RetroArch - frontend for emulators, game engines and media players

RetroArch is a free and open source multiplatform interface for emulators, game engines and media players

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Advanced GPU shader support – A multi-pass post-processing shader pipeline to allow efficient usage of image scaling algorithms, emulation of complex CRT, NTSC video artifacts and other effects;
Dynamic Rate Control to synchronize video and audio while smoothing out timing imperfections;
FFmpeg recording – Built-in support for lossless video recording using FFmpeg’s libavcodec;
Gamepad abstraction layer called Retropad;
Gamepad auto-configuration – Zero-input needed from the user after plugging gamepads in;
Peer-to-peer netplay that uses a rollback technique similar to GGPO;
Audio DSP plugins like an equalizer, reverb and other effects;
Advanced savestate features – Automatic savestate loading, disabling SRAM overwriting, etc.;
Frame-by-frame gameplay rewinding;
Button overlays for touchscreen devices like smartphones;
Thumbnails of game box art;
Low input and audio lag options;
Automatically build categorized playlists by scanning directories for games/ROMs;
Multiple interfaces including: CLI, XMB (optimized for gamepads), GLUI/MaterialUI (optimized for touch devices), RGUI and Ozone (available everywhere);
Game ROM scanner – Automatically constructs playlists by comparing the hashsums of a directory’s files against databases of hashsums of known good game copies;
Libretro database of cores, games, cheats, etc.;
OpenGL and Vulkan API support;
Run-Ahead – Hide the input lag of emulated systems by using both savestates and fast-forwarding;
Achievement tracking – Integration with the RetroAchievements service to unlock trophies and badges;
AI Service – Uses machine translation external services to translate game text on screen.

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The game RetroArch is available for installation on Linux, Windows and macOS, as well as mobile applications for Android and iOS.

Installation method	OS
Snap	Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Debian, Arch Linux, Fedora, CentOS, KDE Neon, openSUSE, elementary OS, Manjaro, Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Flatpak	Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Debian, Arch Linux, Fedora, CentOS, KDE Neon, openSUSE, elementary OS, Manjaro, Red Hat Enterprise Linux
AppImage	Ubuntu, Fedora, openSUSE, CentOS, elementaryOS, Linux Mint and others
EXE	Windows
DMG	macOS
Mobile apps	Android, iOS

*Ubuntu (GNOME), Kubuntu (KDE), Xubuntu (XFCE), Lubuntu (LXDE)

Install Game via Snap package

sudo snap install retroarch

Install Game via Flatpak package

flatpak install flathub org.libretro.RetroArch

Install Game via AppImage package

Download AppImage package

Install Game via EXE package on Windows

Download EXE package

Install Game via DMG package for macOS

Download DMG package

Version for Android

Google Play

Version for iOS

Download on Apple Store

Game Information

Language Interface:	English, Russian, Deutsch, Spanish, French and others
Description version:	1.10.2
Developer:	Libretro
Programming language:	C, C++
License:	GPL v3
Software website:	retroarch.com

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