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!colspan|[https://superiorcode.gitlab.io/mamefave/ MameFave]|align="8"left|{{Icon|Mobile Windows}}|[https:/ ARM/superiorcode.gitlab.io/mamefave/ Latest]|WIMP|{{✗}}|{{✓}}|{{✗}}
→Mednafen
|[https://pegasus-frontend.org Pegasus]
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|[https://pegasus-frontend.org/#downloads Alpha 1516]
|HTPC
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|HTPC
|{{✓}} ||{{✓}}<ref group=A name=emulationstation>Only the [https://github.com/RetroPie/EmulationStation RetroPie fork]</ref> ||{{~}}<ref group=A name=emulationstation></ref>
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|[[Daijishō]]
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|[https://github.com/magneticchen/Daijishou 1.3.1]
|HTPC, Touch
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|[http://attractmode.org Attract-Mode]
[[File:LaunchBox-Screenshot-Nintendo-64.jpg|100px|left]]
:Was originally built as an attractive front-end for [[DOSBox]] but has since expanded to support both modern PC games and emulated console platforms. It comes with an integrated metadata scraper, and the interface is highly customizable, likely the most customizable alongside HyperSpin, but only with a license for the premium version. Premium also includes Big Box, which is an HTPC version of the frontend. Launchbox can also be launched natively from Kodi.
;[http://attractmode.org Attract-Mode]
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|[https://retropie.org.uk [RetroPie]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Linux}}<ref group=I name=retropie>RetroPie for x86 Linux is only available Ubuntu (16.04 LTS or later) and Debian based distros. See these [https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Debian install instructions].</ref>
|[https://retropie.org.uk/download {{RetroPieVer}}]
!colspan="8"|Mobile / ARM
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|[https://retropie.org.uk [RetroPie]]
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|[https://retropie.org.uk/download {{RetroPieVer}}]
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|[https://github.com/Swordfish90/Lemuroid [Lemuroid]]
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|[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.swordfish.lemuroid 1.613.01]
|[https://github.com/Swordfish90/Lemuroid#supported-systems Limited]
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!colspan="8"|Consoles
;[[RetroArch]]
:The flagship project for libretro, and the most widely available.
;[[Lemuroid]]
:Lighter, cut-down Retroarch alternative for Android.
;[https://ludo.libretro.com Ludo]
!colspan="8"|PC / x86
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|[http://qmc2www.batcom-itmameui.net QMC2info IV/Play]|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}|[http://qmc2www.batcommameui.info/IV-itPlay.net/indexzip 1.8.4.php/download/#binaries 0.195]|HTPCWIMP
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|[httphttps://wwwsourceforge.mameui.info MAMEUI64net/projects/pfemame pfeMAME]|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}|[httphttps://wwwsourceforge.mameuinet/projects/pfemame/files v2.info/MAMEUI6425.7z {{MAMEVer}}7]
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|[http://babelsoftqmc2.batcom-it.net/products/negatron.htm NegatronQMC2]|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}|[http://babelsoftqmc2.batcom-it.net/productsindex.php/download/negatron.htm#download binaries 0.100.1195]|WIMPHTPC
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|[https://github.com/strippato/gnome-arcade gnome-arcade]
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|[https://github.com/strippato/gnome-arcade#building gitv.0.243]
|WIMP
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|[httpshttp://sourceforgewww.net/projects/pfemame pfeMAMEmameui.info MAMEUI64]|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}|[httpshttp://sourceforgewww.netmameui.info/projects/pfemame/files/latest/download LatestMAMEUI248.7z 0.248]
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|[http://babelsoft.net/products/negatron.htm Negatron]
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|[https://github.com/xinyingho/Negatron 0.100.1]
|WIMP
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|[https://sourceforge.net/projects/mameplus M+GUI]
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====Comparison====
;[http://www.mameui.info IV/Play]
:IV/Play (pronounced "Four Play") was designed and commissioned by John IV as an alternative to MAMEUI. It has a narrow and particular feature-set, is keyboard driven, and utilities many of the navigation and keyboard short cuts of MAMEUI. It is available as a combo x64/x86 app and is targeted towards Windows 8.1 with leveraged features like Jump List support. IV/Play is decoupled from setting MAME options directly in an effort to future proof and guard against continual core command line changes<ref>[https://github.com/Mataniko/IV-Play IV/Play GitHub]</ref>.
