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Platform Specific Actions in Platform Context Menu

LaunchBox for Windows

šŸ“‹ Summary

When browsing by Platform (or Platform Category) in LaunchBox, add platform specific actions to the right click context menu for a selected platform in the Side View.

ā— Problem

Many useful platform level tools already exist, but theyā€™re not discoverable or convenient when youā€™re actively browsing platforms:

  • Users expect platform actions to be accessible directly from the platform theyā€™re viewing

  • Maintenance tasks require navigating through menus instead of acting on the selected platform

  • This makes common workflows feel less intuitive, especially for new users

šŸ’” Proposal

Add platform specific actions to the platform right click menu in the Side View, such as:

  • Scan for Added or Removed ROMs for selected platform

  • Cleanup Media for selected platform

  • Audit selected platform

  • Scan platform for achievements

These actions should operate only on the currently selected platform (and ideally reflect the current view context).

šŸ“¦ Benefits

  • Makes platform maintenance tools easier to find and faster to use

  • Improves workflow when managing large libraries

  • Reduces menu hunting by placing actions where users expect them

šŸ’” Notes

  • Should only appear when right clicking a platform item (not games)

  • Default behavior unchanged if users prefer existing menus

  • Could be expanded later to include other platform tools as needed

Posted by VodkaParalyzer Ā·
Status: Open To Community2 comments

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  • AstroBob changed status to Open To Community
    Teamā€¢

    Feb 24

    Pinned

    Hi there!

    Thanks so much for submitting this request and for taking the time to explain your use case ā€” that context is always super helpful.

    Iā€™ve gone ahead and fleshed out the main idea using the info you provided, and Iā€™m opening it up to the community for further discussion and feedback. Please let me know if this fleshed-out version doesnā€™t match your original intended request.

    Feel free to let me know if you have any extra thoughts, examples, or edge cases you think might be relevant!

    Cheers,
    The LaunchBox team

  • fngreg7

    ā€¢

    Mar 12

    I came here to make the same request, and I'm glad I saw someone else already really cleaned it out. I personally would love the right click menu for all the actions specified!

    But I'd like to suggest amother. A specific ā€œupdate metadata and media for selected platformā€œ. We currently only have options for ā€œall gamesā€ and ā€œselected gamesā€ in the normal menu meaning I have to Ctrl A all games on platform then go ā€œselected gamesā€ which is kinda unintuitive. So this would be an ā€œall for this platformā€ in the new right click menu and would be great.

    Thank you for considering this.