RetroHub

RetroHub is ranked #5 of 25 in emulation frontends on The Geeks Club. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows. There is a free plan.

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RetroHub Free Free to use · MIT license for source code · official builds under GPL3 due to bundled dependencies retrohub-org.github.io · 30 Sept 2026

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Free plan: Yes
Supported platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Emulators included: No
Library import: Yes
Metadata scraping: Yes
Controller navigation: Yes

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RetroHub

Product: RetroHub is a retro-gaming library frontend.
Setup: It has a first-time setup wizard and can import settings and games from supported frontends.
Systems and emulators: It includes built-in support for more than 80 systems and more than 50 emulators, and lets users add settings for others in the app.
Game library: Users can organize, display, and launch their game library, and customize game metadata and media.
Scraping: The built-in scraper supports ScreenScraper and can fetch game metadata and associated media.
Scraping limits: ScreenScraper enforces hourly and daily API quotas; large libraries may use more than 1 GB of disk space for scraped media.
Integration: RetroAchievements is listed as an optional integration; the 1.0.1 release notes say support was added.
Controls: The app supports keyboard, mouse, controller, and touch input; keyboard and controller actions can be remapped.
Themes: Users can switch themes, and the documentation describes theme development for organizing, displaying, and launching games.
Theme development: RetroHub uses Godot Engine 4, and its themes can control the interface and add features.
Licensing: The source code is available under the MIT License, while the released binary is under GPLv3 due to bundled third-party libraries.
Official builds: The site offers Windows 32-bit and 64-bit, universal macOS, and Linux 32-bit and 64-bit downloads; the universal macOS build supports Intel and Apple silicon.
Release: The site lists version 1.0.1, dated 24 February 2024.
Purpose: RetroHub is a retro-gaming library frontend for organizing and launching games.
Price from: Free

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Where it ranks on The Geeks Club

Best Emulation Frontends in 2026#5 of 25

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Sources

retrohub-org.github.io· checked 30 Sept 2026
retrohub.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user_guide/scraping/index.htm· checked 30 Sept 2026
retrohub.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user_guide/input/index.html· checked 30 Sept 2026
retrohub.readthedocs.io/en/latest/app_development/using/licensi· checked 30 Sept 2026
retrohub.readthedocs.io/en/latest/· checked 30 Sept 2026