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{{DISPLAYTITLE:libretro}}
{{Infobox software
{{Infobox software
|logo = Libretro.png
|logo = Libretro.png
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|support = [https://github.com/sponsors/libretro GitHub Sponsor]<br/>[https://patreon.com/libretro Patreon]<br/>[https://liberapay.com/Libretro/donate Liberapay]
|support = [https://github.com/sponsors/libretro GitHub Sponsor]<br/>[https://patreon.com/libretro Patreon]<br/>[https://liberapay.com/Libretro/donate Liberapay]
|source = [https://github.com/libretro/ GitHub]
|source = [https://github.com/libretro/ GitHub]
|license = {{license|MIT}}
|website = [http://www.libretro.com/ libretro.com]<br/>[https://twitter.com/Libretro Twitter]
|website = [http://www.libretro.com/ libretro.com]<br/>[https://twitter.com/Libretro Twitter]
}}
}}
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! scope="col"|Notes
! scope="col"|Notes
|-
|-
|[[Super Nintendo emulators|SNES]]
|[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System emulators|SNES]]
|[[higan]] (火眼)  
|[[higan]] (火眼)  
|{{higanVer}}
|v115
|{{?}}
|{{?}}
|Separate cores for each profile.  
|Separate cores for each profile.  
C++98 version is bsnes v085 Performance profile.
C++98 version is bsnes v085 Performance profile.
|-
|-
|[[Super Nintendo emulators|SNES]]
|[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System emulators|SNES]]
|[[higan|bsnes-mercury]]
|[[higan|bsnes-mercury]]
|v094
|v094
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|Fork of [[higan|bsnes]] with modifications for speed. Separate cores for each profile
|Fork of [[higan|bsnes]] with modifications for speed. Separate cores for each profile
|-
|-
|[[Super Nintendo emulators|SNES]]
|[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System emulators|SNES]]
|[[Mednafen]] bsnes
|[[Mednafen]] bsnes
|0.9.26
|0.9.26
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|Fork of [[higan|bsnes]] v059 with a few modifications.
|Fork of [[higan|bsnes]] v059 with a few modifications.
|-
|-
|[[Super Nintendo emulators|SNES]]
|[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System emulators|SNES]]
|[[higan|nSide Balanced]]
|[[higan|nSide Balanced]]
|v106
|v106
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|[https://www.patreon.com/posts/lakka-2-1-1-with-20727887 Fork] of [[higan]] v106 with additional hardware support. Good for slower computers that cannot run the Accuracy core-only releases from higan v098 onwards with full speed.
|[https://www.patreon.com/posts/lakka-2-1-1-with-20727887 Fork] of [[higan]] v106 with additional hardware support. Good for slower computers that cannot run the Accuracy core-only releases from higan v098 onwards with full speed.
|-
|-
|[[Super Nintendo emulators|SNES]]
|[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System emulators|SNES]]
|[[Snes9x]]
|[[Snes9x]]
|{{Snes9xVer}}
|{{Snes9xVer}}
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|Supports libretro in upstream.
|Supports libretro in upstream.
|-
|-
|[[Super Nintendo emulators|SNES]]
|[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System emulators|SNES]]
|[[Snes9x|Snes9x 2002]] (previously PocketSNES)
|[[Snes9x|Snes9x 2002]] (previously PocketSNES)
|1.39
|1.39
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|Snapshot of Snes9x for use on very slow platforms
|Snapshot of Snes9x for use on very slow platforms
|-
|-
|[[Super Nintendo emulators|SNES]]
|[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System emulators|SNES]]
|[[Snes9x|Snes9x 2005]]
|[[Snes9x|Snes9x 2005]]
|1.43
|1.43
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|Snapshot of Snes9x useful for Mario World hacks that have broken custom music.
|Snapshot of Snes9x useful for Mario World hacks that have broken custom music.
|-
|-
|[[Super Nintendo emulators|SNES]]
|[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System emulators|SNES]]
|[[Snes9x|Snes9x 2005 Plus]]
|[[Snes9x|Snes9x 2005 Plus]]
|1.43
|1.43
