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Settings

GameVault 2 groups its settings into categories in the left sidebar. Some settings exist only in the desktop app; the Web UI shows the subset that makes sense in a browser.

Settings overview listing appearance, sound, downloads, games, startup, privacy, about and developer toolsThe settings overview, with the search box above the categories

Downloads​

Downloads settings with the location list, speed limit and the after-download switches

  • Download locations: root folders for downloads and installations; the per-game structure is described under data locations.
  • Download speed limit: bandwidth cap in KB/s, 0 means unlimited.
  • Auto-extract downloads: unpack archives right after download.
  • Auto-install games: start installers or copy portable games automatically, and mark files executable where needed.
  • Auto-delete source files: remove archives and extracted files after a successful installation.
  • Clear image cache: drop cached covers and backgrounds.

Appearance​

  • Theme: light, dark or follow the system.
  • Zoom: scale the interface.
  • Streamer / OPSEC mode: mask user names, emails and the server URL; see OPSEC mode.
  • Smooth scrolling and hardware acceleration: rendering switches for Linux/WebKitGTK systems.

Appearance settings in the light themeTheme, zoom and OPSEC mode, here in the light theme

Sound​

Master volume and per-event sound effects. A test button previews the current volume.

Sound settings with the volume slider at 70 percent and a test button

Startup​

  • Launch GameVault on computer startup.
  • Minimize to system tray on startup.

Startup settings with the two toggles for autostart and tray mode

Games​

  • Minimize when launching a game: hide GameVault while a game runs and restore it on exit.
  • Ignore list: files and folders the client must skip entirely.
  • Launch logs: open the log window automatically and browse previous launches. Useful for Wine/Proton problems; the files are listed under data locations.
  • Wine/Proton prefix directory (Linux only): base folder for the isolated prefix of each game.

Games settings with the launch toggle, the ignored executables list and the launch log switch

Privacy​

  • Usage analytics: anonymous usage statistics. Off means no telemetry.

About​

Version, license, third-party licenses, system information and, in the desktop app, the Updates section with the update channel and auto-update status.

Developer tools​

Developer tools must be unlocked before the update channel picker appears. They contain diagnostics for bug reports: build info, settings dump, verbose diagnostic logging, toast and download previews, and the WebView devtools.

Developer tools with build info, simulated download states and the settings dump

Web UI

The browser build shows Simulate desktop app instead of desktop-only settings, which is handy for checking layouts without installing the app.

Next steps​