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RetroArch

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Public Linux Depots:

RetroArch Linux [466.28 M]
Mesen (1205330) Depot [4.85 M]
Mesen S (1222634) Depot [3.98 M]
mGBA (1227448) Depot [1.09 M]
PCSX ReArmed Linux [1.29 M]
Mesen Linux Depot [4.4 M]
Sameboy Linux [264.61 K]
FinalBurn Neo Linux [55.73 M]
Mesen S Linux [2.98 M]
Mupen64Plus Next Linux Depot [6.93 M]
Kronos Linux Depot [9.48 M]
Stella Linux Depot [5.79 M]
mGBA Linux 1656170 [1.31 M]
Genesis Plus GX Linux [12.06 M]

RetroArch 1.21.0 release

RetroArch 1.21.0 has just been released. Changelog

AUTOCONF: Enable alternative display name in autoconfig files
AUTOCONF: Make autoconfig failure messages optional
AUDIO: Option to mute on rewind
AUDIO/PIPEWIRE: Fix app launch when pipewire service is stopped
AUDIO/PIPEWIRE: Fix speedup with threaded video mode
AUDIO/PIPEWIRE: Fix latency setting and microphone handling
AUDIO/PIPEWIRE: Pass the new rate to the audio driver
CAMERA: Add PipeWire camera driver
CAMERA: Add ffmpeg camera driver
CHEAT: Rewrite part of cheat_manager_load_cb_second_pass()
CHEEVOS: Include achievement state in netplay states
CHEEVOS: Fix crash when entering achievements in quick menu while client is not present
CHEEVOS: Restore cheevos_badges_enable for HAVE_GFX_WIDGETS builds
CLI: Allow entryslot to fall back to normal states
CLOUDSYNC: Fix Windows path issues
CLOUDSYNC: Workaround for duplicated requests bug
CLOUDSYNC: Workaround for 301 redirects
CLOUDSYNC: Handle ignored directories properly
GENERAL: Fix save state auto increment
GENERAL: Fix softpatching with periods/dots in the file name
GENERAL: Fix compilation with enable-videocore
GENERAL: Allow asset directory redefinition and other directory overrides via environment variables
GENERAL: Allow override of player 1/2 input with machine learning models (needs recompilation and external library)
GENERAL: Fix performance counter option not remembered between sessions
GENERAL: Create security statement
GENERAL: Fix crash when core is not selected
GENERAL: Use core fps instead of screen refresh for calculating dropped frames
INPUT: Fix a crash when initializing illuminance sensor on Linux
INPUT: Analog-to-digital refactor, fixing behavior when analogs are assigned to keys
INPUT: Turbo fire overhaul. See #17633
INPUT/ANDROID: Fix game focus and pause handling
INPUT/COCOA: Include gravity in acceleration sensor values
INPUT/COCOA: Fix relative mouse input
INPUT/COCOA: Allow mouse input while mouse overlay is active
INPUT/WINRAW: Invert mouse index order
LINUX/X11: Extend X11 input driver with XInput2 extensions for multi-mouse
MACOS: Fix some sandbox handling in App Store builds
MACOS: Reset keyboard state when focus is lost
MENU: Add SSL support to the information list
MENU: Add warning to BFI and related menu items
MENU: Fix latency statistics when using runahead
MENU: Fix opening file inside archive with core selection
MENU: Main menu unified between different menu drivers
MENU: Visibility toggle for playlist tabs
MENU: Color the notification icon by message category
MENU: Gray Dark+Light theme adjustments
MENU/GLUI: Menu back button switches tabs like in other menu drivers
MENU/GLUI: Tab selection option is honored
MENU/GLUI: Fix CD icon appearing when no icon is specified
MENU/GLUI: Allow fullscreen thumbnail browsing
MENU/GLUI: Save state thumbnails
MENU/PLAYLISTS: Random selection/shuffle function
MENU/QT: Fix desktop menu crash with Cheevos disabled
MENU/RGUI: Cleanups of certain menu items
MENU/RGUI: Thumbnail fixes
MENU/OZONE: Fix messagebox background
MENU/XMB: Fix Light theme, font shadow
MENU/XMB: Appearance menu cleanup
MENU/XMB: Icon thumbnail can be any of the existing types
MISC: Guard nanosleep prototype behind _POSIX_TIMERS
MISC: Use fabsf and intended threshold for refresh rate check
MISC: Use platform-specific checks for invalid descriptors
MIDI: Add dropdown items for midi device selection
NETWORK: Refactor of net_http, improvements for task blocking and performance
NETWORK: Follow http redirects in net_http
NETWORK: Expire failed DNS lookups much faster
NETWORK: Fix netplay when using netpacket interface with recent cheevos
NETWORK/HTTP: Fix crash in net_http_resolve() in single-thread mode
OVERLAY: Fix overlay lightgun, mouse & pointer
OVERLAY: Preferred overlay loading is now default only on mobile platforms
OVERLAY: Improve analog recentering when touching the area just outside the recentering zone
QT: Enable non-png thumbnails also for Qt interface
REPLAY: Fix issue when replaying old format input recordings in newer RetroArch
TTS: Fix initial text-to-speech on Windows
SAVESTATES: Reset state index when loading new content
UWP: Fix slang shader compilation
VIDEO: Enable BFI setting for mobile platforms (mind the warnings)
VIDEO/OpenGLES: Fix FP/sRGB FBO support
VIDEO/SHADERS: Allow exact refresh rate sync with shader subframes
VIDEO/SHADERS: FIX shader wildcards
VIDEO/VULKAN: Enable adaptive vsync
VIDEO/V4L2: Added resolution picker/forcing.
VIDEO/V4L2: Rewrote logic for finding ALSA audio devices in enumerate_audio_devices function
VIDEO/V4L2: Added a skip for some of the interface queries that fail and arent required for magewell usb.
WINDOWS: Win32 socket improvements
WEBPLAYER: Update core list for 1.20.0