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|Snapshot of [https://www.patreon.com/posts/lakka-2-1-1-with-20727887 Snes9x 1.43 plus BLARRG APU].
|Snapshot of [https://www.patreon.com/posts/lakka-2-1-1-with-20727887 Snes9x 1.43 plus BLARRG APU].
|-
|-
|[[Super Nintendo emulators|SNES]]
|[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System emulators|SNES]]
|[[Snes9x|Snes9x 2010]]
|[[Snes9x|Snes9x 2010]]
|[https://github.com/libretro/snes9x-next 1.52.4]
|[https://github.com/libretro/snes9x-next 1.52.4]
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|[[WonderSwan emulators|WonderSwan]]
|[[WonderSwan emulators|WonderSwan]]
|[[Mednafen]] [[Cygne]]
|[[Mednafen]] [[Cygne]]
|?
|0.9.35.1
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|Modified fork of [[Cygne]].
|Modified fork of [[Cygne]].
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|[[PlayStation emulators|PlayStation]]
|[[PlayStation emulators|PlayStation]]
|[[Mednafen]] PSX
|[[Mednafen]] PSX
|0.9.39.2
|0.9.44.1
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|Fork has [https://www.libretro.com/index.php/retroarchlibretro-project-status-update/#more-44789 significant modifications] for [https://www.libretro.com/index.php/mednafenbeetle-psx-pgxp-arrives/ enhancements] as well as [https://www.libretro.com/index.php/introducing-vulkan-psx-renderer-for-beetlemednafen-psx/ Vulkan renderer] support. Sometimes referred to as "Beetle PSX."
|Fork has [https://www.libretro.com/index.php/retroarchlibretro-project-status-update/#more-44789 significant modifications] for [https://www.libretro.com/index.php/mednafenbeetle-psx-pgxp-arrives/ enhancements] as well as [https://www.libretro.com/index.php/introducing-vulkan-psx-renderer-for-beetlemednafen-psx/ Vulkan renderer] support. Sometimes referred to as "Beetle PSX."
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|[[PlayStation emulators|PlayStation]]
|[[PlayStation emulators|PlayStation]]
|[[Mednafen]] PSX HW
|[[Mednafen]] PSX HW
|Alpha
|0.9.44.1
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|Adds an [https://www.libretro.com/index.php/retroarchlibretro-project-status-update/#more-44789 OpenGL renderer] to Mednafen PSX based on the [https://www.libretro.com/index.php/mednafenbeetle-psx-hw-alpha-version/ GPU renderer from Rustation]. Sometimes referred to as "Beetle PSX HW." Still contains the software rendering mode as an option, so this core can effectively replace the "Mednafen PSX" core listed above.
|Adds an [https://www.libretro.com/index.php/retroarchlibretro-project-status-update/#more-44789 OpenGL renderer] to Mednafen PSX based on the [https://www.libretro.com/index.php/mednafenbeetle-psx-hw-alpha-version/ GPU renderer from Rustation]. Sometimes referred to as "Beetle PSX HW." Still contains the software rendering mode as an option, so this core can effectively replace the "Mednafen PSX" core listed above.
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|[[PlayStation emulators|PlayStation]]
|[[PlayStation emulators|PlayStation]]
|PCSX-ReARMed
|PCSX-ReARMed
|[https://github.com/libretro/pcsx_rearmed r22]
|[https://github.com/libretro/pcsx_rearmed r26]
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|ARM optimized fork of [[PCSX-Reloaded]]. Supports libretro in upstream.
|ARM optimized fork of [[PCSX-Reloaded]]. Supports libretro in upstream.
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|[[PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16) emulators|PC Engine]] & PCE-CD
|[[PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16) emulators|PC Engine]] & PCE-CD
|[[Mednafen]] PCE-Fast
|[[Mednafen]] PCE-Fast
|?
|1.31.0
|{{?}}
|
|-
|[[PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16) emulators|PC Engine]] & PCE-CD
|[[Geargrafx]]
|Git
|{{?}}
|{{?}}
|
|
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|[[PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16) emulators|PC Engine]] SuperGrafx
|[[PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16) emulators|PC Engine]] SuperGrafx
|[[Mednafen]] SuperGrafx
|[[Mednafen]] SuperGrafx
