Open Abzac opened 3 years ago
It is possible for this utility to overgrow to a full and convenient ROM library manager with the ability to sync ROM list between the PC and FunKey, just like iTunes, but for ROMs. With the ability to download covers automatically still
If considering creating such an app, please write it in Python so it runs on BSD/Linux, Mac & Windows. Also, being in Python it would likely have more contributors to improve it.
My go to app for downloading box arts, cover arts, etc.. is called "Skraper", you can specify what type of box arts you want and the resolution of the images. The files downloaded are the same name as your roms.
It would be convenient to have some of the utility to download ROMs thumbnails and save them by each of the ROMs. Probably, It would be a PC utility, run by a user manually, as the FunKey console itself does not have internet access (probably). It should scan a list of installed ROMs, and then search and download thumbnails for the found ROMs from open databases, then storing them and resizing if necessary in proper dimensions. Just like stated in the FunKey Wiki, but it should be done somehow automatically, not manually.
https://github.com/libretro-thumbnails/libretro-thumbnails https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1yKlYlBpx0m7lG074avmIXu7hGrbtvndj