RetroArch by libretro

Cross-platform, sophisticated frontend for the libretro API. Licensed GPLv3.

created at May 27, 2010, 2:47 p.m.

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ppsspp by hrydgard

A PSP emulator for Android, Windows, Mac and Linux, written in C++. Want to contribute? Join us on Discord at https://discord.gg/5NJB6dD or just send pull requests / issues. For discussion use the forums at forums.ppsspp.org.

created at Nov. 1, 2012, 8:41 a.m.

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512 +2

10,444 +53

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rpcs3 by RPCS3

PS3 emulator/debugger

created at Nov. 3, 2012, 3:16 p.m.

C++

595 +1

14,427 +54

1,835 +6

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dolphin by dolphin-emu

Dolphin is a GameCube / Wii emulator, allowing you to play games for these two platforms on PC with improvements.

created at July 22, 2013, 9:07 a.m.

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478 +0

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syncthing by syncthing

Open Source Continuous File Synchronization

created at Nov. 26, 2013, 9:48 a.m.

Go

1,008 +3

59,669 +137

4,014 +6

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pcsx2 by PCSX2

PCSX2 - The Playstation 2 Emulator

created at Dec. 22, 2013, 5:56 p.m.

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346 +2

10,368 +35

1,501 +1

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kdeconnect-kde by KDE

Multi-platform app that allows your devices to communicate

created at Sept. 18, 2015, 1:58 p.m.

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75 +0

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desmume by TASEmulators

DeSmuME is a Nintendo DS emulator

created at Nov. 24, 2016, 2:20 a.m.

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111 +0

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steam-rom-manager by SteamGridDB

An app for managing ROMs in Steam

created at April 30, 2017, 1:01 p.m.

TypeScript

33 +0

1,736 +8

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Bottles by bottlesdevs

Run Windows software and games on Linux

created at Oct. 14, 2017, 5:42 p.m.

Python

35 +0

5,867 +20

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Vita3K by Vita3K

Experimental PlayStation Vita emulator

created at Jan. 26, 2018, 10:45 p.m.

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177 +3

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364 +1

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Ryujinx by Ryujinx

Experimental Nintendo Switch Emulator written in C#

created at Feb. 4, 2018, 11:07 p.m.

C#

341 +0

32,289 +148

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xemu by xemu-project

Original Xbox Emulator for Windows, macOS, and Linux (Active Development)

created at Feb. 18, 2020, 4:20 a.m.

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72 +0

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bsnes by bsnes-emu

bsnes is a Super Nintendo (SNES) emulator focused on performance, features, and ease of use.

created at March 20, 2020, 1:06 p.m.

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47 +0

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ludusavi by mtkennerly

Backup tool for PC game saves

created at June 20, 2020, 4:26 p.m.

Rust

22 +0

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greenlight by unknownskl

Greenlight is an open-source client for xCloud and Xbox home streaming made in Typescript.

created at July 16, 2021, 8:11 p.m.

TypeScript

26 +0

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BoilR by PhilipK

Synchronize games from other platforms into your Steam library

created at Sept. 5, 2021, 10:46 a.m.

Rust

12 +0

1,318 +3

40 +0

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distrobox by 89luca89

Use any linux distribution inside your terminal. Enable both backward and forward compatibility with software and freedom to use whatever distribution you’re more comfortable with. Mirror available at: https://gitlab.com/89luca89/distrobox

created at Nov. 18, 2021, 3:41 p.m.

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RetroDECK by XargonWan

RetroDECK brings you an all-in-one sandboxed application to play your retro games (and even not-so-retro games) on Linux/SteamOS.

created at March 11, 2022, 1:46 a.m.

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15 +0

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EmuDeck by dragoonDorise

Emulator configurator for Steam Deck

created at March 20, 2022, 1:48 p.m.

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