|?
|1.29.0
|{{?}}
|{{?}}
|
|
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|[[PC-FX emulators|PC-FX]]
|[[PC-FX emulators|PC-FX]]
|[[Mednafen]] PC-FX
|[[Mednafen]] PC-FX
|?
|0.9.36.5
|{{?}}
|{{?}}
|
|
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|[[Neo Geo Pocket emulators|Neo-Geo Pocket]]
|[[Neo Geo Pocket emulators|Neo-Geo Pocket]]
|[[Mednafen]] [[NeoPop]]
|[[Mednafen]] [[NeoPop]]
|?
|1.29.0
|{{?}}
|{{?}}
|Modified fork of [[NeoPop]].
|Modified fork of [[NeoPop]].
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|[[Virtual Boy emulators|Virtual Boy]]
|[[Virtual Boy emulators|Virtual Boy]]
|[[Mednafen]] VB
|[[Mednafen]] VB
|?
|1.31.0
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|
|
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|[[Atari 2600 emulators|Atari 2600]]
|[[Atari 2600 emulators|Atari 2600]]
|[[Stella]]
|[[Stella]]
|3.9.3
|8.0-pre
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|
|
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|[[Atari 5200 emulators|Atari 5200]]
|[[Atari 5200 emulators|Atari 5200]]
|Atari800
|Atari800
|3.1.0
|5.2.0
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|
|
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|[[Atari Lynx emulators|Atari Lynx]]
|[[Atari Lynx emulators|Atari Lynx]]
|[[Handy]]
|[[Handy]]
|[https://github.com/libretro/libretro-handy 0.95]
|[https://github.com/libretro/libretro-handy 0.97]
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|
|
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|[[Atari Lynx emulators|Atari Lynx]]
|[[Atari Lynx emulators|Atari Lynx]]
|[[Mednafen]] [[Handy]]
|[[Mednafen]] [[Handy]]
|?
|1.24.0
|{{?}}
|{{?}}
|Modified fork of [[Handy]].
|Modified fork of [[Handy]].
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|[[Atari Jaguar emulators|Atari Jaguar]]
|[[Atari Jaguar emulators|Atari Jaguar]]
|Virtual Jaguar
|Virtual Jaguar
|[https://github.com/libretro/virtualjaguar-libretro 2.1.0]
|[https://github.com/libretro/virtualjaguar-libretro 2.3.1]
|{{?}}
|{{?}}
|Very low FPS.
|Very low FPS.
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|[[Nintendo Entertainment System emulators|NES]]
|[[Nintendo Entertainment System emulators|NES]]
|FCEUmm
|FCEUmm
|98.13mm (SVN)
|SVN
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|
|
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|[[Nintendo Entertainment System emulators|NES]]
|[[Nintendo Entertainment System emulators|NES]]
|[[Mesen]]
|[[Mesen]]
|Git
|0.9.9
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|Supports libretro in upstream.
|Supports libretro in upstream.
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|[[Nintendo Entertainment System emulators|NES]]
|[[Nintendo Entertainment System emulators|NES]]
|[[Nestopia]]
|[[Nestopia]]
|[https://github.com/libretro/nestopia 1.46-WIP]
|[https://github.com/libretro/nestopia 1.53.2]
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|Supports libretro in upstream.
|Supports libretro in upstream.
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|[[Game_Boy/Game_Boy_Color emulators|Game Boy/Color]]
|[[Game_Boy/Game_Boy_Color emulators|Game Boy/Color]]
|[[Gearboy]]
|[[Gearboy]]
|Git
|3.8.7-23
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|[https://docs.libretro.com/library/gearboy/ Open source, multi-platform, GB (DMG) / GBC (CGB) emulator written in C++].
|[https://docs.libretro.com/library/gearboy/ Open source, multi-platform, GB (DMG) / GBC (CGB) emulator written in C++].
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|[[Game_Boy/Game_Boy_Color emulators|Game Boy/Color]]
|[[Game_Boy/Game_Boy_Color emulators|Game Boy/Color]]
|[[SameBoy]]
|[[SameBoy]]
|Git
|1.0.3
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|[https://docs.libretro.com/library/sameboy/ Extremely accurate GB (DMG) & GBC (CGB) emulator written in portable C]. [https://www.patreon.com/posts/lakka-2-1-1-with-20727887 Latest core update in 2018].
