rommapp/romm: +356 stars this week

Rank of rommapp/romm in each topic for today, this week and this month
Topic	Today	This week	This month
Retro computing topic	–	#9of 16	#12of 44
Emulation topic	–	#55of 108	#59of 160
Self-hosted topic	–	#86of 248	#126of 388
Python topic	–	#495of 1142	#630of 1527

A beautiful, powerful, self-hosted ROM manager and player.

Overview

Scan, enrich, browse and play your ROM collection from one beautiful & free self-hosted app. Metadata from 10+ providers, save sync across your devices, and support for over 400 platforms. RomM is a must-have for anyone who plays on emulators.

Features

Play in your browser with EmulatorJS and RuffleRS, no setup required
Keep saves and states in sync across your devices, with conflict resolution
Scan and enrich your library with metadata from IGDB, Screenscraper, LaunchBox and MobyGames
Fetch custom artwork from SteamGridDB and track your achievements from Retroachievements
Metadata available for 400+ platforms, plus multi-disk games, DLCs, mods, hacks and manuals
Apply romhacks and translations on the fly with the built-in ROM patcher
Share your library with granular per-user permissions and OIDC single sign-on
Official apps for Playnite, Android and CFWs
Free forever: AGPL-3.0, no tracking, no paid features, and total control of your data

Installation

The easiest way to start is with the Quick Start Guide in the docs. If you're having trouble with setup, please review the page for troubleshooting steps.

Prefer a hosted deploy over wiring up the stack yourself?

Starting at $6.49/mo · Setup guide

_{Deployment and infrastructure support for this install is handled by Hostinger. Prices are indicative and may not reflect current offerings. Signups through the link above send a share of the revenue back to us, which helps fund the project.}

Official apps

Playnite plugin

Effortlessly integrate your retro game collection into Playnite, the open-source game library manager that provides a unified interface for all of your games on PC.

Windows Desktop QR pairing

_{by @gantoine}

Argosy

Sync your library, download games on demand and track your achievements, from a gamepad-first interface designed for Anbernic, Retroid Pocket, Odin, and similar devices.

Android Handhelds QR pairing Save sync

_{by @tmgast}

Grout

A lightweight client for your favorite handheld custom firmwares*. Download games, box art and BIOS files wirelessly, and sync your saves automatically as you play.

Linux Handhelds Save sync

_{by @BrandonKowalski}

_{*Supports Allium, Batocera, Knulli, MinUI, muOS, NextUI, Onion, ROCKNIX, Spruce and TrimUI.}

Community

Here are some cool projects maintained by members of our community. Please note that our team does not regularly review their source code.

Mobile and TV

romm-ios-app: Native iOS app by @ilyas-hallak
RomMulus: Android TV app with built-in emulator cores and save sync by @DEV-DUFORD

Desktop

Freegosy: Cross-platform game manager with save sync by @abduznik
RetroVault: Native macOS library and player by @kennethreitz
romm-client: Desktop client by @chaun14
RomMate: Desktop app for browsing your collection by @brenoprata10

Handhelds and Steam Deck

Gameflow Deck: Controller-first frontend for handhelds by @simeonradivoev
RomMix: Big Picture-style frontend for Linux and Steam Deck by @leclercb
Tender: Decky Loader plugin with library and save sync for Steam Deck by @danielcopper
Vita RomM: PS Vita homebrew client for browsing and downloading games by @denkacn

Sync

RetroArch Sync: Sync RetroArch library with RomM by @Covin90
Syncthing sync: Small tool to push a Syncthing library to RomM by @amn-96

Integrations

GGRequestz: Game discovery and request tool by @XTREEMMAK
romm-comm: Discord bot by @idio-sync

Support the project

Consider supporting this project on Open Collective. Funds cover hosting, development, and maintenance, and we pass some along to community projects to nurture a healthy ecosystem of apps.