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Dolphin Emulator

Dolphin Emulator is a free, open-source gaming app for Windows, macOS and Linux. Dolphin is a GameCube / Wii emulator, allowing you to play games for these two platforms on PC with improvements. It has 15,624 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-2.0-or-later license.

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About Dolphin Emulator

Dolphin is an emulator for running GameCube and Wii games on Windows, Linux, macOS, and recent Android devices. It's licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License, version 2 or later (GPLv2+).

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What is Dolphin Emulator?

Dolphin Emulator is a free, open-source gaming app for Windows, macOS and Linux. Dolphin is a GameCube / Wii emulator, allowing you to play games for these two platforms on PC with improvements. It has 15,624 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-2.0-or-later license.

Is Dolphin Emulator free and open source?

Yes. Dolphin Emulator's source code is public on GitHub under the GPL-2.0-or-later license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free, so you can use, copy and change it for free.

How do I install Dolphin Emulator?

Download it from the project website or build it from source by following the README on GitHub.

Is Dolphin Emulator still maintained?

The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 8, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.