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Cross-platform plugin-based N64 emulator. Version 2.6.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-18.
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overview
Package summary
Cross-platform plugin-based N64 emulator
Project links
Commands and aliases
- mupen64plus
history
Project history and usage
Mupen64Plus is the maintained, cross-platform continuation of the Mupen64 Nintendo 64 emulator line. The emulator's public history starts with MUPEN64 releases in 2001, then moves through names such as Mupen64-64bit and Mupen64-amd64 before the Mupen64Plus project consolidated around a portable, plugin-based architecture. A major redesign of the plugin API landed around the 1.99 beta series in late 2009, moving user-interface concerns out of plugins and into a separate front-end layer so the core could serve Linux, macOS, Windows, and other ports more cleanly.
Project history
Technically, Mupen64Plus is built around a core emulator plus plugins for the Nintendo 64's major subsystems: MIPS R4300 CPU emulation, graphics/RDP, signal-processor/RSP, audio, and input. The official site highlights multiple CPU emulators and dynamic recompilers for x86 and amd64, with OpenGL video plugins such as RiceVideo and maintained third-party options. This split lets users trade accuracy, speed, and compatibility by swapping video or RSP plugins.
How it is used
The package is usually used as a command-line emulator backend, with configuration under the user's config directory and graphical front ends layered on top. Debian's wiki notes that Mupen64Plus runs from the command line by default and points GUI users to front ends such as mupen64plus-qt or M64Py; the wider ecosystem also includes Android and libretro-derived ports. In package-manager terms it fills the open-source, cross-platform N64 emulator niche next to Project64, with stronger emphasis on modular plugins and Unix-friendly packaging.
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mupen64Plus
- https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/mupen64plus
- https://github.com/libretro/mupen64plus-libretro-nx
- https://github.com/mupen64plus/mupen64plus-core
- https://m64py.sourceforge.net/
- https://mupen64plus.org/
- https://mupen64plus.org/wiki/index.php/ThirdPartyPlugins
- https://wiki.debian.org/Mupen64Plus
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Linux
~/.config/mupen64plus/mupen64plus.cfg
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
mupen64plus | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version2.6.0
manager updated2026-06-18
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:mupen64plus |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.6.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://www.mupen64plus.org/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/mupen64plus/mupen64plus-core |
| Last updated | 2026-06-18T02:28:59-04:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation