# dolphin-emu/dolphin

Dolphin is a GameCube / Wii emulator, allowing you to play games for these two platforms on PC with improvements.

Repository: https://github.com/dolphin-emu/dolphin
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/dolphin
Homepage: https://dolphin-emu.org
Language: C++
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: emulation, gamecube, wii, emulator, cpp
Last push: 2026-08-25T19:24:09+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4790, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 15445, forks 3227 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:09.847458+00:00)

## What it is
Dolphin is a GameCube and Wii emulator that lets users play console games on PC with enhancements like higher resolutions. It is a mature open-source C++ project licensed under GPLv2+.

## Use cases
- play GameCube games on PC
- play Wii games on PC
- upscale console games to HD
- use controllers with GameCube/Wii games
- save states for console games
- emulate Wii motion controls

## When to choose
- you want to play GameCube or Wii titles on desktop or Android with graphical improvements
- you need save states, controller support, and upscaling for these consoles

## When to avoid
- you need to emulate other consoles like PS2 or Switch
- your hardware lacks SSE2 or OpenGL ES 3.0 support

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: simulation, graphics, gui
- domain: gaming-tools, cross-platform
- platform: windows, cpp
- tags: emulator, gamecube, wii, emulation, linux, macos, android

## Member repositories
- dolphin-emu/dolphin (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:09.847458+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:05:51.468770+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/dolphin-emu/dolphin (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:09.847458+00:00, sha ad5a08fc0551)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.