Nexus 0.5.4

What's new

• New · A new Home, starting with the Stage: The game you're on fills the top in Cinematic, Wide or Banner style, over its art, a gradient or a plain card. Pin any game to it.
• New · For you now: Beside Play, Nexus suggests what to do next: a finished download, a game a friend is playing, a deal or a game to pick up again.
• New · Presets and saved layouts: Start Home from a preset, save your own layouts and let Nexus switch between them by time of day. Big charts moved to Play history.
• New · Steam friends: With your Steam Web API key: who owns a game, who is playing now, a Friends own filter, and Play together to find games you all own.
• New · Report a problem: After a crash Nexus keeps a crash file and drafts a report without your personal paths. Open it on GitHub or send it without an account.
• Fixed · Round corners stay round: Small buttons, controller hints and the For you now pill keep their shape under every Corners and Size setting.

Linux: take the source code below (zip or tar.gz) and follow the README (docs/LINUX.md has the full Linux guide).

Windows: download one of these:

• nexus-launcher-Setup-0.5.4.exe: the installer. It installs just for you (no admin prompt) and adds a
  Start Menu entry.
• nexus-launcher-0.5.4-portable.zip: the portable build. Unzip it anywhere and run nexus-launcher.exe inside.

"Windows protected your PC"

This build isn't code-signed, so Windows SmartScreen warns you the first time you run it.
Click More info, then Run anyway. You'll only see this once.

Antivirus programs sometimes flag files inside game installers too. The Windows guide explains
why, and what Nexus does about it: docs/WINDOWS.md.

Checksums (SHA-256)

Also attached as SHA256SUMS. On Windows, compare with
certutil -hashfile <file> SHA256; on Linux, sha256sum -c SHA256SUMS.

07ddcdfea490ac63f7003cc44b275ae7ee119ee4c64ee17d48eb27b7c3b38839  nexus-launcher-Setup-0.5.4.exe
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Nexus 0.5.3

What's new

• New · Settings, reorganised: An overview, seven categories and Advanced sections. Check for updates shows its answer, and an available update stays in reach.
• Improved · Confirmations inside the window: Every confirm, name prompt and shelf or collection editor is now a card in Nexus instead of a separate pop-up.
• New · Turn off your controller: Holding Guide to switch a pad off no longer reopens Theatre. On Linux the quick menu can turn a Bluetooth pad off.
• Fixed · Menu sounds you can hear: Sounds play even when your system sounds are muted, Settings has a Test sound button and says why sounds can't play.
• Improved · Play time for uninstalled games: Steam games you own but removed keep the play time Steam still has, even when your profile's game details are private.
• Fixed · Games that need admin start (Windows only): Games that ask for administrator rights now start through the Windows prompt instead of closing at once.

Linux: take the source code below (zip or tar.gz) and follow the README (docs/LINUX.md has the full Linux guide).

Windows: download one of these:

• nexus-launcher-Setup-0.5.3.exe: the installer. It installs just for you (no admin prompt) and adds a
  Start Menu entry.
• nexus-launcher-0.5.3-portable.zip: the portable build. Unzip it anywhere and run nexus-launcher.exe inside.

"Windows protected your PC"

This build isn't code-signed, so Windows SmartScreen warns you the first time you run it.
Click More info, then Run anyway. You'll only see this once.

Antivirus programs sometimes flag files inside game installers too. The Windows guide explains
why, and what Nexus does about it: docs/WINDOWS.md.

Checksums (SHA-256)

Also attached as SHA256SUMS. On Windows, compare with
certutil -hashfile <file> SHA256; on Linux, sha256sum -c SHA256SUMS.

324a5049a7b5f20bbee54d67587736b09beaa545d4729e073e60536e77b25cbe  nexus-launcher-Setup-0.5.3.exe
91672ea619a0e662aafe53faba43a62210d2575576b883a57962f468db469222  nexus-launcher-0.5.3-portable.zip

Nexus 0.5.2

What's new

• New · A new look for game pages: Theatre's game page is a full-screen stage with a drawer. The desktop pane has a fact line, progress bars and tabs.
• New · Quick menu and Now playing: Start or Guide opens a menu with Resume, Quit game, Sleep, Restart and Shut down. A summary shows when a game closes.
• New · Theatre grows up: Library sort and filter, Downloads, Discover with news and deals, and a Your week card on Home.
• New · Theatre settings and auto-enter: Change settings from the couch. Nexus can start in Theatre on a TV, or when a controller is plugged in.
• New · Sounds and colour: Optional menu sounds, off by default, and a background tinted by the game you're on.
• Fixed · Windows fixes (Windows only): Play works right after installing a game from a setup file, and a false permissions warning is gone.

