tools/

Auxiliary tools and scripts used by EmuDeck.

Structure

tools/
├── launcher.py      # Universal emulator launcher
├── launchers/       # Launch scripts per OS
├── wrappers/        # Emulator wrappers
├── compressor/      # CHD compression tool
├── retro-library/   # Retro Library
├── gamemode/        # GameMode integration (Windows)
└── server/          # Local HTTP server

launcher.py

Universal launcher that maps emulator names to executables based on OS.

# Maps emulator to correct executable per platform
# Example: "Dolphin" ->
#   Linux:   flatpak run org.DolphinEmu.dolphin-emu
#   Windows: C:/Emulation/tools/Dolphin-x64/Dolphin.exe
#   macOS:   /Applications/Dolphin.app

launchers/

Shell/batch scripts that ES-DE and SRM use to launch emulators.

launchers/
├── unix/           # .sh scripts for Linux/macOS
│   └── es-de/      # ES-DE specific launchers
└── windows/        # .bat scripts for Windows

wrappers/

Scripts that wrap some api call so they can be easily called from outside apps like the EmuDecky plugin.

compressor/

CHD compression tool for converting ISOs to CHD format.

File	Description
chddeck.sh	Main compression script

retro-library/

Decky plugin for Steam Deck. Game Launcher

File	Description
vars.py	Variables and paths
utils.py	Utility functions
retro_achievements.py	RetroAchievements integration
download_art_platforms.py	Art download per platform
_generate_game_lists.py	Game list generation

gamemode/

GameMode for Windows, replaces Windows Desktop for Steam Big Picture for a SteamOS like experience.

server/

Local HTTP server for uploading roms to the user's device using Wifi.

File	Description
server.py	HTTP server implementation