KRetro Alternatives

KRetro is described as 'Libretro frontend written in Qt/Kirigami, designed for Plasma Desktop, Mobile, and Bigscreen' and is a Game Emulator in the gaming software category. There are more than 50 alternatives to KRetro for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and Flathub apps. The best KRetro alternative is RetroArch, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like KRetro are Lemuroid, DuckStation, Snes9x and VisualBoyAdvance.

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  1. ScummVM icon
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    ScummVM is a program which allows you to run certain classic graphical point-and-click adventure games, provided you already have their data files.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Windows Mobile
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Symbian S60
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Haiku
    • AmigaOS
    • MorphOS
     
  2. CrossOver icon
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    Cross-platform utility enables seamless installation and execution of Windows applications on macOS, Linux, and Chrome OS. No Windows license required—facilitates easy app management with a few clicks, eliminates the need for virtual machines and reboots, delivering efficient compatibility layer operation.

    45 CrossOver alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Chrome OS
     
    • CrossOver is the most popular commercial alternative to KRetro.

    • CrossOver is Paid and ProprietaryKRetro is Free and Open Source
  3. OpenEmu icon
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    Open Emu is an open source project to bring game emulation to OS X as a first class citizen, leveraging modern OS X technologies such as Cocoa, Core Animation and Quartz, and 3rd party libraries like Sparkle for auto-updating.

    53 OpenEmu alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
     
  4. ePSXe icon
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    ePSXe (enhanced PSX emulator) is an emulator of the PlayStation video game console for x86-based PC hardware. ePSXe makes use of a plugin system to emulate GPU, SPU, and CD drive functions, similar to the model first introduced in PSEmu Pro.

    22 ePSXe alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  5. Ludo icon
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    Ludo is an Emulator Frontend able to run retro video games. Ludo does not emulate the consoles itself, but does it through emulator plugins called libretro cores. Libretro cores are well known emulators (like Snes9x or Genesis Plus GX or PCSX) stripped from their user interface.

    35 Ludo alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. Vita3K icon
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    Vita3K is the world's first functional experimental open-source PlayStation Vita emulator for Windows, Linux and macOS.

    5 Vita3K alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
     
  7. mGBA icon
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    mGBA is an open source emulator of the Game Boy Advance. The goals are speed and accuracy.

    36 mGBA alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. LaunchBox icon
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    LaunchBox was originally built as an attractive frontend to DOSBox, but has since expanded to support both modern PC games and emulated console platforms. LaunchBox aims to be the one-stop shop for gaming on your computer, for both modern and...

    54 LaunchBox alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Android
     
  9. ChimeraOS icon
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    ChimeraOS (formerly GamerOS) is an operating system that provides an out of the box couch gaming experience. After installation, boot directly into Steam Big Picture and start playing your favorite games.

    19 ChimeraOS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  10. Mythic icon
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    An open-source Epic Games Launcher alternative and normal game launcher for macOS written in Swift. We started this project to create a GUI frontend for Legendary and to play Windows games using game porting toolkit by Apple.

    48 Mythic alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
     
  11. Pegasus icon
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    Pegasus is a graphical frontend for browsing your game library (especially retro games) and launching them from one place. It's focusing on customizability, cross platform support (including embedded devices) and high performance.

    49 Pegasus alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Raspberry Pi
     
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