Repositories list

• RetroArch

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  libretro/RetroArch’s past year of commit activity
  Cross-platform, sophisticated frontend for the libretro API. Licensed GPLv3.

  cretroarchlibretro

  cretroarchlibretro

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  GNU General Public License v3.0

  •2.1k2.1k forks•13k13k stars•2.9k2.9k issues•8787 pull requests•Updated Apr 19, 2026Apr 19, 2026

• libretro-chailove

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  libretro/libretro-chailove’s past year of commit activity
  :heart: 2D Game Framework with ChaiScript

  libretrochaiscriptchailove

  libretrochaiscriptchailove

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  MIT License

  •2323 forks•7676 stars•3030 issues•11 pull request•Updated Apr 19, 2026Apr 19, 2026

• FBNeo

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  libretro/FBNeo’s past year of commit activity
  FBNeo - We are Team FBNeo.

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  Other

  •452452 forks•288288 stars•22 issues•00 pull requests•Updated Apr 19, 2026Apr 19, 2026

• libretro-super

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  libretro/libretro-super’s past year of commit activity
  Super repo for other libretro projects. Fetches, builds and installs.

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  MIT License

  •316316 forks•458458 stars•7474 issues•33 pull requests•Updated Apr 19, 2026Apr 19, 2026

• geolith-libretro

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  libretro/geolith-libretro’s past year of commit activity
  Highly accurate Neo Geo AES, MVS, CD, and CDZ emulator

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  BSD 3-Clause "New" or "Revised" License

  •1111 forks•2424 stars•22 issues•00 pull requests•Updated Apr 18, 2026Apr 18, 2026

• vice-libretro

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  libretro/vice-libretro’s past year of commit activity
  Versatile Commodore 8-bit Emulator

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  GNU General Public License v2.0

  •7878 forks•5454 stars•99 issues•00 pull requests•Updated Apr 18, 2026Apr 18, 2026

• libretro-uae

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  libretro/libretro-uae’s past year of commit activity
  PUAE libretro

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  GNU General Public License v2.0

  •6666 forks•156156 stars•3030 issues•00 pull requests•Updated Apr 18, 2026Apr 18, 2026

• slang-shaders

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  libretro/slang-shaders’s past year of commit activity
  Slang

  •132132 forks•415415 stars•2525 issues•33 pull requests•Updated Apr 17, 2026Apr 17, 2026

• Genesis-Plus-GX

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  libretro/Genesis-Plus-GX’s past year of commit activity
  An enhanced port of Genesis Plus - accurate & portable Sega 8/16 bit emulator

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  Other

  •253253 forks•9292 stars•6161 issues•22 pull requests•Updated Apr 17, 2026Apr 17, 2026

• libretro-database

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  libretro/libretro-database’s past year of commit activity
  Repository containing cheatcode files, content data files, etc.

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  Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 4.0 International

  •845845 forks•1.3k1.3k stars•105105 issues•33 pull requests•Updated Apr 17, 2026Apr 17, 2026

• glsl-shaders

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  libretro/glsl-shaders’s past year of commit activity
  This repo is for glsl shaders converted by hand from libretro's common-shaders repo, since some don't play nicely with the cg2glsl script.

  GLSL

  •245245 forks•1.2k1.2k stars•2727 issues•22 pull requests•Updated Apr 17, 2026Apr 17, 2026

• Lakka-LibreELEC

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  libretro/Lakka-LibreELEC’s past year of commit activity
  Lakka is a lightweight Linux distribution that transforms a small computer into a full blown game console.

  linuxraspberry-pipackages+ 7

  linuxraspberry-pipackagesemulationosembedded-systemsretroarchlibretrolibreelecretro-gaming

  Makefile

  •310310 forks•2k2k stars•4848 issues•22 pull requests•Updated Apr 17, 2026Apr 17, 2026

• beetle-pce-fast-libretro

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  libretro/beetle-pce-fast-libretro’s past year of commit activity
  Standalone fork of Mednafen PCE Fast to libretro

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  GNU General Public License v2.0

  •5959 forks•3232 stars•3232 issues•22 pull requests•Updated Apr 17, 2026Apr 17, 2026

• gambatte-libretro

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  libretro/gambatte-libretro’s past year of commit activity
  Hard fork of Gambatte to the libretro API.

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  GNU General Public License v2.0

  •9696 forks•119119 stars•3535 issues•33 pull requests•Updated Apr 17, 2026Apr 17, 2026

• beetle-psx-libretro

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  libretro/beetle-psx-libretro’s past year of commit activity
  Standalone port/fork of Mednafen PSX to the Libretro API.

