Quarkpad

Overview

Quarkpad is a simple, open-source game launcher for Linux, designed to manage and launch games using https://github.com/GloriousEggroll/proton-ge-custom. It uses https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-launcher to run proton without steam and https://github.com/ValveSoftware/gamescope for scaling and going fullscreen. The UI is made with the slint framework. You can organize the game library, add new games, configure basic settings, and launch them.

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Features

• Game Management: Easily add, edit, and remove games from your library.
• Game Launching: Launch games directly with configured Proton paths.
• Cover Art Support: Display cover images for your games for a richer visual experience.
• Settings: Configure global application settings, including the path to your Proton installation.
• Persistent Data: Game library and settings are automatically saved and loaded.

Technologies Used

• Rust: The primary programming language.
• Slint: A declarative UI toolkit for building native user interfaces.
• TOML: Used for serializing and deserializing application data (game list and settings).
• dirs crate: For cross-platform discovery of user-specific directories to store application data.
• rfd (Rust File Dialogs): For native file/folder selection dialogues.

Getting Started

You can install Hadron Launcher directly from crates.io:

cargo install quarkpad

After installation, you can run the application from your terminal:

quarkpad

Prerequisites

• Rust and Cargo (latest stable version recommended)
• https://github.com/GloriousEggroll/proton-ge-custom
• https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-launcher
• https://github.com/ValveSoftware/gamescope

Building

Navigate to the project's root directory and use Cargo to build the application:

cargo build --release

The --release flag will produce an optimized executable.

Running

After building, you can run the application directly:

cargo run

Or, if you built with --release:

./target/release/quarkpad

Configuration

Quarkpad stores its game library and settings in a file named data.toml. This file is located in your system's local data directory, typically at:

~/.local/share/quarkpad/data.toml

You can manually inspect or edit this file, though it's recommended to use the application's interface for managing games and settings.

License

This project is licensed under the terms available in the LICENSE file.