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Thusfar
What it is
Thusfar is a free, open-source Windows tray app that records a short personal recap when a gaming session ends, helping players remember where they stopped. It reads the local Steam library, detects installed Steam games across drives, and watches for game exits. After a session longer than 10 minutes, a prompt lets you skip, write one line, or answer three questions about location, next steps, and what to remember. Sessions shorter than 10 minutes are recorded without that prompt. A game library and per-game recap view show notes, playtime, last-played information, and session history. Console, emulator, and non-Steam sessions can be logged manually; Epic, GOG, and other storefronts are not auto-detected in version one. Data is stored locally in SQLite. Optional IGDB cover art needs free Twitch developer credentials; without setup, placeholder art remains available. The portable release is a ZIP archive requiring Windows 10 or 11 x64 and Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime. It is unsigned, so SmartScreen may display a prompt.
For and against
For
- Automatic Steam session detection
- Three recap prompts after longer sessions
- Per-game notes, playtime, and history
- Local SQLite storage
- Free and MIT-licensed
Against
- Windows-only desktop app
- Non-Steam games require manual logging
- Sessions under 10 minutes skip the prompt
- Unsigned release may trigger SmartScreen
The verdict
Thusfar keeps game recaps, play history, and notes in a local Windows app with automatic Steam tracking. Its manual fallback covers other game sources, but the platform and runtime requirements narrow where it can be used.
Who it suits
It suits Windows players who pause games for weeks or months and want a personal reminder. Steam users get automatic tracking, while console, emulator, and other storefront players can log sessions manually.
On the record
- Capture notes
- Players can skip, write a one-line note, or fill in three fields: where they were, what was next, and what not to forget.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Capture prompt
- After a game session longer than 10 minutes, a prompt offers skip, one-line, or three-field note options.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Cover art
- Optional IGDB cover-art enrichment requires free Twitch developer credentials, and the app remains functional with placeholder art if it is not configured.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Credential handling
- The README says Twitch credentials are stored locally and sent only to Twitch/IGDB.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Distribution
- The release is a ZIP archive that users unzip and run without an installer.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Game tracking
- The app reads the local Steam library and detects Steam game sessions automatically.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Intended user
- The product is aimed at players who pause games for weeks or months and want to remember where they left off.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Known limits
- The README says non-Steam games are not auto-detected, and sessions shorter than 10 minutes are recorded without a capture prompt.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- License
- The repository displays an MIT license.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Local data
- The release page says all data stays on the device and that the app has no accounts, cloud service, or telemetry.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Manual logging
- Users can add games and log sessions for console, emulator, and non-Steam games.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Thusfar is a Windows tray app that captures a short, self-authored game recap when a session ends and shows it when the player returns.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Recap and library
- The app provides a game library and a per-game recap view with notes, playtime, last-played information, and session history.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Recaps
- Each game’s recap view shows the player's notes along with playtime and session history.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Requirements
- The portable release requires Windows 10 or 11 x64 and Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Security detail
- The Windows release is unsigned, so Windows SmartScreen may display a prompt when it is run.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Steam detection
- The app automatically detects installed Steam games across drives and watches for game exits.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Storefront limits
- Automatic game detection is for Steam; Epic, GOG, and other storefronts use the manual logging fallback in v1.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
