RetroDECK/wiki-rtd/docs/wiki_about/donations- licenses.md

# Information on donations
RetroDECK is nothing without our dependencies without them this project and many others like us cannot exist. If you do not want to donate to RetroDECK and you might want to donate to the ES-DE front-end, art assets or a specific emulator. We support you no matter what, whatever choice you take from this list will be a good one for us all.

**Please note:**

We are trying to list current and future software we want to include in RetroDECK. More things will be added all the time. There are even more emulators, software, front-ends, and assets out there that are not part of the RetroDECK project for various other systems. This is not a complete list of all Emulators or Frontends for the entire internet.

## RetroDECK
<img src="../../wiki_images/logos/rd-logo-box.png" width="550">

By donating to RetroDECK you support this project and the vision of a unified packaged retro experience.

#### We will use those funds to:

- Wiki / Homepage
- Web hosting
- Developer accounts
- Certificates
- Software licenses
- Build servers
- Pay the running upkeep costs

**Buy new hardware and target new devices**

- New SteamOS based devices.
- New Linux based devices.
- In some cases better development hardware

**Buy new peripherals that we want to work out of the box**

- Various big brand and small brand controllers.
- Lightguns.
- Special peripherals.

**Make RetroDECK better**

- Develop more Configurator functions
- Develop better integrations
- Develop broad new functions and features
- Expose more emulator settings to the users in a easy way
- Push for better peripherals support in Linux even beyond RetroDECK (Do more global Linux goodwill)

#### Where to donate / support the project?

[Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/RetroDECK)

#### Licenses
[Licenses](https://github.com/XargonWan/RetroDECK/blob/main/LICENSE)

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## Frontend

### EmulationStation Desktop Edition (ES-DE)

<img src="../../wiki_images/logos/es-de-logo.png" width="150">

EmulationStation Desktop Edition (ES-DE) is a frontend for browsing and launching games from your multi-platform game collection.


#### Where to donate / support the project?

[Website - Paypal](https://es-de.org/)

[Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/EmulationStation_DE)

#### Licenses
[License](https://gitlab.com/es-de/emulationstation-de/-/blob/master/LICENSE)

[Licenses](https://gitlab.com/es-de/emulationstation-de/-/tree/master/licenses)

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## Emulators: Multi-system

### LibreRetro - RetroArch

<img src="../../wiki_images/logos/retroarch-logo.png" width="150">

The LibreRetro Team makes RetroArch, Libretro and Lakka

#### Where to donate / support the project?

[Teespring](https://teespring.com/stores/retroarch)

[Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/libretro)

[YouTube Membership](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjAimkVp-G_o6HK5MXujk9A/join)

[Liberapay](https://liberapay.com/Libretro/donate)

[BountySource](https://salt.bountysource.com/checkout/amount?team=libretro)

#### Licenses
[Licenses](https://docs.libretro.com/development/licenses/)

### MAME
<img src="../../wiki_images/logos/mame-logo.png" width="180">


MAME is a multi-purpose emulation framework.

MAME's purpose is to preserve decades of software history. As electronic technology continues to rush forward, MAME prevents this important "vintage" software from being lost and forgotten.

#### Where to donate / support the project?
We have not found a donation link to this project at this time or the project does not support donations.

#### Licenses

[Copy License](https://github.com/mamedev/mame/blob/master/COPYING)

[Licenses](https://github.com/mamedev/mame#license)

### ares
<img src="../../wiki_images/logos/ares-logo.png" width="180">

ares is a cross-platform, open source, multi-system emulator, focusing on accuracy and preservation.

#### Where to donate / support the project?
We have not found a donation link to this project at this time or the project does not support donations.

#### License

[Licenses](https://github.com/ares-emulator/ares/blob/master/LICENSE)

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## Emulators: Sony

### RPCS3

<img src="../../wiki_images/logos/rpcs3-logo.png" width="150">

The world's first free and open-source PlayStation 3 emulator/debugger, written in C++ for Windows, Linux, macOS and FreeBSD.

#### Where to donate / support the project?
**NOTE:**

Since the beginning of the Ukraine war, RPCS3 became unable to manage funds from the Patreon directly due to sanctions imposed on Russia.
Before donating check the current status on their Patreon.

[Patreon](https://patreon.com/Nekotekina)

[Alipay](https://rpcs3.net/alipay)

### Duckstation


<img src="../../wiki_images/logos/duckstation-logo.png" width="150">

DuckStation is an simulator/emulator of the Sony PlayStation(TM) console, focusing on playability, speed, and long-term maintainability. The goal is to be as accurate as possible while maintaining performance suitable for low-end devices. "Hack" options are discouraged, the default configuration should support all playable games with only some of the enhancements having compatibility issues.


