Install Decktricks

Go to (decktricks.com) on your Deck in Desktop Mode!

The installer will handle everything else for you.

Important

Decktricks is still in a pre-alpha state! It is open to testing, but the auto-updating code is not written yet so you will be stuck with an old version unless you remember to run the installer again later. Auto-updates should be done by Christmas 2024. :)

About Decktricks

Decktricks is a controller-friendly installer and launcher for Game Mode on SteamOS (Steam Deck).

The dream: installing Decktricks should be the last time you ever need to switch to Desktop Mode.

Today, now, even in pre-alpha, you can use Decktricks to install and run:

• Game streaming programs like Moonlight (PC) and chiaki4deck (PS4/5)
• Third-party utilities like EmuDeck, Decky, ProtonUp-QT, and more
• Minecraft! (with Prism launcher)
• External game store launchers like Heroic and Lutris (for Epic, GOG, Amazon, Ubisoft, Humble, and more)
• A "Nested Desktop Mode" that lets you quickly pop in and out of Desktop Mode without restarting Steam :)

Decktricks is designed with SteamOS in mind, but it should work on any Arch Linux system with the right dependencies installed.

In Progress

• Alpha

  • Auto-updates for Decktricks
  • Error logs in the app
  • Better visual indication of what's running
  • "Add To Steam" prompting to restart Steam so that links are available sooner
  • "Fix OLED Wifi6 on streaming"
  • "Open file browser"
  • "Update all"
  • Provider: NonSteamLaunchers (for battle.net, PS Plus, and many more)
  • Provider:

• Beta

  • "Run in Nested Desktop Mode"
  • Better organization of tricks in the GUI
  • Prettier fonts and a logo
  • Better tests
  • Bug reporting from inside the app
  • More providers: ES-DE, Junk Store, Kodi,

• Full

  • Support for XBox Cloud Gaming
  • Luxtorpeda engine installation (OpenMW, Daggerfall Unity, etc)
  • Mod managers (MO2, Wrye Bash, Vortex)
  • Internationalization
  • "Best free Deck-verified games" starter pack one-click install
  • "Set up sudo password"
  • One-click "Set up SSHD"

• Someday

  • No-configuration installs of specific mod packs for specific games
  • Game-specific utilities (RDO Lobby Manager, etc)
  • User-selectable themes
  • Elite 2007 keygen mode
  • Steam Deck beginner's guide / tutorial
  • Popups for "this app requires manual mouse input with STEAM+RightStick" etc

Help out!

See CONTRIBUTING for details.