# SteamTools

> Generate Steam manifest and Lua scripts for any game by App ID. Free, fast, and open.

## Pages

- [Home](https://steamtools.games): Generate a SteamTools manifest and Lua pair for any Steam App ID. No signup, no ads, no rate-limit headaches.
- [How it works](https://steamtools.games/how-it-works): A four-step walkthrough of what happens between the moment you press a key and the two files land on your disk.
- [Developers / API](https://steamtools.games/developers): Documentation for the /api/search and /api/generate endpoints, including curl examples, response shape, rate limits, and an OpenAPI 3.1 spec download.
- [About SteamTools.games](https://steamtools.games/about): Why this site exists, who runs it, and what it is not.
- [How to find a Steam App ID](https://steamtools.games/how-to-find-app-id): Three reliable ways to find the App ID for any Steam game.
- [Manifest files explained](https://steamtools.games/manifest-files): What the appmanifest_*.acf file is, what is in it, and why SteamTools needs it.
- [Frequently asked questions](https://steamtools.games/faq): The longer, deeper FAQ — what the service does, what it does not, and what to do when something breaks.
- [Blog](https://steamtools.games/blog): Guides, deep dives, and product notes from the SteamTools.games team.
- [Privacy Policy](https://steamtools.games/privacy-policy): How SteamTools.games handles your data: a plain-language, no-accounts, no-tracking policy.
- [Terms of Service](https://steamtools.games/terms-of-service): The rules of the road for using SteamTools.games.

## Blog Posts

- [What is the SteamTools Manifest Generator?](https://steamtools.games/blog/what-is-steamtools-generator): A free tool that turns a Steam App ID into the manifest and Lua pair SteamTools needs. Here is how it works and why it exists.
- [How to find a Steam App ID in 30 seconds](https://steamtools.games/blog/how-to-find-steam-app-id): Three reliable ways to get any game's App ID, even for free-to-play, DLC, and soundtrack entries.
- [Understanding Steam manifest files (the short version)](https://steamtools.games/blog/understanding-steam-manifest-files): What a .manifest file actually contains, why SteamTools needs one, and when the file name matters.
- [SteamTools, Steam, and Proton: what is the difference?](https://steamtools.games/blog/steamtools-vs-steam-deck-comparison): A plain-language comparison of the official Steam client, the community SteamTools project, and the Proton compatibility layer used on Linux and Steam Deck.
- [Most-grabbed Steam games this month (and why people use SteamTools on them)](https://steamtools.games/blog/top-steam-games-june-2026): A look at the Steam games our generator has been called on most in June, and the common reasons people reach for SteamTools on each one.
- [Troubleshooting common generator errors](https://steamtools.games/blog/troubleshooting-generator-errors): A short checklist for the four most common errors our generator returns, and the one fix that solves most of them.