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# How do I install RetroDECK on the Steam Deck?
### Do you want to move RetroDECK from a old Steam Deck to a new Steam Deck?
Read up here: [[How to: Move RetroDECK to a new device]]
## Quickstart guide
- Put the Steam Deck into Desktop Mode `Steam button` > `Power` > `Switch to Desktop`
- Install RetroDECK from Discover
- Start RetroDECK first time in Desktop Mode
- Choose where RetroDECK should create the `roms` folders `Internal` or `SDCard`.
- Put the BIOS inside `~/retrodeck/bios/` for more information read: [[Emulators: BIOS and Firmware]]
- Put the ROMS inside `~/retrodeck/roms/` or `<sdcard>/retrodeck/roms/` depending on your choice
- In Steam desktop go to the tab `Games` press `Add non Steam game to My library` and select RetroDECK to add it into your library. If that is not working you can `Right Click` on the RetroDECK desktop icon and press `Add to Steam` in the menu.
- **Optional way:** Get RetroDECK Steam Grid art and add it to your Steam library with BoilR. Or add the art manually from [SteamgridDB](https://www.steamgriddb.com/search/grids?term=RetroDeck) for the Steam Grid.
- Switch over to game mode and go to RetroDECK on the Steam Grid under `Library > Non-Steam`
- Add the Official Layout under `Controller Settings` -> `Controller Layouts` -> `Templates` in the Steam Deck called `RetroDECK: Official Layout` with a version number and apply
- Launch RetroDECK and enjoy
### Other quick tips:
- Read up on the [[Controllers: Steam Deck]] to ease your navigation.
- Read up on the [[EmulationStation DE: User Guide]]
- Check out our other software recommendations [[Steam Deck: Software recommendations]].
- Check various optional optimizations that can make some emulators run even better [[Steam Deck: Optimizations]].
## Full step by step guide:
### Step 1: Go to Desktop Mode
- Put the Steam Deck into Desktop Mode `Steam button` > `Power` > `Switch to Desktop`
### Step 2: Install from Discover
- Open the Discover application.
- **NOTE:** Depending on what language you have set in Desktop mode your Discover application can be named differently.
- Inside Discover search for RetroDECK and press the install button.
- After the installation is finished, launch RetroDECK from Discover or in the program menu under `Games > RetroDECK`.
- Follow the first time setup instructions and choose where RetroDECK should create the `roms` folders `Internal` or `SDCard`.
- Open Steam while still in desktop mode.
- Inside Steam go to the tab `Games` press `Add non Steam game to My library` and select RetroDECK to add it into your library.
- After this is done you can now see RetroDECK in Steam Deck's gamemode after you return to it from desktop mode.
### Step 3: Configure the official controller layout
- Go back into gamemode by pressing the return to gamemode icon on the desktop.
- Go to RetroDECK on the Steam Grid under `Library > Non-Steam`
- Press the `Controller Icon`
- Go into `Controller Layouts` and press `Templates`
- Add the layout for RetroDECK called `RetroDECK: Official Layout` with a version number.
- You can now use RetroDECK and it's ready to populate with ROMS.
- If you are unsure on how to add ROMS and BIOS to RetroDECK follow the [Getting Started Guide ](https://github.com/XargonWan/RetroDECK/wiki/How-to:-Getting-started) from Step 2 and onward on how to add them.
### Step 4 (Optional): Extras
- Get RetroDECK Steam Grid art with BoilR or add it manually from [SteamgridDB](https://www.steamgriddb.com/search/grids?term=RetroDeck) for the Steam Grid.
- Check various optional optimizations that can make some emulators run even better [[Steam Deck: Optimizations]].
- Read up on the [[Controllers: Steam Deck]] to ease your navigation.
- Read up on the [[EmulationStation DE: User Guide]]
- Check out our other software recommendations [[Steam Deck: Software recommendations]].
# How do I update RetroDECK on the Steam Deck?
## From Desktop Mode:
- Put the Steam Deck into Desktop Mode `Steam button` > `Power` > `Switch to Desktop`
- Open the Discover application.
- Click on the updates tab.
- If there are any updates available it will be shown here.
- Click on the `Update` or `Update all` buttons.
## Decky: AutoFlatpaks
If you have Decky installed and the AutoFlatpaks plugin. You can update RetroDECK from gamemode. <br>
Read more here: [[Steam Deck: Software recommendations]]

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- The RetroDECK Beta: wiki_general/beta-period.md - The RetroDECK Beta: wiki_general/beta-period.md
- Known Issues: wiki_general/known-issues.md - Known Issues: wiki_general/known-issues.md
- Community and Helping ❤️: - FAQ and Guides ❔:
- Discord: wiki_community/discord.md
- Lemmy/Reddit: wiki_community/lemmy-reddit.md
- How to Contribute to RetroDECK?: wiki_helping/contibute-rd
- How to help out with testing?: wiki_helping/testing-rd.md
- FAQ and How-to's ❔:
- FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions: wiki_faq_howto/faq.md - FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions: wiki_faq_howto/faq.md
- Move RetroDECK to a new device: wiki_faq_howto/howto-move-retrodeck.md - Move RetroDECK to a new device: wiki_faq_howto/howto-move-retrodeck.md
- Steam Deck:
- Install RetroDECK on Steam Deck: wiki_devices/steamdeck/steamdeck-start.md
- Controllers and Input 🎮: - Controllers and Input 🎮:
- About Steam Input: wiki_controllers/about-steam-input.md - RetroDECK with Steam Input: wiki_controllers/about-steam-input.md
- Button Prompts in Games: wiki_controllers/diffrent-game-inputs.md - Button Prompts in Games: wiki_controllers/diffrent-game-inputs.md
- Steam Deck - Controls: wiki_controllers/controls-steamdeck.md - Steam Deck Controls: wiki_controllers/controls-steamdeck.md
- Playstation Controllers: wiki_controllers/controllers-playstation.md - Playstation Controllers (WIP): wiki_controllers/controllers-playstation.md
- Development🔎: - Development🔎:
- Current Version: wiki_rd_versions/version_0.7b/0.7.4b/ - Current Version: wiki_rd_versions/version_0.7b/0.7.4b/
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- CLI Guide: wiki_development/cli-guide.md - CLI Guide: wiki_development/cli-guide.md
- Development Notes: wiki_development/general-development.md - Development Notes: wiki_development/general-development.md
- Community and Helping ❤️:
- Discord: wiki_community/discord.md
- Lemmy/Reddit: wiki_community/lemmy-reddit.md
- How to Contribute to RetroDECK?: wiki_helping/contibute-rd
- How to help out with testing?: wiki_helping/testing-rd.md
- About RetroDECK 📖: - About RetroDECK 📖:
- The Team & Credits: wiki_about/team-credits.md - The Team & Credits: wiki_about/team-credits.md
- Story & Philosophy: wiki_about/story-philosophy.md - Story & Philosophy: wiki_about/story-philosophy.md