~ nichroma [in development]
minimal game library manager & launcher with multiple sources, plugins and community projects.
nichroma is a spiritual successor of cheep
nichroma is a simple-to-use, minimal game library manager & launcher that integrates with official clients and community tools, eliminating the need to spend hours configuring launchers, organizing emulators, manually removing uninstalled games, and more.
made to be local-first, customizable and fully extendable by the community. you can suggest features, plugins and sources by opening an issue.
we're also planning integrations with fex, proton, dxvk/vkd3D, and others for a possible android version, if you have experience with these types of integrations please get in touch through our discord.
~ supported storefronts
| platform | state |
|---|---|
| steam | under development. |
| epic games | next on roadmap. |
| amazon | planned. |
| itch.io | planned. |
| gog | planned. |
~ supported emulators
| emulator | state |
|---|---|
| sudachi | under development. |
| ryujinx | planned. |
| yuzu | planned. |
| shadps4 | planned. |
| pcsx2 | planned. |
| rpcs3 | planned. |
| xemu | planned. |
| xenia | planned. |
| ppsspp | planned. |
| cemu | planned. |
| citra | planned. |
| citron | planned. |
| dolphin | planned. |
| duckstation | planned. |
| flycast | planned. |
| lime3ds | planned. |
| mgba | planned. |
| rmg | planned. |
~ third-party sources
| platform | state |
|---|---|
| .exe/.deb | done. |
~ plugins
plugins are a huge part of nichroma, they're made by the community and/or our team to extend nichroma functionalities and make your overall experience better.
| plugin | description | authors |
|---|---|---|
| mech-typing | makes your keyboard sound like a mechanical keyboard. | nichroma-team |
| screen-recorder | record your screen with a minimal ui and overlay. | nichroma-team |
| freeplay | warn you about free games on supported stores. | nichroma-team |
~ themes
we want your library to look like an extension of you, you can find themes in the community or express yourself creating your own.
| theme | screenshot | authors |
|---|---|---|
| chromastation2 a playstation 2 inspired theme |
 |
nikollesan nichroma-team |
| 360x a xbox 360 inspired theme |
 |
nikollesan nichroma-team |
~ acknowledgments
| project | type | current use |
|---|---|---|
| steamcmd | integration | extract steam metadata, artworks and paths |
| legendary | integration | extract epic games metadata, artworks and paths |
| nile | integration | extract amazon games metadata, artworks and paths |
| butler | integration | extracts itch.io metadata, artworks and paths |
| gogdl | integration | extract gog metadata, artworks and paths |
| screenscraper.fr | scraper | provides game/rom metadata and artworks |
| steamgriddb | scraper | provides game/rom metadata and artworks |
| socket | inspiration | Inspired the ui on couch mode |
~ legal notice
nichroma is an independent open-source project and is not affiliated with, associated with, authorized by, endorsed by, or officially connected to any company, product, or service mentioned in this repository. all trademarks, logos, brands, and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners and are used only for identification and compatibility purposes.
emulator integrations are intended for legally obtained games and software. nichroma does not provide bios files, game roms, firmware, or any copyrighted content. users are solely responsible for complying with applicable laws, software licenses, and the terms of service of any third-party software or services they choose to use with nichroma.
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