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    Awesome Steam Deck

    A curated collection of resources and projects focused on Steam Deck.

    Contents

    Guide

    Hardware

    Accessory

    Software

    • Distrobox - Use any Linux distribution inside your terminal.
    • rwfus - Read and write OverlayFS for Steam Deck.
    • BoilR - Synchronize non-Steam games with your Steam library.
    • Steam ROM Manager - An app for managing ROMs in Steam.
    • Discord Overlay - Overlay for Discord on Steam.
    • SteamOS Btrfs - Convert the /home partition from ext4 to btrfs.
    • ProtonUp-Qt - Install and manage third-party compatibility tools for Steam Games.
    • Clover - Graphical boot manager for the Steam Deck.
    • Steam Deck Printing Rootless - Utility that lets you print on the Steam Deck rootlessly and that survives updates as well.
    • Protontricks - Configure Proton prefixes for Steam games.
    • SteamTinkerLaunch - Advanced game launch customization and tweaking.
    • GOverlay - Graphical UI for MangoHud configuration.
    • CoreCtrl - Advanced CPU/GPU control utility.
    • Flatseal - Manage Flatpak permissions with a GUI.
    • SteamGridDB Manager - Apply artwork for non-Steam games automatically.
    • Warehouse - Modern Flatpak management tool.

    Performance

    • MangoHud - Vulkan/OpenGL performance overlay (FPS, temps, CPU/GPU usage).
    • Gamescope - Micro-compositor for resolution scaling, frame limiting, and latency improvements.
    • PowerTools - Decky plugin for advanced CPU, GPU, and power management.
    • SimpleDeckyTDP - Decky plugin with simplified TDP controls for Steam Deck.
    • ShareDeck - Community database of Steam Deck performance settings for games.
    • HandheldHQ - Per-game Steam Deck settings cross-checked from multiple guides, with tested FPS and battery.

    Customization

    • CSS Loader - Decky plugin to apply custom themes to Steam Deck UI.
    • Audio Loader - Decky plugin for custom boot and suspend sounds.
    • Steam Deck Repo - Custom boot videos and animations.

    Power Management

    • PowerControl - Decky plugin for advanced power profile management.

    Emulation

    • EmuDeck - Emulator configurator.
    • RetroArch - Frontend for emulators, game engines and media players.
    • RetroDECK - All-in-one sandboxed application to play your retro games.
    • EmulationStation DE - Frontend for browsing and launching games from various collections.
    • PCSX2 - PS2 Emulator.
    • RPCS3 - PS3 Emulator.
    • shadPS4 - PS4 Emulator.
    • PPSSPP - PSP Emulator.
    • Vita3K - PS Vita Emulator.
    • DuckStation - Fast and accurate PlayStation 1 emulator.
    • bsnes - SNES Emulator.
    • Dolphin - Gamecube/Wii Emulator.
    • DeSmuME - Nintendo DS Emulator.
    • melonDS - Nintendo DS emulator with local multiplayer support.
    • Cemu - Wii U emulator with excellent compatibility.
    • xemu - Xbox Emulator.
    • MAME - Arcade machine emulator.
    • Flycast - Sega Dreamcast/Naomi emulator.

    Launcher

    • Lutris - Open gaming platform.
    • Heroic - Epic Games and GOG launcher.
    • Bottles - Run Windows software and games under Linux.
    • NonSteamLaunchers - Automatic installation of the most popular launchers.
    • Minigalaxy - Lightweight GOG client for Linux.
    • Prism Launcher - Minecraft launcher with mod support.
    • Itch - Indie game platform client.
    • Legendary - CLI launcher for Epic Games Store.

    Remote

    • Chiaki - Free and open source software client for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 Remote Play.
    • KDE Connect - Multi-platform app that allows your devices to communicate.
    • LocalSend - Open source app to share files between devices over your local network.
    • Steam Link - Extend your Steam gaming experience to more devices.
    • Greenlight - An open source client for streaming Xbox Cloud and Xbox Home.
    • Moonlight - Stream games from PC with NVIDIA GPU.
    • Sunshine - Self-hosted game stream host (pairs with Moonlight).
    • Parsec - Low-latency game streaming and co-op gaming.

    File Management

    Storage Management

    • Storage Cleaner - Decky plugin to clean shader cache and temporary files.
    • CompSize - Check btrfs compression ratios on Steam Deck.

    Utility

    Accessibility

    Plugin

    • Decky Loader - Plugin launcher.
    • Deckbrew Plugins - List of Deckbrew plugins.
    • PowerTools - Advanced CPU, GPU, and power management.
    • VibrantDeck - Control display saturation and vibrance.
    • Pause Games - Pause any game, even those without native pause functionality.
    • AutoFlatpaks - Automatically update Flatpak applications.
    • SteamGridDB Plugin - Browse and apply custom game artwork directly from Steam Deck.
    • AutoSuspend - Automatically suspend Steam Deck after inactivity period.
    • HLTB for Deck - How Long to Beat integration showing game completion times.
    • MagicPods - A magic plugin for Decky Loader that lets you control your AirPods and Beats headphones in a comfortable way.

    Website

    Community

    Video Content

    Blog

    • Steam Deck Life - A blog about Steam Deck.
    • Steam Deck HQ - A blog focused on Steam Deck Games but not only games, everything deck related.

    Podcast

    • On Deck - A podcast on Spotify by Nerdnest.
    • Decked Up - A podcast on Spotify by Mekel Kasanova.
    • Fan The Deck - A podcast on Spotify by Richard Alvarez.