|[https://docs.libretro.com/library/sameboy/ Extremely accurate GB (DMG) & GBC (CGB) emulator written in portable C]. [https://www.patreon.com/posts/lakka-2-1-1-with-20727887 Latest core update in 2018].
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|[[Game Boy Advance emulators|Game Boy Advance]]
|[[Game Boy Advance emulators|Game Boy Advance]]
|[[VisualBoy Advance#VBA-M|VBA-M]]
|[[VisualBoy Advance#VBA-M|VBA-M]]
|SVN
|2.1.3
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|Supports libretro in upstream.
|Supports libretro in upstream.
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|[[Game Boy Advance emulators|Game Boy Advance]]
|[[Game Boy Advance emulators|Game Boy Advance]]
|[[gpSP]]
|[[gpSP]]
|0.91
|1.1.0
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|Dynarec available for ARM.
|Dynarec available for ARM.
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|[[Game Boy Advance emulators|Game Boy Advance]], [[Game_Boy/Game_Boy_Color emulators|Game Boy/Color]]
|[[Game Boy Advance emulators|Game Boy Advance]], [[Game_Boy/Game_Boy_Color emulators|Game Boy/Color]]
|[[mGBA]]
|[[mGBA]]
|[https://github.com/libretro/mgba 0.9.2]
|[https://github.com/libretro/mgba 0.11-dev]
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|
|
|-
|-
|[[Nintendo 64 emulators|Nintendo 64]]
|[[Nintendo 64 emulators|Nintendo 64]]
|[[Mupen64Plus]]
|[[Mupen64Plus]]-Next
|2.0-rc2
|2.8
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|Fork, has significant modifications.
|[https://docs.libretro.com/library/mupen64plus/ An up-to-date fork of Mupen64Plus with significant modifications]. The Android version has two versions: a GLES 2.0 version for older devices (can have graphical issues on a GLES 3.0-supported system) and a GLES 3.0 version for newer devices.
|-
|-
|[[Nintendo 64 emulators|Nintendo 64]]
|[[Nintendo 64 emulators|Nintendo 64]]
|paraLLEl
|paraLLEl
|pre-alpha
|1.0
|{{?}}
|{{?}}
|New fork/rewrite of the Mupen64Plus core with a [https://www.libretro.com/index.php/nintendo-64-vulkan-low-level-emulator-parallel-pre-alpha-release/ port] of the Angrylion video plugin ([https://www.libretro.com/index.php/parallel-n64-with-multithreaded-angrylion-released/ Multi-threaded version] also exists) to Vulkan for [https://www.libretro.com/index.php/tag/parallel-n64/ massive speed improvements]. Highly accurate on compatible games, extremely broken on incompatible games.
|A fork/rewrite of Mupen64Plus with a [https://www.libretro.com/index.php/nintendo-64-vulkan-low-level-emulator-parallel-pre-alpha-release/ port] of the Angrylion video plugin ([https://www.libretro.com/index.php/parallel-n64-with-multithreaded-angrylion-released/ Multi-threaded version] also exists) to Vulkan for [https://www.libretro.com/index.php/tag/parallel-n64/ massive speed improvements]. Highly accurate on compatible games, extremely broken on incompatible games.
|-
|-
|Sega Systems ([[SG-1000 emulators|SG-1000]], [[Master System emulators|Master System]], [[Sega Genesis emulators|Genesis]], [[Sega Genesis emulators|Sega CD]], [[Master System emulators|Game Gear]])
|Sega Systems ([[SG-1000 emulators|SG-1000]], [[Master System emulators|Master System]], [[Sega Genesis emulators|Genesis]], [[Sega Genesis emulators|Sega CD]], [[Master System emulators|Game Gear]])
|[[Genesis Plus GX]]
|[[Genesis Plus GX]]
|[https://github.com/libretro/Genesis-Plus-GX {{GenPlusGXVerLibretro}}]
|[https://github.com/libretro/Genesis-Plus-GX {{GenPlusGXLibretroVer}}]
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|Exclusive to libretro on non-GC/Wii platforms. Supports libretro in upstream.
|Exclusive to libretro on non-GC/Wii platforms. Supports libretro in upstream.
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|Sega Systems ([[Master System emulators|Master System]], [[Sega Genesis emulators|Genesis]], [[Sega Genesis emulators|Sega CD]], 32X, [[Master System emulators|Game Gear]], Pico)
|Sega Systems ([[Master System emulators|Master System]], [[Sega Genesis emulators|Genesis]], [[Sega Genesis emulators|Sega CD]], 32X, [[Master System emulators|Game Gear]], Pico)
|[[PicoDrive]]
|[[PicoDrive]]