Linux: take the source code below (zip or tar.gz) and follow the README (docs/LINUX.md has the full Linux guide).

Windows: download one of these:

• nexus-launcher-Setup-0.5.2.exe: the installer. It installs just for you (no admin prompt) and adds a
  Start Menu entry.
• nexus-launcher-0.5.2-portable.zip: the portable build. Unzip it anywhere and run nexus-launcher.exe inside.

"Windows protected your PC"

This build isn't code-signed, so Windows SmartScreen warns you the first time you run it.
Click More info, then Run anyway. You'll only see this once.

Antivirus programs sometimes flag files inside game installers too. The Windows guide explains
why, and what Nexus does about it: docs/WINDOWS.md.

Checksums (SHA-256)

Also attached as SHA256SUMS. On Windows, compare with
certutil -hashfile <file> SHA256; on Linux, sha256sum -c SHA256SUMS.

6d60e96589e051b0e7f182d383e4e1ea5ed3e1edb6b3db2e4918cbd35d4c2cc3  nexus-launcher-Setup-0.5.2.exe
a69d68f0132b2811d5cbccf4b5c5a784e5b9af8eb388c1d33492ad33f3f9cb2d  nexus-launcher-0.5.2-portable.zip

Nexus 0.5.1

What's new

• Build your own shelves: Make a smart shelf from simple rules like play time, store, genre or last played. It fills itself and can sit on Home.
• Collections with style: Give a collection an icon and a colour, put them in your own order, and pin up to three to the top bar.
• More looks: Six new themes including High contrast, four new accents, and one-click Looks in Settings > Appearance.
• Uninstall from Storage: Free space from the Storage page: pick one or several games and uninstall them, with the same save backup choice.
• Faster and lighter: Nexus starts faster, big libraries open almost instantly and use far less memory, and pages you revisit load at once.
• Small fixes: Fewer false save files, readable deal counters in light themes, and a button to accept changed game files.

Linux: take the source code below (zip or tar.gz) and follow the README (docs/LINUX.md has the full Linux guide).

Windows: download one of these:

• nexus-launcher-Setup-0.5.1.exe: the installer. It installs just for you (no admin prompt) and adds a
  Start Menu entry.
• nexus-launcher-0.5.1-portable.zip: the portable build. Unzip it anywhere and run nexus-launcher.exe inside.

"Windows protected your PC"

This build isn't code-signed, so Windows SmartScreen warns you the first time you run it.
Click More info, then Run anyway. You'll only see this once.

Antivirus programs sometimes flag files inside game installers too. The Windows guide explains
why, and what Nexus does about it: docs/WINDOWS.md.

Checksums (SHA-256)

Also attached as SHA256SUMS. On Windows, compare with
certutil -hashfile <file> SHA256; on Linux, sha256sum -c SHA256SUMS.

805d0f20e77880fef4a54a7459394c5c20a426253a2e7d823e7cf2b27d6442f1  nexus-launcher-Setup-0.5.1.exe
0231ca91ba7958ca01cc3b37568a01d904799c0b554f9347191d63802f89e8e0  nexus-launcher-0.5.1-portable.zip

Nexus 0.5.0

What's new

• Game pages now say what a game is: studio, year, genres, a short description and how long it takes to beat, with your progress.
• Smart shelves in the Library: Continue playing, Unfinished, Almost done, Short games, your top genres and more, plus a Smart shelf on Home.
• Click a genre on a game page to see every game you have in that genre.
• Upcoming releases show Early access, Delayed, Cancelled, the PC date and Out now.
• Epic, GOG and Amazon games from Heroic get the same game details as Steam games when Game-db is set up.
• Game-db can now receive your play time from Nexus. It is off by default, and Settings tells you when a token can only read.

Linux: take the source code below (zip or tar.gz) and follow the README (docs/LINUX.md has the full Linux guide).

Windows: download one of these:

• nexus-launcher-Setup-0.5.0.exe: the installer. It installs just for you (no admin prompt) and adds a
  Start Menu entry.
• nexus-launcher-0.5.0-portable.zip: the portable build. Unzip it anywhere and run nexus-launcher.exe inside.

"Windows protected your PC"

This build isn't code-signed, so Windows SmartScreen warns you the first time you run it.
Click More info, then Run anyway. You'll only see this once.

