rommapp/romm

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

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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. 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? Deployment and infrastructure support for these installs is handled by Hostinger and CoreHost. Prices are indicative and may not reflect current offerings. Both send a share of the revenue back to us, which helps fund the project. 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 Sync your library, download games…

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  1. Overview
  2. Features
  3. Installation
  4. Official apps
  5. Playnite plugin
  6. Argosy
  7. Grout
  8. Community
  9. Mobile and TV
  10. Desktop
  11. Handhelds and Steam Deck
  12. Sync

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What this repository does

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

Repository facts

Owner
rommapp
Primary language
Python
Stars
14,186
Forks
792
Open issues + pull requests
193
License
AGPL-3.0
Archived
No
Default branch
master
Created
2023-03-08T16:11:01.000Z
Last push
2026-11-01T12:18:51.000Z

Topics and intended use

Owner-supplied topics: emulation, open-source, retrogaming, rommapp, self-hosted

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