;[https://sourceforge.net/projects/pfemame pfeMAME]
:Python front end for MAME that can run in Linux and Windows. It also includes a pretty graphical Tile View designed for MAME cabinets which allows control using joystick/gamepad. pfeMAME was written by Gareth Finch and the development project started in 2014.
;[http://qmc2.batcom-it.net QMC2]
:QMC2 is a multi-platform MAME/MESS/UME frontend.
;[https://github.com/strippato/gnome-arcade gnome-arcade]
:A minimal MAME frontend using GTK+ 3. On some Linux distros, you have gnome-video-arcade package: Simple MAME frontend. Available on Ubuntu 16.04+ on official repo.
;[http://www.mameui.info MAMEUI]
:Currently unmaintained, MAMEUI64 is was the current name of MAME32, the original MAME GUI for Windows. As it dates back to 1997, it has had additional bugs compared to mainline MAME, lacks lacked several features of modern MAME or makes made it difficult to use them via GUI, and does did not scale properly to high resolutions. The MAME developers do did not recommend using any derivative of MAME32 for these reasons, instead suggesting mainline MAME with an external frontend if the internal user interface is not sufficient.
;[http://babelsoft.net/products/negatron.htm Negatron]
:An [https://github.com/xinyingho/Negatron intuitive and info-oriented front-end] for MAME; & a prettier derivative of ageing MAME32/MAMEUI. For computers and consoles, it needs builds of the [http://babelsoft.net/products/negamame.htm NegaMAME] derivative. For arcade games only, you can use Negatron with regular MAME instead.
;[https://githubsuperiorcode.comgitlab.io/strippatomamefave/gnome-arcade gnome-arcadeMameFave]:A minimal MAME frontend using GTK+ 3. On some Linux distros, you have gnome-videoWindows-arcade package: Simple MAME only frontend. Available on Ubuntu 16.04+ on official repo. ;launched in March 2022<ref>[https://sourceforgewww.netreddit.com/r/MAME/comments/projectstpsvvl/pfemame pfeMAME]new_windows_gui_for_mame Reddit thread:Python front end MameFave GUI for MAME that ]</ref>. Creator intends for this to be a simple way to manage hundreds of ROMs.* The favorites database can run in Linux be filtered to help you find the game you want to play.* Works with many versions of MAME (32 and Windows64 bit). It also * Optional artwork download includes icons and marquees for all the classics!* Links to your favorite games can be made in just a pretty graphical Tile View designed for MAME cabinets which allows control using joystick/gamepadfew mouse clicks. pfeMAME was written by Gareth Finch * Games can be played directly from the ROM picker and the development project started in 2014search windows.
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|[https://github.com/Asnivor/MedLaunch MedLaunch]
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====Comparison====
;[https://github.com/Speedvicio/MedGuiReborn MedGui Reborn]
:At this moment - one and only with active developing. New versions appears shortly after the release of a new version of the emulator, and new commits on GitHub happens every month. The only serious drawback is the fairly awkward interface. Reincarnation of the ancient MedGui.
;[https://github.com/AmatCoder/mednaffe Mednaffe]
:It has a much better interface than Reborn, but apparently stopped in development. Again.
;[https://github.com/Asnivor/MedLaunch MedLaunch]
:Old and dead. Totally not recommended.
;[https://sourceforge.net/projects/medgui MedGui]
:Original one is history now, but it was revived as MedGui Reborn.
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|mupen64plussimple64-gui / m64psimple64
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|[https://github.com/m64psimple64/mupen64plussimple64-gui git] <small>(frontend only)</small><br />[https://m64psimple64.github.io {{m64pVerSimple64Ver}}] <small>(m64p simple64 package)</small>
|[[Mupen64Plus]]
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==See also==
* [[Comparison of Emulator Frontends]]
==References==
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