#### Where to donate / support the project?
We have not found a donation link to this project at this time or the project does not support donations.

#### Licenses
[Licenses](https://github.com/stenzek/duckstation/blob/master/LICENSE)

### PPSSPP

<img src="../../wiki_images/logos/ppsspp-logo.png" width="150">

PPSSPP can run your PSP games on your PC or Android phone in full HD resolution or even higher. It can also upscale textures to make them sharper, and you can enable post-processing shaders to adjust color and brightness the way you like, and other effects.

#### Where to donate / support the project?
[PPSSPP Gold](https://www.ppsspp.org/buygold)

#### Licenses
[Licenses](https://github.com/hrydgard/ppsspp/blob/master/LICENSE.TXT)

### PCSX2

<img src="../../wiki_images/logos/pcsx2-logo.png" width="180">

PCSX2 is a free and open-source PlayStation 2 (PS2) emulator. Its purpose is to emulate the PS2's hardware and this allows you to play PS2 games on your PC, with many additional features and benefits.

#### Where to donate / support the project?

[Github Sponsor](https://github.com/sponsors/PCSX2)

#### Licenses
[Licenses](https://github.com/PCSX2/pcsx2/blob/master/COPYING.GPLv3)

### Vita3K

<img src="../../wiki_images/logos/vita3k-logo.png" width="150">

Vita3K is an experimental PlayStation Vita emulator for Windows, Linux, macOS and Android.

#### Where to donate / support the project?

[Ko-fi](https://ko-fi.com/vita3k/tiers)

#### Licenses
[Licenses](https://github.com/Vita3K/Vita3K/blob/master/COPYING.txt)

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## Emulators: Nintendo

### Dolphin

<img src="../../wiki_images/logos/dolphin-logo.png" width="150">

Dolphin is an emulator for two recent Nintendo video game consoles: the GameCube and the Wii. It allows PC gamers to enjoy games for these two consoles in full HD (1080p) with several enhancements: compatibility with all PC controllers, turbo speed, networked multiplayer, and even more!

#### Where to donate / support the project?
We have not found a donation link to this project at this time or the project does not support donations.

#### Licenses
[Licenses](https://github.com/dolphin-emu/dolphin/tree/master/LICENSES)

### Primehack

<img src="../../wiki_images/logos/primehack-logo.png" width="150">

PrimeHack is a modified version of [Dolphin-Emu](https://github.com/dolphin-emu/dolphin) solely for playing Metroid Prime Trilogy for Wii with keyboard and mouse on a PC.

#### Where to donate / support the project?
We have not found a donation link to this project at this time or the project does not support donations.

#### Licenses
[Licenses](https://github.com/Kekun/primehack/tree/master/LICENSES)

### Yuzu

<img src="../../wiki_images/logos//yuzu-logo.svg" width="150">

Yuzu is the world's most popular, open-source, Nintendo Switch emulator — started by the creators of Citra.

#### Where to donate / support the project?
[Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/yuzuteam)

#### Licenses
[Licenses](https://github.com/yuzu-emu/yuzu/tree/master/LICENSES)

### Citra

<img src="../../wiki_images/logos/citra-logo.svg" width="150">

Citra is the world's most popular, open-source, Nintendo 3DS emulator.
It is written in C++ with portability in mind and builds are actively maintained for Windows, Linux, Android and macOS.

#### Where to donate / support the project?
[Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/citraemu)

#### Licenses
[Licenses](https://github.com/citra-emu/citra/blob/master/license.txt)

### Ryujinx

<img src="../../wiki_images/logos/ryujinx-logo.svg" width="150">


Ryujinx is an open-source Nintendo Switch emulator, created by gdkchan, written in C#. This emulator aims at providing excellent accuracy and performance, a user-friendly interface and consistent builds. It was written from scratch and development on the project began in September 2017.

#### Where to donate / support the project?
[Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/ryujinx)

#### Licenses
[Licenses](https://github.com/Ryujinx/Ryujinx/blob/master/LICENSE.txt)

### melonDS

<img src="../../wiki_images/logos/melonds-logo.svg" width="150">


melonDS aims at providing fast and accurate Nintendo DS emulation. While it is still a work in progress, it has a pretty solid set of features:

#### Where to donate / support the project?

[Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/Arisotura)

[Paypal](https://paypal.me/Arisotura)

#### Licenses
[Licenses](https://github.com/melonDS-emu/melonDS/blob/master/LICENSE)


### Cemu

<img src="../../wiki_images/logos/cemu-logo.png" width="150">

Cemu, a Wii U emulator that is able to run most Wii U games and homebrew in a playable state. It's written in C/C++ and is being actively developed with new features and fixes to increase compatibility, convenience and usability.

