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https://github.com/shauninman/MinUI

MinUI is a focused, custom launcher and libretro frontend for a variety of retro handhelds.
https://github.com/shauninman/MinUI

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MinUI is a focused, custom launcher and libretro frontend for a variety of retro handhelds.

Host: GitHub
URL: https://github.com/shauninman/MinUI
Owner: shauninman
Created: 2023-08-26T16:47:52.000Z (over 1 year ago)
Default Branch: main
Last Pushed: 2024-09-14T16:21:47.000Z (3 months ago)
Last Synced: 2024-09-16T01:36:40.266Z (3 months ago)
Language: C
Homepage: https://github.com/shauninman/MinUI/releases/latest
Size: 2.79 MB
Stars: 711
Watchers: 61
Forks: 46
Open Issues: 1
Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md

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README

        # MinUI

MinUI is a focused, custom launcher and libretro frontend for [a variety of retro handhelds](#supported-devices).

  

## Features

- Simple launcher, simple SD card

- No settings or configuration

- No boxart, themes, or distractions

- Automatically hides hidden files

  and extension and region/version 

  cruft in display names

- Consistent in-emulator menu with

  quick access to save states, disc

  changing, and emulator options

- Automatically sleeps after 30 seconds 

  or press POWER to sleep (and wake)

- Automatically powers off while asleep

  after two minutes or hold POWER for

  one second

- Automatically resumes right where

  you left off if powered off while

  in-game, manually or while asleep

- Resume from manually created, last 

  used save state by pressing X in 

  the launcher instead of A

- Streamlined emulator frontend 

  (minarch + libretro cores)

- Single SD card compatible with

  multiple devices from different

  manufacturers

You can [grab the latest version here](https://github.com/shauninman/MinUI/releases).

> Devices with a physical power switch

> use MENU to sleep and wake instead of

> POWER. Once asleep the device can safely

> be powered off manually with the switch.

## Supported consoles

Base:

- Game Boy

- Game Boy Color

- Game Boy Advance

- Nintendo Entertainment System

- Super Nintendo Entertainment System

- Sega Genesis

- PlayStation

Extras:

- Neo Geo Pocket (and Color)

- Pico-8

- Pokémon mini

- Sega Game Gear

- Sega Master System

- Super Game Boy

- TurboGrafx-16 (and TurboGrafx-CD)

- Virtual Boy

## Supported Devices

| Device | Added | Status |

| -- | -- | -- |

| Anbernic RG28xx | MinUI-20240429b-2 | Maintained |

| Anbernic RG35xx | MinUI-20230922b-2 | Deprecated |

| Anbernic RG35xx Plus | MinUI-20240106b-0 | Maintained |

| Anbernic RG35xxH | MinUI-20240120b-1 | Maintained |

| Anbernic RG35xxSP | MinUI-20240525-0 | Maintained |

| Anbernic RG40xxH | MinUI-20240717-1 | Maintained |

| Anbernic RG40xxV | MinUI-20240831-0 | Maintained | 

| Anbernic RG CubeXX | MinUI-202401028-0 | Active | 

| GKD Pixel | MinUI-20240120b-1 | Deprecated |

| M17 | MinUI-20231126b-2 | Maintained |

| MagicX XU Mini M | MinUI-20240831-0 | Maintained | 

| Miyoo A30 | MinUI-20240705-0 | Maintained |

| Miyoo Mini | MinUI-20230922b-2 | Deprecated |

| Miyoo Mini Plus | MinUI-20230922b-2 | Deprecated |

| Powkiddy RGB30 | MinUI-20231014b-1 | Deprecated |

| Trimui Brick | MinUI-20241028-0 | Active |

| Trimui Smart | MinUI-20230922b-2 | Deprecated |

| Trimui Smart Pro | MinUI-20231111b-2 | Maintained |

> [!NOTE]

> **Active** actively working on compatibility and improvements specific to this device  

> **Maintained** inheriting improvements to common functionality  

> **Deprecated** will be retired in a future update  

> **Retired** removed from repo, no longer updated or packaged with new releases  

## Legacy versions

The original Trimui Model S version of MinUI (2021/04/03-2021/08/06) has been archived [here](https://github.com/shauninman/MinUI-Legacy-Trimui-Model-S).

The sequel, MiniUI for the Miyoo Mini (2022/04/20-2022/10/23), has been archived [here](https://github.com/shauninman/MiniUI-Legacy-Miyoo-Mini).

The return of MinUI for the original Anbernic RG35XX (2023/02/26-2023/03/26) has been archived [here](https://github.com/shauninman/MinUI-Legacy-RG35XX).