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|last-version = {{Version|DuckStation}}|platform = [[Emulators on Windows, |Windows]]<br/>[[Emulators on Linux|Linux, ]]<br/>[[Emulators on macOS|macOS, ]]<br/>[[Emulators on Android|Android]]<br/>[[Emulators on Xbox One|Xbox One]]<br/>[[Emulators on Switch|Switch]] (Port)|architecture = x86_64, ARM64aarch64, ARMv7

|compatibility = [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1H66MxViRjjE5f8hOl5RQmF5woS1murio2dsLn14kEqo/edit Compatibility list]|bios = [[Emulator_Files#PlayStation|Required]]}}{{stub}} '''DuckStation''' is a free and open-source [[PlayStation emulators|PlayStation]] emulator developed primarily by stenzek. It features PGXP, upscaling, texture filtering, overclocking, advanced "cheat" code support, CHD support, and a graphical interface. It received a significant amount of popularity, even surpassing [[ePSXe]] and [[PCSX-Reloaded]], due to its use of own proprietary plugins, incredible emulation accuracy, comfortable and appealing Qt-based interface, good variety of emulation settings, and good level of compatibility.

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stenzek originally DuckStation is designed for playability and speed, with the goal of being as accurate as possible while maintaining performance on a broad range of devices. The default configuration is intended to support all playable games, with only some of the enhancements having compatibility issues. 64-bit CPUs are required for maximum performance using the recompiler. DuckStation was used as a testing ground for his contributions code that would be added to [[Dolphin]].<ref>JMC47, Maylmilae. [https://dolphin-emu.org/blog/2020/02/07/dolphin-progress-report-dec-2019-and-jan-2020/#50-11524-improve-frame-pacing-by-manually-inserting-duplicate-frames-by-stenzek Dolphin Progress Report]. § ''5.0-11524 - Improve Frame Pacing by Manually Inserting Duplicate Frames by Stenzek''. "As a proof of concept, Stenzek used his Playstation 1 emulator, Duckstation to test a frame pacing solution that involved padding 30 FPS games."</ref> However, the graphical interface is already in a state where it can be regularly used. Stenzek stenzek has even said the UI was pulled directly from Dolphin, since it was "designed in conjunction with actual UI/UX people"."<ref>[https://old.reddit.com/r/emulation/comments/jjuhcf/for_playstation_1_emulation_fans_i_made_a_very/gagvsnf/?context=3 stenzek] on Reddit. "Yep it is heavily influenced by Dolphin. I'm terrible at UI/UX design so I borrowed Dolphin's, since it's been designed in conjunction with actual UI/UX people."</ref>

As DuckStation is The Qt frontend includes an automatic update checker. Builds downloaded after 2020/08/07 will automatically check for updates each time the emulator starts, this can be disabled in heavy developmentSettings. Alternatively, some things aren't implemented and it prominently features a debug dropdown you can force an update check by clicking Help → Check for Updates. ==Gallery=={| class="wikitable"|-|[[File:DuckStation-screenshot-qt.png|thumb|298px|The Qt frontend on the main windowWindows 10.]]|[[File:Duckstation noGUI.png|thumb|320px|The "fullscreen" Ui on Windows 10]]|}