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  GNU General Public License v2.0

  •148148 forks•333333 stars•267267 issues•88 pull requests•Updated Apr 17, 2026Apr 17, 2026

• virtualjaguar-libretro

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  libretro/virtualjaguar-libretro’s past year of commit activity
  Hard fork of Virtual Jaguar (abandoned project) to Libretro

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  GNU General Public License v3.0

  •4343 forks•3434 stars•88 issues•33 pull requests•Updated Apr 16, 2026Apr 16, 2026

• pcsx_rearmed

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  libretro/pcsx_rearmed’s past year of commit activity
  ARM optimized PCSX fork

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  GNU General Public License v2.0

  •241241 forks•184184 stars•99 issues•00 pull requests•Updated Apr 15, 2026Apr 15, 2026

• mame2003-plus-libretro

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  libretro/mame2003-plus-libretro’s past year of commit activity
  Updated 2018 version of MAME (0.78) for libretro. with added game support plus many fixes and improvements

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  Other

  •131131 forks•241241 stars•3636 issues•00 pull requests•Updated Apr 14, 2026Apr 14, 2026

• libretro-common

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  libretro/libretro-common’s past year of commit activity
  Reusable coding blocks useful for libretro core and frontend development, written primarily in C. Permissively licensed.

  C

  •9090 forks•168168 stars•3030 issues•55 pull requests•Updated Apr 14, 2026Apr 14, 2026

• ludo

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  libretro/ludo’s past year of commit activity
  A libretro frontend written in golang

  golanguiopengl+ 8

  golanguiopenglglfwemulationbindingsopenalretrogaminglibretrolibretro-api+ 1

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  GNU General Public License v3.0

  •7474 forks•689689 stars•4646 issues•1212 pull requests•Updated Apr 12, 2026Apr 12, 2026

• stella2014-libretro

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  libretro/stella2014-libretro’s past year of commit activity
  Port of Stella to libretro.

  C++

  •4141 forks•2727 stars•1818 issues•00 pull requests•Updated Apr 12, 2026Apr 12, 2026

• retroarch-assets

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  libretro/retroarch-assets’s past year of commit activity
  Assets needed for RetroArch - e.g. menu drivers, etc. Also contains the official branding.

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  Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International

  •165165 forks•211211 stars•2525 issues•33 pull requests•Updated Apr 11, 2026Apr 11, 2026

• tyrquake

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  libretro/tyrquake’s past year of commit activity
  Libretro port of Tyrquake (Quake 1 engine)

  quakequake-engine

  quakequake-engine

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  GNU General Public License v2.0

  •5151 forks•4646 stars•1919 issues•22 pull requests•Updated Apr 11, 2026Apr 11, 2026

• blueMSX-libretro

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  libretro/blueMSX-libretro’s past year of commit activity
  Port of blueMSX to the libretro API.

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  Other

  •8282 forks•5252 stars•6262 issues•11 pull request•Updated Apr 11, 2026Apr 11, 2026

• libretro-prboom

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  libretro/libretro-prboom’s past year of commit activity
  Port of prboom to libretro - plays Doom, Doom II, Final Doom and other Doom IWAD mods.

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  GNU General Public License v2.0

  •5555 forks•7575 stars•3333 issues•11 pull request•Updated Apr 11, 2026Apr 11, 2026

• common-shaders

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  libretro/common-shaders’s past year of commit activity
  Collection of commonly used Cg shaders. These shaders are usable by either HLSL and/or Cg runtime compilers. The cg2glsl script will translate most of these int…

  C

  •256256 forks•1.1k1.1k stars•3636 issues•00 pull requests•Updated Apr 11, 2026Apr 11, 2026

• libretro-lutro

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  libretro/libretro-lutro’s past year of commit activity
  An experimental lua game framework for libretro following the LÖVE API

  lualove2dgame-framework+ 1

  lualove2dgame-frameworklibretro

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  MIT License

  •5050 forks•187187 stars•2828 issues•33 pull requests•Updated Apr 11, 2026Apr 11, 2026

• libretro-vecx

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  libretro/libretro-vecx’s past year of commit activity
  Port of Vecx to the libretro API.

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  GNU General Public License v3.0

  •6262 forks•1818 stars•33 issues•00 pull requests•Updated Apr 11, 2026Apr 11, 2026

• beetle-pce-libretro

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  libretro/beetle-pce-libretro’s past year of commit activity
  Standalone hard fork of Mednafen PCE to libretro

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  GNU General Public License v2.0

  •3333 forks•2828 stars•1515 issues•22 pull requests•Updated Apr 11, 2026Apr 11, 2026

• ludo.libretro.com

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  libretro/ludo.libretro.com’s past year of commit activity
  Website of Ludo

  HTML

  •66 forks•00 stars•00 issues•00 pull requests•Updated Apr 11, 2026Apr 11, 2026