v1.3.0 — Real names for non-installed games

New: non-installed games show their real name, not "App "

Games found via a Steam collection or the "All" library scope that aren't
installed used to show as "App 12345" since names were only read from
installed games' local manifest files. Now resolved from Steam's own local
metadata cache (`appcache/appinfo.vdf`) — still no Steam Web API key
needed. Verified against real collections (24/24 and 119/119 names
resolved) in ~20ms cold, ~instant once cached.

No other feature changes since v1.1.0 — see that release's notes for
what's new since v1.0.0.

Manual install

Download the zip below, unzip it, and copy the decky-backlog-picker folder to /home/deck/homebrew/plugins/. Restart Decky.

v1.2.5 — ButtonItem section switcher

Fix: section switcher didn't respond to selection

Both the native Tabs component (v1.2.0) and DropdownItem (v1.2.4) did
nothing when trying to switch sections, confirmed after a proper Decky
Loader restart (not a stale-install issue). Both are pulled dynamically
from Steam's internal webpack modules, which may expect page context a
plain plugin sidebar doesn't provide. Replaced with 3 plain ButtonItems —
the same component already used everywhere else in this plugin without
issue.

Note: the Collection filter dropdown (inside Pick tab) was also
reported showing the same symptom. It's untouched in this release (too
many options — could be 25+ — for a button list); please retest it after
updating and let us know if it's fixed too or still broken.

No other feature changes since v1.1.0 — see that release's notes for
what's new since v1.0.0.

Manual install

Download the zip below, unzip it, and copy the decky-backlog-picker folder to /home/deck/homebrew/plugins/. Restart Decky.

v1.2.4 — Dropdown section switcher

UI change: Pick/Library/Order switcher is now a dropdown

The 3-button tab bar felt awkward to navigate with a controller. Replaced
it with a single DropdownItem (same component already used for the
ProtonDB/Collection filters) — one focusable element, then D-pad up/down
through the 3 sections.

No other feature changes since v1.1.0 — see that release's notes for what's
new since v1.0.0 (Pick/Library/Order sections, ProtonDB/HLTB integration, etc).

Manual install

Download the zip below, unzip it, and copy the decky-backlog-picker folder to /home/deck/homebrew/plugins/. Restart Decky.

v1.2.3 — Exclude Proton/runtime tools from picker

Fix: "Pick For Me" sometimes selected Proton or Steam Linux Runtime

Steam compatibility tools (Proton, Steam Linux Runtime, SteamVR, Steamworks
Common Redistributables) have their own `appmanifest_*.acf` files just
like real games, so they were showing up as pickable "games". Now filtered
out by name prefix (app-ID filtering isn't viable since new Proton versions
ship regularly with new IDs).

No other feature changes since v1.1.0 — see that release's notes for what's
new since v1.0.0 (Pick/Library/Order tabs, ProtonDB/HLTB integration, etc).

Manual install

Download the zip below, unzip it, and copy the decky-backlog-picker folder to /home/deck/homebrew/plugins/. Restart Decky.

v1.2.2 — Default Pick tab filter to Any

Fix: "0 games in pool" by default

Diagnosed with the user: installed-game detection works fine (22 games
found), blacklist empty, no ProtonDB errors logged — but the default
Gold+ filter still showed 0. Root cause looks like the frontend's
ProtonDB warm-up call not completing on some setups (frontend errors
don't reach Decky's backend log, so this couldn't be pinned down further
remotely).

Pragmatic fix: the Pick tab now defaults to Any instead of Gold+, so
an empty/unreachable ProtonDB cache never blocks the picker. Gold+ and
Platinum Only are still there in the dropdown whenever you want them.

No other feature changes since v1.1.0 — see that release's notes for what's
new since v1.0.0 (Pick/Library/Order tabs, ProtonDB/HLTB integration, etc).

