stenzek/duckstation

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

DuckStation is a fast, accurate PlayStation 1 (PSX) emulator for x86-64, AArch32/AArch64, and RISC-V platforms. It ships a Qt frontend plus a fullscreen UI, with hardware renderers (D3D11/12, OpenGL, Vulkan, Metal), upscaling, save states, and many enhancement features.

Use cases

• play playstation 1 games on pc
• emulate psx with upscaling and texture filtering
• run ps1 games on linux or mac
• use save states and rewind while playing ps1 games
• play ps1 games on low-end hardware
• replace ps1 textures with hd texture packs

When to choose

• you want a fast, accurate PS1 emulator on Windows, Linux, or macOS
• you need hardware rendering with upscaling, PGXP, and post-processing shaders
• you want save states, rewind, and runahead for low-latency play
• you run on ARM or RISC-V devices

When to avoid

• you need to emulate PlayStation 2 or later consoles
• you cannot provide your own PS1 BIOS image
• you want a plug-and-play emulator with bundled ROMs or BIOS (not provided for legal reasons)

Facets

application · maturity active

game-engine graphics simulation gui gaming-tools simulation cross-platform windows cpp ps1-emulator playstation jit-compiler vulkan opengl retro-gaming upscaling save-states linux macos desktop

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