[ 2025-04-30 15:23:47 CET ] [ Original post ]

RetroArch is an open source and cross platform frontend/framework for emulators, game engines, video games, media players and other applications.

While it can do many things besides this, it is most widely known for enabling you to run classic games on a wide range of computers and consoles through a slick graphical interface. Settings are also unified so configuration is done once and for all.

In addition to this, you will soon be able to run original game discs (CDs) from RetroArch. We take videogame preservation seriously and want to ensure you can run your originally bought content on modern day PCs.

RetroArch has advanced features like shaders, netplay, rewinding, next-frame response times, runahead, and more!

Maybe there is no rewind in real life, but there is a rewind in RetroArch! You can go back in time and correct your mistakes!

Seeing things as we remembered was our first priority, so with our Shading feature, you can change colors, smooth pixels or recreate your bedroom TV from 1995!

You think the excitement of playing elbow-to-elbow with friends is a bygone memory? No! With our rollback-based, latency-hiding Netplay, your Player 2 is beside you again! Fight the competition not the lag!

MINIMAL SETUPOS: Linux Ubuntu 12.04
Processor: Intel Pentium 4 and up (CPU with SSE2 instructions required)Memory: 32 MB RAM
Memory: 32 MB RAM
Graphics: Any compliant OpenGL 2.x or Direct3D11 GPU. For shaders to work properly. should support at least Shader Model 2.0.
Storage: 500 MB available space
RECOMMENDED SETUPOS: Linux Ubuntu 12.04
Processor: Intel Core series or AMD equivalentMemory: 512 MB RAM
Memory: 512 MB RAM
Graphics: Intel: At least Intel HD 4K required for OpenGL. any compliant D3D11 GPU for Direct3D 11. Should support at least Shader Model 3.0 and/or 4.0.
Storage: 500 MB available space

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