Afterglow

Afterglow is a Rust-based GUI application designed to update game images (covers, icons, banners) for Lutris. The application allows users to update these images from online sources, currently SteamGridDB.

Features

• Update game covers, banners and icons for Games missing from Lutris database
• Supports native and Flatpak Lutris installations out of the box, as well as custom setups
• Handles sgdb:// “SGDBoop” links so you can apply shared artwork from the browser straight into Lutris

Getting Started

• Download the AppImage from the Releases section
• Ensure it is executable: chmod +x Afterglow.AppImage
• Run the AppImage

Usage

Upon launching the application, you will be presented with a dashboard where you can view and manage your games and their associated images. You can navigate to the settings to configure image sources and preferences. For Updating Images you need a SteamGridDB API key.

SteamGridDB API Key

1. Sign in to SteamGridDB with your Steam account
2. Go to Preferences > API
3. Copy your API key

SGDBoop Protocol Handler

Afterglow registers itself as an sgdb:// handler via the included desktop file. Once the app has been installed, clicking one of the “BOOP” links on SteamGridDB will show a dedicated popup to select a lutris game. This requires integrating the AppImage via AppImageLauncher or Gear Lever

Development

Prerequisites

• Rust (1.92 or later)
• Cargo (comes with Rust)

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/BigBoot/afterglow.git
   

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd afterglow
   

3. Build the project:

   cargo build
   

4. Run the application:

   cargo run
   

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please fork the repository and submit a pull request for any enhancements or bug fixes.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Credits

• @Noodles for the inspiration with lutris-coverup
• SteamGridDB for the assets