# recalbox/recalbox-os

The recalbox repository moved to https://gitlab.com/recalbox/recalbox

Repository: https://github.com/recalbox/recalbox-os
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/recalbox-os
Homepage: https://gitlab.com/recalbox/recalbox
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Archived: true
Last push: 2020-11-01T18:16:06+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4250, "days_push": 2131, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- 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 2223, forks 299 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:27.767308+00:00)

## What it is
Recalbox is an open-source retrogaming operating system that turns Raspberry Pi, PC, Steam Deck, Odroid, and Anbernic devices into retro game consoles with an emulation frontend. This GitHub repository is a mirror that has moved to GitLab.

## Use cases
- turn a raspberry pi into a retro gaming console
- build a retrogaming os for odroid or anbernic handheld
- play classic console games with emulation on a tv box
- self-hosted retro game emulation frontend
- install a retrogaming distribution on pc or steam deck

## When to choose
- you want a plug-and-play retro gaming OS with a controller-friendly interface
- you run emulation on Raspberry Pi, Odroid, Anbernic, PC, or Steam Deck

## When to avoid
- you need a general-purpose desktop OS rather than a dedicated gaming console
- you want per-game emulator configuration beyond what Recalbox exposes
- you expect active development on this GitHub mirror - the project lives on GitLab

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: game-engine, gui, self-hosted
- domain: gaming-tools, embedded-systems, cross-platform
- platform: embedded
- tags: retrogaming, emulation, retro-gaming-os, buildroot, raspberry-pi, emulationstation, game-console, moved-to-gitlab, linux, desktop, arm

## Member repositories
- recalbox/recalbox-os (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:27.767308+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 2026-08-30T02:45:44.348948+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/recalbox/recalbox-os (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:27.767308+00:00, sha bf0025d856e9)
  - homepage: https://gitlab.com/recalbox/recalbox (fetched 2026-08-29T10:26:00.844141+00:00, sha 389e6145bdc4)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.