ROM managers
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ROM managers are quality-of-life tools designed to organize a game collection for use in an emulator. It often serves two purposes; it can view any game an emulator supports and list the ones that you have, and it may also be able to fix any potential problems with the collection (as some projects like MAME require the presence of all ROM files in order to run a driver). Some ROM managers may even work as a frontend, by being able to launch an emulator from their UI.
ROM Managers[edit]
| Name | Latest version | Active | Recommended | Noteworthy Callouts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PC / x86 | ||||
| RomVault | 3.7.2 | ✓ | ✓ | Scales to support massive collections, in-app DAT downloads with DatVault for Patreon supporters, Linux support with mono, very active development and Discord. |
| Clrmamepro | 4.049 | ✓ | ✓ | Well established, features and functions are MAME centric, but still easy usable with another systems. |
| JRomManager | 3.0.5 | ✓ | ✓ | Multi-threaded scanning and archive building. Features and functions are MAME centric, but still easy usable with another systems. In contrast to Clrmamepro, it allows to store ROMs without obligatory allocation to folders of the same name. |
| igir | 3.0.1 | ✓ | ~[N 1] | Command line only. Integrates well into custom workflows. |
| oxyromon | 0.19.0 | ✓ | TBD | |
| EzRO | v1.22 | ✓ | ~[N 2] | Has GUI and lots of options. |
| ROMSorter | Release 6 | ~ | TBD | |
| ArcadeManager | 7.1 | ~ | TBD | |
| skeletonKey | git | ~ | TBD | |
| Romper | 0.0.2-alpha | ✗ | ✗ | MAME focused ROM manager to download and organize your ROMs. Very fast and easy to use. |
| Romcenter | 4.1.1 | ✗ | ✗ | |
| Romulus Rom Manager | 0.049 | ✗ | ✗ | |
| Docker | ||||
| RomM | 3.2.0 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Gaseous | 1.7.3 | ✓ | ✓ | |
