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https://github.com/quinton-ashley/nostlan

Nostlan is a game launcher for emulators!
https://github.com/quinton-ashley/nostlan

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Nostlan is a game launcher for emulators!

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#  Nostlan : a game launcher for emulators!










[Download Nostlan from the official website](https://quinton-ashley.github.io/nostlan-web) 🤝



## What's a "game launcher"?



Nostlan isn't just a fancy file browser for your game files, it brings the console gaming experience to your computer!



### Total emulation noob?



With Nostlan you can install new emulators with a single click. It's never been easier to get started with emulation!



### Hardcore collector?



A big bookshelf of game boxes is an impressive conversation starter. Having X amount of games on a hard drive? Not so much.



But with Nostlan you can show off your virtual game collection with high quality box assets. Nostlan is [unlike any other game launcher](https://github.com/quinton-ashley/nostlan/wiki/How-is-Nostlan-different-from-other-front-ends%3F) because it has a minimal, [skeuomorphic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skeuomorph) UI design that prioritizes box art. It's like a virtual game room!



Check out the screenshots below. 👇



### Couch gamer?



Nostlan was designed to be used with a game controller, so you won't have to use a mouse and keyboard if you don't want to. Nostlan's UI uses large text only, making it perfect for a big UHD TV or projector.



### Looking to play retro and modern games?



Nostlan can do it all!



_Systems supported: Arcade, DS, 3DS, GBA, N64, PS2, PS3, PSP, SNES, SEGA Mega Drive/Genesis, **Nintendo Switch**, Wii, Wii U, Xbox, and Xbox 360._



_Emulators supported: bsnes, Cemu, Citra, Cxbx-Reloaded, Dolphin, DeSmuME, DS Player, em-fceux, MAME, melonDS, mesen, mupen64plus, mGBA, PCSX2, PPSSPP, RPCS3, **Ryujinx**, Ryujinx-LDN, snes9x, VBA, webretro, xemu, Xenia, and Yuzu._



## Exclusive Features



- browse the entire app with your mouse, keyboard, or game controller

- automated install of any emulator

- no nonsense setup and configuration

- checks multiple database sites for the highest quality box art

- nostalgic UI themes for each supported console

- designed for big UHD displays and projectors

- most controllers connect to Nostlan automatically, no setup required

- menu translations for Spanish, German, Hebrew, Russian, and Dutch

- cross-platform support for Linux, macOS, and Windows

- box edit mode provides an in-app image search on the web (no need to download and manually place image files in the right folder)

- can launch games using standalone emulator apps

- also utilizes JavaScript/WASM based emulator cores

- browser-based features are completely isolated from the main process in accordance with the latest [Electron](https://electronjs.org/) app security standards

- advanced customization: edit launch commands

- **_[PREMIUM FEATURE]_** backup/sync all your save data to the cloud, local storage device, or between your PC and laptop



## Nostlan is free and open source



**[Download Nostlan](https://github.com/quinton-ashley/nostlan/releases)** and join the [Nostlan community Discord](https://discord.gg/cT2yNC6). 😄



**Support the development of Nostlan on [Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/nostlan) to gain access to premium features!** ✨



## Supported Systems and Emulators



Click on an image to see it in full quality 4K resolution.



### Switch [Ryujinx, Yuzu]










### Wii U [Cemu]










### Wii, Gamecube, Virtual Console [Dolphin]










### PS3 [RPCS3]










### PS2 [PCSX2]










### SNES [bsnes, snes9x]










### Arcade Machines [MAME]










### NES [Mesen, em-fceux]










### DS [melonDS, DeSmuME]










### GBA [mGBA, Visual Boy Advance]










## Xbox, SEGA Genesis, N64, Nintendo 3DS, and more!










## Premium Features



Nostlan includes tons of great features for free, but [Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/nostlan) supporters can get premium features!



