Your own Netflix for the films, TV and music you already have, on every screen.
RomM
A tidy library and in-browser player for your retro game collection.
Hobbies
AGPL-3.0-only
Reviewed version 9c74d01
What it does
RomM is a self-hosted manager for game ROMs and the games you own. It scans your folders, fetches covers, descriptions and screenshots, organises by platform and collection, and lets you play many retro games right in the browser. It supports multiple users and has a clean, mobile-friendly interface.
- Auto-fetched covers, descriptions and screenshots
- Play in the browser with EmulatorJS
- Multi-user with roles
- Integrations with handheld launchers
Great for: Retro gamers who want their collection tidy, searchable and playable from anywhere at home.
- LicenceAGPL-3.0-only
- Where it runsYour computer (free)
- Built withpython, typescript
- Your dataStays in your own copy
- Sourcerommapp/romm
Ways to use it
Your AI helps you choose, based on what you need, and sets it up with you in plain words.
- On my own computerFreeYour AI installs what it needs and explains each step. It works while your computer is on.
How people are using this project
Examples of what people ask their AI to do with RomM. Start from one, or just tell your AI and it will ask what you'd like.
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“Make a collection of family-friendly retro games and give the kids a limited account.”
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“Back up my game saves every night to my NAS.”
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“Use the integration so my handheld gets the games I chose.”
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“Show how long each person has played each game.”
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Can I trust it?
- AGPL-3.0-only. Free to use and change. If other people use your changed version, including over a network (for example a website you host for them), you must offer them your source code under the same licence. Using it privately for yourself or your household has no extra obligations.
- Your data: stores personal data, on your own device or server. A database plus your library folders, assets (saves, states) and resources.
- Other services: Metadata providers (IGDB, ScreenScraper, SteamGridDB, RetroAchievements) (optional, free keys); MariaDB (required, free locally)
- Reviewed version. Your AI always gets exactly the version we've checked.
- Only use games you legally own. RomM does not provide game files.
- Keep provider keys and the auth secret out of Git and chats.
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