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System Tools
Linux-native emulator frontend for RetroArch
AppImage (recommended)
Arch Linux (recommended)Standard: Git
Other builds: Gun
Screenshots & videos
About
RetroArch enables you to run classic games on a wide range of computers and consoles through its slick graphical interface. Settings are also unified so configuration is done once and for all. It enables you to run classic games on a wide range of computers and consoles through its slick graphical interface. Settings are also unified so configuration is done once and for all. RetroArch has advanced features like shaders, netplay, rewinding, next-frame response times, runahead, and more!
Required configuration
Recommends: keyboard, mouse or touchpad. Supports: gamepad.
Additional information
Project
- Developer
- libretro
- Publisher
- hunterk
- License
- GPL-3.0-or-later (free software)What this license lets you do
- Homepage
- www.retroarch.com
- From the project
- Report a bugSource codeDonateDocumentationFAQContact
Install
- Available via
- Flatpak · Snap (4) · AppImage · Arch Linux (4) · Debian · Ubuntu · Fedora · openSUSE · Alpine Linux · Void Linux · Solus · Nixpkgs
All 18 packagings
Flathub (Flatpak), Snap Store, Snap Store (Candidate build), Snap Store (Beta build), Snap Store (Nightly build), AppImage, AUR (Git build), AUR (Git · Gun build), AUR (Steam-launcher build), Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch Linux, Nixpkgs, openSUSE, Alpine Linux, Void Linux, Solus
- 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 and changes all your files
- Can access all devices, including cameras and USB
- Reads files in /run/udev
- Can shut down, reboot or suspend the system
- Uses the internet
- Plays and records audio
About this data
- Sources
- Sources matched and checked by handSources disagree on the name: retroarch / retroarchwithcores / retroarchbare
- Catalog data as of
- October 12, 2026
How each source lists it (21)
| Source | Name | Version | Built by | License | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flathub (Flatpak) | RetroArch | 1.22.2 | Official build | GPL-3.0-or-later | Frontend for emulators, game engines and media players |
| Snap Store | retroarch | 1.22.2 | — | GPL-3.0+ | RetroArch is the official reference frontend for the libretro API. |
| Snap Store (Candidate build) | retroarch | 1.22.2 | — | GPL-3.0+ | RetroArch is the official reference frontend for the libretro API. |
| Snap Store (Beta build) | retroarch | 1.22.2 | — | GPL-3.0+ | RetroArch is the official reference frontend for the libretro API. |
| Snap Store (Nightly build) | retroarch | 1.22.2+git8399.c9a57df | — | GPL-3.0+ | RetroArch is the official reference frontend for the libretro API. |
| AppImage | RetroArch | Linux_LTS_Nightlies | — | GPL-3.0 | Frontend for emulators, game engines and media players |
| AUR (Git build) | retroarch-git | 1.22.2.r7303.347baf9fb9-1 | — | GPL-3.0-only | Reference frontend for the libretro API (Git-latest) |
| AUR (Git · Gun build) | retroarch-gun-git | 1.21.0.r52.13616bafe0-1 | Community build, patched | GPL | Reference frontend for the libretro API (Git-latest, with input sorting patches from Batocera) |
| AUR (Steam-launcher build) | retroarch-steam-launcher | 1.2-1 | Community build, patched | GPL | A script which adds the Steam version of retroarch to your PATH |
| Debian | retroarch | 1.20.0+dfsg-2+b1 | Distribution build | — | Simple frontend for the libretro library |
| Ubuntu | retroarch | 1.22.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1 | Distribution build | — | Simple frontend for the libretro library |
| Fedora | retroarch | 1.22.0 | Distribution build | GPL-3.0-or-later and GPL-2.0-only and CC-BY-3.0 and CC-BY-4.0 and CC0-1.0 and BSD-2-Clause and BSD-3-Clause and Apache-2.0 and MIT | Cross-platform, sophisticated frontend for the libretro API |
| Arch Linux | retroarch | 1.22.2-5 | Distribution build | GPL-3.0-only | Reference frontend for the libretro API |
| Nixpkgs | retroarch-with-cores | 1.22.2 | Distribution build | GPL-3.0-or-later | Multi-platform emulator frontend for libretro cores |
| Nixpkgs | retroarch-bare | 1.22.2 | Distribution build | GPL-3.0-or-later | Multi-platform emulator frontend for libretro cores |
| Nixpkgs | retroarch-with-cores | 1.22.2 | Distribution build | GPL-3.0-or-later | Multi-platform emulator frontend for libretro cores |
| Nixpkgs | retroarch-with-cores | 1.22.2 | Distribution build | GPL-3.0-or-later | Multi-platform emulator frontend for libretro cores |
| openSUSE | retroarch | 1.22.1 | Distribution build | GPL-3.0-only | Emulator frontend |
| Alpine Linux | retroarch | 1.22.2-r1 | Distribution build | GPL-2.0-only | Reference frontend for the libretro API |
| Void Linux | retroarch | 1.22.2_1 | Distribution build | GPL-3.0-or-later | Official reference frontend for the libretro API |
| Solus | retroarch | 1.20.0 | Distribution build | GPL-3.0-or-later | RetroArch is the official reference frontend for the libretro API |
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Add-ons
Plugins (3)
- libretro-gw — Libretro core for Game & Watch simulators (Fedora)
- retroarch-filters — Audio and video filters for retroarch (Fedora)
- retroarch-joypad-autoconfig-git — RetroArch joypad autoconfig files (AUR, Nixpkgs, Alpine Linux)
Data packs (6)
- retroarch-assets-git — Assets needed for RetroArch (AUR, Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Nixpkgs, Alpine Linux)
- retroarch-assets-glui — GLUI UI/UX assets for RetroArch (Arch Linux)
- retroarch-assets-ozone — Ozone UI/UX assets for RetroArch (Arch Linux)
- retroarch-assets-sounds — XMB menu sounds for RetroArch (AUR)
- retroarch-assets-xmb — XMB UI/UX assets for RetroArch (Arch Linux)
- retroarch-database — Database files (cheatcode, content data, cursors) for retroarch (Fedora)