# Ammonis - Console-Style Windows Game Launcher

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## Turn your PC into a game console

Turn a Windows living-room PC into a controller-first gaming experience with one fullscreen library and per-game settings.

[Download Ammonis from Microsoft Store](https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9NN6BHQ8WZC5)

![Ammonis home screen with game library, playtime, and achievement progress](https://ammonis.top/assets/home1_2026_10_04.jpg)

## Less setup. More play.

### Game library

#### All launchers in one

Steam / Epic / XBOX / Ubisoft / GOG / Manually added

![Installed games grid with Steam, Epic, and XBOX platform filters](https://ammonis.top/assets/library_2026_10_04.webp)

#### Find every game you own

Browse all your games, installed or not.

![Owned games grid with Steam, Epic, and XBOX filters and install-status icons](https://ammonis.top/assets/owned-titles_2026_10_04.webp)

#### Get to know each game

Game details and media. Link games to Steam for overviews.

![Game overview with description, media previews, playtime, player count, and install size](https://ammonis.top/assets/game-detail_2026_10_04.webp)

![GOG version of Fruitbus with its linked Steam description, screenshots, and News tab](https://ammonis.top/assets/features/steam-linked-overview_2026_10_07.webp)

![Link Steam game picker for adding overview information to Fruitbus from GOG](https://ammonis.top/assets/features/link-steam-game_2026_10_07.webp)

### Game profile

#### Fine-tune each game individually

Display / HDR / Audio output / Volume / NVIDIA DLSS / V-Sync / RTSS frame limits / Lossless Scaling

![Per-game profile menu with frame rate, scaling, and display options](https://ammonis.top/assets/game-detail-profile_2026_10_04.webp)

![Per-game resolution, refresh rate, HDR, audio output, and system volume settings](https://ammonis.top/assets/features/display-hdr-audio_2026_10_07.webp)

![Per-game Lossless Scaling frame generation, scaling, and rendering settings](https://ammonis.top/assets/features/lossless-scaling_2026_10_07.webp)

### Designed for gamepad control

#### Control Windows with a gamepad

Gamepad shortcuts for the overlay, mouse control, and Windows keyboard.

![Controller shortcut panel with Controller as Mouse, in-game overlay, and Windows keyboard actions](https://ammonis.top/assets/features/controller-shortcuts_2026_10_07.webp)

![Controller as Mouse settings with an XBOX controller diagram, labeled mappings, and the left trigger highlighted](https://ammonis.top/assets/updates/v1.41.1/controller-mapping.webp)

![Controller as Mouse activation notification and golden screen-edge glow outside Ammonis](https://ammonis.top/assets/features/controller-mouse-active_2026_10_07.webp)

![Controller shortcut settings with hold times and button combinations](https://ammonis.top/assets/features/controller-shortcut-settings_2026_10_07.webp)

#### Build your own performance overlay

Customize performance data and styles with a live preview. Requires RTSS & MSI Afterburner.

![Full performance overlay editor with a live preview, ordered data sources, and item settings](https://ammonis.top/assets/features/overlay-editor_2026_10_07.webp)

![Animal Well running with an Ammonis performance overlay showing frame rate and CPU and GPU monitoring data](https://ammonis.top/assets/features/overlay-in-game_2026_10_07.webp)

### Achievements & friends

#### Track achievements across your library

Browse Steam, XBOX, Epic, and GOG achievements with progress, rarity, and unlock dates.

![The Binding of Isaac achievement list with a golden glow around the unlocked rare Platinum God achievement](https://ammonis.top/assets/updates/v1.40.0/rare-achievement-glow.png)

#### Achievement unlock notifications

Animated unlock notifications for Steam and GOG, with previews and adjustable placement.

![Steam library settings with a Basement Boy achievement notification preview and notification position controls](https://ammonis.top/assets/features/achievement-notification-masked_2026_10_22.webp)

#### Keep your Steam friends close

See what Steam friends are playing, browse profiles and recent games, and find friends who’ve played the same titles.

