rommapp/romm
A beautiful, powerful, self-hosted ROM manager and player. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
97/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 98
- Longevity 91
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 10.5
- age_days: 1274
- days_rel: 13
- days_push: 8
- n_releases_24m: 41
Adoption not part of the score
12259 stars · 674 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
RomM is a self-hosted web application for scanning, enriching, browsing, and playing retro game ROM collections. It fetches metadata and artwork from providers like IGDB, ScreenScraper, and MobyGames, and supports in-browser play via EmulatorJS across 400+ platforms.
Use cases
- organize my retro game ROM collection with a web interface
- self-hosted ROM manager with metadata scraping
- play emulated games in the browser
- fetch cover art and achievements for my game library
- share my ROM library with friends with limited permissions
- manage multi-disk games, DLCs, mods and patches
- scan and tag ROM files by filename conventions
When to choose
- you want a beautiful self-hosted UI to manage and play your ROM collection
- you need metadata, artwork, and achievements from multiple providers
- you want browser-based emulation without installing emulators on every device
- you run a homelab with Docker and want library sharing with friends
When to avoid
- you only need a lightweight file renamer or ROM organizer without a web server
- you want to play modern, non-emulated games
- you cannot run Docker or a database backend
- you need offline-only operation with no metadata provider accounts
Facets
application · maturity active
self-hosted http-server search-engine file-system gui gaming-tools self-hosted media web-development self-hosted browser cross-platform retrogaming rom-manager emulation emulatorjs game-library metadata-scraping retroachievements docker web-server
5 sources
- readme: https://github.com/rommapp/romm · fetched 2026-08-28 · 7564e968a778
- homepage: https://romm.app · fetched 2026-08-29 · e47e12a96b00
- site_page: https://docs.romm.app · fetched 2026-08-29 · 36c6c3c2e4f9
- site_page: https://docs.romm.app/latest/getting-started/quick-start · fetched 2026-08-29 · a258dee80e03
- site_page: https://docs.romm.app/latest/getting-started/metadata-providers · fetched 2026-08-29 · c2560010c9f7
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| rommapp/romm | main | 97 |
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