Dolphin Emulator

GameCube / Wii / Triforce Emulator

by Dolphin Emulator Project

System ToolsFree software· GPL-2.0-or-laterRecently updated on FlathubAll ages
Flathub (Flatpak): ★ 3.3 (148)5.6M installsUpdated 10 days agoActively maintained
Flatpak (recommended) Snap Arch Linux Debian Ubuntu Fedora openSUSE Alpine Linux Void Linux Solus Gentoo Nixpkgs LutrisStandard: Stable Other builds: Emu, Flatpak

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About

Dolphin is an emulator for two recent Nintendo video game consoles: the GameCube and the Wii. It allows PC gamers to enjoy games for these two consoles in full HD (1080p) with several enhancements: compatibility with all PC controllers, turbo speed, networked multiplayer, and even more!

Additional information

Project

Developer
Dolphin Emulator Project
Publisher
Umayr Saghir
License
GPL-2.0+ (free software)What this license lets you do
Latest release
October 8, 2026 (10 days ago)Actively maintained · 4+ releases in the last year
Release history
Last 4 releases
  • 2609aOctober 8, 2026
  • 2609September 24, 2026
  • 2606aAugust 11, 2026
  • 2606June 25, 2026
Languages
21 languages

Install

Size
20.9 MB
Installs
5,562,316 on Flathub13,468 in the last 7 days
Available via
Flatpak · Snap (4) · Arch Linux (3) · Debian · Ubuntu · Fedora · openSUSE · Alpine Linux · Void Linux · Solus · Gentoo · Nixpkgs · Lutris
All 18 packagings

Flathub (Flatpak), Snap Store, Snap Store (Candidate build), Snap Store (Beta build), Snap Store (Nightly build), AUR (Git · Emu build), AUR (Git · Primehack build), Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch Linux (Emu build), Nixpkgs, openSUSE, Alpine Linux, Void Linux, Solus, Gentoo, Lutris (Flatpak build)

Flatpak sandbox
Wide access

Runs in a sandbox, but a broad part of it is open — typical for tools that need to manage your files or system. It shows what the app is able to do, not what it does.

What it can access
  • Reads all your files
  • Can access all devices, including cameras and USB
  • Uses the internet
  • Plays and records audio
  • Uses the older X11 display system, which doesn't isolate windows from each other

About this data

Sources
Sources matched and checked by handSources use 4 different names
Catalog data as of
October 12, 2026
How each source lists it (19)
SourceNameVersionBuilt byLicenseDescription
Flathub (Flatpak)Dolphin Emulator2609a—GPL-2.0+GameCube / Wii / Triforce Emulator
Snap StoreDolphin Emulator5.0—GPL-2.0+A Wii/GameCube Emulator
Snap Store (Candidate build)Dolphin Emulator5.0—GPL-2.0+A Wii/GameCube Emulator
Snap Store (Beta build)Dolphin Emulator5.0-17269—GPL-2.0+A Wii/GameCube Emulator
Snap Store (Nightly build)Dolphin Emulator5.0-17893—GPL-2.0+A Wii/GameCube Emulator
AUR (Git · Emu build)dolphin-emu-git2606.r121.g774200dcf4-1Community build, patchedGPL-2.0-or-laterA Gamecube / Wii emulator - git version
AUR (Git · Primehack build)dolphin-emu-primehack-git2606.r7.g35313d1-1Community build, patchedGPL-2.0-or-laterA Gamecube and Wii emulator with mouselook controls
Debiandolphin-emu2503+dfsg-1+deb13u1Distribution build—Gamecube and Wii emulator
Ubuntudolphin-emu2512+dfsg-3Distribution build—Gamecube and Wii emulator
Fedoradolphin-emu2503aDistribution buildGPL-2.0-or-later AND MIT AND BSD-3-Clause AND BSD-2-Clause AND Apache-2.0 AND GPL-3.0-or-later AND ZlibGameCube / Wii / Triforce Emulator
Arch Linux (Emu build)dolphin-emu1:2609-1Distribution buildGPL-2.0-or-laterA Gamecube and Wii emulator
Nixpkgsdolphin-emu2609aDistribution buildGPL-2.0-or-laterGamecube/Wii/Triforce emulator for x86_64 and ARMv8
Nixpkgsdolphin-emu-primehack1.0.8Distribution buildGPL-2.0-or-laterGamecube/Wii/Triforce emulator for x86_64 and ARMv8
openSUSEdolphin-emu2606aDistribution build(Apache-2.0 OR MIT) AND BSD-2-Clause AND libpng-2.0 AND GPL-2.0-or-laterDolphin, a GameCube and Wii Emulator
Alpine Linuxdolphin-emu2603a-r2Distribution buildGPL-2.0-or-laterGamecube / Wii emulator
Void Linuxdolphin-emu2609_1Distribution buildGPL-2.0-or-laterGamecube / Wii / Triforce emulator
Solusdolphin-emu2506aDistribution buildGPL-2.0-or-laterGameCube / Wii emulator
Gentoodolphin2606aDistribution buildGPL-2.0-or-later AND BSD-3-Clause AND BSD-2-Clause AND LGPL-2.1-or-later AND MIT AND Zlib AND MIT AND Zlib AND MIT AND MIT AND MIT AND MIT AND BSD-2-Clause AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND FatFs AND (Apache-2.0 OR MIT) AND MIT AND MIT AND LGPL-2.1-or-later AND MIT AND MIT AND LGPL-2.1-or-later AND MITGamecube and Wii game emulator
Lutris (Flatpak build)Dolphin Emulator———https://flathub.org/apps/org.DolphinEmu.dolphin-emu
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