![Steam profile with recently played games, total playtime, and friends' activity; usernames obscured](https://ammonis.top/assets/features/steam-profile-skeleton-v2_2026_10_07.webp)

![Steam friends who played Elden Ring, with playtime and status; usernames obscured](https://ammonis.top/assets/features/steam-friends-skeleton-v2_2026_10_07.webp)

### Make it yours

#### A home screen built around how you play

Customize built-in layouts with live previews. Adjust icons, posters, spacing, and positions. Personalize backgrounds and effects.

![Home layout settings with built-in and custom layout profiles plus a live preview](https://ammonis.top/assets/12_2026_08_08.webp)

#### Make every game look its best

Customize covers, logos, icons, and static or animated posters with your own images or online artwork search.

![Game appearance settings with cover art, game logo, icon art, and poster controls](https://ammonis.top/assets/6_2026_08_08.webp)

![Icon art picker with online search and local folder options](https://ammonis.top/assets/8_2026_08_08.webp)

![Cover art picker with wide artwork options for a selected game](https://ammonis.top/assets/9_2026_08_08.webp)

![Animated poster picker for The Last of Us Part I with online search and Animated and Static tabs](https://ammonis.top/assets/features/animated-posters_2026_10_07.webp)

#### Customize your UI sounds

Built-in sound packs / Downloadable sound packs

![UI sound pack picker with built-in and custom game and console sound packs](https://ammonis.top/assets/features/sound-packs_2026_10_07.webp)

## The right setup for the way you play.

Ammonis gives your Windows library a polished, controller-first home for couch gaming—without hours of setup or tinkering with themes and plugins.

- [DLSS versions & presets](https://ammonis.top/dlss-swapper/index.md)
- [Comparing Ammonis and Playnite](https://ammonis.top/playnite-alternative/index.md)
- [Beyond Steam Big Picture](https://ammonis.top/steam-big-picture-alternative/index.md)
- [For living-room PCs](https://ammonis.top/living-room-pc-game-launcher/index.md)
- [Per-game settings](https://ammonis.top/lossless-scaling-rtss-profiles/index.md)
- [XBOX mode support](https://ammonis.top/xbox-full-screen-experience/index.md)

## Questions, answered.

What to know before installing Ammonis on your living-room PC.

### Does Ammonis support XBOX Full Screen Experience?

Yes. On supported Windows 11 systems, Ammonis can serve as the XBOX Full Screen Experience home app. Controller as Mouse, Ammonis controller shortcuts, and Steam/GOG achievement notifications are unavailable in XBOX mode.

### Does Ammonis support Lossless Scaling?

Yes. Manage full Lossless Scaling profiles in Ammonis and start or close the app automatically with each game. Lossless Scaling is sold separately on Steam

### Does Ammonis support RTSS frame rate profiles?

Yes. Set an RTSS-powered frame rate profile for each game. RTSS must be installed to use these profiles

### Can I use Ammonis on a living-room PC or HTPC?

Yes. Ammonis is designed for couch gaming on TVs and HTPCs, with controller-first navigation throughout

### Does Ammonis require plugins or theme setup?

No. Ammonis is designed to feel console-ready without themes, plugins, scripts, or hours of setup

### Is Ammonis free?

Yes. Ammonis is free to download and use.

### What does Ammonis Premium include, and how much does it cost?

Ammonis Premium unlocks online search for high-quality icons, cover art, and animated posters, and removes the 20-item limit on manually added games, programs, and tools. Current early pricing is $0.99/month, $9.99/year, or $19.99/lifetime (USD).

### Which version of Windows does Ammonis require?

Ammonis supports Windows 10 version 2004 and later, including Windows 11. XBOX mode requires Windows 11 version 24H2 or later and a system where Gaming Full Screen Experience is available.

### Can Ammonis show achievement unlock notifications?

Yes. Ammonis offers optional animated unlock notifications for Steam and GOG games, with previews and a configurable notification position. GOG notifications require GOG GALAXY to be running and signed in. These notifications are unavailable in XBOX mode.

### Can I customize the in-game performance overlay?

Yes. Create an in-game overlay profile, choose its content and appearance, and preview it in Ammonis. RTSS must be installed and running to display it in games. Profiles that use MSI Afterburner monitoring data also require Afterburner to be running.

[Updates](https://ammonis.top/update/index.md)
