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'''RetroArch''' (formerly '''SSNES''') is an open-source, multi-platform frontend for the [[libretro]] API. It is designed to be fast, lightweight, and portable.
RetroArch is available for Windows, macOS, Linux, '''[[Android emulatorswikipedia:RetroArch|Android]], [[IOS emulators|iOSRetroArch]] ''' (jailbrokenformerly '''SSNES''')is an open-source, BlackBerry 10, Raspberry Pi, OpenPandora, multi-platform [[PlayStation 3 emulators|PlayStation 3libretro]], [[PlayStation Portable emulatorsFrontends|PlayStation Portable]], [[PlayStation Vita emulators|Playstation Vita/TV]], [[Xbox emulators|Xbox]], [[Xbox 360 emulators|Xbox 360frontend]]written in C or C++. It is designed to be fast, [[GameCube emulators|GameCube]], [[Wii emulators|Wii]], [[Nintendo 3DS emulators|Nintendo 3DS]], [[Wii U emulators|Wii U]]lightweight, and [[Nintendo Switch emulators|Switch]]portable.
===skeletonKey===[https://romjacket.github.io/index.html skeletonKey] is the successor to retroInvader. In addition to a simple netplay interface, nearly every aspect There are plenty of retroarch other frontends that can be set using this GUI. ===[[retroInvader]]===[http://github.com/romjacket/retroInvader retroInvader] is designed to allow users to quickly install & configure the latest version of RetroArch, cores, and shaders.In addition to the GUI-driven configuration & installation, retroInvader supports drag and drop for quickly launching ROMs, hosting netplay sessions either work as well as installing BIOS files. retroInvader is for Windows only. ===RAEM===RAEM (formerly RA-Player) is another a launcher for RetroArch, for those that want to try something that looks more like a native Windows program. It hasn't been updated in a while, though. ===Phoenix===[https://github.com/team-phoenix/Phoenix Phoenix] is an alternative frontend for libretro that is independent of RetroArch, not to be confused or you can replace it entirely with the discontinued RetroArch-Phoenix launcher. It is intended to mimic the style of another [[OpenEmuFrontends#Libretro|libretro frontend]], except using libretro and being available on Windows and Linux. It is still in early development and requires that you build it yourself through Qt, though the main developer says an alpha release with prebuilt binaries is on the way.
===Minir===[https://github.com/Alcaro/minir Minir] is another alternative libretro frontend that is independent of RetroArch and inspired by bsnes-Qt. It is stated to be a complement to RetroArch, focusing on things that RetroArch does not focus on, such as a system native GUI, cheat search, debugging, etc. This frontend is still in early development and no binary builds are provided yet, but you can build it yourself from the source code on Github.{{Main|Frontends}}
→Features
|version = {{RetroArchVer}}
|active = Yes
|platform = Multi-platformWindows, macOS, Linux, [[Emulators on Android|Android]], [[Emulators on iOS|iOS]] (jailbroken), Raspberry Pi, OpenPandora, [[Emulators on PS2|PlayStation 2]], [[Emulators on PS3|PlayStation 3]], [[Emulators on PS4|PlayStation 4]] (Unofficial), [[Emulators on PSP|PlayStation Portable]], [[Emulators on Vita|PlayStation Vita/TV]], [[Emulators on Xbox|Xbox]], [[Emulators on Xbox 360|Xbox 360]], [[Emulators on Xbox One|Xbox One]], [[Emulators on GameCube|GameCube]], [[Emulators on Wii|Wii]], [[Emulators on Wii U|Wii U]], [[Emulators on Switch|Nintendo Switch]], [[Emulators on 3DS|Nintendo 3DS]], GCW Zero (Unofficial), OpenDingux, BlackBerry, Steam Link
|type = [[libretro]] frontend
|prog-lang = C, C++
|website = [http://www.libretro.com/ libretro.com]
|support = [https://www.patreon.com/libretro Patreon], [https://www.retroarch.com/index.php?page=donate Donate]
|source = [https://github.com/libretro GitHub]
|license = GNU GPLv3
}}
==Downloads==
*[httphttps://buildbot.libretro.com/stable/ RetroArch Stable Builds]*[httphttps://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/ RetroArch NightliesNightly Builds]*[httphttps://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/windows/ Windows RetroArch-Nightly-Installer]
*Ubuntu PPAs: [https://launchpad.net/~libretro/+archive/ubuntu/stable Stable], [https://launchpad.net/~libretro/+archive/ubuntu/testing Nightly/Testing]
*Arch Linux User Repositories: [https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/retroarch/ Stable], [https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/retroarch-git/ Testing], [https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?O=0&K=libretro&do_Search=Go All], [https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/libretro-super-git/ libretro-super]
===Mobile/Console Versions===
