Universe docs

Universe is a game launcher for Linux you drive with a controller. These pages describe Universe 0.0.14, the latest release.

New to it? Start with Install, then First run and Getting around.

Getting startedInstall it, the first run, the Universe session, the Steam Deck and Steam's Game Mode.

Using UniverseThe buttons, the home row and the library, a game's page, HOME over a running game, the looks.

Your libraryThe stores, Lutris and Heroic, emulated games, artwork, saves and disk space.

Running gamesRunners, launch settings, gamescope, HDR and frame rates, logs, and fixing a game that won't run.

ControllersThe pads Universe knows, button setup, macros on paddles, controls in emulators, Bluetooth.

SettingsEvery section of Settings, row by row.

Add-ons and modulesRecording, screenshots, the play journal, virtual pads, and add-ons others made.

ReferenceEvery command, launch setting, runner and config key, generated from the app itself.

Writing a module, a store or a theme, or another frontend? The developer docs cover the core, its protocols and the UI. What changed in each release is in the changelog.