Launchers
Name
|
Platform(s)
|
Version
|
FLOSS
|
Active
|
Notes
|
Homebrew Channel
|
|
1.1.3
|
✓
|
✗
|
Homebrew launcher for Wii
|
Homebrew Launcher
|
|
1.5 Wii U 2.4.3 3DS
|
✓
|
✓
|
Homebrew launcher for Wii U and 3DS
|
Multiman
|
|
4.85.01
|
~
|
✓
|
File manager, game launcher and more on your PS3
|
Swiss
|
|
0.6r1664
|
~
|
✓
|
The swiss army knife of GameCube homebrew. Swiss aims to be the ultimate utility GameCube homebrew application.
|
TWiLight Menu++
|
|
27.4.0
|
✓
|
✓
|
.nds Launcher for DSi and 3DS
|
Homebrew Menu Switch
|
|
3.6.0
|
?
|
✓
|
The Nintendo Switch Homebrew menu
|
Cyanogen
|
|
Depends on platform
|
✓
|
✗
|
A alternative GUI for PSP/3DS based off of the Android UI
|
Media players
- for media player software runs on PC, see Home_Media_Player#Media_player_software page.
Name
|
Platform(s)
|
Version
|
FLOSS
|
Active
|
Notes
|
WiiMC
|
|
1.3.4 WiiMC-SS
|
✓
|
~*
|
Open source media player for the Nintendo Wii and Virtual Wii. Supports On-line media, Music player, Picture viewer, Network playback and DVDs with DVD menu support (newer Wiis have incompatible drives) Use WiiMC-SS fork for RiiTube service.
|
ThirdTube
|
|
git
|
✓
|
✓
|
YouTube client for 3DS.
|
OpenTube
|
|
scenebeta (ES)
|
✗
|
✗
|
YouTube client for PSP.
|
Sid the Kid
|
|
git
|
✓
|
✗
|
SID player for GBA.
|
Licks Media Player
|
|
Gamebrew
|
✓
|
✗
|
Music player for Nintendo DS with an iPod UI.
|
NetStream
|
|
git
|
✓
|
✓
|
Universal video streaming client for Vita.
|
ROM hacks
Name
|
Platform(s)
|
Version
|
FLOSS
|
Active
|
Notes
|
CTGP-7
|
|
1.4
|
✓
|
✓
|
Mario Kart 7 ROM hack for 3DS
|
CTGP REVOLUTION
|
|
1.3
|
✓
|
✓
|
Mario Kart Wii ROM hack for Wii
|
Homebrew downloaders
Name
|
Platform(s)
|
Version
|
FLOSS
|
Active
|
Notes
|
Universal Updater
|
|
git
|
✓
|
✓
|
Homebrew downloader for 3DS
|
Homebrew App Store
|
|
git
|
✓
|
✓
|
Homebrew store for Wii U and Switch
|
Homebrew Browser
|
|
Site
|
?
|
✗
|
Homebrew store for Wii
|
Homebrew Browser (OSC)
|
|
Site
|
✓
|
✓
|
Continued fork of Homebrew Browser
|
Homebr3w
|
|
git
|
✓
|
✗
|
Homebrew downloader for 3DS
|
VitaDB Downloader
|
|
git
|
✓
|
✓
|
Homebrew downloader for Vita
|
Operating systems
Name
|
Platform(s)
|
Version
|
FLOSS
|
Active
|
Notes
|
Runix
|
|
git
|
✓
|
✓
|
Port of the Linux kernel for PSX/PS1
|
Painless Linux
|
|
git
|
✓
|
✗
|
Obsolete project to boot Linux on the Switch
|
Android
|
|
git
|
✓
|
✓
|
Ports of Android 11, 10 and 8
|
Emulators on consoles and handhelds, computers
See this section.
Source ports & game engine recreations
See Game engine recreations and source ports section.
For a wiki about homebrew, check out the Gamebrew Wiki.
This article is a never ending list. It will always need updates, it will likely have new content added to it on a consistent basis, & can never truly be a finished article.