# xlenore/psx-covers

PSX/PS1 Covers Collection

Repository: https://github.com/xlenore/psx-covers
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/psx-covers
Language: Python
License Family: other
Topics: cover, covers, download, downloader, duckstation, epsxe, mednafen, pcsx, psone, psx, retroarch, psxeven, ssspsx, ps1
Last push: 2026-08-08T17:58:40+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 75/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 96, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1550, "days_push": 25, "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 2008, forks 91 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:04.874478+00:00)

## What it is
A collection of PlayStation 1 (and some PS2) game cover images organized by disc serial number, served via GitHub raw URLs for use with emulators. It includes setup instructions for DuckStation's cover downloader and a companion download tool, PSCoverDL.

## Use cases
- download ps1 game covers for duckstation
- add cover art to retroarch psx games
- get 3d box art for ps1 emulator library
- download covers for pcsx2 by serial
- bulk download playstation covers

## When to choose
- you use DuckStation, PCSX2, RetroArch, or similar emulators and want automatic cover art keyed by disc serial
- you need a large, serial-organized PS1 cover image dataset

## When to avoid
- you need covers for non-PlayStation systems
- you need a guaranteed complete collection - coverage varies by region and serial prefix

## Facets
- artifact type: dataset
- maturity: active
- function: image-processing, developer-tools
- domain: gaming-tools, media, files
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: ps1, retro-gaming, emulation, cover-art, duckstation, pcsx2, game-covers, web-server

## Member repositories
- xlenore/psx-covers (main) score 75

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:04.874478+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 2026-08-30T03:01:19.767813+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/xlenore/psx-covers (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:04.874478+00:00, sha be661ea10d12)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.