Lightning fast
Written in native Python with an asynchronous GTK4 interface. Every download is a plain PNG — no encoding, no conversion, no waiting.
GTK4 · Async
Open source · MIT License
Your Lutris library, reimagined in cover art.
Search SteamGridDB for any game, pick your favourite cover from the results, and download it almost instantly — it's just a PNG. LCAD keeps your Lutris library beautiful, one click at a time.
Open source
Free forever
Linux native
Why LCAD
Everything your library was missing.
Cover art is the soul of a game launcher. LCAD makes sure every tile in your grid gets the artwork it deserves — automatically.
SteamGridDB integration
Search any title and browse real artwork results — verticals, banners, grids, logos. Hook up your free API key once and pick what you love.
SteamGridDBLinux native
Designed for immutable and standard distributions alike. Available as a Flatpak, a .deb and an .rpm for seamless integration.
Flatpak · DEB · RPM
How it works
Three steps. Zero effort.
From plain tiles to a gallery-grade grid — in about the time it takes to make coffee.
01
Search
Type any game name and browse live artwork results straight from SteamGridDB.
02
Choose
Every style is there — verticals, banners, grids, logos. Pick the one that fits.
03
Download
It's just a PNG, so it lands on disk almost instantly — then apply it to Lutris with one click.
Install
Flip the card for your flavour.
Flatpak runs on every distribution; .deb and .rpm drop straight into your package manager — and Bazzite gets rpm-ostree. Click a card to see the command.
Flatpak
Sandboxed, auto-updating, and it runs on any distribution — immutable or not.
Flip for commandFlatpak
# grab the latest release from GitHub
curl -LO https://github.com/ethembeldagli/lcad/releases/download/v1.0.0/lcad-x86-universal.flatpak
flatpak install --user -y ./lcad-x86-universal.flatpak
flatpak run io.github.ethembeldagli.lcad
curl -LO https://github.com/ethembeldagli/lcad/releases/download/v1.0.0/lcad-x86-universal.flatpak
flatpak install --user -y ./lcad-x86-universal.flatpak
flatpak run io.github.ethembeldagli.lcad
.deb
For apt-based distros — Debian, Ubuntu, Linux Mint — installed in one command.
Flip for command.deb
# Debian · Ubuntu · Linux Mint
curl -LO https://github.com/ethembeldagli/lcad/releases/download/v1.0.0/lcad-x86-debian-ubuntu-mint.deb
sudo apt install ./lcad-x86-debian-ubuntu-mint.deb
curl -LO https://github.com/ethembeldagli/lcad/releases/download/v1.0.0/lcad-x86-debian-ubuntu-mint.deb
sudo apt install ./lcad-x86-debian-ubuntu-mint.deb
.rpm
For dnf-based distros — Fedora, openSUSE, RHEL — and Bazzite via rpm-ostree.
Flip for command.rpm
# Fedora · openSUSE · RHEL (dnf)
curl -LO https://github.com/ethembeldagli/lcad/releases/download/v1.0.0/lcad-x86-fedora-opensuse.rpm
sudo dnf install ./lcad-x86-fedora-opensuse.rpm
# Bazzite (immutable · rpm-ostree)
curl -LO https://github.com/ethembeldagli/lcad/releases/download/v1.0.0/lcad-x86-fedora-opensuse.rpm
rpm-ostree install ./lcad-x86-fedora-opensuse.rpm
curl -LO https://github.com/ethembeldagli/lcad/releases/download/v1.0.0/lcad-x86-fedora-opensuse.rpm
sudo dnf install ./lcad-x86-fedora-opensuse.rpm
# Bazzite (immutable · rpm-ostree)
curl -LO https://github.com/ethembeldagli/lcad/releases/download/v1.0.0/lcad-x86-fedora-opensuse.rpm
rpm-ostree install ./lcad-x86-fedora-opensuse.rpm
Bazzite: reboot after installing to apply.
FAQ
Questions, answered.
Everything you might want to know before your library gets its glow-up.
Which games can I use it for?+
Any game you can find on SteamGridDB. Search the title, choose the artwork you like, and set it as the cover for any game in your Lutris library.
Do I really need a SteamGridDB API key?+
Yes — but it's free. Create a SteamGridDB account, grab an API key from your profile settings, and enter it once in LCAD. That's the whole setup.
How fast are the downloads, really?+
Almost instant. LCAD downloads plain PNG files — there's nothing to encode, convert or process — so even large artwork lands in a moment.
Which distributions are supported?+
Designed for immutable and standard distributions alike — the Flatpak runs anywhere Flatpak is supported, and .deb / .rpm packages cover apt- and dnf-based distros.
Is it really free?+
Completely. LCAD is open source under the MIT License — free to use, modify and share. If you love it, a star on GitHub is the best tip there is.
Give your library the glow-up it deserves.
Search any game, choose the art you love, and it lands on your disk almost instantly. Free, open source, and ready in seconds.