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!colspan="7"|PC / x86
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|[http://guerilla.bplaced.net/x86WinSoft.html All Stars Launcher]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
|[http://guerilla.bplaced.net/x86WinSoft.html 2024.030]
|WIMP
|{{✓}} ||{{~}} ||{{✓}}
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|[[LaunchBox]]
|[[EmulationStation|EmulationStation Desktop Edition]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
|[https://www.es-de.org/#Download 23.20.1]
|HTPC
|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
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|[[Playnite]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
|[https://playnite.link/download.html {{PlayniteVer}}]
|WIMP, HTPC
|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
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|[https://github.com/quinton-ashley/nostlan Nostlan]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
|[https://github.com/quinton-ashley/nostlan/releases {{NostlanVer}}]
|WIMP, HTPC, Touch
|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~}}
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|[https://lutris.net Lutris]
|align=left|{{Icon|Linux}}
|[https://lutris.net/downloads 0.5.7.1]
|WIMP
|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~}}
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|[https://github.com/drpetersonfernandes/SimpleLauncher Simple Launcher]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
|[https://github.com/drpetersonfernandes/SimpleLauncher/releases {{Simple LauncherVer}}]
|WIMP
|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}
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|[http://guerilla.bplaced.net/x86WinSoft.html All Stars Launcher]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
|[http://guerilla.bplaced.net/x86WinSoft.html 2024.030]
|WIMP
|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}
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|[https://pegasus-frontend.org Pegasus]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
|[https://pegasus-frontend.org/#downloads Alpha 16]
|HTPC
|{{✓}} ||{{~}} ||{{✗}}
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|[https://www.gameex.com GameEx]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
|[https://www.gameex.info/forums/files/category/33-gameex-installs {{GameExVer}} (Free)]<br />[https://www.gameex.info/forums/store/category/4-gameex-pinballx-and-spesoft-products Lifetime pass ($60)]
|HTPC
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}
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|[http://attractmode.org Attract-Mode]
|[http://attractmode.org/download.html 2.7.0]
|HTPC
|{{✓}} ||{{}} ||{{}}
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|[http://quickplay.sourceforge.net QuickPlay]
|[https://sourceforge.net/projects/quickplay/files/latest/download?source=files 4.7.6]
|WIMP
|{{✓}} ||{{}} ||{{✓}}|-|[https://github.com/drpetersonfernandes/SimpleLauncher SimpleLauncher]|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}|[https://github.com/drpetersonfernandes/SimpleLauncher/releases 2.7.0.1]|WIMP|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
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|[https://www.simui.net SimUI]
|[https://www.simui.net/api/download.php?url=12 3.1 (Windows)]<br />[https://down.simui.net/simUI_v2.6.dmg 2.6 (macOS)]
|WIMP
|{{✓}} ||{{}} ||{{~}}
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|[[RetroFE]]
|[http://retrofe.nl/download 0.10.31]
|HTPC
|{{✓}} ||{{}} ||{{~}}
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|[[EmulationStation]]
|[https://emulationstation.org/index.html#download 2.0.1a]<br />[https://github.com/RetroPie/EmulationStation {{EmulationStationVer}} (RetroPie fork)]
|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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|[https://lutristkashkin.net Lutrisgithub.io/projects/gamehub/ GameHub]
|align=left|{{Icon|Linux}}
|[https://lutristkashkin.netgithub.io/projects/gamehub/downloads 0.516.2]|WIMP|{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}|-|[https://www.metropolis-launcher.7net Metropolis Launcher]|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}|[https://github.1com/theMK2k/MetropolisLauncher/releases git]
|WIMP
|{{✓}} ||{{}} ||{{~}}
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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://oldtools.github.io/skeletonkey/index.html skeletonKeY]
|[https://github.com/oldtools/skeletonkey git]
|WIMP, CLI
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~}}|-|[[Playnite]]|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}|[https://playnite.link/download.html {{PlayniteVer}}]|WIMP, HTPC|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~}}|-|[https://pegasus-frontend.org Pegasus]|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}|[https://pegasus-frontend.org/#downloads Alpha 16]|HTPC|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}
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|[[HyperSpin]]
