# shauninman/MinUI

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

Repository: https://github.com/shauninman/MinUI
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/minui
Homepage: https://github.com/shauninman/MinUI/releases/latest
Language: C
License Family: other
Archived: true
Last push: 2025-11-27T16:15:39+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 54, release rhythm 59, longevity 78
- inputs: {"age_days": 1103, "days_push": 279, "days_rel": 279, "gap_med": 14.0, "n_releases_24m": 15}
- flags: archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1462, forks 232 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:47.666639+00:00)

## What it is
MinUI is a minimalist custom launcher and libretro frontend for retro handheld consoles like the Miyoo Mini, Anbernic RG35xx, and Trimui devices. It provides a distraction-free game list, in-emulator menu with save states, automatic sleep/resume, and a single SD card that works across multiple devices.

## Use cases
- replace stock firmware UI on a Miyoo Mini or Anbernic handheld
- run retro games with a simple launcher and no clutter
- use one SD card across multiple retro handhelds
- resume games exactly where I left off after power off
- access save states and disc changing from a consistent in-game menu
- set up a minimal emulation frontend for Game Boy, NES, SNES, Genesis, and PS1

## When to choose
- you want a fast, focused launcher with no themes, boxart, or settings
- you own a supported Miyoo, Anbernic, Trimui, GKD, Powkiddy, or MagicX handheld
- you value automatic sleep, resume, and clean display names over configurability

## When to avoid
- you want heavy customization, themes, boxart, or rich settings menus
- you need a frontend for PC or non-handheld platforms
- you need ongoing device support - the repository was archived in November 2025 and is read-only

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: gui, game-engine
- domain: gaming-tools, embedded-systems, cross-platform
- platform: embedded, cross-platform
- tags: retro-gaming, libretro-frontend, custom-launcher, handhelds, emulation, linux

## Member repositories
- shauninman/MinUI (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:47.666639+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 2026-08-30T04:35:18.687404+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/shauninman/MinUI (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:47.666639+00:00, sha 2616470c9c65)
  - homepage: https://github.com/shauninman/MinUI/releases/latest (fetched 2026-08-29T11:43:48.821559+00:00, sha 42e71fa03a28)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.