Doom Launcher by hobomaster22 is a versatile frontend for Doom that acts as both a startup utility and a comprehensive database for your original Doom-engine games, custom WADs, PK3s, and related projects. Similar to D-Fend Reloaded for DOSBox, it offers impressive features for sorting, organizing, and managing your collection.

With its user-friendly interface, Doom Launcher supports multiple source ports and game versions, making it easy to manage and launch a wide range of mods and custom levels. Additional features include screenshot previews, rating systems, and detailed metadata management, enhancing your ability to curate and enjoy your Doom library efficiently.

Features

• Direct download and metadata update from /idgames (through API)
• Add mods by drag and drop (ZIP including WAD/PK3/DEH/TXT)
• Automatic scraping of title, author, release date and description from the included textfile
• Importing screenshots directly from the sourceport into the database
• Maintaining demos and savegames
• Scans files for map lump names (e.g. E4M3, MAP20, STR20)
• Add any sourceports to the database
• Selecting specific files within a ZIP file
• Tagging mods with custom unlimited colored tags
• Shows play-statistics (killed monsters, collected items, play time)
• Automatic daily database backups