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How to achieve the look from the screenshots

Alexander Heidn edited this page Dec 27, 2024 · 5 revisions

If you want to achieve the look from the screenshots as close as possible, here are the steps you have to take. Keep in mind that the screenshots are made with a resolution of 3440x1440 pixels, so you'll need to fiddle with some settings a bit if you have an other resolution.

Settings

General settings

You can use the fonts you like, but since different fonts affect how the columns in the details panel are aligned and some fonts don't support small caps as used in the captions for the tabs, I recommend to use Corbel as the application font. It's included in Windows. You'll need to download the font FiraCode, if you want to use it, too.

Advanced settings Details view settings

To display some of the fields (basically all that also appear in the Library Manager window of Playnite) you need to have the addon Metadata Utilities installed, because the theme replaces the controls for those fields to enable editing them directly in the details view.

Grid view settings Layout settings

The "Grid view details position" is the one value you'll definitely need to change, if you have a lower screen resolution than 3440x1440! The rest could probably fit most resolutions.

Top panel settings

Add-ons

Essential

Extra Metadata Loader

Extra Metadata Loader settings

This add-on is needed to display the game logos. Make sure to download logos using the add-on, if you want to display them.

ThemeExtras

You just need to have this one installed to display platform banners and link icons. You can change the actual logos and icons in the add-on settings.

ThemeModifier

ThemeModifier settings

With this add-on you can toggle some settings specific to the theme itself.

Optional

Duplicate Hider

Duplicate Hider settings

Needed to display the platforms on hover in the detail view list.

Library Manager

Library Manager settings

Needed to display feature icons next to the buttons in details view.

HowLongToBeat

HowLongToBeat settings

Needed to display the time to beat a game. The colors from the screenshots are:

  • Time Played: #FF121212
  • Main Story / Solo: #FF1C6A75
  • Main + extra / Co-Op: #FF3797A2
  • Completionist / Vs: #FF6CC9D1

others

CheckDLC, CheckLocalizations, GameActivity, ScreenshotVisualizer, SuccessStory and SystemChecker all show buttons in details view if you toggled the "Display the plugin button" in the Appearance tab of the respective add-on.