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[[Frontends/Archive 1|Archive of old Frontends page]]
==Missing frontends==
These should perhaps be added somewhere:
* <s>[https://www.retrix.me/ RetriX]</s>
* [http://www.rlauncher.com/ RocketLauncher]
* [https://kodi.tv/ Kodi]
* CoinOPS (PC and Xbox?) [https://coinops.fandom.com/wiki/Coinops_Wiki Wiki], [https://coinops.fandom.com/wiki/Coinops_Wiki Arcade Punks], [https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/coinopsproject/index.php Tapatalk]
* [[RoM-Jacket|skeletonKey]] / RoM-Jacket
* [https://snowflakepowe.red/ Snowflake]
* [https://vintagesimulator.com/ Vintage Simulator (VSIM)]- libretro* RetroPlayer (XBMC) - libretro* [[ZSNES#ZMZ|ZMZ]] - libretro (SNES cores only)* [http://arcan-fe.com/ Arcan] - libretro?* [https://www.emuvr.net/ EmuVR] - VR/ libretro* [https://digitalcybercherries.com/new-retro-arcade-neon/ New Retro Arcade: Neon] - VR/ libretro* [https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/retrovr#/ RetroVR] - VR /libretro? (Occulus Quest)
* [http://www.lakka.tv/ Lakka] - libretro/retroarch linux dist
* LudOS - Ludo libretro linux dist
* [http://members.quicknet.nl/blankendaalr/dbgl/ DGBL] - DOSBox
* [http://dfendreloaded.sourceforge.net/index.html?lang=en D-Fend Reloaded] - DOSBox
* [http://www.classics-for-x.info/csx/dapplegrey/ Dapplegrey] - DOSBox
* [http://www.happychick.hk/ Happy Chick] - Android
* [https://arcbrowser.com/ ARC Browser] - Android
* [https://hyperpin.software.informer.com/ Hyperpin] (Pinball frontend?)
* [https://www.nailbuster.com/wikipinup/doku.php Pinup Popper] (Pinball frontend?)
* [[RMG]] - Mupen64Plus
<s>Might be others on the [[Comparison of Emulator Frontends]] page</s>
* [http://emucenter.2.free.fr/website/ENG/ EmuCenter2]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20180831150941/http://malafe.net/ MaLa]
==TODO==
* Add all frontends from RetroArch, libretro, MAME, etc pages.
* Change those pages to link here instead
* Add screenshots in comparisons
==Layout==
* What's the best multi-platform WIMP frontend? Nostlan seems to be the only option here.
-[[User:Jpx|Jpx]] ([[User talk:Jpx|talk]]) 20:38, 24 February 2020 (UTC)
:Personally I like QuickPlay for it's simplicity, worth checkout out if you don't need that "flash": http://quickplay.sourceforge.net/
::Looks nice but Windows-only, might perhaps be worth recommending as a FOSS alternative to LaunchBox -[[User:Jpx|Jpx]] ([[User talk:Jpx|talk]]) 08:15, 29 February 2020 (UTC)
== Criteria for Recommended frontends ==
Why Launchbox is recommended and some others FE aren't?
I use Quickplay and QP fills the emulators requisites:
have high compatibly (though maybe not as high as others)- can be used with all existing emulators.
are user-friendly, offer useful features - Has a lot of features, like Folder Mirroring and Emulator Find
can be run on various devices, - Can run on Windows or Linux via Wine
run fast even on lower end hardware, - Only uses 10-20 MB RAM and in any processor (even two decades old P4)
can generally be used day-to-day by even the not-so-tech-savvy users, - after initial setup, doesn't requires any maintenance.
and, preferably, is open-source (not closed source) as that ensures any active programmer can keep the software in shipshape condition and able to run on modern operating systems. - It´s fully FOSS.
The only thing that QP loses to LB is eye candy. But, QP in another way, it´s blazing-fast, and slowdown free compared to LB.
:Let's add it to recommend. I'm trying to keep recommended to the best FE for each common use case. -[[User:Jpx|Jpx]] ([[User talk:Jpx|talk]]) 08:22, 29 February 2020 (UTC)
