Wiki/wiki-rtd/docs/wiki_system_guides/srm/srm-guide.md

# SRM - General Guide

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Steam ROM Manager a bulk game importer and artwork manager for Steam.

It adds separate games to Steam, adds artwork from SteamGridDB and configures the RetroDECK Steam Input layouts. 

RetroDECK uses it as part of it's backend for the Steam Sync feature.

**Notice: Flatpak Steam not yet supported**

We have not added support yet for the Flatpak version of Steam.

### SRM Links:

[Steam Rom Manager - Webpage](https://steamgriddb.github.io/steam-rom-manager/)

[Steam Rom Manager - Github](https://github.com/SteamGridDB/steam-rom-manager)

[SteamGridDB](https://www.steamgriddb.com/)

## How-to enable Steam Sync?

<img src="../../../wiki_images/srm/sync-config.png" width="800">

You can enable the Steam Sync feature inside the Configurator.

<img src="../../../wiki_images/srm/sync-prompt.png" width="800">

All the games you have marked as favorites in ES-DE (marked with a ⭐) will be Synced to Steam upon application exist with art.

Depending on your device Steam might need to be restarted before the games show up in Steam.


## Can I tweak images or other settings in SRM?

`Configurator` -> `Open Emulator / Component` -> `Steam Rom Manager`. 

Yes, you can open the entire SRM interface from the Configurator as all other components and tweak to your hearts content. 

<img src="../../../wiki_images/srm/srm-window.png" width="800">


### I broke everything 

If you break things you could always reset it to default via:

`Configurator` -> `Troubleshooting` -> `Reset` -> `Component` -> `Steam Rom Manager`.