As a game lover, you must have used different game platforms: Steam, Epic, Uplay, etc. Of course, in addition to the game platform, we also have a lot of treasured old games (such as emulator games) on our local disk. Over time, the games on computer become too many and messy to manage and play with ease. If you want to solve this problem, try Playnite, a game management edge tool.
Playnite is a free and open-source PC and video game launcher and library manager, developed by Josef Nemec from Czech Republic. It comes with one simple goal: to provide a unified interface to manage and play all your games effectively. If you have too many games on your computer, it can do you a big favor.
Playnite supports a wide range of 3rd-party game libraries and game emulators. In addition to native PC and emulator games, it can also automatically import games from game platforms like Amazon Games, Battle.net, Uplay, Bethesda, Epic, GOG, Humble, itch.io, Origin, PlayStation, Steam, Twitch, Ubisoft Content, Xbox. Playnite takes the IGDB data and presents the game information. Of course, there are cases where the data is not available, then we can edit the game details ourselves.
In addition to changing general information, game covers, launch parameters, changing themes, using plugins, and counting game runtime, Playnite also allows us to use custom scripts. To do this, it provides three hooks, which can execute the script before and after the game starts and when it exits. For example: run a modifier before and after the game starts.
For games from game platforms, Playnite launches the platform's client when you run the game, so installing Playnite doesn't mean you don't have to install the platform's client. As a result, Playnite is better suited to managing local games. However, we can also transform it into a manager that launches native applications, not just games.
Key Features
| Feature | Description |
| Import popular libraries | Link games from Steam, Epic, Origin, GOG, Battle.net, Ubisoft Connect and other services, including games that are not installed! |
| Emulation support | Playnite supports a wide variety of console emulators. |
| Themes | Playnite's look can be fully customized, from simple color changes to complete layout re-designs. |
| Extensions | Playnite's functionality can be extended with plugins and script extensions. |
| Fullscreen mode | Fullscreen mode with full controller support is available. |
| Playtime counter | Playnite tracks your time in-game (any game including emulated ones). |
| Fast | Playnite's user interface is fast and light on resources, even with large libraries. |
| Portable | Playnite can run from portable storage without need of installing system dependencies. |
| Completely Free | No Playnite features are locked behind a paywall and the complete source code is available under the MIT license. |
| Safe and private | Playnite doesn't store any user information on remote servers. All information about your library is stored locally on your PC. When linking account we only save the same amount of information as when you sign-in into related library/store via web browser. |
| igdb.com integration | Playnite can automatically download metadata for all of your games, including custom ones (covers, descriptions and other information). |
System Requirements
- Windows 7+
- Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.2
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