Manual install

Download the zip below, unzip it, and copy the decky-backlog-picker folder to /home/deck/homebrew/plugins/. Restart Decky.

v1.2.1 — Revert Tabs height regression + diagnostics

Fixes / changes

• Reverted the native Tabs component from v1.2.0: it collapsed to
  near-zero height in the QAM sidebar panel (likely built assuming a
  full-page context like Library/Settings). Back to the custom tab bar
  from v1.1.x.

• "0 games in pool" even with ProtonDB set to "Any": this means the
  bottleneck isn't ProtonDB caching — something in installed-game
  detection itself isn't finding anything on some setups. Added logging
  (_main() and get_library()) so the actual resolved Steam path,
  Steam ID, and installed-game count show up in the plugin's log file for
  real diagnosis instead of more guessing.

  If you're hitting "0 games," please check:
  ~/homebrew/logs/decky-backlog-picker/*.log and share the
  Backlog Picker loaded. steam_path=... line.

No feature changes since v1.1.0 — see that release's notes for what's new
since v1.0.0 (Pick/Library/Order tabs, ProtonDB/HLTB integration, etc).

Manual install

Download the zip below, unzip it, and copy the decky-backlog-picker folder to /home/deck/homebrew/plugins/. Restart Decky.

v1.2.0 — Native tab bar + fix empty Pick tab

Warning

Regression — Tabs component collapses to near-zero height in the sidebar panel. Use v1.2.1 instead.

Fixes reported after v1.1.4 first successfully loaded

• "0 games in pool" on the Pick tab: fixed for the ProtonDB-caching case,
  but a separate installed-detection issue can still cause this — see
  v1.2.1.
• Replaced the tab bar with @decky/ui's real Tabs component to fix
  controller feel — turned out to break layout height in this context.
  Reverted in v1.2.1.

Manual install

Download the zip below, unzip it, and copy the decky-backlog-picker folder to /home/deck/homebrew/plugins/. Restart Decky.

v1.1.4 — Fix eval() SyntaxError on load

Fix: "Unexpected token 'export' at PluginLoader.importReactPlugin"

v1.1.3's build itself was correct (real ESM, confirmed against the official
@decky/rollup source), but Decky Loader's backend only picks the ESM
loading path (import(), reads export default) when the plugin's
package.json has "type": "module". Ours didn't, so Decky Loader instead
used its legacy path — fetching a different endpoint and running it through
eval(), which chokes on export syntax (confirmed by reading
backend/decky_loader/plugin/plugin.py and frontend/src/plugin-loader.tsx
directly). Added the missing field.

If you installed any earlier v1.1.x, please update to this version.

No feature changes since v1.1.0 — see that release's notes for what's new
since v1.0.0 (Pick/Library/Order tabs, ProtonDB/HLTB integration, etc).

Manual install

Download the zip below, unzip it, and copy the decky-backlog-picker folder to /home/deck/homebrew/plugins/. Restart Decky.

v1.1.3 — Fix ES module export crash

Warning

Broken — crashes with "Unexpected token 'export'". Use v1.1.4 instead.

Fix: "plugin export is not a function"

The build format itself was fixed here (real ESM via the official
@decky/rollup), but package.json was missing "type": "module", so
Decky Loader still ran the bundle through its legacy eval() path instead
of a real ESM import(). See v1.1.4 for the real fix.

Manual install

Download the zip below, unzip it, and copy the decky-backlog-picker folder to /home/deck/homebrew/plugins/. Restart Decky.

v1.1.2 — Fix ReactCurrentOwner crash

Warning

Broken — crashes with "plugin export is not a function". Use v1.1.3 instead.

Fix: "Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'ReactCurrentOwner')"

Fixed the React-internals crash from v1.1.1, but the build was still an
IIFE bundle instead of the ES module Decky Loader expects, so it crashed
one step later. See v1.1.3 for the real fix.

Manual install

Download the zip below, unzip it, and copy the decky-backlog-picker folder to /home/deck/homebrew/plugins/. Restart Decky.