|1.81
|2.05
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|Exclusive to libretro on PC platforms. Supports libretro in upstream.
|Exclusive to libretro on PC platforms. Supports libretro in upstream.
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|[[Sega Genesis emulators|Sega Genesis]]
|[[Sega Genesis emulators|Sega Genesis]]
|[[BlastEm]]
|[[BlastEm]]
|?
|0.6.3-pre
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|
|
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|[[Sega Saturn emulators|Sega Saturn]]
|[[Sega Saturn emulators|Sega Saturn]]
|[[Mednafen]] Saturn
|[[Mednafen]] Saturn
|?
|1.32.1
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|Sometimes referred to as "Beetle Saturn"
|Sometimes referred to as "Beetle Saturn"
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|[[Sega Saturn emulators|Sega Saturn]]
|[[Sega Saturn emulators|Sega Saturn]]
|[[Yabause]]
|[[Yabause]]
|0.9.13
|0.9.15
|{{n}}
|{{n}}
|Lacks dynarec and GL renderer. Heavily outdated.
|Lacks dynarec and GL renderer. Heavily outdated.
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|Everything
|Everything
|[[MAME]]
|[[MAME]]
|{{MAMEVerLibretro}} (Git)
|{{MAMELibretroVer}} (Git)
|{{?}}
|{{?}}
|Based on bleeding edge Git. Official merge of MESS into MAME codebase.
|Based on bleeding edge Git. Official merge of MESS into MAME codebase.
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|Has options for single-screen fullscreen with swapping. [https://docs.libretro.com/library/desmume/ Latest core] [https://www.patreon.com/posts/lakka-2-1-1-with-20727887 update in 2018].
|Has options for single-screen fullscreen with swapping. [https://docs.libretro.com/library/desmume/ Latest core] [https://www.patreon.com/posts/lakka-2-1-1-with-20727887 update in 2018].
|-
|-
|[[Nintendo DS emulators|Nintendo DS]]
|[[Nintendo DS emulators|Nintendo DS]]/[[Nintendo DS emulators#Nintendo DSi|DSi]]
|[[melonDS]]
|[[melonDS]]
|Git
|Git
|{{?}}
|{{~}}
|[https://docs.libretro.com/library/melonds/ WIP]. Different emulator that aims to be more accurate than DeSmuME.
|A different emulator that aims to be more accurate than DeSmuME, and can play Nintendo DSi(Ware) titles booted from the DSi menu (RetroAchievements not supported for Nintendo DSiWare titles). However, it is [https://docs.libretro.com/library/melonds/ no longer maintained, and Libretro recommends melonDS DS instead].
|-
|[[Nintendo DS emulators|Nintendo DS]]/[[Nintendo DS emulators#Nintendo DSi|DSi]]
|melonDS DS
|[https://github.com/JesseTG/melonds-ds 1.2.0]
|{{✓}}
|[https://docs.libretro.com/library/melonds_ds/ An enhanced remake of melonDS with more features], such as screen rotation, additional screen layouts, directing booting DSiWare titles without installing them, RetroAchievements support for Nintendo DSi(Ware) titles, and more.
|-
|[[Nintendo 3DS emulators|Nintendo 3DS]]
|[[Azahar]]
|[https://github.com/azahar-emu/azahar {{AzaharVer}}]
|{{✗}}
|Libretro core released since v2125.0 Alpha 3.
|-
|-
|[[Nintendo 3DS emulators|Nintendo 3DS]]
|[[Nintendo 3DS emulators|Nintendo 3DS]]
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|[[Commodore 64 emulators|Commodore 64]]
|[[Commodore 64 emulators|Commodore 64]]
|vice-libretro
|vice-libretro
|3.0
|3.10
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|[https://github.com/libretro/vice-libretro WIP].
|[https://github.com/libretro/vice-libretro WIP].
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|[[ZX Spectrum emulators|ZX Spectrum]]
|[[ZX Spectrum emulators|ZX Spectrum]]
|[[FUSE]]
|[[FUSE]]
|1.11
|1.6.0
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|
|
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|[[Sharp X68000 emulators|Sharp X68000]]
|[[Sharp X68000 emulators|Sharp X68000]]
|px68k-libretro
|px68k-libretro
|Git
|0.15+
|{{?}}
|{{?}}
|[https://docs.libretro.com/library/px68k/ Portable Sharp X68000 Emulator for PSP, Android and other platforms].
|[https://docs.libretro.com/library/px68k/ Portable Sharp X68000 Emulator for PSP, Android and other platforms].

