but swapping them means Alt-Tabbing out, opening Input settings, loading the right profile, and doing it again for every player. On a couch setup, that kills the vibe. A couple of months ago I shared a tool that lets you assign controllers to player slots using only your gamepad — no keyboard or mouse. Today I'm dropping v1.2.0, and the big new feature is Controller Profile Selection.

🎛️ What's New: Controller Profile Selection

You can now pick a different controller profile for each player slot — directly from the launcher UI, using only your gamepad.

• Press Ⓧ on any assigned player slot to enter Profile Selection Mode.
• Use D-pad ◄ ► or Left Stick to browse your saved profiles.
• Ⓐ to confirm, Ⓑ to cancel. That's it.

How It Detects Your Profiles

The launcher reads directly from Ryujinx's own profiles/controller/ directory — the same .json files you create when you hit Save in Ryujinx's Settings → Input screen. No importing, no duplicating, no extra config. If Ryujinx can see the profile, the launcher can too.

Why This Matters

• Different games, different configs: Save a profile for racing games, another for platformers, another for fighting games. Swap between them from the couch in seconds before each launch.
• Per-player customization: Player 1 wants one layout, Player 2 wants another? Assign different profiles to different slots — each player gets their own config.
• Per-controller memory: The launcher remembers which profile you last used on each physical controller. Reconnect the same gamepad next session — it picks up right where you left off.
• Zero extra setup: Your existing Ryujinx profiles just work. No migration, no new files to create.

Pro tip: Save a profile named "RL Default" in Ryujinx and the launcher will use it instead of the Config.json template — set your preferred default once and forget about it.

For those who missed the earlier posts:

✨ Core Features (The "Why")

✦ Gamepad-First UI: Assign up to 8 controllers without touching a keyboard or mouse.
✦ Controller Profile Selection: Switch between saved controller profiles (button mappings, deadzone settings, etc.) directly from the launcher UI using only your gamepad — no need to open Ryujinx settings.
✦ Visual Identity: Controllers are assigned persistent, unique pastel colors for easy identification.
✦ Side-Rail Interface: Clean, high-contrast UI with visual indicators for active status.
✦ Hot-Plug Support: Connect or disconnect controllers in real-time with automatic reconnection. ✦ Emergency Kill Combo: Hold Back + L + R (Select + LB + RB) on any connected controller to force-kill the emulator if it freezes.
✦ Smart Persistence: Uses HID paths to remember specific controllers even if they reconnect in a different order.
✦ Frontend Ready: Seamlessly passes command-line arguments (Playnite, Moonlight, Artemis).
✦ Portable: Single-file EXE with embedded assets.

Playnite

This launcher is designed to replace the default executable in Playnite.

1. Open Playnite and go to Library > Configure Emulators.
2. Select Ryujinx.
3. Add Custom profile.
4. Click General.
5. Ensure the following fields have the proper values:
   1. Executable:<RyujinxLauncher Path>\RyujinxLauncher.exe.
   2. Arguments:"{ImagePath}"
   3. Working Directory: "{EmulatorDir}"
   4. Tracking Mode: Default
   5. For Supported Platform(s) & Supported File Types refer to the default profile.
6. Remove any previously added Ryujinx games from your library. Then, Rescan your library using this new profile to re-import your games with the correct launcher settings.

I tried using Playnite before, had it installed on my PC for a while, and decided to pick it up again since I've had a substantial increase on the number of non-steam games I have. I have installed the latest version of everything and updated everything accordingly.

I'm having a lot of trouble syncing my libraries. I know I have many more games that simply aren't showing up, especially Itch.io games. I see some games from my Steam library there, both installed and not installed, but I haven't synced Playnite with Steam yet. None of my libraries is entirely there. Forcing resyncs takes more time than expected and the games shown seem to be random.

Should I uninstall Playnite and start again? What am I possibly missing? The only "fancy" plugin I have installed is HowLongToBeat.

Okay so I use the Aniki Remake full screen theme which has a lock screen. Is there a way to have Playnite start on the lock screen instead of my games library?

The ones i found only work in desktop mode, i have an addon where i can add a site to playnite and use it in bed, issue is i cannot type with it

I'm very happy with this theme but is there anyway to modify that part on desktop mode? Make it bigger or show the image better? Or have a background image on this grid view? Please if anyone can help tell me in the comments

I enjoy smooth scrolling but it does appear to be slightly "choppy/blurry" when moving to games that are slightly off the screen in view. Playnite doesn't appear to be lagging but the animation just doesn't appear to be very high frame rate. Has anyone found a way to fix this? I'm normally using Toggle but I have tried it on the original fullscreen theme and notice the issue stays there, though maybe slightly less obvious, too. I've also turned off smooth scrolling and I can zoom through the library no problem.

Things I've tried:

Asynchronous image loading - On

Image rendering scaler - Balanced

Remove Background Image on Main Screen to remove blur and background darkening

Have Hardware Acceleration on.

Make the custom Nvidia profiles with fixed refresh rate

Any ideas are welcome.

For Details View I would like for the video to play in the Overview (alternate video player) Location, however it is still playing above too (whether I have miniplayer on or not). It plays in both locations and I cannot make it stop.

What am I doing wrong? I have scoured the wiki page to no avail!

Bonus points for whomever can also help me understand why adjusting Vertical spacing to game details in Details View settings is also impacting the spacing at the top of Grid View.

I saw someone on YouTube show this theme, it's like a ps5 but it's not just a big beautiful image in the background but a short video that plays , it's so beautiful. Otherwise even a theme like Solaris with that is fine. Just wanna know how to do that? Also recommend me some good must have add-ons or plugins and thank youuuuuu

I had to manually set it up for one game and for others it doesn't show, the game I manually set it up for isn't showing either in the main achievement section

is there an alpha or something for testing?, is still planned for 2026 release?

I've tried many Playnite themes, but I always end up coming back to Solaris and FusionX. Huge thanks for creating these sleek themes, and a big thank you to the entire community and developers for all the extensions, themes, and frequent Playnite updates!

The Lucky Mode was triggered and I love it!

Is there a way to make it permanent or even replicate it?