About This File
Sleek
Sleek is a modern dark-mode theme for LaunchBox Desktop, built around a Midnight Glass / dark navy style.
It replaces the default Desktop layout with a cleaner horizontal top rail, a redesigned Game Details view, smoother navigation for large libraries, and improved responsive layouts across the main sections.
Installation
- Download and extract the zip.
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Place the
Sleekfolder here:
LaunchBox\LBThemes\Sleek- In LaunchBox, go to:
Tools > Options > Visuals > Theme-
Select
Sleek.
If Windows blocks the included plugin DLL, right-click the DLL, open Properties, and choose Unblock.
Recommended Dialog Theme colors
For best results, set LaunchBox’s Dialog Theme colors under:
Tools > Options > Visuals > Dialog ThemeAccent: #4EA3FF
Highlight: #123A6A
Background: #071425
Border: #1D3A5F
Foreground: #E8EEF7
Contrast: 0.37Notes
This theme is for LaunchBox Desktop, not Big Box.
Credits
Sleek is based on the Big Details theme, with extensive redesign work.
Edited by Fredsthebest
It had 1.0.0 release information. No need for it to have that.
What's New in Version 1.1.0 See changelog
Released
What's New in 1.1.0
Version 1.1.0 focuses on polish, navigation, and Platform Category support.
New / Improved
- Added Platform Category support to the horizontal top rail.
- Added tooltips to platform/category icons in the top rail.
- Improved horizontal scrolling behavior in the browse rail.
- Improved List View horizontal scrolling support.
- Widened the Licensed To display area in the bottom/status area.
Game Details Improvements
- Further polished the redesigned Game Details view.
- Improved the Info section with a cleaner title, quick facts, About view, and Game Details metadata table.
Fixes / Cleanup
- Fixed carousel animation target paths that could cause LaunchBox theme crashes.
- Cleaned up category child rendering so nested platforms are easier to navigate.
- Continued reducing broad visual-tree patching in favor of targeted behavior-only helper code.
Notes
This is still a LaunchBox Desktop theme, not a Big Box theme.
Special thanks to the LaunchBox community for the feedback on Platform Category navigation. That was the main focus of this update.
