ROM managers
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ROM managers are pieces of software that take DAT files (files that list names and hashes of ROMs) and a folder of ROMs, and rename the ROMs to match the names in the DAT file. This allows you to see what you are missing, or if any of your ROMs may be bad dumps. Some also have integration into emulators.
ROM Managers
[edit | edit source]| Name | Latest version | Active | Recommended | Noteworthy Callouts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| x86 | ||||
| RomVault | 3.8.0 | ✓ | ✓ | Scales to support massive collections, in-app DAT downloads with DatVault for Patreon supporters, Linux support with mono, very active development and Discord. |
| Clrmamepro | 4.050 | ✗ | ✓ | Well-established, features and functions are MAME-centric, but still easy usable with another systems. Development stopped, replaced by Clrmame. |
| Clrmame | 0.7.3 | ✓ | ✗[N 1] | Replacement for a Clrmamepro, whose development has been discontinued. |
| retrom | 0.8.4 | ✓ | ✓ | A centralized game library/collection management service with a focus on emulation. |
| Igir | 5.5.0 | ✓ | ~[N 2] | Command-line-only. Integrates well into custom workflows. |
| RomCollect | 1.26 | ✓ | TBD | it centralizes smart downloading, collection management, auditing, screen scraping, No-Intro/Redump/MAME sorting, a multi-category library, multi-format conversion, M3U playlists and a lightweight, fast frontend. Some features are exclusive to the paid version. |
| oxyromon | 0.23.0 | ✓ | ~[N 2] | |
| EzRO | v1.22 | ✓ | ~[N 3] | Has GUI and lots of options. |
| ROMSorter | Release 6 | ~ | TBD | |
| ArcadeManager | 7.1 | ~ | TBD | |
| skeletonKey | git | ~ | TBD | |
| 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. Corresponding Reddit post and Arch Linux package. |
| 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 | ✗ | ✗ | |
| ARM | ||||
| retrom | 0.8.4 | ✓ | ✓ | A centralized game library/collection management service with a focus on emulation. |
| Docker | ||||
| RomM | 5.2.0 | ✓ | ✓ | A self-hosted web-based ROM collection manager and progress tracker with save management and partial in-browser emulation. Compatible API with several 3rd-party applications such as Playnite, Tinfoil, and MuOS. |
| Gaseous | 1.7.14 | ✓ | ✓ | |