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Provenance Emu

The team that builds Provenance Emulator and related projects.
Provenance

The Premier Open-Source Multi-System Emulator for iPhone, iPad & Apple TV

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What Is Provenance?

Provenance is a free, open-source multi-system emulator that brings 38+ classic gaming systems to iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV — with native iOS features, beautiful artwork, and 10+ years of active development.

No jailbreak. No ads. No tracking. Just your games.

→ Get it on the App Store → AltStore / Sideload → Build from Source


Supported Systems

Nintendo

  • Game Boy / Color / Advance
  • NES / Famicom / FDS
  • SNES / Super Famicom
  • Nintendo 64 / 64DD
  • Nintendo DS · 3DS
  • GameCube · Wii
  • Virtual Boy · Pokémon Mini

Sega

  • Master System · SG-1000
  • Genesis / Mega Drive
  • Sega CD · 32X
  • Game Gear · Saturn
  • Dreamcast

Sony & NEC

  • PlayStation (PS1)
  • PlayStation 2 ⚠️ (Play! — requires JIT)
  • PlayStation Portable
  • PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16
  • PC Engine CD · SuperGrafx
  • PC-FX

Atari, SNK & More

  • Atari 2600 · 5200 · 7800 · Lynx
  • Atari Jaguar · Jaguar CD
  • Neo Geo · Pocket · Pocket Color
  • WonderSwan · Color
  • 3DO · Intellivision · Vectrex
  • ColecoVision · Odyssey 2
  • And more…

View the full system compatibility list →


Key Features

Feature Details
🎨 Custom Skins Full support for .deltaskin / .manicskin controller layouts — browse the catalog
🏆 RetroAchievements Unlock achievements across 100+ supported systems
💾 iCloud Sync Save states, game library, and skins sync across all your devices
🕹️ Controller Support MFi, Xbox, PlayStation, Siri Remote, and keyboard
🎮 Cheat Codes In-app lookup from the libretro database across 12+ cores
📺 Apple TV / tvOS Full tvOS support with TopShelf integration
🖼️ Artwork & Metadata Automatic box art, screenshots, ratings, and manuals
🌀 CRT Shaders 7 built-in Metal filters including Simple CRT, Complex CRT, VHS, LCD, Game Boy
📦 CHD Support Native CHD disc image support across CD-based cores
🔓 100% Free Open source, no ads, no tracking — forever

Repositories

Core Project

Repo Description
Provenance Main iOS/tvOS app — Swift, UIKit, SwiftUI
wiki Documentation at wiki.provenance-emu.com
skins Community skin catalog at provenance-emu.com/skins
provenance-emu.github.io Main website at provenance-emu.com

Emulation Cores

Repo System(s)
Core-Mednafen PS1, PC Engine, Virtual Boy, Lynx, WonderSwan, NGP
Core-PPSSPP PlayStation Portable
Core-Gambatte Game Boy / Color
Core-VisualBoyAdvance Game Boy Advance
Core-SNES9x Super Nintendo
Core-FCEUX NES / Famicom
Core-Mupen64Plus Nintendo 64
Core-Gen-Plus-GX Sega Genesis, Master System, Game Gear
Core-Stella Atari 2600
Core-VirtualJaguar Atari Jaguar
Core-ProSystem Atari 7800
Core-PicoDrive Sega 32X, Mega CD
Core-PokeMini Pokémon Mini
Core-Atari800 Atari 8-bit

Contributing

Contributions are welcome across all our repos:


Community

Discord Twitter/X App Store


Members


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    iOS & tvOS multi-emulator frontend, supporting various Atari, Bandai, NEC, Nintendo, Sega, SNK and Sony console systems… Get Started: https://wiki.provenance-emu.com |

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    Community skin catalog for Provenance emulator — browse, submit, and discover controller skins

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    ZipArchive is a simple utility class for zipping and unzipping files on iOS, macOS and tvOS.

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    Swift wrapper around Simple Direct Media Layer (SDL2) for macOS, iOS, Linux and Windows

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