RetroArch

a frontend for emulators, game engines and media players

Creative Work Free And Open Source Software Q39052330

Facts

18 properties

Instance of: free and open-source software, emulator, video game console emulator, application software, libretro frontend, reference implementation^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]
Language of work or name: English
Publication date: May 25, 2010
Official website: www.retroarch.com, www.libretro.com
Has use: video game console emulator
Copyright license: GNU General Public License, version 3.0^[6]
Copyright status: copyrighted, dedicated to the public domain by copyright holder
Distributed by: Steam, Flathub, itch.io
Distribution format: digital download, digital distribution
Game mode: single-player video game, multiplayer video game
Number of viewers/listeners: +257599
Operating system: Android, FreeBSD, GNU/Linux, macOS, Windows 95, Windows NT, Wii U system software, PlayStation Portable system software, PlayStation 3 system software, Windows 98, Microsoft Windows, NetBSD, OpenBSD^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17]^[18]^[19]^[20]^[21]
Platform: Linux, Microsoft Windows
Programmed in: C++, C^[7]^[8]
Readable file format: Libretro core Information
Software version identifier: 1.7.0, 1.6.9, 1.6.8, 1.6.7, 1.6.6, 1.6.4, 1.6.3, 1.6.1.2, 1.6.1, 1.6.0, 1.5.0, 1.4.1, 1.3.6, 1.3.5, 1.3.4, 1.3.2, 1.3.1, 1.3, 1.2.2, 1.2.1, 1.7.1, 1.7.2, 1.7.3, 1.7.4, 1.7.5, 1.7.6, 1.7.7, 1.7.8, 1.7.9, 1.8.0, 1.8.1, 1.8.2, 1.8.3, 1.8.4, 1.8.5, 1.8.6, 1.8.7, 1.8.8, 1.8.9, 1.9.0, 1.9.1, 1.9.2, 1.9.3, 1.9.4, 1.9.5, 1.9.6, 1.9.13.2, 1.10.3, 1.11.1, 1.9.7, 1.9.8, 1.9.9, 1.9.10, 1.9.11, 1.9.12, 1.9.13, 1.9.13.1, 1.9.14, 1.10.0, 1.10.1, 1.10.2, 1.11.0, 1.12.0, 1.13.0, 1.14.0, 1.15.0, 1.16.0, 1.16.0.1, 1.16.0.2, 1.16.0.3, 1.17.0, 1.18.0, 1.19.1, 1.19.0, 1.20.0, 1.21.0, 1.22.0, 1.22.1, 1.22.2^[22]^[23]^[24]^[25]^[26]^[27]^[28]^[29]^[30]^[31]^[32]^[33]^[34]^[35]
Uses: RetroAchievements
Writable file format: Libretro core Information

🏷️ Also known as

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🔖 Identifiers · 48

Image (Wikimedia Commons): Retroarch screenshot.png ↗
AUR package: retroarch-git
Alpine Linux package: retroarch
AlternativeTo ID: retroarch
Amazon Standard Identification Number: B09753XRVF
Arch Linux package: retroarch
ArchWiki article: RetroArch, RetroArch_(Русский), RetroArch_(Español)
Can You Run it ID: 18959
Chocolatey Community package ID: RetroArch
Debian stable package: retroarch
Emulation General Wiki article ID: RetroArch
Fedora package: retroarch

Show all 48 identifiers +36

Flathub ID: org.libretro.RetroArch
FreeBSD port: games/retroarch
GamingOnLinux Database ID: 10639
Gentoo GURU package ID: games-emulation/RetroArch
Gentoo Wiki article: RetroArch
Google Knowledge Graph ID: /g/11f006cds6
Google Play Store app ID: com.retroarch
Guix Variable Name: retroarch
HowLongToBeat ID: 107202
Internet Game Database game ID: retroarch--1
IsThereAnyDeal ID: retroarch
Itch.io URL: retroarchofficial.itch.io
Itch.io numeric ID: 820949
Lemmy community ID: retroarch@retrolemmy.com
NetBSD package ID: emulators/retroarch
Nixpkgs ID: retroarch
Open Hub ID: retroarch
OpenBSD port: emulators/retroarch
OpenSUSE package: libretro-2048
PCGamingWiki ID: RetroArch
Parabola package: retroarch
Quora topic ID: RetroArch
RAWG game ID: retroarch
Repology project name: retroarch
SlackBuilds package: games/RetroArch
Snap package: retroarch
Source code repository URL: github.com, git.libretro.com
Steam application ID: 1118310
SteamGridDB ID: 5245768
Subreddit: RetroArch
TV Tropes ID: MediaNotes/RetroArch
TuxDB game ID: 9919
Ubuntu package: retroarch
VK Play ID: retroarch
YouTube channel ID: UC_yi-5YZEf8LnapjkP3HL8A
YouTube handle: retroarchofficial