Antivirus programs sometimes flag files inside game installers too. The Windows guide explains
why, and what Nexus does about it: docs/WINDOWS.md.

Checksums (SHA-256)

Also attached as SHA256SUMS. On Windows, compare with
certutil -hashfile <file> SHA256; on Linux, sha256sum -c SHA256SUMS.

dc42ade73fe37e9adc8d7c281435e7812252f2feb461244fdd2ec18135f4957c  nexus-launcher-Setup-0.5.0.exe
0c64e9daf79c810392a2d666f5688ab8fa63cec7cd638c39d10813719b677df1  nexus-launcher-0.5.0-portable.zip

Nexus 0.4.2

What's new

• Pick your news sites: choose which sites News follows, from a list of ten.
• Game facts on Windows: game pages show facts from PCGamingWiki, Game-db and HowLongToBeat.
• Clearer game pages: five sections, and every launch option in one place with a single Apply.
• Richer Home widgets: Play time and Achievements on Home show more at a glance.
• Safer uninstall: uninstall won't remove a game that is running, and on Linux can delete its old snapshots too.
• Fixed: Epic games start from Play and show as Playing.

Linux: take the source code below (zip or tar.gz) and follow the README (docs/LINUX.md has the full Linux guide).

Windows: download one of these:

• nexus-launcher-Setup-0.4.2.exe: the installer. It installs just for you (no admin prompt) and adds a
  Start Menu entry.
• nexus-launcher-0.4.2-portable.zip: the portable build. Unzip it anywhere and run nexus-launcher.exe inside.

"Windows protected your PC"

This build isn't code-signed, so Windows SmartScreen warns you the first time you run it.
Click More info, then Run anyway. You'll only see this once.

Antivirus programs sometimes flag files inside game installers too. The Windows guide explains
why, and what Nexus does about it: docs/WINDOWS.md.

Checksums (SHA-256)

Also attached as SHA256SUMS. On Windows, compare with
certutil -hashfile <file> SHA256; on Linux, sha256sum -c SHA256SUMS.

97330bf09d20e26ec5c9faa12ee2ae86c0023f12d553f654da1dc4db24c7d941  nexus-launcher-Setup-0.4.2.exe
ce604e8a887afb96b28af22b17de59968cfcbedb93bff8de9f9b2bb97c15434c  nexus-launcher-0.4.2-portable.zip

Nexus 0.4.1

What's new

• Add a game from any other launcher: pick its .exe and it stays where it is.
• The Install page has two clear tabs and shows each step of an install.
• A shorter game menu: everyday actions on top, the rest in a few groups.
• Game art now blends into the game page.
• A Settings switch hides the download and torrent features if you don't use them.
• Fixed: Start with Windows works again, and Deals uses the full width when it opens.

Linux: take the source code below (zip or tar.gz) and follow the README (docs/LINUX.md has the full Linux guide).

Windows: download one of these:

• nexus-launcher-Setup-0.4.1.exe: the installer. It installs just for you (no admin prompt) and adds a
  Start Menu entry.
• nexus-launcher-0.4.1-portable.zip: the portable build. Unzip it anywhere and run nexus-launcher.exe inside.

"Windows protected your PC"

This build isn't code-signed, so Windows SmartScreen warns you the first time you run it.
Click More info, then Run anyway. You'll only see this once.

Antivirus programs sometimes flag files inside game installers too. The Windows guide explains
why, and what Nexus does about it: docs/WINDOWS.md.

Checksums (SHA-256)

Also attached as SHA256SUMS. On Windows, compare with
certutil -hashfile <file> SHA256; on Linux, sha256sum -c SHA256SUMS.

8f3c57ca6991554a734034aeac3d803d90d1b4d384da5a6198f0d7f92f9a40e8  nexus-launcher-Setup-0.4.1.exe
b4d5340109d5bd09ff4dd76109f301cfcb67031f75ff12b3d4282e31c731dd9f  nexus-launcher-0.4.1-portable.zip

Nexus 0.4.0

What's new in 0.4.0

Quiet installs

• Linux: a silent install no longer pops up a console window at the end.
• Windows: while a repack's setup runs, its music is muted, its console windows are hidden and
  the web page it opens at the end goes nowhere. Everything is put back when it's done. The
  admin prompt now names nexus-cli instead of setup.exe.

Check for updates

• Settings › About shows the Nexus version and when it last checked, with a Check for
  updates button. On Windows the "new version" link goes straight to the installer.

