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==Launcher typetypes==the These "LauncherLaunchers" or "ExecutorExecutors" kind of frontend allow a user to execute an emulator program using a use their own graphical interfaceto start emulators. They're generally very adaptive and can support different arguments between emulators to ease integration. These frontends can be used with almost any emulator of your choosing, as long as they support command-line arguments.

===Comparisons===;[https://www.launchbox-app.com/about LaunchBox]:LaunchBox was Was originally built as an attractive front-end to for [[DOSBox]] but has since expanded to support both modern PC games and emulated console platforms. LaunchBox aims to be It comes with an integrated metadata scraper, and the one-stop shop for gaming on your computerinterface is highly customizable, for both modern and historical games. Probably likely the most customizable emulator on here, alongside HyperSpin, if you buy but only with a license. You can customize for the interface to however you like and the metadata of each game and comes with a metadata scraper. Has integrated support for launching from Kodi (XBMC)premium version. There is one version free, but Premium also has a premium version that gives you access to includes Big Box , which is an HTPC version of Launch Box along with some other featuresthe frontend.Launchbox can also be launched natively from Kodi.

=Emulators included type=Integrated emulator types==These "frontends" have a graphical user interface and let that lets you launch emulators that are included emulatorswith the system, meaning it's not possible (or very difficult) to use non-included 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.

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

;Steam ROM Manager:A tool that adds emulator launching capabilities to the Steam client.

=Specific frontends=Project-specific Frontends==

MAME used to be was originally designed as a command line onlyprogram. However, but when the project relicensed as of Feb open source in February 2016 , they merged the frontend [https://dankan1890.github.io/mewui/ MEWUI] to be used into the main project as part of the default GUIMAME executable. MEWUI uses the ten-foot interface philosophy which accounts for large television displays where the user is keyboard drivenexpected to use a TV remote-like input device to navigate the menus. However, if you prefer mouse driven or something else these are the alternativesMAME still supports command line arguments, so many old launchers still work with newer versions.

===Others===