v1.0.0

The first public release of pLauncher: a private, Steam-like launcher for your local game library.
Point it at your games folder and it finds every game, fills in covers and descriptions, tracks playtime and
tells you when a new version is out. Everything stays on your machine.

Highlights

• Folder scanning with automatic launch-file detection (.exe, HTML, .bat, .jar, .swf, QSP, RAGS, LÖVE;
  .sh, .x86_64, AppImage and .app on Linux/macOS) and engine detection (Ren'Py, Unity, RPG Maker and 10 more).
• Metadata from a link: paste a page from F95zone, Pornolab, Erotorrent, Island of Pleasure or Steam to get the
  title, version, author, tags, description, cover and screenshots.
• Update tracking per source: Check all marks the games with a newer build.
• Steam-style library: hero banner, rearrangeable shelves, collections (manual or by tags), favorites, search,
  sorting, adjustable card size, playtime and folder size.
• Privacy: cover blur (until hover / always, Ctrl+H), PIN lock with auto-lock, a global panic button (Windows)
  and hidden collections.
• Big-library tools: bulk actions, keyboard navigation (F1 for the list), relinking moved games, ignored
  folders, backup and restore to a single .zip.
• Self-update on Windows and Linux with SHA-256 verification.
• 11 languages: English, Deutsch, Español, Français, Polski, Português (Brasil), Türkçe, Русский, Українська,
  日本語, 简体中文. You can add your own.

Download

Platform	File
Windows 10/11 (x64)	pLauncher.exe — portable, just run it
Linux (x64)	pLauncher-linux-amd64, or pLauncher-linux-amd64.tar.gz
macOS (Intel + Apple Silicon)	pLauncher-macos-universal.zip

Every file has a matching .sha256 checksum.

First launch

The builds aren't code-signed yet, so your OS will ask for confirmation once:

• Windows: SmartScreen shows "Windows protected your PC". Click More info → Run anyway.
• macOS: right-click pLauncher.app → Open → Open, or run
  xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine pLauncher.app.
• Linux: install WebKitGTK 4.1 (sudo apt install libwebkit2gtk-4.1-0 on Ubuntu/Debian), then
  chmod +x pLauncher-linux-amd64 if needed.

Then pick a folder for pLauncher's data and add the folders with your games.

Known limitations

• The panic button (global hotkey) works only on Windows for now.
• macOS builds don't update themselves: the launcher shows the new version with a link to its release page.
• Parsers depend on each site's page layout. If one stops working, please
  open an issue with the link.

Full Changelog: https://github.com/BasteArima/pLauncher/commits/v1.0.0