*[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.retroarch&hl=en RetroArch for Android on Play Store]*, 32-bit & 64-bit ARM (also [httphttps://buildbotplay.libretrogoogle.com/repostore/fdroidapps/repo RetroArch for Android - F-Droid nightly build repositorydetails?id=com.retroarch.aarch64 Plus version])*[httphttps://buildbot.libretro.com/repostable/{{RetroArchVer}}/apple/ios/cydia RetroArch.ipa RetroArch for iOS - Cydia nightly build repository]({{RetroArchVer}})*[https://pyra-handheld.com/boards/threads/retroarch-1-7-2.81254/ RetroArch for Pandora on OpenPandora's repo] (1.7.3) and [http://repo.openpandora.org/?page=detail&app=retroarch.lifning.001 old 2013 variant](0.9.9.1)*[https://buildbot.libretro.com/stable/1{{RetroArchVer}}/playstation/psp/RetroArch.7z RetroArch for Playstation Portable] ({{RetroArchVer}})*[https://buildbot.7libretro.5com/stable/{{RetroArchVer}}/playstation/vita/RetroArch.vpk Retroarch RetroArch for PlayStation Vita/TV]({{RetroArchVer}})*[https://anonfilesbuildbot.libretro.com/filestable/d53ed28c60439a8479fe8ad6a614f5bb {{RetroArchVer}}/playstation/ps2/RetroArch_elf.7z RetroArch for PS3 Playstation 2] (CFW{{RetroArchVer}})] and *[https://anonfilesxbins.comorg/libretro/stable/1.7.7/playstation/fileps3/29b5e70f7245bba9fc207a5e3038dbfc RetroArch.PS3.DEX.PS3 .pkg RetroArch for PlayStation 3 (DEX)] v.(1.07.0.27)*[https://anonfilesbintray.com/fileosirizx/libretro/85cde880d0fd5b6677ca421b55bfa06f ps4/latest#files RetroArch for XboxPlayStation 4] and (1.8.8) {Unofficial port}*[https://anonfilesxbins.org/libretro/stable/1.com7.7/xbox/filexbox/3456af4be7bfd697b6f239d947960cfa RetroArch.zip RetroArch for Xbox 360] v(1.7.17)*[https://digiex.net/threads/retroarch-360-0-9-8-3-download-sega-sens-gameboy-finalburn-emulator-for-xbox-360.12395/ RetroArch for Xbox 360] (0.29.8.3)*[httphttps://buildbot.libretro.com/nightlystable/{{RetroArchVer}}/blackberrywindows-msvc2017-uwp/ x64/RetroArch-msvc2017-UWP_x64.appxbundle RetroArch for BlackBerry 10Xbox One / Universal Windows Platform]({{RetroArchVer}})*[https://buildbot.libretro.com/stable/1.7.5{{RetroArchVer}}/nintendo/ngc/RetroArch.7z RetroArch for GameCube]({{RetroArchVer}})*[https://buildbot.libretro.com/stable/1.7.5{{RetroArchVer}}/nintendo/wii/RetroArch.7z RetroArch for Wii]({{RetroArchVer}})*[https://buildbot.libretro.com/stable/1.7.5{{RetroArchVer}}/nintendo/wiiu/RetroArch.7z RetroArch for Wii U]({{RetroArchVer}})*[https://buildbot.libretro.com/stable/1.7.5{{RetroArchVer}}/nintendo/switch/libnx/RetroArch.7z RetroArch for Nintendo Switch]({{RetroArchVer}})*[https://buildbot.libretro.com/stable/1.7.5{{RetroArchVer}}/nintendo/3ds/RetroArch_cia.7z RetroArch for Nintendo 3DS (.cia)] ({{RetroArchVer}})*[https://boards.dingoonity.org/gcw-development/(test-release)-retroarch-for-gcw0/ RetroArch for GCW Zero (.opk)] (0.1b) {unofficial build}*[https://buildbot.libretro.com/stable/1.7.7/steam/steamlink/RetroArch.zip RetroArch for Steam Link] (1.7.7)
==Supported Systems==
{{Main|libretro#Cores}}
*Custom overlay support.
*FFmpeg recording and playback support. It can record either the native resolution output of the core or the post-processed output of the frontend. Playback is handled through an internal FFmpeg libretro core.
*Streaming support. By adding your twitch account to RetroArch and making some small [https://www.retroarch.com/index.php?page=recording setup], it is possible to stream on Twitch the content of the game played.*[[GGPO]]-like netplay (latency hiding rollback). It should be lag-free if everyone involved emulates at full speed, doesn't live on opposite sides of the world and has decent internet speeds. It uses peer-to-peer UDP and supports two players. Due to rollback, it requires a fair amount of CPU power to run, and the core must only works with cores that support serialization.
*Options for decreasing input latency related to vsync by eliminating buffering by the video driver, as well as using frame delay to delay polling of inputs until right before a vsync occurs on the display.
*Run-ahead to reduce latency. This setting allows cycle-accuracy emulators to run ahead of mandatory 1 or 2 frames of input lag. It allows emulators to [https://www.libretro.com/index.php/retroarch-1-7-2%E2%80%8A-%E2%80%8Aachieving-better-latency-than-original-hardware-through-new-runahead-method/ achieve better latency than original hardware] (Official debut in version 1.7.2).
==Alternative Launchers and Frontends==
==External links==
*[httphttps://wikidocs.libretro.com/ Libretro WikiDocumentation](Contains extensive documentation on the usage of Libretro, Retroarch, and its cores.)*[httphttps://forums.libretro.com/Official forums]*[https://indexdiscordapp.php? Forumscom/invite/27Xxm2h Official Discord server]*[https://www.youtube.com/user/Libretro/ Official Youtube channel]
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