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;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 gamepads, although they often work with keyboard controls as well. [[RetroArch]], [[HyperSpin]] and [[MAME|MAME]]'s]] integrated frontend ''MEWUI'' or Steam, PCSX2 and DuckStation's ''Big Picture Mode'' are examples of this interface.

|[https://www.es-de.org/#Download 23.0.1]

|[http://attractmode.org/download.html 2.67.20]

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|[https://lutristkashkin.net Lutrisgithub.io/projects/gamehub/ GameHub]

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|[httpshttp://githubfeelfrontend.com/quinton-ashley/nostlan Nostlanaltervista.org FEEL]|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}|[httpshttp://githubfeelfrontend.altervista.comorg/quinton-ashley/nostlan/releases {{NostlanVer}}download 1.9.8.5]|WIMP, HTPC, Touch|{{✓}} ||{{✓✗}} ||{{~✗}}

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|[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.digdroid.alman.dig 1.4044.8 3 {{IAP}}]

|[https://pegasus-frontend.org/#downloads Alpha 1516]

|[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.retroloungelab.resetcollection 1.1.19 29 ($4.99)]|Touch|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{TBD}}|-|[https://arcbrowser.com/ ARC Browser]|align=left|{{Icon|Android}}|[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.floatingpoint.android.arcturus 1.26.1 ($8.50)]

Why should , or shouldn't you use this frontend?

:A great general gaming frontend for GNU/Linux , with support for running Windows games with [[Wine]] and [[Proton]]. However, for the emulation use cases it has some downsides, such as: there is no bulk import for ROMs. There is a [https://github.com/hwangeug/lutris-bulk-adder lutris-bulk-adder] script which might solve this.

These "frontends" have a graphical user interface that lets you launch emulators that are included with the system, meaning it's not possible (or very difficult) to incorporate other emulators. They may or may not contain original emulator cores. If a program has mostly original cores, then it's called a [[Multi-system emulators|multi-system emulator]] and is not included here. If you're looking for a full Linux distribution to run on a Raspberry Pi or similar, check out our [[Emulation_Boxes#DIY_Solutions|Emulation Boxes]] page.

|align=left|{{Icon|Linux}}<ref group=I name=retropie>RetroPie for x86 Linux is only available in Ubuntu (16.04 LTS or later) and Debian based distros. See these [https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Debian install instructions].</ref>

;OpenEmu:A frontend for various emulators that runs run under macOS.

|[https://github.com/doZennn/steam-rom-manager/releases 2.34.1117]

|[https://wwwgithub.retrixcom/Aftnet/RetriX/releases/tag/RetriX-2.1.77.me/download 0 2.1.77.0]

|[https://wwwgithub.retrixcom/Aftnet/RetriX/releases/tag/RetriX-2.1.77.me/download 0 2.1.77.0]

|[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.swordfish.lemuroid 1.1315.10]

|[https://wwwgithub.retrix.mecom/Aftnet/RetriX/releases/tag/download RetriX-2.1.77.0]

|[https://sourceforge.net/projects/pfemame/files v2.2529.74]

|[https://github.com/strippato/gnome-arcade#building v.0.243256]

|[http://www.mameui.info/MAMEUI248MAMEUI.7z 0.248264]

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:Last survivor and with active developing. New versions appears appear shortly after the release of a new version of the emulator, and new commits on GitHub happens regularly. The only serious drawback is the fairly awkward interface. Reincarnation of the ancient MedGui.

:Arguably has a better interface than the MedGui Reborn, as well as Linux support. Mednaffe's creator claims what it isn't dead, but development is currently inactive.

|[https://www.supermodel3.com/Forum/viewtopic.php?fp=3&t=1636 27#p276 Sega Model 3 UI]

|[https://gofilegithub.iocom/dnikescar1/ybtgHv SupermodelAssistant/releases 0.12]