|[https://hyperspin-fe.com/files/category/761-hyperspin-windows 1.5.1]
|HTPC
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}|-|[https://tkashkin.github.io/projects/gamehub/ GameHub]|align=left|{{Icon|Linux}}|[https://tkashkin.github.io/projects/gamehub/ 0.16.2]|WIMP|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}|-|[https://www.gameex.com GameEx]|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}|[https://www.gameex.info/forums/files/category/33-gameex-installs {{GameExVer}} (Free)]<br />[https://www.gameex.info/forums/store/category/4-gameex-pinballx-and-spesoft-products Lifetime pass ($60)]|HTPC|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}
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|[https://www.mgalaxy.com mGalaxy]
|[https://www.mgalaxy.com/download.html 8.5]
|HTPC
|{{✗}} ||{{}} ||{{✗}}
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|[https://emuloader.mameworld.info Emu Loader]
|[https://emuloader.mameworld.info/downloads.htm 8.8.3]
|WIMP
|{{✗}} ||{{}} ||{{✗}}
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|[https://terminallaunch.blogspot.com Terminal Launch]
|[https://terminallaunch.blogspot.com 190905]
|CLI
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}|-|[https://www.metropolis-launcher.net Metropolis Launcher]|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}|[https://github.com/theMK2k/MetropolisLauncher/releases git]|WIMP|{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}|-|[http://feelfrontend.altervista.org FEEL]|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}|[http://feelfrontend.altervista.org/download 1.9.8.5]|HTPC|{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}
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|[https://www.maximus-arcade.com Maximus Arcade]
|[https://digdroid.com Dig]
|align=left|{{Icon|Android}}
|[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.digdroid.alman.dig 1.4044.8 3] {{IAP}}]
|Touch
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
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|[[Daijishō]] (台字章)
|align=left|{{Icon|Android}}
|[https://github.com/magneticchen/Daijishou 1.3.1]
|HTPC, Touch
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
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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]] (台字章)
|align=left|{{Icon|Android}}
|[https://github.com/magneticchen/Daijishou 1.3.1]
|HTPC, Touch
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{TBD}}
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|[http://attractmode.org Attract-Mode]
|[https://pegasus-frontend.org Pegasus]
|align=left|{{Icon|Android|LinuxARM}}
|[https://pegasus-frontend.org/#downloads Alpha 1516]
|HTPC, Touch
|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{TBD}}
|RESET Collection
|align=left|{{Icon|Android|AndroidTV}}
|[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)]
|Touch
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{TBD}}
: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://github.com/drpetersonfernandes/SimpleLauncher SimpleLauncherSimple Launcher]:SimpleLauncher Simple Launcher is a WIMP Open Source emulator frontend that streamlines retro gaming on Windows. It offers cover art display, multi-emulator support, gamepad functionality, and user-friendly features, all without the need for rom databases. Users can easily configure cover art size, gamepad support, systems, emulators, rom folders, and more.
;[https://romjacket.github.io/skeletonkey/index.html skeletonKeY]
==Integrated emulator types==
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.
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|[http://openemu.org {{OpenEmuVer}}]
|WIMP
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
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|[https://www.emudeck.com/ EmuDeck]
|align=left|{{Icon|Win|Linux}}
|[https://www.emudeck.com/#download 2.1.0]
|HTPC
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|WIMP
|{{~}}
|{{✓}}
|{{TBD}}
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|[[RetroBat]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
|[https://www.retrobat.org/download/ {{RetroBatVer}}]
|HTPC
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|{{TBD}}
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
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|[https://www.emudeck.com/ EmuDeck]
|align=left|{{Icon|Android}}
|[https://www.emudeck.com/#download 2.1.0]
|HTPC
|{{✓}}
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|TBD
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!colspan=8"|Consoles
|[https://github.com/doZennn/steam-rom-manager Steam ROM Manager]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
|[https://github.com/doZennn/steam-rom-manager/releases 2.34.1117]
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|[https://www.retrix.me RetriX]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
|[https://wwwgithub.retrixcom/Aftnet/RetriX/releases/tag/RetriX-2.1.77.me/download 0 2.1.77.0]
|[https://gitlab.com/aftnet/LibRetriX#available-libretro-cores Limited]
|WIMP, Touch
|[https://www.retrix.me RetriX]
|align=left|{{Icon|Win|W10P}}
