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Batch Add or Remove Startup Apps

šŸ“‹ Summary

Add an official way in LaunchBox to batch add and batch remove Startup Apps for multiple selected games.


ā— Problem

Some users rely on Startup Apps for things like scripts, tools, overlays, bezels, or controller utilities. Currently:

  • Startup Apps must be added or removed one game at a time

  • A community plugin, ā€œBulk Run Before Afterā€, previously helped, but no longer works in recent LaunchBox versions and only supported adding, not deleting

  • Managing Startup Apps across large libraries becomes slow and error prone


šŸ’” Proposal

Add batch management tools for Startup Apps:

  • Select multiple games, then choose:

    • Batch add Startup App

    • Batch remove Startup App

  • Options for removal:

    • Remove a specific Startup App by name or path

    • Remove all Startup Apps from selected games

  • Ideally available from right click context menus and or the Tools menu


šŸ“¦ Benefits

  • Saves significant time for users managing large libraries

  • Reduces manual mistakes and inconsistencies

  • Replaces reliance on outdated plugins

  • Makes advanced workflows easier to maintain


šŸ’” Notes

  • Should include a confirmation prompt before bulk removal

  • Could optionally support ā€œreplaceā€ behavior (remove then add) for migration workflows

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  • AstroBob changed status to Open To Community
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    Mar 5

    Pinned

    Hi there!

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

    I’ve gone ahead and fleshed out the main idea using the info you provided, and I’m opening it up to the community for further discussion and feedback. Please let me know if this fleshed-out version doesn’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

  • RVS1967

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    Mar 5

    Batch add/delete Startup Apps in Launchbox

    There was a plugin named ā€œBulk Run Before-Afterā€ that was doing it, although it only allowed to add and not to delete. That plugin is not working anymore in the latest LB releases. Please add this feature, it would be a great help, not just for me I believe. Basically I would allow the user to add/delete the apps in batch for selected games. Thanks in advance!