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🔗 Connections

Operating system 9

Microsoft Windows, Android, macOS, Windows 95, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, PlayStation 3 system software, PlayStation Portable system software +1 more

Instance of 5

application software, free and open-source software, emulator, video game console emulator, reference implementation

Distributed by 3

Steam, itch.io, Flathub

Platform 2

Linux, Microsoft Windows

GNU General Public License, version 3.0

Distribution format 1

digital distribution

Has use 1

video game console emulator

Language of work or name 1

English

Programmed in 1

C++

Uses 1

RetroAchievements

← Platform 1

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[1] ↑ RetroArch — instance of (P31): emulator. wikidata.org.
[2] ↑ RetroArch — instance of (P31): video game console emulator. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ RetroArch — instance of (P31): application software. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ RetroArch — instance of (P31): libretro frontend. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ RetroArch — instance of (P31): reference implementation. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ RetroArch — copyright license (P275): GNU General Public License, version 3.0. GitHub. Retrieved 2022-03-28. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ RetroArch — programmed in (P277): C++. Open Hub. Retrieved 2018-09-20. openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ RetroArch — programmed in (P277): C. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ RetroArch — operating system (P306): Android. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ RetroArch — operating system (P306): FreeBSD. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ RetroArch — operating system (P306): GNU/Linux. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ RetroArch — operating system (P306): macOS. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ RetroArch — operating system (P306): Windows 95. libretro.com. libretro.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ RetroArch — operating system (P306): Windows NT. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ RetroArch — operating system (P306): Wii U system software. libretro.com. libretro.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ RetroArch — operating system (P306): PlayStation Portable system software. libretro.com. libretro.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ RetroArch — operating system (P306): PlayStation 3 system software. libretro.com. libretro.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ RetroArch — operating system (P306): Windows 98. libretro.com. libretro.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ RetroArch — operating system (P306): Microsoft Windows. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ RetroArch — operating system (P306): NetBSD. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ RetroArch — operating system (P306): OpenBSD. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ RetroArch — software version identifier (P348): 1.7.0. github.com. Retrieved 2018-03-15. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ RetroArch — software version identifier (P348): 1.6.9. github.com. Retrieved 2018-03-15. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ RetroArch — software version identifier (P348): 1.6.8. github.com. Retrieved 2018-03-15. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ RetroArch — software version identifier (P348): 1.6.7. github.com. Retrieved 2018-03-15. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ RetroArch — software version identifier (P348): 1.6.6. github.com. Retrieved 2018-03-15. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ RetroArch — software version identifier (P348): 1.6.4. github.com. Retrieved 2018-03-15. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ RetroArch — software version identifier (P348): 1.6.3. github.com. Retrieved 2018-03-15. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ RetroArch — software version identifier (P348): 1.6.1.2. github.com. Retrieved 2018-03-15. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ RetroArch — software version identifier (P348): 1.6.1. github.com. Retrieved 2018-03-15. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ RetroArch — software version identifier (P348): 1.6.0. github.com. Retrieved 2018-03-15. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ RetroArch — software version identifier (P348): 1.5.0. github.com. Retrieved 2018-03-15. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[33] ↑ RetroArch — software version identifier (P348): 1.4.1. github.com. Retrieved 2018-03-15. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[34] ↑ RetroArch — software version identifier (P348): 1.3.6. github.com. Retrieved 2018-03-15. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[35] ↑ RetroArch — software version identifier (P348): 1.3.5. github.com. Retrieved 2018-03-15. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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19d ago · VGMaintenanceBot bot · 2026-10-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗

"Changed claim: Internet Game Database game ID: retroarch--1"
7w ago · LaserMoai · 2026-09-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Language of work or name → English

Distributed by → Steam, Flathub, itch.io

Platform → Linux, Microsoft Windows

Copyright status → copyrighted, dedicated to the public domain by copyright holder

+ 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)

"Created claim: Emulation General Wiki article ID: RetroArch"

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