Plugin Loader

Installation

• Go into the Steam Deck Settings
• Under System -> System Settings toggle Enable Developer Mode
• Scroll the sidebar all the way down and click on Developer
• Under Miscellaneous, enable CEF Remote Debugging
• Place the executable under ~/homebrew/services/plugin_loader. Do not change the name of the file.
• Place the plugin_manager.service file under /etc/systemd/system
• Open a Terminal and type systemctl --now --user enable plugin_manager

Install Plugins

• Simply copy the plugin's .py file into ~/homebrew/plugins

Features

• Clean injecting and loading of one or more plugins
• Persistent. It doesn't need to be reinstalled after every system update
• Allows 2-way communication between the plugins and the loader.
• Allows plugins to define python functions and run them from javascript.
• Allows plugins to make fetch calls, bypassing cors completely.

Caveats

• You can only interact with the Plugin Menu via touchscreen.

Credit

The original idea for the concept is based on the work of marios8543's steamdeck-ui-inject project.