# Vita3K

Experimental PlayStation Vita emulator

Repository: https://github.com/Vita3K/Vita3K
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/vita3k
Homepage: https://vita3k.org/
Language: C++
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: playstation, vita, emulator, emulation, psvita, ps-vita, cpp, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-08-09T20:43:13+00:00
Link (homepage): https://vita3k.org/
Link (site_page): https://vita3k.org/quickstart
Link (site_page): https://vita3k.org/faq

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 86/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 96, release rhythm 64, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3141, "days_push": 24, "days_rel": 24, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5659, forks 565 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:27.299612+00:00)

## What it is
Vita3K is an open-source, experimental PlayStation Vita emulator written in C++ for Windows, Linux, macOS, and Android. It can boot and run many homebrew programs and commercial games, with over 50% of tested commercial titles marked playable.

## Use cases
- play playstation vita games on pc
- run psvita homebrew on android
- emulate persona 4 golden on linux
- play vita games on mac
- test homebrew vita apps
- dump and play my own vita game dumps

## When to choose
- you want to play PS Vita games or homebrew on desktop or Android
- you want an open-source Vita emulator you can build or contribute to
- you need cross-platform Vita emulation including macOS and Linux

## When to avoid
- you need flawless compatibility with every Vita title
- you want online multiplayer with real PSN consoles
- you need a stable, production-grade emulator with guaranteed performance

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: experimental
- function: game, graphics, simulation
- domain: gaming-tools, cross-platform, developer-tools
- platform: windows, cpp
- tags: emulator, ps-vita, console-emulation, vulkan, homebrew, linux, macos, android

## Member repositories
- Vita3K/Vita3K (main) score 86
- Vita3K/Vita3K-Android (mirror) score 25

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:27.299612+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 2026-08-29T17:54:20.640721+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Vita3K/Vita3K (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:27.299612+00:00, sha 0ba58cfde1e9)
  - homepage: https://vita3k.org/ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:49:35.857174+00:00, sha 119802aa81a3)
  - site_page: https://vita3k.org/quickstart (fetched 2026-08-29T08:49:35.866025+00:00, sha 770bddc354b9)
  - site_page: https://vita3k.org/faq (fetched 2026-08-29T08:49:35.868022+00:00, sha 94aa27d537db)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.