Miscellaneous¶

Use the Misc tab to change miscellaneous settings that don’t belong on any of the other tabs.

From the Launcher, select Global Options, if necessary click the > scroll arrow until the Misc tab is visible, and then select the Misc tab.

All settings can also be changed in the Configuration file. The configuration key is listed in italics after each setting description.

Theme

Changes the visual appearance of the ScummVM Launcher

gui_theme

GUI scale

Scale the ScummVM GUI to be bigger or smaller. Using a larger scale can help to make the text easier to read when using ScummVM on a big screen.

gui_scale

GUI renderer

Defines how the ScummVM GUI is rendered; normal or antialiased.

gui_renderer

Autosave

Adjusts the time period between autosaves. The default setting is 5 minutes.

autosave_period

GUI language

Chooses the language of the ScummVM Launcher.

gui_language

Switch the ScummVM GUI language to the game language

If ticked, the Launcher language is the same as the game language.

gui_use_game_language

Use native system file browser

Uses the system file browser instead of the ScummVM browser.

gui_browser_native

Always return to the launcher when leaving a game

If ticked, removes the Quit option from the Global Main Menu. Only the Return to Launcher option remains.

gui_return_to_launcher_at_exit

Ask for confirmation on exit

If ticked, a confirmation dialog appears when you choose Quit or Return to Launcher from the Global Main Menu.

confirm_exit

Update Icons: Click on the Update Icons button to download new or updated artwork for game icons. ScummVM will scan to find applicable icons; once these have been found, click on the Download button in the pop up window to start the download. Click the Hide button to close the window and continue the download in the background. Use the Cancel download button to cancel the download.

Enable Discord Integration: Use this option to automatically check for updates to ScummVM. Click the Check now button to manually check for updates.