#### Where to donate / support the project?
[Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/cemu)

#### Licenses
[Licenses](https://github.com/cemu-project/Cemu/blob/main/LICENSE.txt)

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## Emulators: Microsoft

### Xenia

<img src="../../wiki_images/logos/xenia-logo.png" width="150">

Xenia is an experimental emulator for the Xbox 360.

#### Where to donate / support the project?
[Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/xenia_project)

#### Licenses
[Licenses](https://github.com/xenia-project/xenia/blob/master/LICENSE)

### Xemu

<img src="../../wiki_images/logos/xemu-logo.png" width="150">

A free and open-source application that emulates the original Microsoft Xbox game console, enabling people to play their original Xbox games on Windows, macOS, and Linux systems.

#### Where to donate / support the project?
[Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/mborgerson)

#### Licenses
[Licenses](https://github.com/xemu-project/xemu/tree/master/licenses)

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## Software

### OpenBOR

<img src="../../wiki_images/logos/openbor-logo.svg" width="150">


OpenBOR is a royalty free sprite-based side scrolling gaming engine. From humble beginnings in 2004, it has since grown into the most versatile, easy to use, and powerful engine of its type you will find anywhere.

#### Where to donate / support the project?
We have not found a donation link to this project at this time or the project does not support donations.

#### Licenses
[Licenses](https://github.com/DCurrent/openbor/blob/master/LICENSE)

### GZDoom

<img src="../../wiki_images/logos/gzdoom-logo.png" width="150">

GZDoom is a feature centric port for all Doom engine games, based on ZDoom, adding an OpenGL renderer and powerful scripting capabilities

#### Where to donate / support the project?
We have not found a donation link to this project at this time or the project does not support donations.

#### Licenses
[Licenses](https://github.com/ZDoom/gzdoom/blob/master/LICENSE)

### ScummVM


<img src="../../wiki_images/logos/scummvm-logo.svg" width="150">


ScummVM allows you to play classic graphic point-and-click adventure games, text adventure games, and RPGs, as long as you already have the game data files. ScummVM replaces the executable files shipped with the games, which means you can now play your favorite games on all your favorite devices.

#### Where to donate / support the project?
[Website - Paypal](https://www.scummvm.org/)

#### Licenses
[Licenses](https://github.com/scummvm/scummvm/blob/master/COPYING)


### Solarus

<img src="../../wiki_images/logos/solarus-logo.svg" width="150">

Solarus is a free and open-source 2D game engine written in C++, that can run games scripted in Lua. It has been designed with 16-bit classic Action-RPGs in mind, and is available on a wide range of platforms.

#### Where to donate / support the project?
[Liberapay](https://liberapay.com/solarus-labs/donate)

#### Licenses
[Licenses](https://gitlab.com/solarus-games/solarus/-/blob/dev/license.txt)

### IKEMEN Go

<img src="../../wiki_images/logos/ikemen-go-logo.png" width="150">

IKEMEN Go is a remake of the IKEMEN (open source fighting games engine that supports M.U.G.E.N resources) in Google’s Programming Language “Go”.

#### Where to donate / support the project?
We have not found a donation link to this project at this time or the project does not support donations.

#### Licenses
[Licenses](https://github.com/ikemen-engine/Ikemen-GO/blob/master/License.txt)

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## Art and Assets

### Kenny.nl

<img src="../../wiki_images/logos/kennynl-logo.png" width="150">

Over the last couple of years Kenny.nl have released [30,000+](https://kenney.nl/assets) images, audio files and 3D models for anyone to use in any kind of project, all dedicated to the public domain. Thanks to your donation Kenny.nl can create even more content and support developers, students and teachers all over the world.

#### Where to donate / support the project?
[Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/kenney)

[itch.io](https://kenney.itch.io/kenney-donation)

#### Licenses
CC0 & CC1

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## Other Licenses
Here we showcase the licenses of projects / functions we might use in part, got inspired by the code/solutions or want to give special credit.

### Capsimg

[Licenses](https://github.com/rsn8887/capsimg/blob/master/LICENCE.txt)

### Pixelitos

[Licenses](https://github.com/ItzSelenux/pixelitos-icon-theme/blob/main/LICENSE)

### Lutris
[Licenses](https://github.com/lutris/lutris/blob/master/LICENSE)

### Steam Deck & Steam Deck Logo

The Steam Deck logo and Steam Deck device is a registered trademark of Valve Corporation. This project is in no way officially affiliated with Valve.<br/>

### Other Trademarks

All trademarks, logos, controller images and brand names are the property of their respective owners. All company, product and service names used in this project are for identification purposes only. Use of these names, trademarks and brands does not imply endorsement.