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[[File:openemu-wimp.png|thumb|[[OpenEmu]] with a <abbr title="Windows, Icons, Menus, Pointer">WIMP</abbr> interface]]
[[File:attractmode-htpc.png|thumb|Attract-Mode with a HTPC interface]]
==Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs)==
Frontends have different types of GUIs, here we have categorized them as follows:
;WIMP:[[wikipedia:WIMP (computing)|WIMP]] stands for "Windows, Icons, Menus and a Pointer". This is a GUI based on one or several window(s) and it's normally controlled by a mouse. Examples of this type of interface are [[LaunchBox]] and [[OpenEmu]]. ;HTPC:This type of interface is often intended for viewing on a big screen, such as a TV or arcade monitor. Normally the navigation is optimized for joysticks or game padsgamepads, although they often work with keyboard controls as well. [[RetroArch]], [[HyperSpin]] and [[MAME|MAME's]] integrated frontend ''MEWUI'' are examples of this interface.
;Touch:A touch interface is often similar to a HTPC interface, the difference is that they are intended for touch screens. This is mostly found in Android frontends intended for smartphones and tablet computers.
|[http://quickplay.sourceforge.net/ QuickPlay]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
|[https://sourceforge.net/projects/quickplay/files/latest/download?source=files 4.7.45]
|WIMP
|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
|[[RetroFE]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
|[http://retrofe.nl/download/ 0.910.0]
|HTPC
|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~}}
|[https://github.com/quinton-ashley/nostlan Nostlan]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
|[https://github.com/quinton-ashley/nostlan/releases 1.7.710]|WIMP, HTPC, Touch|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~✓}}
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|[https://pegasus-frontend.org/ Pegasus]
|[https://playnite.link/ Playnite]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
|[https://playnite.link/download.html 7.15]|WIMP, HTCP
|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}
|-
|[https://www.gameex.com/ GameEx]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
|[https://www.gameex.info/forums/files/category/33-gameex-installs/ 16.27 40 (Free)]<br />[https://www.gameex.info/forums/store/category/4-gameex-pinballx-and-spesoft-products/ Lifetime pass ($60)]
|HTPC
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}
|CLI
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}
|-
|[https://romjacket.github.io/skeletonkey/index.html skeletonKeY]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
|[https://github.com/romjacket/skeletonkey 0.99x]
|WIMP/CLI
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
|-
|[https://www.metropolis-launcher.net/ Metropolis Launcher]
|align=left|{{Icon|Android}}
|[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.digdroid.alman.dig 1.37.1 (<abbr title="Offers in-app purchases">IAP</abbr>)]
|Touch
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||?
|-
|RESET Collection
|align=left|{{Icon|Android|AndroidTV}}
|[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.retroloungelab.resetcollection 1.0.12 ($4.99)]
|Touch
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||?
===Comparisons===
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;[[LaunchBox]]
[[File:LaunchBox-Screenshot-Nintendo-64.jpg|100px|left]]
;[http://quickplay.sourceforge.net/ QuickPlay]
:An excellent FOSS alternative to LaunchBox. It has a WIMP style interface and is Windows only. Compared to LaunchBox it has less eye-candy but it requires a lot less system resources, it's blazing-fast and slowdown free.
;[https://romjacket.github.io/skeletonkey/index.html/ skeletonKeY]
:According to the author, skeletonKeY is ''a unified interface for ROMs emulators and frontends''. A dynamic GUI provides granular options for MAME, snes9x, mednafen, emulationStation, retroFE, PegasusFE and a very comprehensive interface for retroArch (including netplay). SkeletonKeY integrates and supports the installation of hundreds of emulators. SkeletonKeY is free, open source and very ugly.
;[https://playnite.link/ Playnite]
:A great general gaming frontend for Windows. For emulation it's not yet at the same level as LaunchBox. For something similar on Linux, check out Lutris.
;[https://lutris.net/ Lutris]
|[http://babelsoft.net/products/negatron.htm Negatron]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
|[http://babelsoft.net/products/negatron.htm#download 0.99100.71]
|WIMP
|{{✓}}
|[https://github.com/Speedvicio/MedGuiReborn MedGui Reborn]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
|[https://github.com/Speedvicio/MedGuiReborn/releases 0.110111]
|WIMP
|{{~}}
