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A beautiful, powerful, self-hosted ROM manager and player.

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Overview

RomM (ROM Manager) allows you to scan, enrich, browse and play your game collection with a clean and responsive interface. With support for multiple platforms, various naming schemes, and custom tags, RomM is a must-have for anyone who plays on emulators.

Features

  • Scan and enhance your game library with metadata from IGDB, Screenscraper and MobyGames
  • Fetch custom artwork from SteamGridDB
  • Display your achievements from Retroachievements
  • Metadata available for 400+ platforms
  • Play games directly from the browser using EmulatorJS and RuffleRS
  • Share your library with friends with limited access and permissions
  • Official apps for Playnite, Android and CFWs
  • Supports multi-disk games, DLCs, mods, hacks, patches, and manuals
  • Parse and filter by tags in filenames
  • View, upload, update, and delete games from any modern web browser

Preview

🖥 Desktop 📱 Mobile
desktop preview mobile preview

Installation

To start using RomM, check out the Quick Start Guide in the docs. If you are having issues with RomM, please review the page for troubleshooting steps.

One-click deploys

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Starting at $6.49/mo · Setup guide

Deployment and infrastructure support for this install is handled by Hostinger. Prices are indicative and may not reflect current offerings. Signups through the link above send a share of the revenue back to us, which helps fund the project.

Contributing

To contribute to RomM, please check Contribution Guide.

Official apps

Playnite libraryPlaynite logo Playnite plugin

Effortlessly integrate your retro game collection into Playnite, the open-source game library manager that provides a unified interface for all of your games on PC.

Windows Desktop QR pairing

Install  by @gantoine


Argosy libraryArgosy logo Argosy

Sync your library, download games on demand and track your achievements, from a gamepad-first interface designed for Anbernic, Retroid Pocket, Odin, and similar devices.

Android Handhelds QR pairing Save sync

Download  by @tmgast


Grout multi-selectGrout logo Grout

A lightweight client for your favorite handheld custom firmwares*. Download games, box art and BIOS files wirelessly, and sync your saves automatically as you play.

Linux Handhelds Save sync

Quick start  by @BrandonKowalski

*Supports Allium, Batocera, Knulli, MinUI, muOS, NextUI, Onion, ROCKNIX, Spruce and TrimUI.

Community

Here are some cool projects maintained by members of our community. Please note that our team does not regularly review their source code.

Mobile

Desktop

Handhelds

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Support the project

Consider supporting this project on Open Collective. Funds cover hosting, development, and maintenance, and we pass some along to community projects to nurture a healthy ecosystem of apps.

Open Collective

Our Friends

Here are a few projects that we think you might like:

  • EmulatorJS: An embeddable, browser-based emulator
  • RetroDECK: Retro gaming on SteamOS and Linux
  • ES-DE Frontend: Emulator frontend for Linux, macOS and Windows
  • Gaseous: Another ROM manager with web-based emulator
  • Retrom: A centralized game library/collection management service
  • Drop: Steam-like experience for DRM-free games
  • LanCommander: Digital game platform for PC games
  • Steam ROM Manager: An app for managing ROMs in Steam

Supported By

These companies support us by providing their tools for free:

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