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#21 TRENDING danielcopper/romm-tender Python NEW 2026

Tender — your RomM library, running native in Steam. Decky Loader plugin for the Steam Deck: library sync, ROM downloads, BIOS management and save sync.

◇ big-picture ◇ decky-loader ◇ decky-plugin ◇ emulation

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