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PPSSPP - a fast and portable PSP emulator
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Created by Henrik Rydgård
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Additional code by many contributors, see the Credits screen
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Originally released under the GPL 2.0 (and later) in November 2012
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Official website:
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https://www.ppsspp.org/
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Discord:
https://discord.gg/5NJB6dD
No BIOS file required to play, PPSSPP is an "HLE" emulator. Default settings balance good compatibility and speed.
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To contribute, see [the development page](https://www.ppsspp.org/development.html). Help testing, investigating, or fixing is always welcome. See [the list of issues](https://github.com/hrydgard/ppsspp/issues).
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For the latest source code, see [our GitHub page](https://github.com/hrydgard/ppsspp).
For build instructions and other development tutorials, see [the wiki](https://github.com/hrydgard/ppsspp/wiki).
If you want to download regularly updated builds for Android, Windows x86 and x64, proceed to this [page](https://buildbot.orphis.net/ppsspp/)
For game compatibility, see [community compatibility feedback](https://report.ppsspp.org/games).
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What's new in 1.10.0
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* Graphics and compatibility fixes (#12800, #12670, #12635, #12857, #12941, #11898, #12695, more)
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* Assorted minor performance improvements, game load speedup (#12462, #12652)
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* Screen inset (notch) support on Android (#12779)
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* Analog stick support for menu navigation (#12685)
* Fixed audio glitches in SDL builds (#12916, #12920)
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* Support more languages in in-game dialogs (#12702). Croatian language added to PPSSPP.
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* Simple multiplayer chat (#12667)
* More advanced postprocessing (multipass, parameters) (#12905, #12901)
* Add PPSSPP-specific CWCheat (#12816, #12912)
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* Reintroduce Cardboard VR, allow more resolutions (#12449, #8714)
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* Fix some crashes (#12908, #12876)
* Ghost in the Shell graphics fixed (JIT inaccuracy with inf*0) (#12519)
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* Mac build now supports Vulkan on top of MoltenVK (#12583)
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* Raspberry Pi 4 EGL crash fixed (#12474)
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* VSync now supported on all backends, frame duplication option added for 30 Hz games (#12659, #12602)
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* Camera supported on Windows, Linux and Mac (still no microphone though) (#12572, #12580, #12607)
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* Darkstalkers fixed and working through software rendering. SW rendering fixed on GLES 2.0 (#12443, #12898)
* Hot Shots Golf slowdown and flicker on Vulkan fixed (#12873, #12746)
* Pangya Golf crashes and hangs fixed (#12718)
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* Allow rebinding of right touch screen analog (#12486)
* Add option to prevent mipmaps from being dumped (#12818)
* Tilt control now have a base radius to help with deadzone (#12756)
* Mappable auto rotating analog stick to pass some game checks (#12749)
* Touch control position can now be snapped to a grid (#12517)
* HiDPI retina display support (#12552)
* Rapid-fire on touch control (#12601)
* Toggle mute button (#12643)
* Add option to resize game icons and more (#12646, #12637)
* Frames in-flight now configurable to reduce input lag at the cost of speed (#12660)
* Add toggle mode to combo button (#12623)
* SDL mouse support, Qt menu upgrades (#12612, #12817)
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* Real support for chinese patched version of Hatsune Miku Project Diva Extend (#13007)
* Some minor kernel module support (#13028, #12225, #13026, #13004, #13038, #13023)
* Fixed fullscreen toggling with Vulkan in SDL builds (#11974)
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What's new in 1.9.0/1.9.3
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* Sizing/touch fixes on Android
* Fixes for some crashes
What's new in 1.9.0/1.9.2
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* Flicker fixed in God of War that appeared with newer drivers for Mali GPUs (#12224)
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* Improve performance of God of War on Vulkan (#12242), implement built-in GPU profiler (#12262, #12266)
* Vertex range culling fixed on ARM Mali (#12227)
* Started to improve VFPU precision, resulting so far in a fix for the long standing Tekken 6 leg shaking problem (#12217)
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* Fixed a VFPU precision snafu on ARM64, fixing disappearing officers in Warriors Orochi (#11299) and some problems in Tomb Raider (#11179).
