This website is for the original EmulationStation, last updated in 2015!



EmulationStation

A graphical and themeable emulator front-end that allows you to access all your favorite games in one place, even without a keyboard!

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Works with any controller

EmulationStation provides an interface that is usable with any 4-button controller, set up from within the program itself.

* Emulators themselves must be configured separately...for now.

Controller Config
  • Theming System
  • Theming List

Give each system the look it deserves with the custom theming system

EmulationStation includes a custom theming system that gives you control over how each screen looks on a per-system basis, from the system select screen to the game list.

Don't like our style? Try another set, or make your own!

Easily download game box art with the built-in metadata scraper

Download the full name, description, box art, rating, release date, developer, publisher, genre, and number of players for every game in your library with the press of a button.

Scraper

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You can download an installer below.

The installer will install a pre-compiled
EmulationStation executable and a set of themes.

Or, you can build EmulationStation yourself!

Browse on GitHub »




Windows

Windows

Installer ZIP File

(last updated 3/8/2015)

Raspberry Pi

Raspberry Pi

SD Card Image   Manual Build

(last updated up to RetroPie)

Debian

Debian

DEB (x86)   DEB (x64)

(last updated 3/8/2015)

Arch

Arch

Get on AUR

(last updated never)



Remember, you need to configure EmulationStation to use your emulators!

You can read more about how to do that on the Getting Started page.