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RomM

Self-hosted web library for organizing and playing your ROM collection

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What it is

RomM scans a folder of game ROMs, pulls metadata and artwork from sources like IGDB, ScreenScraper and SteamGridDB, and presents the collection in a browsable web interface covering over 400 platforms. Games can be played in the browser through EmulatorJS and Ruffle, with saves and states synced across devices. Retro gaming fans run it on a home server to share their library with family or friends using per-user permissions and OIDC sign-in, and companion apps extend it to Playnite, Android and handheld firmwares.

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Forks
807
Commits
13,815
Contributors
160
Language
Python
License
AGPL-3.0
Last commit
Oct 14, 2026
On GitHub since
March 2023
First release
March 2023
Platforms
web, self-hosted
Self-hostable
Yes
Tags
  • media-server
  • emulator

Last synced from GitHub on Oct 20, 2026

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Updated Oct 20, 2026
  • Hacker NewsShow HN: RomM – An open-source, self-hosted ROM manager and playerJun 11, 2025 · 238 points · 96 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“this is free if you want to play your emulated games anywhere romm.app”Jul 15, 2026 · 12 likes · 0 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsRomM v4.0.0 (self-hosted ROM manager/player) has been releasedJul 21, 2025 · 8 points · 0 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“Set up RomM on my homelab and damn it's nice for managing your Rom collection but I'm also using it to archive and organise my DRM-free games from Itch and…”Feb 26, 2026 · 5 likes · 2 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“Isn't that basically RomM? romm.app”Jul 1, 2026 · 6 likes · 0 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“@giantbomb.com This message is for Dan! I'm listening to the latest episode of Fire Escape and I heard you mention getting a NAS to store your ROMs and…”Aug 18, 2026 · 3 likes · 0 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“4/ RomM 5.0. Self-hosted manager and browser player for retro game libraries, now with a ground-up UI redesign, a new save-sync engine and server-side ROM…”Aug 3, 2026 · 1 like · 1 reply (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“Dammit another weekend gone”Mar 11, 2026 · 1 like · 1 reply (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“Just learned about RomM, a self-hosted game manager to organize games with metadata, cover art, RetroAchievements AND the ability to play them IN THE BROWSER 👀”Mar 1, 2026 · 2 likes · 0 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“May I introduce you to the romm project? romm.app”Dec 4, 2025 · 2 likes · 0 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsThe RomM Project: all-in-one app for managing your game collectionJul 27, 2025 · 2 points · 0 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“The RomM Project romm.app”Aug 27, 2026 · 1 like · 0 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“romm.app they have a demo you can check out on the site and get a feel for it. I just thought it was cool cause you can setup a emulator environment in one…”Feb 26, 2026 · 1 like · 0 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“Batocera on RPi4 was a failure (some display issue I can't figure out). While looking for other retro gaming software options, discovered romm.app or…”Nov 20, 2025 · 1 like · 0 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“If I had the money, I would put up so many bounties for projects related to romm.app I just think that any console that has homebrew should be able to…”Aug 15, 2025 · 1 like · 0 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“Show HN: RomM – An open-source, self-hosted ROM manager and player View Article | Join the HN Conversation Summary of HN discussion 🧵👇 #hacker-news”Jun 12, 2025 · 0 likes · 1 reply (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“RomM: an open source, self-hosted cloud emulation platform (@romm.app) Main Link | Discussion”Aug 20, 2026 · 0 likes · 0 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“Can we just talk about how goddamn neat this project is? romm.app #RomM #ROMs”Aug 10, 2026 · 0 likes · 0 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“your retro rom collection deserves better than a messy folder of files. romm is a self-hosted manager that auto-fetches box art and metadata, then lets you…”Jul 14, 2026 · 0 likes · 0 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“rommapp / romm A beautiful, powerful, self-hosted rom manager and player.”Jul 9, 2026 · 0 likes · 0 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)