Latest revision as of 01:36, 20 August 2026

Libretro
Developer(s) RetroArch team
Release
Latest version
Active Yes
Platform(s) Multi-platform
Type API
Website libretro.com
Twitter
Support ($) GitHub Sponsor
Patreon
Liberapay
License MIT
Source code GitHub

libretro (formerly libsnes) is an API designed mainly for games and emulators. It allows games and emulators to be compiled as dynamically linked libraries known as "libretro cores", which can be used in a frontend that implements libretro, such as RetroArch. The frontend is responsible for providing all the implementation specific details, such as video/audio/input drivers. This means that a developer does not have to worry about writing different video drivers for Direct3D or OpenGL, or supporting all known joypads or input/sound APIs. All of these details are handled by the front-end.

libretro Frontends

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RetroArch is the flagship project for libretro, however there are plenty of other available frontends.

Main article: Frontends#Libretro

Cores

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Emulation

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System Core Version Steam Notes
SNES higan (火眼) v115 ? Separate cores for each profile.

C++98 version is bsnes v085 Performance profile.

SNES bsnes-mercury v094 ✗ Fork of bsnes with modifications for speed. Separate cores for each profile
SNES Mednafen bsnes 0.9.26 ? Fork of bsnes v059 with a few modifications.
SNES nSide Balanced v106 ? Fork of higan v106 with additional hardware support. Good for slower computers that cannot run the Accuracy core-only releases from higan v098 onwards with full speed.
SNES Snes9x 1.63 ✓ Supports libretro in upstream.
SNES Snes9x 2002 (previously PocketSNES) 1.39 ✗ Snapshot of Snes9x for use on very slow platforms
SNES Snes9x 2005 1.43 ✓ Snapshot of Snes9x useful for Mario World hacks that have broken custom music.
SNES Snes9x 2005 Plus 1.43 ✗ Snapshot of Snes9x 1.43 plus BLARRG APU.
SNES Snes9x 2010 1.52.4 ✓ Fork of Snes9x 1.52 WIP focused on speed.
WonderSwan Mednafen Cygne 0.9.35.1 ✓ Modified fork of Cygne.
PlayStation DuckStation git ?
PlayStation Mednafen PSX 0.9.44.1 ✓ Fork has significant modifications for enhancements as well as Vulkan renderer support. Sometimes referred to as "Beetle PSX."
PlayStation Mednafen PSX HW 0.9.44.1 ✓ Adds an OpenGL renderer to Mednafen PSX based on the GPU renderer from Rustation. Sometimes referred to as "Beetle PSX HW." Still contains the software rendering mode as an option, so this core can effectively replace the "Mednafen PSX" core listed above.
PlayStation PCSX-ReARMed r26 ✓ ARM optimized fork of PCSX-Reloaded. Supports libretro in upstream.
PlayStation Rustation Git ?
PocketStation pockystation Git ?
PC Engine & PCE-CD Mednafen PCE-Fast 1.31.0 ?
PC Engine & PCE-CD Geargrafx Git ?
PC Engine SuperGrafx Mednafen SuperGrafx 1.29.0 ?
PC-FX Mednafen PC-FX 0.9.36.5 ?
Neo-Geo Pocket Mednafen NeoPop 1.29.0 ? Modified fork of NeoPop.
Virtual Boy Mednafen VB 1.31.0 ✓
Atari 2600 Stella 8.0-pre ✓
Atari 5200 Atari800 5.2.0 ✓
Atari 7800 ProSystem 1.3e ✓
Atari Lynx Handy 0.97 ✓
Atari Lynx Mednafen Handy 1.24.0 ? Modified fork of Handy.
Atari Jaguar Virtual Jaguar 2.3.1 ? Very low FPS.
NES bnes v083 ✗
NES FCEUmm SVN ✓
NES QuickNES 1.0 ✓
NES Mesen 0.9.9 ✓ Supports libretro in upstream.
NES Nestopia 1.53.2 ✓ Supports libretro in upstream.
Game Boy/Color Gambatte 0.5.0 ✓ Has an option to disable color correction.
Game Boy/Color Gearboy 3.8.7-23 ✓ Open source, multi-platform, GB (DMG) / GBC (CGB) emulator written in C++.
Game Boy/Color TGB Dual 0.8.3 ✓ Has a split-screen mode for game linking.
Game Boy/Color SameBoy 1.0.3 ✓ Extremely accurate GB (DMG) & GBC (CGB) emulator written in portable C. Latest core update in 2018.
Game Boy Advance VBA-Next 1.0.2 ? Fork of VBA-M focused on speed.
Game Boy Advance VBA-M 2.1.3 ✓ Supports libretro in upstream.
Game Boy Advance Meteor 1.4 ? Supports libretro in upstream.
Game Boy Advance Mednafen VBA 0.9.33.3 ? Fork of an old version of VBA.
Game Boy Advance TempGBA Git ✗ PSP-only fork of gpSP.
Game Boy Advance gpSP 1.1.0 ✓ Dynarec available for ARM.
Game Boy Advance Mednafen VBA 0.9.33.3 ? Fork of an old version of VBA.
Game Boy Advance, Game Boy/Color mGBA 0.11-dev ✓
Nintendo 64 Mupen64Plus-Next 2.8 ✓ An up-to-date fork of Mupen64Plus with significant modifications. The Android version has two versions: a GLES 2.0 version for older devices (can have graphical issues on a GLES 3.0-supported system) and a GLES 3.0 version for newer devices.
