Application arguments
Playnite executable accepts the following arguments from command line.
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
--start <gameId> |
Starts the game with the specified library ID. |
--nolibupdate |
Skips library update on startup. |
--startdesktop |
Forces the application to start in Desktop mode. If there's an existing instance already running in Fullscreen mode, it will be switched to Desktop mode. |
--startfullscreen |
Forces the application to start in Fullscreen mode. If there's an existing instance already running in Desktop mode, it will be switched to Fullscreen mode. |
--forcesoftrender |
Forces the application to use software render, disabling GPU acceleration. |
--forcedefaulttheme |
Forces the application to use the default theme. |
--hidesplashscreen |
Won't show startup splash screen. |
--clearwebcache |
Clears web (CEF) cache on startup. |
--shutdown |
Shuts down any existing instances of Playnite. |
--safestartup |
Start playnite in Safe Mode, only loading built-in extensions and using default theme. |
--backup |
Backup Playnite data |
--restorebackup |
Restore Playnite data from backup |
URI commands
| Command | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
start |
Start a game. | playnite://playnite/start/64f78cd1-0b00-4271-a9e1-89abc55f66cc |
showgame |
Show game details for a specific game. | playnite://playnite/showgame/64f78cd1-0b00-4271-a9e1-89abc55f66cc |
search |
Open global search. Can specify default search keyword. Multi word search terms have to be properly encoded. | playnite://playnite/search or playnite://playnite/search/quake%203 |
Extensions can register custom commands via Playnite SDK.