Run Before/After Apps for All Game Versions

📋Summary

Expand LaunchBox’s “Run Before/After Main Application” functionality so it also applies when launching any additional application/version of a game. This helps ensure required scripts or utilities are executed regardless of which version is played.

❗Problem

Currently, “Run Before/After” apps are only triggered when launching the main version of a game. If you launch an alternate version (e.g., another region or language) listed under Additional Applications, the pre/post-launch apps are skipped entirely.

This creates friction for setups where games require supporting scripts (e.g. AHK scripts, .bat files, or input remappers). For example, if a script is needed to prep the system for all versions of a game like Mario (USA), Mario (Europe), and Mario (Japan), it will only run when launching the USA version marked as the main app.

💡Proposal

Update LaunchBox so that Run Before/After Applications can optionally apply when launching any associated version of a game. This could be implemented as:

• A global setting (e.g. “Run Before/After apps for additional versions”)

• Or an advanced checkbox on each additional app entry

✅Benefits

• Ensures compatibility scripts or utilities always run

• Avoids requiring duplicate configuration for each version

• Improves flexibility for managing multi-version or multi-region games

• Reduces user error when launching variants that rely on setup scripts