Steam Deck Plugin Loader gets upgraded, easier to install

Want to mod the Steam Deck? SteamOS Plugin Manager (covered here previously) has been renamed to just Plugin Loader and it's had a bit of a Python rewrite recently to make it better. As a result, it's now far easier to install too, along with having its first proper initial release.

Just an example shot from the developer.

To install it, this is now all you need to do:

1. Go into the Steam Deck Settings
2. Under System -> System Settings toggle Enable Developer Mode
3. Scroll the sidebar all the way down and click on Developer
4. Under Miscellaneous, enable CEF Remote Debugging
5. Click on the STEAM button and select Power -> Switch to Desktop
6. Open a terminal and paste the following command into it: curl -L https://github.com/SteamDeckHomebrew/PluginLoader/raw/main/dist/install_release.sh | sh
7. Done! Reboot back into Gaming mode and enjoy your plugins!

It will create a "/home/deck/homebrew/plugins/" folder path where you can put Plugins you find inside.

Once some fun Plugins are available, I'll be taking a good look at it. Be sure to let us know if anything interesting releases that's properly compatible with it. Still early days for the project but it's incredibly promising and hopefully more will pick it up and help develop it further.