# Game Launcher — GNOME Shell Extension

A top-panel game launcher for Steam and custom games, styled as a modern popup with filter tabs, a "Continue playing" hero banner, and a scrollable game grid.

## Features

- Auto-detects installed Steam games from all library folders
- Reads playtime and last-played data from Steam's local config
- Detects non-Steam games added to Steam (shortcuts.vdf)
- Add custom non-Steam games via preferences
- Filter tabs: All, Recent, Steam
- Continue playing hero banner for your most recent game

## Requirements

- GNOME Shell 45–50
- Steam installed (for Steam game detection)
- Libadwaita (for preferences)

## Install

```bash
make install
make compile-schemas
```

Restart GNOME Shell to load the extension: press **Alt+F2**, type `r`, and press Enter.

Then enable **Game Launcher** in Extension Manager, or:

```bash
gnome-extensions enable gamelauncher@floweringmind
```

## Preferences

```bash
gnome-extensions prefs gamelauncher@floweringmind
```

Use preferences to add, edit, or remove custom games (name, launch command, optional cover image).

## Uninstall

```bash
make uninstall
make reload
```

## Development

```bash
make reload   # Restart GNOME Shell after code changes
make zip      # Package for distribution
```

## License

GPL-3.0-or-later