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What's EmuDeck?

EmuDeck guide

EmuDeck is an installation script that helps you get started with emulation. It is not an all in one solution like some other software. Instead, it strives to provide the best possible official options to you, set up and ready to go.

Is emulation legal?

Every country has its own laws, but the general rule of thumb is that Emulation is legal. Downloading games you don't own is not. You need to provide your own ROMS and BIOS, EmuDeck won't provide those

Why EmuDeck?

  • Original Emulators
    Software is either installed from the available Software Store (Discover) in Linux / SteamOS, or directly from the Emulators official repositories.
  • Organised Structure
    Ready to roll. EmuDeck creates an easy to use Emulation folder with folders for your BIOS files and ROMs.
  • Hotkeys
    Yup. Where possible these are consistent. By the nature of there being lots of different programs here sometimes EmuDeck will need to provide Steam Input Profiles to get these going.
  • Best Settings
    EmuDeck does its best to optimize every emulator for your device. You can certainly tweak stuff, but it's recommended to do so with per-game settings.
  • Emulator Updates
    These are available on the Manage Emulators page within the EmuDeck application.
  • Multiplatform
    EmuDeck is available for Linux / SteamOS, Windows, Mac (BETA) and Android (BETA)

Let's get started

Learn how to install EmuDeck by clicking in the next chapter: Installing EmuDeck Desktop down below.