Alternatives to DuckStation
A fast, accuracy-focused PlayStation 1 emulator. Excellent software, but licensed non-commercial and no-derivatives. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
DuckStation
A fast, accuracy-focused PlayStation 1 emulator. Excellent software, but licensed non-commercial and no-derivatives.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as DuckStation.
Mednafen
Command-line multi-system emulator covering Saturn, PlayStation and more.
Mednafen covers PlayStation among many systems under the open-source GPL-2.0 licence, but it is command-line driven and lacks DuckStation's upscaling and fullscreen controller interface.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
RetroArch
One front end for dozens of emulators, with unified settings, shaders and a controller setup you only do once.
PCSX2
The PlayStation 2 emulator, twenty years in development, now running most of the library at full speed.
PPSSPP
A PSP emulator that needs no BIOS file and runs handheld games in HD on phones and PCs.
RPCS3
The PlayStation 3 emulator, and the only free and open source one that actually plays the games.
