Steam Game IdlerSteam Game Idler

General

Always Online

Prevents Steam from setting your status as away while SGI is running

When enabled, SGI will automatically change your Steam status back to online if you manually set it to away, offline, invisible, or any other status while the application is running

Free Game Notifications

Get native Windows notifications when free Steam games are available to add to your account

SGI will exclude games that you already own, but you will need to make sure your games list data is up to date by clicking the Refresh button in Your Games

Beta Features

Enable beta features that are not yet available in the stable version of SGI

Beta features may be unstable, change unexpectedly, or be removed at any time. If you experience any issues when using a beta feature, please report it on GitHub

Run At Startup

Automatically launch SGI when Windows starts by adding it to your startup programs

This allows you to have SGI running in the background without needing to manually start it each time you log in to Windows

Start Minimized

Start SGI minimized to the system tray instead of showing the main window on startup. The app will remain hidden until manually opened via the system tray icon

Close to Tray

Clicking the X button will minimize SGI to the system tray instead of closing it

When enabled, to fully exit the app, right-click the system tray icon and select Quit

Language

Choose the language you want SGI to be displayed in. The language should be set automatically based on your system language, but you can change it to any of the supported languages

Currency

Choose the currency you want to use when displaying prices in SGI, such as for Trading Card Manager

This currency will also be used to determine the sell price for trading cards

Steam Web API Key

Allows users to provide their own Steam Web API key to fetch profile and game data. API keys are free for all users with a Steam account, you can get yours here

  • Useful if users want to keep their Steam profile and game details set to private
  • The API key must belong to the same account you're logged into in SGI. If using multiple accounts, you must set the API key for each account separately
  • Some features may still be limited with private profiles