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! [https://github.com/quinton-ashley/bottlenose Bottlenose]
| Quinton Ashley
| {{✓}}<ref>[https://github.com/quinton-ashley/bottlenose Github - quinton-ashley/bottlenose]</ref>
| {{✓}} (MIT)
| 2019-03-04 (v1.0.12)
| 2019-04-09 (v1.0.65)
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Below is a basic comparison table for all the known multi-system [[Frontends|front-ends]] for emulators. The table does not include single system front-ends (such as EmuCon, Mame Classic, Negatron, pfeMame, QMC2, etc.) or front-ends for other dedicated software such as Kodi.
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! Name
! Creator
! Open Source
! Free (FOSSLibre)
! First public release date
! Latest stable version release date
! GNU/Linux
! Other platforms
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! [http://guerilla.bplaced.net/x86WinSoft.html All Stars Launcher]
| 'el Comandante'
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
| 2020-09-30 (v2020.274)
| 2024-01-30 (v2024.030)
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
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! [http://www.atomicfe.com/EN2/ Atomic]
| {{✓}} (GPLv3)
| 2013-11-17 (v1.0)
| 20182023-1106-14 10 (v2.57.10)
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| style="background: #FFB" | "minefield"<ref>[https://github.com/TASVideos/BizHawk/blob/e60896c1b745ef573fde784155432bef44e78b18/LICENSE Repository License]</ref>
| 2018-03-15 (v1.0.0)
| 20192020-0102-06 24 (v2.34.18_1)
| {{✓}}
| N/A
| style="background: #FFB" | To be compiled<ref>[https://github.com/TASVideos/BizHawk#gnulinux BizHawk README.md - Installing GNU+Linux]</ref>
| N/A
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! [https://emulationstation.org/ Emulation Station]
| Alec Lofquist, Eduard Strehlauand others| {{✓}}<ref name"Github repository">[https://github.com/Aloshi/EmulationStation Github - Aloshi/EmulationStation]</ref><ref name"Github repository">[https://github.com/HerdingerRetroPie/EmulationStation Github - HerdingerRetroPie/EmulationStation (fork)]</ref>
| {{✓}} (MIT)
| 2013-10-26 (v1.0.0)
| 20142019-0603-12 09 (v1v2.07.2 6 - on original retropie repo)
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| 2007-08-27 (v5.1.6)
| 20192021-0510-31 27 (v8.79.64)
| {{✓}}
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| {{✓}} (LGPLv3)
| 2015-09-12 (v1.8.1)
| 20182020-0604-08 21 (v1.9.8.56)
| {{✓}}
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| 2016-04-14 (v14.44)
| 20192024-0503-15 13 (v15v18.6061)
| {{✓}}
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! [https://www.metropolis-launcher.net/ Metropolis Launcher]
| Jörg 'MK2k' Sonntag
| {{✓}}<ref>[https://github.com/theMK2k/MetropolisLauncher Github - theMK2k/MetropolisLauncher]</ref>
| {{✓}} (GPLv3)
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! [https://github.com/quinton-ashley/nostlan Nostlan]
| Quinton Ashley
| {{✓}}<ref>[https://github.com/quinton-ashley/nostlan Github - quinton-ashley/Nostlan]</ref>
| {{✓}} (MIT)
| 2019-03-04 (v1.0.12)
| 2024-01-10 (v2.4.1)
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! [https://pegasus-frontend.org/ Pegasus]
| {{✓}} (GPLv3)
| 2017-08-07 (Alpha 3)
| style="background: #FFB" | 20192021-0305-10 04 (Alpha 11alpha15)
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| {{✓}} (MIT)
| 2017-03-28 (v0.70 Alpha)
| 20192023-0206-25 22 (v4v10.7418)
| {{✓}}
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! [http://quickplay.sourceforge.net/ QuickPlay]
| Tony 'butter100fly' WoodeJohn Scott
| {{✓}}<ref name"SourceForge repository">[https://sourceforge.net/p/quickplay/code/ SourceForge - QuickPlay]</ref>
| {{✓}} (BSD-3)
| 2014-04-14 (v3.9.0)
| 20192022-0203-19 26 (v4.67.6)
| {{✓}}
| N/A
| N/A
| N/A
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! [https://www.retroarch.com/ RetroArch]
| 'Twinaphex' and others
| {{✓}}<ref>[https://github.com/libretro/RetroArch Github - libretro/RetroArch]</ref>
| {{✓}} (GPLv3)
| 2011-01-25 (v0.2)
| 2023-03-16 (v1.15.0)
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| DOS, BSD, Haiku, Solaris, PS2, PS3, PSP, PSVita, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox One, GameCube, Wii, Wii U, 3DS, Switch, NES/SNES Classic Edition, Raspberry Pi, Android, iOS, Blackberry, Web Browser
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! [http://retrofe.nl/ RetroFe]
! [https://romjacket.github.io/ skeletonKey]
| 'romjacket'
| {{✓{✗}}<ref>[https://github.com/romjacket/skeletonKey Github - romjacket/skeletonKey]</ref>
| {{✗}}
| 2018-05-22 (v0.99.34.34)
! Libraries used
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! All Stars Launcher
| 100 KiB - 135 MiB
| style="background: #FFB" | Possibly discontinued
| MASM - Machine Language
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! Atomic
| 35.2 MiB
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! Launch Box
| 218 MiB
| style="background: #D2FFD2" | Actively maintained
| C#
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! LusSpace
| 2.9 MiB
| style="background: #FFB" | Possibly discontinued
| Visual Basic 6
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! Lutris
| 1.7 MiB
| style="background: #D2FFD2" | Actively maintained
| Python
| PyYAML, PyGObject, evdev, requests, optional pypresence for discord
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! MaLa
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! Metropolis Launcher
| 261.16 MiB
| style="background: #D2FFD2" | Actively maintained
| VB.Net 4.0
| DevExpress WinForms v15.2, DiscUtils, HtmlAgilityPack, Newtonsoft.Json, Ookii.Dialogs, SgmlReaderDll, SharpCompress
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! mGalaxy
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! Playnite
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| style="background: #D2FFD2" | Actively maintained
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! Project Ascension
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! QuickPlay
| 32.8 MiB
| style="background: #D2FFD2" | Actively maintained
| Delphi
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! RetroArch
| 4.8 - 165 - 806 MiB (Android - Win10 64bit - PS3 DEX)
| style="background: #D2FFD2" | Actively maintained
| C
| libretro, an audio library (ALSA, OSS, etc.), optional dependencies
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! RetroFe
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! RetroArch
! MAME
! NEStopia
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! Launch Box
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! LusSpace
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! Metropolis Launcher
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! mGalaxy
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! QuickPlay
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! RetroArch
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! RetroFe
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! Metropolis Launcher
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| {{✓}} (built-in only)
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| {{✓}} (offline db)
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! mGalaxy
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! Pegasus
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! Photon Game Manager
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! Playnite
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| style="background: #FFB" | Via plugin
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| style="background: #FFB" | Via plugin
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! Project Ascension
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! QuickPlay
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! RetroArch
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! RetroFe
! Steam Rom Manager
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