EmulatorWorld

Sony PlayStation /

DuckStation Active

A PlayStation emulator focused on playability, speed and long-term maintainability, with upscaling, PGXP geometry correction and a fullscreen TV interface. Since 2024 its source is published under a non-commercial, no-derivatives licence.

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Facts

Runs on
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android
Native: x86-64, ARM64, ARM (32-bit)
Install from
Google Play
License
Source available (CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0)
System ROMs
You supply your own
Mobile
Full Official Android app on Google Play, with an editable on-screen controller layout and external controller support.
RetroAchievements
Built in
Opens
.cue .bin .img .iso .chd .ecm .mds .ccd .pbp .exe .psf
Written in
C++
Authors
Connor McLaughlin (stenzek)
Last checked
Oct 2026

PlayStation features

  • HasPGXP geometry correction
  • HasTexture filtering
  • Has24-bit colour rendering
  • HasTexture replacement
  • HasMemory card management
  • HasMultitap

Has it Doesn't have it Not known yet

Mobile

  • HasOfficial app
  • Unknown:Runs in a mobile browser
  • HasTouch controls
  • Unknown:On-screen keyboard
  • Unknown:Native keyboard
  • HasBluetooth gamepad
  • Unknown:Portrait layout
  • Unknown:Landscape layout
  • Unknown:Installable
  • Unknown:Works offline

Has it Doesn't have it Not known yet

Features

  • HasSave states
  • HasRewind
  • Not listed:Fast-forward
  • HasRun-ahead
  • Not listed:Online multiplayer
  • HasCRT shaders
  • HasA/V recording
  • HasCheats
  • HasAchievements
  • Not listed:Themes

Video

  • Not listed:Integer scaling
  • Not listed:Variable refresh rate
  • Not listed:High refresh rate
  • HasHigher internal resolution
  • Not listed:HDR
  • Not listed:Black frame insertion
  • HasWidescreen hacks

Input

  • HasGamepad
  • Not listed:Touch controls
  • HasLight gun
  • HasMouse
  • Not listed:Positional key mapping
  • Not listed:Symbolic key mapping
  • Not listed:On-screen keyboard
  • Not listed:Native keyboard

For developers

  • HasDebugger
  • HasMemory viewer
  • Not listed:Disassembler
  • Not listed:Profiler
  • Not listed:Trace logger
  • Not listed:Scripting
  • Not listed:Command line

Features not listed may still exist. Edit this entry if something is missing or wrong.