🎮 Now Playing Release Notes

Welcome to the "Now Playing" release! This update is all about making it easier and more delightful to manage your active games across all your libraries. Whether you’re juggling multiple games or just want a smoother experience controlling your play sessions, this release brings a host of improvements to the Playnite Web experience.

🚀 Highlights of the Now Playing Release

🎛️ Unified Now Playing Experience

The new "Now Playing" UX gives authenticated users quick, always-available access to all games currently being played. From any page in the app, you can open a dedicated pane showing all your active games, complete with cover art, library info, and action buttons for restarting or stopping games. The pane is linkable, so you can easily share or bookmark your current session.
Read more: PWP-33

🕹️ Multi-Library, Multi-Game Support

Now Playing now supports multiple active games across all your libraries. The UI displays every game you’re playing, regardless of which library it’s from, making it easy to keep track of your gaming activity in one place.
Read more: PWP-34

📚 Clear Library Association for Active Games

Each active game now clearly shows which library it belongs to, helping you distinguish between games running in different libraries and making it easier to manage actions like stop or restart.
Read more: PWP-36

🔍 Seamless Game Details Access

You can now select any active game to view its details directly from the Now Playing pane, making it effortless to get more information or take action on any running game.
Read more: PWP-37

⚡ Streamlined Single Game Experience

If you only have one active game, Now Playing will take you straight to that game’s details and actions—no extra clicks required.
Read more: PWP-38

🛑 Effortless Game Control

You can now stop or restart any active game directly from the Now Playing pane, giving you more control without having to hunt through menus.
Read more: PWP-35

🖼️ Embeddable UX for Dashboards

Playnite Web can now be embedded in external dashboards (like Home Assistant) with a new URL that preserves your current view, even on refresh. Navigation is handled client-side, ensuring a smooth and consistent experience when controlling games remotely.
Read more: PWP-42

⚠️ Breaking Changes

No breaking changes were introduced in this release.

Thanks for being part of the Playnite Web community! We hope you enjoy the new Now Playing experience and all the improvements it brings to your gaming sessions.