# rommapp/romm

A beautiful, powerful, self-hosted ROM manager and player.

Repository: https://github.com/rommapp/romm
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/romm
Homepage: https://romm.app
Language: Python
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: retrogaming, self-hosted, open-source, emulation, rommapp
Last push: 2026-08-26T02:26:28+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 97/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 98, longevity 91
- inputs: {"age_days": 1274, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 13, "gap_med": 10.5, "n_releases_24m": 41}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 12259, forks 674 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:52.165606+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: self-hosted, http-server, search-engine, file-system, gui
- domain: gaming-tools, self-hosted, media, web-development
- platform: self-hosted, browser, cross-platform
- tags: retrogaming, rom-manager, emulation, emulatorjs, game-library, metadata-scraping, retroachievements, docker, web-server

## Member repositories
- rommapp/romm (main) score 97

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:52.165606+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 2026-08-29T17:14:13.466346+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/rommapp/romm (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:52.165606+00:00, sha 7564e968a778)
  - homepage: https://romm.app (fetched 2026-08-29T08:11:41.269194+00:00, sha e47e12a96b00)
  - site_page: https://docs.romm.app (fetched 2026-08-29T08:11:41.272283+00:00, sha 36c6c3c2e4f9)
  - site_page: https://docs.romm.app/latest/getting-started/quick-start (fetched 2026-08-29T08:11:41.274530+00:00, sha a258dee80e03)
  - site_page: https://docs.romm.app/latest/getting-started/metadata-providers (fetched 2026-08-29T08:11:41.276873+00:00, sha c2560010c9f7)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.