PPSSPP - a fast and portable PSP emulator

Created by Henrik Rydgård

Additional code by many contributors, see the Credits screen

Originally released under the GPL 2.0 (and later) in November 2012

Official website: https://www.ppsspp.org/

Discord: https://discord.gg/5NJB6dD

No BIOS file required to play, PPSSPP is an "HLE" emulator. Default settings balance good compatibility and speed.

To contribute, see the development page. Help testing, investigating, or fixing is always welcome. See the list of issues.

For the latest source code, see our GitHub page.

For documentation of all kinds (usage, reference, development), see the documentation on the main website

For build instructions and other development tutorials, see the wiki.

To download fresh development builds for Android, Windows and Mac, go to the /devbuilds page

For game compatibility, see community compatibility feedback.

What's new in 1.19.3

• Fixed crash on startup in Tony Hawk's Underground 2 ([#20573])
• Fixed crash/hang when accessing the menu in FFII if readbacks were configured to copy-to-tex ([#20573])
• Fix issue with detection of some types of saving, for the save reminders on exit ([#20623])
• Fixed music and other audio in modded games (various football games, Crazy Taxi w/ original soundtrack, etc) ([#20566], [#20571])
• Fix exiting not functioning correctly on Windows in some circumstances ([#20607])
• Minor UI and key binding fixes ([#20604])
• Fix crash/blackscreen when switching from skip buffer effects to auto-frameskip rendering ([#20605])
• Fix bug in Mac/Linux builds where the mouse got hidden and stuck if you enabled mouse input mapping ([#20612])
• Fix black screen on save/load in the Football Manager Handheld games ([#20616])
• Translation improvements

What's new in 1.19.2

• In-game save/load not properly detected for saving reminder ([#20500])
• Install savedata from ZIP was partially broken ([#20498])
• Fixed module loader bug affecting a few games ([#20513])
• Fixed some hangs in the Windows debugger ([#20510])
• Fix performance problem in texture replacement ([#20520])
• Assorted fixes ([#20518], [#20514], [#20502], [#20515])

What's new in 1.19.1

• Fix selecting background image on Android ([#20477])
• Fix RetroAchievements regression for multi-executable games ([#20469])
• Possible fix for Mac audio device selection issue ([#20482])
• Add workaround for Dragon's Lair not working with LLE scePsmf ([#20468])
• Prevent trying to load obviously-corrupt CSO/CHD files ([#20466])
• Fix regression for homebrew apps that request extra memory ([#20457])
• Fix grid drawing in the various Robot Taisen games ([#20456])
• Fix crash in UI when viewing a directory with multiple NPDRM ISOs ([#20453])

What's new in 1.19

• Audio

  • Brand new sceAtrac implementation, fixing Flatout and multiple other long-standing issues! ([#20098], [#20136], [#20138], [#20162])
  • More correctly implemented sceAtrac-through-sceSas functionality, fixing voice in Sol Trigger and multiple minis ([#20156])
  • Better support for using sceAudiocodec directly, fixing music in some homebrew apps ([#20199], [#20246], [#20253], [#20209])
  • Volume control improvement ([#19969], [#19971])

• Rendering fixes and performance

  • Important: This will be the last major version with D3D9 support. D3D11 will of course continue to be supported, along with Vulkan and OpenGL.
  • Fix smoke effects in Jak'n'Daxter by re-using the fix from Ratchet & Clank ([#20032])
  • Software depth buffer rendering added to fix lens flares in multiple games efficiently (Midnight Club LA, Wipeout, Syphon Filter etc) ([#19748], [#19764], [#20231], [#19955], etc)
  • Multiple rendering-related crash fixes ([#20270], [#20346], [#20344])
  • Texture replacement load speed corrected and can now be controlled ([#20286]), regression fix for zipped packs ([#19860])
  • Additional assorted compatibility and other fixes ([#20376], [#20070], [#19685])
  • Persona 1/2 readback fixes ([#20067], [#20068])
  • Other correctness fixes ([#20233], [#20255], [#19686])

• General emulation

  • Allow disabling HLE on a per-module basis (if games ship the module so we can load it). Enabled for sceCcc ([#20218]), and more importantly scePsmf ([#20208]), fixing multiple issues.
  • Additional module loading improvements ([#20114])
  • More precise sleep function on Windows ([#20054])
  • More replacement texture improvements, allow replacing game icons ([#19975], [#19978])
  • Disable certain features like fast-forward when networking is on, to avoid de-syncs ([#20311])
  • Fixes mono Atrac3 as video soundtrack ([#19800])
  • Improvements to RISC-V support ([#20352])

• Control and input

  • Touch gliding support added ([#19983])
  • Allow simultaneous DInput and XInput input ([#20347])

• New "Dear ImGui"-based PSP debugger: ImDebugger

  • Allows very rapid development of debugging features as-needed, and also implements a pretty good Ge debugger for stepping through draws.
  • Unlike the old Win32 debugger (but similar to the unmaintained web debugger), works on all platforms (though cumbersome on touchscreens)
  • Major commits (though there are many more): ([#20242], [#20240], [#20294])

• Multiplayer

What's new in 1.18.1

• Crashfix in PBP reader ([#19580])
• Fix minor theme issue in the Homebrew Store ([#19582])

What's new in 1.18

• Platform support
  • Improved iOS/Mac support, Game Mode support (#19287, #19281, #19269, #19270, #19257, #19254, #19244, #19227, #19224, #19213, #19200, [#19187], [#19184], [#19161], [#19118])
  • IR Interpreter: work on correctness and optimizations ([#19299], [#19280], [#19268], [#19265], [#19262], [#19260], [#19255], [#19252], [#19240], [#19233], [#19231], [#19193], [#19189], [#19173], [#19128])
  • Interpreted Vertex Decoder optimizations: ([#19243], [#19241])
  • SDL fixes: ([#19131])
  • Legacy Edition for old Android TV (only for download on the website): ([#19401])
  • Android and Windows shortcuts - add icons and bugfixes: ([#19139], [#19142], [#19138])
  • Improve performance of CHD loading ([#18931])
• UI
  • Many crash, hang and performance fixes around the UI ([#18950], [#19561], [#19556], [#19531], [#19507], [#19523], [#19529], [#19482], [#19473], [#19438] [#19165])
  • New post proc filter "Sharp bilinear" ([#19530])
  • Misc UI fixes ([#19505], [#19492], [#19126], [#19020])
  • 3 new themes ([#19504])
  • Game info in-game ([#19471])
  • New remote iso UI ([#19293])
  • Install save games from ZIP file ([#19443], [#19436])
  • More input-mappable actions like Reset, allow mapping Alt key ([#19472], [#19484], [#19304])
  • Homebrew Store: Added website links, license info: ([#19425], [#19426])
  • RetroAchievements: Can now hash homebrew apps ([#19096]), RAIntegration support ([#19002])
  • Fix regression of the AxisSwap feature ([#19059])
• Emulation
  • Misc crash fixes: ([#19563], [#19546], [#19491], [#19358], [#19347], [#19198])