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Steam Deck specific recommendations
The following software works great with the Steam Deck and might enhance your RetroDECK experience. For general Linux Desktop recommendations go to Linux Desktop: Software recommendations as many of them also work on the Steam Deck.
CryoUtilities
Scripts and utilities to improve performance and manage storage on the Steam Deck.
Made by CryoByte33
Discover Overlay
If you use Discord this is a program that adds Discord integration into the Steam Deck's gamemode UI. It's already in on flathub and downloadable in Discover. Note that you need to install and login to Discord as well.
Made by trigg
Decky Loader
Is a great piece of software that allows custom plugins inside Steam Deck's gamemode. It can open up more advanced features then the standard Steam Deck experience offers. But it's a bit more technical to install, please follow the guide on their github.
Made by Steam Deck Homebrew Team
Plugin: PowerTools
PowerTools let's you do advanced tweaking of the Steam Decks hardware. This can greatly improve performance on certain games in the PS2,GC and above generations. But it requires you to find the knowledge of what setting works best for each game and/or emulator.
Made by NGnius
Plugin: AutoFlatpaks
AutoFlatpaks let's you update/install/manage flatpaks directly from gamemode. You can for example update RetroDECK directly from gamemode.
Made by jurassicplayer