- [backup/sync game saves to the cloud or local storage device](https://github.com/quinton-ashley/nostlan/wiki/Backup-Saves-and-Cloud-Save-Syncing)

- [unlock alternate UI theme color palettes](https://github.com/quinton-ashley/nostlan/wiki/Change-Theme)

- [custom UI theming, lets you change the intro loading screens and make your own color palettes](https://github.com/quinton-ashley/nostlan/wiki/Custom-Themes)



Even though I decided to make this project open source and free to use, it still took a lot of work and a long time to develop. If you appreciate my work so far and will continue to use the app please support its development. Thank you!



## How to access Premium Features



Every month, Patreon supporters will be able to see an exclusive post with the monthly donor password unique to that month. When you start Nostlan it will show a donation menu. Select "access premium features" from the donation menu. Copy the monthly donor password from Patreon and paste it into the donor password input. Select "verify password", if the password is correct you will have access to premium features! Passwords are automatically posted each month.



## Learn more about Nostlan on the wiki



I've put a lot of effort into documenting Nostlan on the wiki. I hope you find it helpful! Go to the wiki to find out more info on these topics:



Adaptive Button Mapping  

Credits  

Config File Editing Guide  

Custom Themes  

Development Info  

Features  

Game Identification  

Hardware Compatibility  

How is Nostlan different from other front ends?  

Image Names to use for Game Art  

Premium Features  

Progress Reports  

Screenshots  

Setting up Nostlan  

Supported Systems and Emulators  

Using Nostlan



## Contact



Contact me on [Discord](https://discord.gg/cT2yNC6) with your comments, question, suggestions, or if you need any general help using the app.



Please report technical issues and make specific feature requests on this project's Github.



## Is Nostlan safe to use?



Allow me to introduce myself, my full legal name is Quinton Michael Ashley, I'm the lead developer of Nostlan.



I created Nostlan for fun and also to learn more about app development. Since Nostlan started as a personal project I wasn't under any pressure to make it look like a corporate website or follow any UI standards. Nostlan is an experiment in UI design. I consider it a piece of art that I'm sharing because I want other people to experience it too. Of course, I'd also like making some money off it by selling premium features that people can enjoy. But I have no interest in collecting your usage data, hijacking your cpu to mine crypto sh\*tcoin, or doing anything malicious.



Since Nostlan is open source, anyone can look at the code. I also put a LOT of effort into following the latest Electron security standards. All the 3rd party emulator cores that Nostlan uses are sandboxed, meaning they run in isolation from the main process.



BUT, please only download Nostlan from my official website!



## Development



In 2018 I started developing Nostlan. I was still learning a lot about JavaScript and Electron was brand new. But Electron has been upgraded significantly over the years and the new paradigms for developing Electron apps are completely different than how things used to be done. Nostlan relies heavily on the `electron-remote` package, a backwards compatibility layer that allows Nostlan to run with the latest versions of Electron. There are definitely some things I would do differently if I were to start over. But I'm never going to rewrite the whole app to use module imports or context bridging. I will be doing maintenance work, adding new features and fixing bugs.



Information on how to build the app, update a database, and change the Electron version can be found in the  file.



## Legal Disclaimer



Although [emulation is legal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleem!), pirating games you do not own is illegal. Nostlan does not condone piracy. Nostlan is open source software that does not infringe on any copyrights of publishers, developers, artists, or texture packers. Anyone asking for or sharing information related to digital piracy on Nostlan's Discord server or GitHub page will be blocked and have their comments removed and flagged.



## COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARK INFO



Nostlan is not affiliated with Nintendo, Sony, SEGA, or Microsoft. All trademarks and servicemarks referenced in this app are the property of their respective owners.



MAME and the MAME Logo are Copyright © 1997-2024 MAMEDev and contributors. MAME® is a registered trademark of Gregory Ember. Use of the MAME name and logo is done so with the expressed written permission from the trademark owner. For more information, please visit .



Nostlan was created by Quinton Ashley Copyright © 2019-2024. The Nostlan logo images are licensed under [Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/). The template images found in the [nostlan-img repository](https://github.com/quinton-ashley/nostlan-img) are public domain images under the Public Domain License CC0. The Nostlan software itself is open sourced and licensed under the [GNU GPLv3 license](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_General_Public_License), which prohibits closed source commercial use.