Hypervisor-bypass repacks are marked

• Repacks that use a hypervisor (HV) bypass get an HV badge on Deals, or HV + non-HV
  when both builds ship, and the download sheet explains what that means.
• On Linux they can't run under Proton, so installing one asks you to confirm first. On Windows
  the install lists the extra steps they need.

A nicer first-run setup

• A new look with step dots and card-style choices for theme, size and background options.

Windows: faster and more polished

• Starts about 30% faster; opening a 500-game library no longer freezes the window for seconds,
  and the list view switches about 9× faster.
• Dark title bar on older Windows 10 too, no square shadow around rounded menus, a real
  monospace font, and fixes at 125% and 150% scaling (clipped filters, squashed toasts).
• "&" in names (e.g. "Ratchet & Clank") is no longer dropped from buttons and menus.
• Fixed a rare crash when a closed window still had a timer or signal pending.

Linux: take the source code below (zip or tar.gz) and follow the README (docs/LINUX.md has the full Linux guide).

Windows: download one of these:

• nexus-launcher-Setup-0.4.0.exe: the installer. It installs just for you (no admin prompt) and adds a
  Start Menu entry.
• nexus-launcher-0.4.0-portable.zip: the portable build. Unzip it anywhere and run nexus-launcher.exe inside.

"Windows protected your PC"

This build isn't code-signed, so Windows SmartScreen warns you the first time you run it.
Click More info, then Run anyway. You'll only see this once.

Antivirus programs sometimes flag files inside game installers too. The Windows guide explains
why, and what Nexus does about it: docs/WINDOWS.md.

Checksums (SHA-256)

Also attached as SHA256SUMS. On Windows, compare with
certutil -hashfile <file> SHA256; on Linux, sha256sum -c SHA256SUMS.

dfa5b47cd46f6100966ad1d6d3c3bf1c2894bd93aa5ec57a1dccd24187faf49f  nexus-launcher-Setup-0.4.0.exe
2fd5675450d872c75f78d48f9701741c9052ce98b922a0302435b1330fa0d0a2  nexus-launcher-0.4.0-portable.zip

Nexus 0.3.1

Linux: take the source code below (zip or tar.gz) and follow the README (docs/LINUX.md has the full Linux guide).

Windows: download one of these:

• nexus-launcher-Setup-0.3.1.exe: the installer. It installs just for you (no admin prompt) and adds a
  Start Menu entry.
• nexus-launcher-0.3.1-portable.zip: the portable build. Unzip it anywhere and run nexus-launcher.exe inside.

"Windows protected your PC"

This build isn't code-signed, so Windows SmartScreen warns you the first time you run it.
Click More info, then Run anyway. You'll only see this once.

Antivirus programs sometimes flag files inside game installers too. The Windows guide explains
why, and what Nexus does about it: docs/WINDOWS.md.

Checksums (SHA-256)

Also attached as SHA256SUMS. On Windows, compare with
certutil -hashfile <file> SHA256; on Linux, sha256sum -c SHA256SUMS.

2358b5c5b7f7896d7a3ceb3732846c61fb9badcf79a0af5e45a9b85e2978c589  nexus-launcher-Setup-0.3.1.exe
79d267595bea253599b372517481d743e65a25778a4e848fd60add9c3bb7df90  nexus-launcher-0.3.1-portable.zip

Nexus 0.3.0

Linux: take the source code below (zip or tar.gz) and follow the README (docs/LINUX.md has the full Linux guide).

Windows: download one of these:

• nexus-launcher-Setup-0.3.0.exe: the installer. It installs just for you (no admin prompt) and adds a
  Start Menu entry.
• nexus-launcher-0.3.0-portable.zip: the portable build. Unzip it anywhere and run nexus-launcher.exe inside.

"Windows protected your PC"

This build isn't code-signed, so Windows SmartScreen warns you the first time you run it.
Click More info, then Run anyway. You'll only see this once.

Antivirus programs sometimes flag files inside game installers too. The Windows guide explains
why, and what Nexus does about it: docs/WINDOWS.md.

Checksums (SHA-256)

Also attached as SHA256SUMS. On Windows, compare with
certutil -hashfile <file> SHA256; on Linux, sha256sum -c SHA256SUMS.

89f118ee31f0639cf3500a4877922cace08dcb1a4d95282f1006fb0ac42e0595  nexus-launcher-Setup-0.3.0.exe
d2dad3a4eb3f7998294b2dd3df3473be3ca58235f1c453f5a6ba10f42add0784  nexus-launcher-0.3.0-portable.zip