# sharpemu/sharpemu

An experimental PlayStation 5 emulator for Windows, Linux and macOS.

Repository: https://github.com/sharpemu/sharpemu
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/sharpemu
Homepage: https://sharpemu.app
Language: C#
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: csharp, emulation, emulator, playstation5, ps5, windows, linux, macos
Last push: 2026-08-25T20:32:58+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 86, longevity 12
- inputs: {"age_days": 175, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 16, "gap_med": 0, "n_releases_24m": 130}
- flags: young
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5082, forks 451 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:09.468880+00:00)

## What it is
SharpEmu is an experimental PlayStation 5 emulator written from scratch in C#, distributed as a single binary that works as both a desktop app with a game library and a command-line runner. It is in early development, focused on accuracy and infrastructure rather than game compatibility, with only a handful of titles reaching gameplay.

## Use cases
- run PS5 games on PC
- emulate PlayStation 5 on Windows, Linux or macOS
- study PS5 system architecture and reverse engineering
- test how far PS5 game dumps boot in an open-source emulator
- research console emulation in C#

## When to choose
- you want an open-source, research-oriented PS5 emulator to experiment with or contribute to
- you want to follow per-game compatibility progress with exact build reports
- you want a single binary that offers both a GUI library and CLI log capture

## When to avoid
- you want to actually play your PS5 game library today - most titles don't run
- you need PS4 emulation - use ShadPS4 instead
- you need a stable, mature emulator with broad compatibility and audio support

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: experimental
- function: simulation, graphics, reverse-engineering
- domain: gaming-tools, simulation, cross-platform
- platform: windows, cli
- tags: ps5-emulator, console-emulation, csharp, vulkan, game-compatibility, linux, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- sharpemu/sharpemu (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:09.468880+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 2026-08-29T18:02:34.116178+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/sharpemu/sharpemu (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:09.468880+00:00, sha 0cdcde23a1e9)
  - homepage: https://sharpemu.app (fetched 2026-08-29T08:57:21.614833+00:00, sha a9ae063e4f62)
  - site_page: https://sharpemu.app/faq (fetched 2026-08-29T08:57:21.623727+00:00, sha 179e330eb001)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.