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How Checkpoint works

Getting started

Without an account: Everything works in this browser: add games, filter, Surprise me. Nothing leaves your computer.
With an account: Create one with a username and password, or with Google, Microsoft or Twitch. Your library then follows you to every device, and friends can see it if you let them.
Install it: On a phone choose “Add to Home Screen”, on a computer the install icon in the address bar. It opens like an app and still shows your library when you're offline.

Add games: Type a title and pick the platform. The same game on two platforms is two entries; each card says where else you have it.
Status, rating, tags, notes: Open a game to set its status (Playing, Backlog…), rate it, tag it and write a private note only you can see.
Find things: Search, filter by platform, status, genre, tag or player mode, and sort (Recently played, Most played…). Save a set of filters as a view to get back to it in one click.
Many at once: Press Select, pick games, then set a status, add or remove a tag, favourite or remove them together. Every removal can be undone from the message that appears.
Duplicates: If two entries on one platform look like the same game (“GOTY Edition”…), the library offers to keep one.
Play sessions: Log when and how long you played. It adds to the hours of games Steam doesn't track and feeds “Recently played” and your stats.
CSV: Export your library as a spreadsheet, or import one.

Connect: On Platforms, paste your Steam profile link. Your games, playtime and achievements come in; your Steam “Game details” must be Public.
Verify: “Verify with Steam” proves the account is yours by signing in on Steam's own page. Checkpoint never sees your Steam password.
Stays up to date: Steam syncs by itself once a day (switch it off in the Steam panel), or press Sync now. Your status, ratings and notes are never overwritten.
Wishlist: On the Wishlist tab, “Import from Steam” copies your public Steam wishlist.

The score: One number across platforms, like Xbox gamerscore: each game counts up to 1,000 by the share of its achievements you've earned. Where you enter real points (gamerscore, trophy points) those count instead.
Other platforms: Use “Edit achievements” on the Achievements page to type in counts and points for Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo and anything else.
Over time: The score is saved once a day you visit, for the chart and “Your year so far” in your stats.

Friends: Send a request by username. Friends see your library (turn that off any time) and you can compare: games you both have, only they have, only you have.
Activity: See what friends finished, started, rated or added lately (only friends who share their library).
Suggestions: Opt in to be suggested to people with lots of the same games — and to see theirs. Both sides have to opt in.
Play together: Post a game and how many players you need, now or planned up to two weeks ahead. Friends or everyone can join; you get a reminder before it starts.
Blocking and reports: Block someone to hide each other everywhere. Report reviews or posts that break the rules; moderators review them.

What it is: A tab for people the host gave premium to: open the host's Plex server, see the host's note and say “I'm in” to scheduled movie nights. You need your own Plex access to that server.

Two-step sign-in: Account panel → Two-step sign-in: add Checkpoint to an authenticator app. After your password you'll also need its 6-digit code. Keep the backup codes somewhere safe.
Where you're signed in: The account panel lists your devices (with country when known). Sign any of them out. You get a notice when a new device signs in, and when several wrong passwords are tried.
Notifications: Choose which notices you get in the bell's Settings. Security notices are always on.
Your data: “Download my data” gives you everything Checkpoint stores about you. Deleting your account removes it all and can't be undone.
Theme: Dark, light or follow your computer: the switch at the top right.

Moderation: Moderators (ADMIN_USERNAMES in .env) see the Moderation panel on Platforms: reports, free premium for friends, the error log and an activity log.
When something breaks: Run npm run diag (or docker compose exec web npm run diag) for health and recent errors. DIAG.md, DEPLOY.md and SIGN-IN.md in the project explain setup.