RomM
ROM manager for organizing, enriching, and playing retro games, with support for 400+ platforms.
- Game Servers
- Python
- AGPL-3.0
- Docker
- Actively maintained
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 13,260
- Forks
- 747
- Open issues
- 137
- Commits, last 12 months
- 5,917
- Last commit
- Oct 6, 2026
- Latest release
- 5.3.1Sep 23, 2026
- Created
- Mar 8, 2023
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About RomM
ROM manager for organizing, enriching, and playing retro games, with support for 400+ platforms. RomM is open source under the AGPL-3.0 license and written mainly in Python, so you can read the code, run it on your own hardware and keep full control of your data.
The project has 13,260 stars and 747 forks on GitHub, with 5,917 commits over the last year. It ships a Docker image, which makes it a good fit for a small VPS or a home server running Docker Compose.
Topics
- retrogaming
- self-hosted
- open-source
- emulation
- rommapp
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What is RomM?
RomM is a free, open-source app you can host on your own server, listed in our Game Servers category. ROM manager for organizing, enriching, and playing retro games, with support for 400+ platforms. The source code lives at github.com/rommapp/romm, where it has 13,260 stars.
Is RomM free and open source?
Yes. RomM is open-source software released under the AGPL-3.0 license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.
Can I run RomM with Docker?
Yes. RomM provides a Docker image, so you can run it on any Linux server with Docker and Docker Compose installed. The project README lists the image name and the environment variables to set.
What are the best alternatives to RomM?
Popular open-source alternatives to RomM include Sunshine, Pterodactyl and LinuxGSM. RomM itself is a self-hosted alternative to Steam Link / GeForce Now.
Is RomM actively maintained?
The most recent commit to RomM was on Oct 6, 2026 with 5,917 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is 5.3.1, published Sep 23, 2026. Check the open issues on GitHub to gauge how quickly maintainers respond.