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Flycast is a multiplatform Sega Dreamcast, Naomi, Naomi 2 and Atomiswave emulator

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README.md

Flycast

Flycast is a multi-platform Sega Dreamcast, Naomi, Naomi 2, and Atomiswave emulator derived from reicast.

Information about configuration and supported features can be found on TheArcadeStriker's flycast wiki.

Join us on our Discord server for a chat.

Downloads

Get builds for your system from the builds page or GitHub Releases.

Latest master builds: regular builds from the master branch with recent fixes and updates.
Nightly dev builds: experimental builds with the latest features and changes.
Stable tagged releases: versioned release builds published on GitHub Releases.

Automated test results are available from the builds page as well.

Install

Android

Install Flycast from Google Play.

Flatpak (Linux )

Set up Flatpak.
Install Flycast from Flathub:

flatpak install -y org.flycast.Flycast

Run Flycast:

flatpak run org.flycast.Flycast

Homebrew (macOS )

Set up Homebrew.
Install Flycast via Homebrew:

brew install --cask flycast

iOS

Due to persistent harassment from an iOS user, support for this platform has been dropped.

Xbox One/Series

Grab the latest build from the builds page, or the GitHub Actions. Then install it using the Xbox Device Portal.

Build from source

macOS

Right-click the bootstrap script and choose Open:

shell/apple/generate_xcode_project.command

Windows

Double-click the bootstrap script:

shell\windows\generate_vs_project.bat

Linux

Dependencies

C/C++ compiler toolchain (e.g. gcc/g++)
CMake
make
libcurl (development headers)
libudev (development headers)
SDL2 (development headers)
Graphics API: Vulkan, OpenGL

Build

$ git clone --recursive https://github.com/flyinghead/flycast.git
$ cd flycast
$ mkdir build && cd build
$ cmake ..
$ make