Retrom
A self-hosted game library manager and launcher built around emulation and retro game collections.
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About Retrom
Retrom is a centralized game library and collection management service with a focus on emulation. You run the service yourself and point it at your game files. Clients then browse the collection and launch titles through integrated emulators, so one library serves several machines.
The repository includes Docker and Nix packaging for the service and a plugins folder. It suits people with a large collection of ROMs or retro games who want one organised library instead of separate folders on each device.
Strengths
- One central library shared across several machines
- Integrates emulators for launching games
- Docker and Nix packaging for the server
Limitations
- Requires running and maintaining your own server
- Mainly aimed at emulation rather than modern PC stores
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree to use; the source is published on GitHub.
- License
- Open source, license not stated
- Developer
- JMBeresford
- Platforms
- Self-hosted
- How it runs
- Self-hosted
- Best suited for
- Retro and emulation collectors who want one self-hosted library
- Categories
- Emulators, Gaming tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to Retrom
Compare allSoftware that can replace Retrom for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
RomM
Self-hosted web ROM library with in-browser play.
RomM is open source under AGPL-3.0 and serves the library through a web interface with in-browser play and server save sync, using Docker and a database.
GameVault
A self-hosted gaming platform for storing and sharing your own DRM-free game collection.
GameVault is a freemium self-hosted platform for DRM-free PC collections with a native Windows client and web interface, with some features behind GameVault+.
Retrom as an alternative
Listings that name Retrom as an alternative.
Attract-Mode Plus
A customizable graphical frontend for browsing and launching command-line emulators and arcade games.
Retrom is an open-source, self-hosted library manager and launcher that shares one collection across several machines, but you must run and maintain your own server.
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