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    rommapp

    rommapp/romm

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

    self-hosted
    emulation
    open-source
    retrogaming
    rommapp
    Python
    AGPL-3.0
    14.3K stars
    805 forks
    54 GitHub watchers
    Updated Nov 9, 2026
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    Where it stands

    Rank, growth pace and release cadence relative to everything GStars tracks.

    5 releases in the last 90 days, the latest 17 days ago, with 172 contributors on GitHub.

    The biggest single-day gain in the last year, +385 stars on Jul 4, coincided with release 5.0.0-beta.1.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Provides a self-hosted ROM manager and player with a clean, responsive interface for organizing and playing retro game collections.
    • Integrates metadata from multiple sources and supports direct browser-based gameplay with multi-platform and multi-disk game support.
    • Use for managing and enriching large retro game libraries with metadata and custom artwork from various APIs.
    • Use for sharing curated game collections with friends while controlling access and permissions securely.
    • Use for playing retro games directly in modern web browsers using integrated emulators without additional software.

    Should you depend on it?

    License terms, project hygiene and risks, from GitHub metadata and GStars' snapshots.

    License

    AGPL 3.0

    Network copyleft: like the GPL, and also triggered by offering the software over a network.

    Community files

    • README: present
    • Contributing guide: present
    • Code of conduct: present

    Watch-outs

    • AGPL-style copyleft also applies when the software is offered over a network.

    General guidance from repository metadata, not legal advice. How we score

    From the README

    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.

    Excerpt from the rommapp/romm README on GitHub (AGPL-3.0 license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

    Daily snapshots

    Stars gained per day, and how forks and open issues moved, from GStars' daily snapshots

    Aug 31: +11Sep 16: +91Oct 17: +62

    +2,232 stars over 87 days across 12 snapshot days; best day +91 on Sep 16.

    Forks

    805+145

    Open issues

    218+4

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