For Steam Decks, console-PCs & desktops

One launcher for your couch.

Install apps and emulators, add anything to Steam with artwork, and stream in Game Mode. Loadkit is the software layer for the machine you built.

Download for LinuxSee what it does

What Loadkit does

Install apps & emulators

One-click installs with no sudo and no curl-into-shell. Flatpaks and AppImages, managed for you.

Add anything to Steam

Turn any app, browser, or stream into a Steam shortcut with grid artwork - launch it straight from Game Mode.

Stream in Game Mode

Netflix and other streaming apps run in a controller-friendly kiosk, so the couch experience never drops to a desktop.

Boot videos & theming

Set a startup video and re-skin the launcher. Built to feel like a console, not a file manager.

Download Loadkit

Version 0.1.12

Linux (x86-64 AppImage)
DownloadSHA-256: 9fddbf94e9bc546b3451c2ef636d5f17ea3f5efd0c3ea8714799e31f2b9c0b5c
macOS
Coming soon
Windows
Coming soon
Run it on a Deck or Bazzite
  1. Download the AppImage.
  2. Make it executable: chmod +x Loadkit-x86_64.AppImage
  3. Run it directly, or add it to Steam as a non-Steam game to launch from Game Mode.
Coming to Loadkit

Benchmark your rig with rigbench

Loadkit can run rigbench to measure how your machine actually plays. Real, repeatable numbers - the same evidence that powers the build comparisons on couchrig.

Free for personal use. Paid for content creators and professional use.

See the data on couchrig