Nintendo 64 paraLLEl 1.0 ? A fork/rewrite of Mupen64Plus with a port of the Angrylion video plugin (Multi-threaded version also exists) to Vulkan for massive speed improvements. Highly accurate on compatible games, extremely broken on incompatible games.
Sega Systems (SG-1000, Master System, Genesis, Sega CD, Game Gear) Genesis Plus GX 1.7.4 ✓ Exclusive to libretro on non-GC/Wii platforms. Supports libretro in upstream.
Sega Systems (Master System, Genesis, Sega CD, 32X, Game Gear, Pico) PicoDrive 2.05 ✓ Exclusive to libretro on PC platforms. Supports libretro in upstream.
Sega Genesis BlastEm 0.6.3-pre ✓
Sega Saturn Mednafen Saturn 1.32.1 ✓ Sometimes referred to as "Beetle Saturn"
Sega Saturn Yabause 0.9.15 ✗ Lacks dynarec and GL renderer. Heavily outdated.
Sega Saturn Kronos 2.7.5 ✓ 2nd-degree Yabause fork. Has OpenGL ES 3.0 (for mobile) / 3.1 rendering & cached interpreter CPU core (Faster than Yabause's core). Supports STV arcade.
Arcade FinalBurn Alpha 0.2.97.24 ? Older version for use on slower platforms.
Arcade FinalBurn Alpha 0.2.97.38 ?
Arcade MAME 2000 0.37b5 ✗ Old version for use on very slow platforms.
Arcade MAME 2003 0.78 ✗ Old version for use on slow platforms. Core updated in 2018.
Arcade MAME 2003 Plus 0.78 ✗ Updated 2018 version of MAME (0.78) for libretro, with added game support and improvements.
Arcade MAME 2010 0.139 ✗ Old but more recent version for mobile devices.
Arcade MAME 2014 0.159 ✗ Very recent version for PC and other fast devices.
Arcade (LaserDisc) DAPHNE Git ? WIP. Arcade LaserDisc emulator adapted to a libretro core.
Arcade (Sega Model 3) Supermodel Git ? WIP. Sega Model 3 arcade emulator. OpenGL-only core for now.
Everything MAME 0.188 (Git) ? Based on bleeding edge Git. Official merge of MESS into MAME codebase.
Nintendo DS DeSmuME 2015 SVN ✓ Based on DeSmuME 2015 SVN. Has options for single-screen fullscreen with swapping.
Nintendo DS DeSmuME (New) Git ✓ Has options for single-screen fullscreen with swapping. Latest core update in 2018.
Nintendo DS/DSi melonDS Git ~ A different emulator that aims to be more accurate than DeSmuME, and can play Nintendo DSi(Ware) titles booted from the DSi menu (RetroAchievements not supported for Nintendo DSiWare titles). However, it is no longer maintained, and Libretro recommends melonDS DS instead.
Nintendo DS/DSi melonDS DS 1.2.0 ✓ An enhanced remake of melonDS with more features, such as screen rotation, additional screen layouts, directing booting DSiWare titles without installing them, RetroAchievements support for Nintendo DSi(Ware) titles, and more.
Nintendo 3DS Azahar 2126.1.1 ✗ Libretro core released since v2125.0 Alpha 3.
Nintendo 3DS Citra Git ✗ Has an updated 2018 core.
PSP PPSSPP Git ✓ 2018: Now has working Vulkan, OpenGL & Direct3D 11 renderers. 1st core to use D3D 11.
286 and 386 DOSBox SVN ✗
Commodore 64 vice-libretro 3.10 ✓ WIP.
Amiga PUAE 2.8.0 ? Very old, shallow fork; based on WinUAE.
Amiga libretro-fsuae Git ? Cross-platform Amiga emulator; newer than old PUAE core. Based on FS-UAE 2.8.1u5.
Atari ST/STE/TT/Falcon Hatari 1.7 ?
MSX/SVI/ColecoVision/SG-1000 blueMSX 2.8.2 (SVN) ✓
MSX fMSX 3.9 ✗
3DO Opera 1.3.2.4 ~
Vectrex vecx SVN ✓
Magnavox Odyssey²/Videopac O2EM 1.18 ?
ZX Spectrum FUSE 1.6.0 ✓
Nintendo GameCube and Wii Dolphin Git ✗ 2018: Now has working Direct3D 11, OpenGL & Vulkan renderers. 2nd core to use D3D 11 after PPSSPP's core.
Nintendo GameCube and Wii Dolphin (Ishiiruka builds) (いし海豚) Git ✗ WIP. Based on a custom build version of Dolphin. OpenGL renderer works, Direct3D 11 & Vulkan renderers coming soon. Can have better frame pacing/performance than the Dolphin libretro core.
Game & Watch gw-libretro Git ✓ This emulator is actually a simulator of Game & Watch systems. This core has code from MADrigal.
Amstrad CPC Cap32 Git ✓ WIP
Sega Dreamcast Flycast Git ✓ Greatly enhanced core based on reicast. Also runs NAOMI and Atomiswave games.
Sega Dreamcast redream ? ✗
Sinclair ZX81 (for now) EightyOne (81) Git ? WIP
Mattel Intellivision FreeIntv Git ✓ WIP. Mattel Intellivision emulator. Designed for SNES era and later joypads.
Sharp X68000 px68k-libretro 0.15+ ? Portable Sharp X68000 Emulator for PSP, Android and other platforms.
Thomson TO8/TO8D Theodore Git ✓ Libretro core for Thomson TO8/TO8D emulation, based on Daniel Coulom's DCTO8D emulator.

