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Customization of Left Sidebar Dropdown Menu

LaunchBox for Windows

Summary:

Allow users to customize which filter categories appear in the left-hand sidebar dropdown menu (e.g., Platform, Playlist, Region, Star Rating, Completed, etc.).

Problem:

The current sidebar includes a wide range of filter categories, which is great for power users, but the average user typically only interacts with a handful—often just 3 or 4. For example, I mainly use Platform, Playlist, and Favorite, and the rest just add clutter to my workflow. Scrolling past unused filters makes the UI feel more cumbersome than it needs to be.

Proposal:

Introduce a way to customize which items appear in the left sidebar dropdown. This could be a simple solution—no need for a full UI in Settings if that’s too heavy. Allowing users to manually edit an XML or config file would be totally fine for now.

Benefits:

  • Cleaner, more focused UI tailored to each user’s needs

  • Reduces visual noise and friction when navigating the app

  • Appeals to both casual and power users by supporting flexibility

  • Low-maintenance implementation if done via config or XML

Nice-to-Haves (Optional):

  • The ability to reorder the dropdown categories

  • The option to toggle visibility via right-click or a lightweight UI panel in the sidebar

Posted by mooken ·
Status: Completed3 comments

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  • AstroBob changed status to Completed
    Team•

    Jan 27

    Pinned

    Hi Folks,

    With today’s release of 13.25, this feature has now been implemented. You can now rearrange and remove filter sections in the Side Bar - Tools > Options > Visuals > Filters Side Bar > Section Management

    Thanks for bearing with us while we got this implemented. For more info on this release, check out the summary here:
    LaunchBox for Windows - 13.25

    Cheers,

  • dukdukgoos

    •

    Apr 7, 2025

    I like this idea mostly because it would allow more filtering options to be available to add. I understand maybe some filtering options aren’t available because it would become overwhelming from a UI perspective, but if it was user-customizable then all options could be made available with a limited selection as the default. Good for power users and average users.

    Just to be clear: I want more options, not less. But having the ability to turn them on and off would be ideal.

  • AstroBob

    Team•

    Apr 7, 2025

    Thanks for the suggestion, I think this would be a great benefit to users who only rely on a few specific views.

    I’ve fleshed out the request and opening up to the community for discussion