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* Vulkan is the default again on Android versions newer than Pie
* Fix various homebrew store issues
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* GPU pause signal handling fixed, fixing some hangs in Bleach and Armored Core games (#12160)
* Audio sample rate conversion handling fixes (#12147)
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* Some Vulkan optimizations (pre-rotation (#12216), perf fix in Metal Gear Acid, etc)
* Multiple fixes for the UWP build (#12036, others)
* MP3 playback fixes (#12005)
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* Audio in Motorstorm: Arctic Edge fixed by returning errors correctly (#12121)
* Audio glitches in Final Fantasy Tactics fixed (#9956)
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* Camera display in Invizimals fixed (#12278, #8521)
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* Added hotkeys for texture dump and replace (#11938)
* Added Visual Studio 2019 support. Windows XP is no longer supported (#11995, others)
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* Fixes for video capture (#12069)
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* Added a separate sound volume for alternative speed (#12124)
* Improved mouse control (Windows only) (#12173, #12176)
* Support for installing texture packs and ISOs from zips (#12175)
* Right analog support for touch controls (only used by patched games and some HD remasters) (#12182)
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* Android: Fix OpenSL initialization, possibly helps audio crackle a little. (#12333).
* Fix graphics on Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K
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* Fixed strange vehicle behavior in MGS:PW (somehow) (#12342)
What's new in 1.8.0
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* Avoid crash when starting PPSSPP due to bad AMD Vulkan drivers (#11802)
* PowerVR Vulkan display corruption fixed (#11744, #11747)
* Naruto Shippuden 3 hang fixed (#11780)
* Fixes to various lighting bugs (#11567, #11574, #11577)
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* Fix control issue in Sonic Rivals and Rock Band (#11878, #11798, #11879)
* Significant performance improvement in Earth Defense Force 2 (#11172)
* Fix "real clock sync" setting (helps with latency for music games - #11813)
* More speed in FF4 effects and other generated curves (#11425)
* Support for resizing Vulkan on Linux (#11451)
* Improved support for GLES on Linux/IoT (#11507, #11537, #11541, #11632, #11746, #11806, #11845)
* Percentage based frameskipping (#11523)
* DXT accuracy improved, fixing thick white line in Gran Turismo sky (#11530)
* Fix Motorstorm freeze on non-Windows (#11618)
* Faster block transfer in some games like Digimon Adventures (#11531, #11553, #11776)
* Blending optimizations and improvements (#11543, #11620)
* Improve D3D11 rendering issues (#11584)
* Change default graphics backend to D3D11 or OpenGL (#11621, #11658)
* Remove some outdated settings (#11665, #11666, #11667)
* Fix remote disc streaming with ipv6 (#11689, #11700)
* Vulkan: Workarounds for some driver bugs for 5xx series Qualcomm GPUs (#11691, #11694)
* Fix some Qt port issues with recent performance improvements (#11720, #11807, #11808)
* UWP Xbox One: fix X/Back button confusion (#11740)
* Fix Formula 1 2006 timing issue (#11767)
* Fixes and workarounds for some vertex range culling bugs that broke a few games (#11785, #11859), and disable it on older GPUs (#11712, #11773, #11787)
* Android: Allow putting PSP storage on custom paths like SD cards (#11812)
* Corrected vocp instruction, fixing models in Artdink games (#11822, #11835)
* Bundle SDL in binary for macOS builds (#11831)
* Prevent keeping games open on Windows (#11842)
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What's new in 1.7.3/1.7.4/1.7.5
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* Fixes for a couple of common crashes
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* Reverted immersive mode change temporarily to see if it helps misaligned buttons
* Change default adhoc server address
What's new in 1.7.2
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* Update text of "Buy PPSSPP Gold" button
What's new in 1.7.1
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* Minor crashfixes, lang updates
* Save bug fixed (#11508)
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What's new in 1.7.0
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* Fix for insta-crash on Galaxy Note 9, some Xiaomi devices, and the new nVidia Shield (#11441)
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* Vertex range culling on most platforms, fixes DTM: Race Driver and similar (#11393)
* Major speed boost in some Gundam and Earth Defense Force games (#10973)
* Fix for issues with post processing shaders in GL 3+ (#11182)
* Fixes to sound output switching on Windows (WASAPI) (#11438)
* Detects DirectInput devices when running (#11461)
* Simple Discord integration (#11307)
* New debugging APIs (#10909)
* Task switching made a lot more robust (fixes GPD XD problems) (#11447)
* Texture decoding optimizations (#11350)
* Tons and tons of miscellaneous bugfixes and compatibility fixes
Looking for [older news](history.md)?
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Adhoc support
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Not fully functional, but some games work. Check the [Ad-Hoc section of the forum](http://forums.ppsspp.org/forumdisplay.php?fid=34) for help.
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Credit goes to:
- Igor Calabria
- [coldbird's code](https://code.google.com/archive/p/aemu/)
- Kyhel