Game Engine

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Game Core Version Notes
Cave Story NXEngine 1.0.0.4
ChaiLove libretro-chailove 0.20.0 Open-source framework for making 2D games in C++ with ChaiScript (eg. Floppy Bird).
Doom PrBoom 2.5.0 Does not have the advanced features of GZDoom and cannot run WADs designed for it. However, it's highly portable, very stable, and is compatible with every officially released patch of Doom up until Final Doom,
Flashback REminiscence Git Port of the game engine recreation of the spiritual successor to Another World/Out of this World.
Lua Engine (Lutro) libretro-lutro v1 WIP. Experimental lua game framework that follows the LÖVE API. Sample games include Snake, Tetris and Pong.
LucasArt Game Engines ScummVM 1.6.0 Requires loading games inside its own GUI, does not load games from RetroArch's Load Content option.
OutRun CannonBall 0.3 Complete rewrite of the Outrun arcade game into portable C++ written in 2014 by Chris White. Has many enhancements. The libretro version has analog axis and triggers support alongside a new 120Hz mode.
Quake TyrQuake 0.61
Quake II vitaQuakeII 2.2
Rick Dangerous xrick-libretro 1.0.0.6 Open-source implementation of the game Rick Dangerous. Core based on BigOrno's work.
RPG Maker 2000/2003 EasyRPG 0.4.1
Tomb Raider #1-5 OpenLara 2017-04-24 WIP. Available for 32bit/64bit Windows & Linux. Has many enhancements over the original games.

Standalone Game

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Game Genre
Dinothawr Puzzle

Other

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Core Description
FFmpeg Media Player
Modelviewer 3D Tech Demo
SceneWalker 3D Tech Demo
Imageviewer Image Viewer
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