What RetroPlay Does
Four Pillars
Desktop Hub
A native desktop app built on Tauri v2 โ starts instantly, uses minimal memory, leaves nothing in the background. Supports Windows 10/11 and macOS (Intel + Apple Silicon).
Tauri v2 + React
Lighter than it looks. Tauri-powered, starts in under a second, leaves nothing running in the background. Drag in your ROM folder โ we handle the rest.
Smart ROM Organization
Drag in a ROM folder. RetroPlay scans everything, computes SHA1 hashes, and cross-references them against our pre-built database. Duplicates are auto-removed, unknowns go to a pending list. Lightweight and efficient โ even 500GB+ folders stay responsive.
SHA1 Checksum Matching
Auto-scan, dedup, and organize messy ROM folders. One-click import with SHA1 checksum matching.
Cover Art Gallery
Powered by Three.js with realistic lighting and depth-of-field rendering. Box art is displayed on a 3D digital shelf with reflections, soft shadows, and precise spacing โ faithfully reproducing the look of physical game boxes under natural light. Mouse-drag to rotate, scroll to zoom.
Three.js Powered
Browse your collection through beautifully rendered cover art with realistic lighting and depth. Powered by Three.js, turning raw cover scans into an immersive digital shelf.
Auto Matchmaking
Our in-house ROM alias database maps ROM naming variants worldwide โ human-verified in CN, JA, DE & FR; AI-translated for KO, ES, PT-BR & RU. Built on No-Intro and Redump datasets with SHA1 dual checksums. No scrapers. No waiting. Community members can submit corrections and get rewarded โ your name appears alongside the translation you've contributed.
rom-name-cn + rom-name-ja & 9 Languages
The games you grew up with โ now with their correct names. Our database auto-cleans garbled ROM filenames and matches them to cover art, ratings, and multi-language metadata.
Instant Web Play
Built on Nostalgist (RetroArch cores compiled to WebAssembly). Play classics directly in any modern browser โ no install, no setup. Send a link, they click, they play. Touch controls, keyboard mapping, and gamepad support included. Saves automatically stored in your private cloud vault.
Nostalgist / WebAssembly
Send a link. They click. They play. No install. No setup. High-performance WASM cores run classics in any modern browser.
Supported Platforms
We listen to the community. Missing your favorite platform? Let us know on Discord.
Tech Stack
Built on modern web technology โ performance meets portability
Ready to Come Home?
Download RetroPlay and give your games the library they deserve.