LaunchBox Reader

Your manuals finally have a home

A built-in reader for manuals, strategy guides, magazines, PDFs, and EPUBs. Open documents from LaunchBox or Big Box and read with realistic page turns, custom layouts, and bookmarks.

Performance

Faster lists, smoother grids

A reworked List View and a rebuilt default Image Grid keep large libraries fast, even while scrolling hard. Both are fully themeable, and a new Arrange By scrollbar jumps between groups.

Premium 3D Cases

Two new case models for your shelf

The 3D Double Jewel Case brings automatic spine handling and dual-spine options, while the new 3D Cassette Case adds straight-back, angled-back, and clear-case styles, portrait and landscape positioning, custom plastic and cover colors, and J-card spine artwork. 3D browsing is smoother across the app too, with better drag handling, steadier carousel navigation, and improved multi-monitor behavior.

Big Box

Filter and sort from the couch

One of the longest-standing Big Box requests is here. The new Filter / Sort experience is fully controller-friendly, with sort options like star rating and a redesigned, themeable popup.

Game Extras

Applications, Versions, Documents

Additional Applications now split into clear groups, so setup tools, regional versions, ROM hacks, manuals, and guides all live where they belong, and are easier to reach.

Media Playback

A new LaunchBox Media Engine

Video and audio now run through a cleaner, isolated media layer, meaning smoother previews, fewer interruptions, and better stability. Startup videos were rewritten and now run inside Big Box.

Startup and Shutdown

No more guessing what's happening

A revamped startup window explains each step, and a new shutdown window shows what is closing, with a force-close option if it hangs. Shutdown Applications close your helper apps too.