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|developer = Tahlreth<!--|version = {{AetherSX2Ver}}|active = -->No|platform = [[Emulators on Android|Android]]<br/>[[Emulators on Linux|Linux]]<br/>[[Emulators on macOS|macOS]]<br/>[[Emulators on Xbox One|Xbox One]]|architecture = ARM

|website = [https://aethersx2.xyz Aethersx2com AetherSX2.xyzcom] <small> (FAQ)</small>

|support = [https://www.patreon.com/aethersx2 Patreon]

'''AetherSX2''' is a closed -source [[PlayStation 2 emulators|PlayStation 2]] emulator for [[Emulators on Android|Android]] maintained , Linux, macOS and developed by TahlrethXbox One.

|[https://play.google.com/store/apps/testing/details?id=xyz.aethersx2.android '''Open Beta TestPlay Store (sabotaged)''']|-|align=center|{{Icon|APK-big}}|[https://www.dropbox.com/sh/9m31phmjp5877mx/AABhdNrQ9PL49tfJNIIudKg_a?dl=0 '''Backup (Dropbox)''']|-|align=center|{{Icon|Lin|macOS}}|[https://aethersx2.com/archive/?dir=desktop '''Pre-alpha For ARM Desktops''']|-|align=center|{{Icon|XB1|XboxSXS}}|[https://www.aethersx2.com/archive/?dir=uwp '''Pre-Alpha Builds''']

AetherSX2 is essentially a closed-source Android port of [[PCSX2]], adding an ARM JIT and Vulkan renderer. However, unlike the incredibly shady [[DamonPS2]], it uses the current version of PCSX2, which is almost entirely licensed under the [[Licensing#LGPL|LGPL]] save for some minor GPL parts (namely the MPEG decoder which uses libmpeg2, and the code for the on-screen display which uses [[wikipedia:FreeType|FreeType]]). To be fully compliant with the LGPL, Tahlreth is expecting was planning to rewrite the GPL code.<ref>Bositman (November 24, 2021). [https://pcsx2.net/301-aethersx2-pcsx2-mobile.html AetherSX2 brings PCSX2 to mobile]. ''PCSX2.net''.</ref>

; * '''Supported image formats* ''': .iso, .chd, .cso, .bin, .gzip, .elf* '''System requirements''': At least a Snapdragon 845 or equivalent. Mali and PowerVR GPUs are limited by the lack of dual-source blending in their Android drivers, and will perform worse than Adreno GPUs.<ref>Tahlreth. [https://aethersx2.com AetherSX2 FAQ]. ''§ What are the requirements?''</ref>

; BIOSRequired : Tahlreth suspended development and bowed out from the emulation scene altogether in January 2023, citing the unacceptable behaviour of multiple people towards himself. <ref>Tahlreth. [https://wwwaethersx2.com Page Unavailable].mediafire''§ AetherSX2 development is indefinitely suspended.com''</file/edp636rbtb77hk7/PS2_BIOSref> In later revisions of Aethersx2 after version 13930-v1.5-3668, Tahlreth would add ads and software trackers to the app. A number of fans have either archived old APK versions, or in the case of one hacker, came up with a reverse-engineered build based on a very old LGPL source code release. There also exists a patch for the latest alpha release called NetherSX2 which also removes advertising and introduces quality-of-life improvements over the original emulator. Due to licensing concerns NetherSX2 only comes in an .sh script rather than as a full APK, similar to the ReVanced project for the YouTube client on Android.zip/file here]

 * [https://discord.gg/aethersx2 Official Discord server]