|[https://wwwgithub.retrixcom/Aftnet/RetriX/releases/tag/RetriX-2.1.77.me/download 0 2.1.77.0]
|[https://gitlab.com/aftnet/LibRetriX#available-libretro-cores Limited]
|WIMP, Touch
|[[Lemuroid]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Android}}
|[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.swordfish.lemuroid 1.1315.10]
|[https://github.com/Swordfish90/Lemuroid#supported-systems Limited]
|Touch
|[https://www.retrix.me RetriX]
|align=left|{{Icon|XB1}}
|[https://wwwgithub.retrix.mecom/Aftnet/RetriX/releases/tag/download RetriX-2.1.77.0]
|[https://gitlab.com/aftnet/LibRetriX#available-libretro-cores Limited]
|HTPC
!colspan="8"|PC / x86
|-
|[http://www.mameui.info IV/PlayMAMEUI64]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
|[http://www.mameui.info/IV-PlayMAMEUI.zip 1.8.57z 0.0265]
|WIMP
|{{✓}}
|[http://erockus.elementfx.com/arcade.html Erockus Arcade]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|macOS}}
|[http://erockus.elementfx.com/arcade.html 11.6{{Erockus ArcadeVer}}]
|WIMP
|{{?}}
|{{TBD}}
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|[http://www.mameui.info MAMEUI64IV/Play]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
|[http://www.mameui.info/MAMEUI248IV-Play.zip 1.8.5.7z 0.248]
|WIMP
|{{✓}}
====Comparison====
;[http://www.mameui.info IV/PlayMAMEUI]:IV/Play (pronounced "Four Play") was designed and commissioned by John IV as an alternative to MAMEUI. It has MAMEUI64 is a narrow and particular feature-set, is keyboard drivencurrent name of MAME32, 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 original MAME GUI for Windows 8.1 with leveraged As it dates back to 1997, it had additional bugs compared to mainline MAME, lacked several features like Jump List support. IV/Play is decoupled from setting of modern MAME options directly in an effort or made it difficult to future proof use them via GUI, and guard against continual core command line changes<ref>[https://githubdid not scale properly to high resolutions.com/Mataniko/IV-Play IV/Play GitHub]</ref>The MAME developers 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.
;[https://sourceforge.net/projects/pfemame pfeMAME]
: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 MAMEUIIV/Play]:Currently unmaintainedIV/Play (pronounced "Four Play") was designed and commissioned by John IV as an alternative to MAMEUI. It has a narrow and particular feature-set, MAMEUI64 was is keyboard driven, and utilities many of the current name navigation and keyboard short cuts of MAME32, the original MAME GUI for MAMEUI. It is available as a combo x64/x86 app and is targeted towards Windows8. As it dates back to 1997, it had additional bugs compared to mainline MAME, lacked several 1 with leveraged features of modern like Jump List support. IV/Play is decoupled from setting MAME or made it difficult options directly in an effort to use them via GUI, future proof and did not scale properly to high resolutionsguard against continual core command line changes<ref>[https://github. The MAME developers 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 sufficientcom/Mataniko/IV-Play IV/Play GitHub]</ref>.
;[http://babelsoft.net/products/negatron.htm Negatron]
|[https://dbgl.org DOSBox Game Launcher]
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|[https://dbgl.org/#download 0.97{{DOSBox Game LauncherVer}}]
|WIMP
|{{✓}}
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!colspan="8"|PC / x86
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|[https://github.com/AmatCoder/mednaffe Mednaffe]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}
|[https://github.com/AmatCoder/mednaffe/releases {{MednaffeVer}}]
|WIMP
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
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|[https://github.com/Speedvicio/MedGuiReborn MedGui Reborn]
|{{✓}}
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|[https://github.com/AmatCoder/mednaffe Mednaffe]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}
|[https://github.com/AmatCoder/mednaffe/releases {{MednaffeVer}}]
|WIMP
|{{✓}}
|{{~}}
|{{✗}}
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|[https://github.com/Asnivor/MedLaunch MedLaunch]
====Comparison====
;[https://github.com/AmatCoder/mednaffe Mednaffe]
:One of the older as well as better frontends for Mednafen, with a good interface as well as Linux support.
 
;[https://github.com/Speedvicio/MedGuiReborn MedGui Reborn]
:Last survivor and with active developingReincarnation of the MedGui. New versions 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. ;[https://github.com/AmatCoder/mednaffe Mednaffe]: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://github.com/Asnivor/MedLaunch MedLaunch]
:Old Outdated and dead. Totally not recommended.
;[https://sourceforge.net/projects/medgui MedGui]
|? ||{{✗}} ||{{TBD}}
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|[https://www.supermodel3.com/Forum/viewtopic.php?fp=3&t=1636 27#p276 Sega Model 3 UI]
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|[https://www.sendspace.com/file/sr7f90 -r886]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
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