An unofficial Electron client for NVIDIA's GeForce NOW game streaming service, providing a native Linux desktop experience with enhanced features including Discord Rich Presence integration and interactive settings interface.

• 🖥️ Native Linux Desktop Experience - Optimized for Linux with hardware acceleration
• 🎯 Discord Rich Presence - Show what you're playing on Discord with game artwork
• ⚙️ Interactive Settings - Built-in Discord Client ID configuration
• 🎮 Game Detection - Automatic Steam game lookup and artwork
• 🚀 Hardware Acceleration - VAAPI, GPU rasterization, and zero-copy support
• ⌨️ Keyboard Shortcuts - Fullscreen, settings, and navigation shortcuts

git clone https://github.com/luisbrn/gfn-electron.git
cd gfn-electron
npm install
npm start

• Download from Releases page
• Extract and run the executable for your distribution

1. Start the application: npm start
2. Configure Discord Rich Presence (optional):
   • Look for the green "⚙️ Discord Settings" button in the top-right corner
   • Click it to open the settings modal
   • Follow the step-by-step instructions to get your Discord Client ID
   • Test the connection and save your settings

Discord Rich Presence integration with automatic game detection and Steam artwork support.

📖 Complete Discord Setup Guide: See scripts/README.md for detailed Discord Rich Presence configuration, asset management, and troubleshooting.

• Node.js ≥ 20
• npm

git clone https://github.com/luisbrn/gfn-electron.git
cd gfn-electron
npm install
npm start

npm start          # Start the application
npm run lint       # Run ESLint
npm run format     # Format code with Prettier
npm run format:check # Check formatting
npm test           # Run tests
npm run gen-changelog # Generate changelog

# Run unit tests
npm test

# Run with coverage
npx jest --coverage --runInBand

scripts/
├── main.js                 # Main Electron process
├── rpc.js                  # Discord Rich Presence integration
├── settings.js             # Settings management
├── gfn-settings-injector.js # UI injection script
├── preload.js              # Preload script
├── windowManager.js        # Window management
├── download_poster.js      # Download Steam game posters (512x512)
├── download_gfn_capsule.js # Download GFN capsules (1024x1024)
├── inspect_posters.js      # Check downloaded image dimensions
├── test-steam-scraper.js   # Test Steam App ID detection
└── Poster game images/     # 240+ pre-made game assets

• scripts/README.md - Complete Discord Rich Presence setup guide
• Asset Management - How to download and upload game artwork
• Steam Integration - Game detection and App ID lookup
• Troubleshooting - Common issues and debug information

This is a maintained fork of the original project. Contributions are welcome!

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Make your changes
4. Run tests and linting
5. Submit a pull request

See docs/non-pr-fork-workflow.md for detailed contribution guidelines.

Original Author: Horațiu Mlendea
Previous Maintainer: Goldy Yan
Current Maintainer: luisbrn

This project and its contributors are not affiliated with NVIDIA or its GeForce NOW product. This repository does not contain any NVIDIA/GeForce NOW software. It is simply an Electron wrapper that loads the official GFN web application, just as it would in a regular web browser.

This project is licensed under the GPL-3.0 License - see the LICENSE.md file for details.

• GeForce NOW
• Discord Developer Portal
• Releases
• Issues

Made with ❤️ for the Linux gaming community