RetroArch/Libretro is a big project that consumes a lot of resources and time. An impressive amount of spinoff products and derivatives (the vast majority not even affiliated with our project) depend on its continuing development and online services.
To keep the show going, there are various ways you can support the project.
The libretro project publishes all code on GitHub. We welcome new contributors and volunteers of all backgrounds.
There are a wide variety of ways to get involved, including:
This project is wholly community-funded. Server and bandwidth costs keep escalating as we expand and more projects depend on our infrastructure. Contributions are absolutely necessary if we are to continue.
You can pledge a monthly amount to our Patreon. Patreon processes the majority of donations to Libretro.
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You can pledge a weekly amount to our Liberapay account. This is an alternative to Patreon.
RetroArch 1.21.0 has just been released. Grab it here. Remember that this project exists for the benefit of our users, and that we wouldn’t keep doing this were it not for spreading the love to our users. This project exists because of your support and belief in us to keep going doing great things. We have […]
Continue readingJesse Talavera here again! You may remember me from my work on melonDS DS, McSoftServe, and assorted improvements to RetroArch like microphones and XDelta softpatching. I’ve secretly been developing something brand-new that I’m itching to share with you. Although RetroArch was designed for retro game emulation, every now and then something comes along that breaks […]
Continue readingFor a limited time you can pre-order yours before production begins. https://bliss-box.net/products/4-play-advanced Compatibility Works with the existing software Has the same USB ID so that you do not need to reconfigure your software Has the same mapping, and code logic just faster with greater controller support Compatible with 4-Play/GP Cables Advantages over the 4-Play. […]
Continue readingWe have a brand new PlayStation2 core, LRPS2. It’s a heavily modified version of PCSX2 custom made for the Libretro API, and it currently runs on Windows, macOS and Linux. The core code is modern and up-to-date unlike the old core and it no longer suffers from the serious drawbacks the older core had. It […]
Continue readingRetroArch 1.20.0 has just been released. Grab it here. Remember that this project exists for the benefit of our users, and that we wouldn’t keep doing this were it not for spreading the love to our users. This project exists because of your support and belief in us to keep going doing great things. We have […]
Continue readingWe are excited to introduce a new shader that significantly improves motion clarity on modern displays, without the typical drawbacks associated with black-frame insertion (BFI) implementations. This shader is the work of Mark Rejhon from BlurBusters (blurbusters.com) and Timothy Lottes (creator of the original FXAA shader and the crt-lottes shaders). It leverages RetroArch’s recently added […]
Continue readingThe PlayStation2 is a system designed almost entirely from the ground up for use with CRT TVs. Like any other game console built around analog video output, it is not designed around pixels or resolution, but scanlines and timing. Yes, there is a way to attach a VGA monitor for the official PS2 Linux toolkit […]
Continue readingRetroArch 1.19.1 has just been released. Grab it here. Remember that this project exists for the benefit of our users, and that we wouldn’t keep doing this were it not for spreading the love to our users. This project exists because of your support and belief in us to keep going doing great things. We […]
Continue readingRetroArch 1.19.0 has just been released. Grab it here. Remember that this project exists for the benefit of our users, and that we wouldn’t keep doing this were it not for spreading the love to our users. This project exists because of your support and belief in us to keep going doing great things. We […]
Continue readingRetroArch is now available on the Apple App Store. It is currently available for iPhone, iPad and tvOS. A macOS version on the Apple App Store is planned but no ETA. A new RetroArch version is also coming out soon.
Continue readingSpecial community version of Lakka has been released! Raspberry Pi gets 240p Composite Video output support! Read more about it in this article here.
Continue readingHi there, everybody! I’m Jesse Talavera, a libretro contributor. I’m primarily known in this community as the author of melonDS DS, but I’ve got some other exciting projects in the oven as well. Today I’d like to share with you something new that I’ve been working on for some time. Introducing McSoftServe, an emulator for […]
Continue readingWritten by: Carra Hi! I’m Carra and I created Vircon32, a new game console. My Vircon32 core was recently integrated into RetroArch, so I thought this could be a good opportunity to talk about both the console itself and my overall experience creating a Libretro core. What is Vircon32? Vircon32 is a 32-bit virtual console […]
Continue readingWe have the pleasure of announcing a great new emulator core, the Neo Geo emulator Geolith. The upstream author of the Jolly Good Emulation project broke out this core and ported it to libretro to make it available to as many users as possible, and we’re happy to welcome it into the fold. Historically, Neo […]
Continue readingRetroArch 1.17 expands Netplay to support playing multiplayer games that were originally played on two or more separate consoles or computers connected together. This is currently supported by two cores: DOSBox Pure and gpSP. In DOSBox Pure it is now possible to play DOS and early Windows multiplayer games that used IPX, Ethernet or a […]
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