Overview
Game Launcher is a Windows desktop application that automatically manages your display configuration when launching games. Perfect for gamers who use secondary monitors for Discord, streams, or other applications while gaming on their primary display.
Key Features
- Multi-Monitor Support - Detect and manage multiple displays with ease
- Steam Integration - Automatically scan and list your installed Steam games
- Custom EXE Scanning - Add games from any custom directory
- Smart Display Switching - Automatically switch to your primary display for fullscreen games
- Flexible Recovery - Three recovery strategies: immediate, on-exit, or never restore
- Process Monitoring - Reliable game detection using Windows APIs
- Anti-Cheat Support - Detect games launched through launcher processes
Technology
Built with modern technologies for performance and reliability:
- UI Framework - eframe/egui for native Windows performance
- Display API - Windows DisplayConfig API for reliable display management
- Process Monitoring - Win32 APIs (WaitForSingleObject, EnumProcesses)
- HTTP Client - reqwest for Steam CDN image loading
Getting Started
1. Download the latest release from GitHub
2. Run the executable - no installation required
3. Scan for your Steam games or add custom directories
4. Launch - the app automatically handles display switching