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Install ppsspp with Homebrew, apk, Nix, pacman, zypper, chocolatey, winget

PlayStation Portable emulator. Version 1.20.4 via Homebrew; verified 2026-09-13. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#ppsspp.

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Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install ppsspp

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add ppsspp

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · ppsspp · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#ppsspp

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/pp/ppsspp/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S ppsspp

Arch Linux sync databases · ppsspp · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install ppsspp

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · ppsspp · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

PlayStation Portable emulator

Commands and aliases

  • PPSSPPSDL
  • ppsspp

history

Project history and usage

PPSSPP is a free, cross-platform emulator for games and homebrew originally made for the Sony PlayStation Portable.

Project history

Henrik Rydgård founded PPSSPP as a free and open-source emulator for Sony's PlayStation Portable. The source and ppsspp.org were publicly launched on 1 November 2012, followed by frequent early releases and rapid ports to additional systems.

The project reached its 1.x series in 2015 and continued improving CPU and GPU emulation, game compatibility, rendering backends, input, networking, save states, and debugging facilities. Its long-lived cross-platform codebase supports both native applications and frontend-oriented builds.

Adoption history

PPSSPP expanded quickly from early Windows and Android builds into a cross-platform emulator for Linux, macOS, iOS, and other systems. The official documentation now describes conventional packages or installers for the major desktop and mobile platforms.

Distribution through mobile stores became especially important. Android releases were available early in the project's life, while Apple's 2024 policy change allowed an official PPSSPP release on the iOS App Store after years of unofficial builds.

How it is used

Users open legally obtained PSP game images or homebrew and configure controls, rendering, audio, networking, and per-game overrides through the emulator interface. PPSSPP emulates the PSP Memory Stick directory structure for saved data and installed content.

On macOS and conventional Linux layouts, user data resides beneath ~/.config/ppsspp; the main settings file is PSP/SYSTEM/ppsspp.ini inside that directory. The interface can reveal the active Memory Stick folder when platform storage rules differ.

PPSSPP does not supply commercial games. Users must obtain software lawfully, such as by transferring their own PSP media or using freely distributed homebrew.

Why package nerds care

PPSSPP is a prominent example of a performance-sensitive emulator maintained across desktop, mobile, and ARM platforms from a shared C++ codebase. Its JIT interpreters, multiple graphics backends, software renderer, SDL frontend, and extensive hardware tests make it interesting well beyond ordinary game packaging.

For Unix package maintainers, PPSSPP combines a graphical application, command-line/SDL executable, firmware-free emulation core, platform-specific graphics and multimedia integrations, and persistent PSP-style Memory Stick data.

Timeline

  • 2012: PPSSPP was open-sourced and its official website launched.
  • 2013: The project established regular Android releases and early unofficial iOS builds.
  • 2015: PPSSPP entered the 1.x release series.
  • 2017: The 1.5 release introduced full Vulkan support.
  • 2024: PPSSPP became officially available through Apple's iOS App Store.

Related projects

  • The pspautotests and frametests projects provide hardware-derived behavioral and rendering tests used to improve emulator accuracy.
  • PPSSPP also maintains a libretro integration for use by compatible emulator frontends.

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for ppsspp. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 7 platform targets.
  • Installs with 7 runtime dependencies.
  • Build metadata lists 3 build dependencies.

Recommended review

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local files

Configuration and credential file locations

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Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix
~/.config/ppsspp/PSP/SYSTEM/ppsspp.ini

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
PPSSPPSDLcliglobal executable
ppssppcliglobal executable

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 generated2026-11-04
manager version1.20.4
manager updated2026-09-13
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/hrydgard/ppsspp

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:ppsspp
Version1.20.4
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/ppsspp
Homepagehttps://ppsspp.org/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/hrydgard/ppsspp
Upstream docshttps://ppsspp.org/
LicenseGPL-2.0-or-later AND BSD-3-Clause
Source archivehttps://github.com/hrydgard/ppsspp/releases/download/v1.20.4/ppsspp-1.20.4.tar.xz
Last updated2026-09-13T12:21:39Z
Pulseupdated
Dependencieslibzip, miniupnpc, molten-vk, sdl2-compat, sdl2_ttf, snappy, zstd
Build dependenciescmake, freetype, pkgconf
Bottleavailable (on arm64_golden_gate, arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Nameppsspp
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • stable

source database matches

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Nix95%

ppsspp

nix profile install nixpkgs#ppsspp
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Ppsspp
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/pp/ppsspp/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
apk95%

ppsspp 1.19.3-r2

PPSSPP - a fast and portable PSP emulator

https://www.ppsspp.org/

sudo apk add ppsspp
  • License: GPL-2.0-only
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: ppsspp
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Ppsspp
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ppsspp from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
pacman95%

ppsspp 1.20.4-4

A PSP emulator written in C++

https://www.ppsspp.org/

sudo pacman -S ppsspp
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 16 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Ppsspp
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: ppsspp from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
zypper95%

ppsspp 1.19.3-2.7

PlayStation Portable Emulator

https://www.ppsspp.org

sudo zypper install ppsspp
  • License: Apache-2.0 AND BSD-1-Clause AND BSL-1.0 AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later AND BSD-2-Clause AND BSD-3-Clause AND (BSD-2-Clause OR
  • Category: System/Emulators/Other
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: ppsspp
  • 17 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Ppsspp
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: ppsspp from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/d310d5a96106e1e8872a385adf98aaa23be9db5d80937a6717314e7e7f37715065c6c748ab7ccee6475d620b46979c0fe64235fc0c46988e17edf659578fcf31-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

ppsspp-common 1.19.3-2.7

PPSSPP assets

https://www.ppsspp.org

sudo zypper install ppsspp-common
  • License: Apache-2.0 AND BSD-1-Clause AND BSL-1.0 AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later AND BSD-2-Clause AND BSD-3-Clause AND (BSD-2-Clause OR
  • Category: System/Emulators/Other
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: ppsspp
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Ppsspp
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: ppsspp-common from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/d310d5a96106e1e8872a385adf98aaa23be9db5d80937a6717314e7e7f37715065c6c748ab7ccee6475d620b46979c0fe64235fc0c46988e17edf659578fcf31-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

ppsspp-headless 1.19.3-2.7

PPSSPP headless

https://www.ppsspp.org

sudo zypper install ppsspp-headless
  • License: Apache-2.0 AND BSD-1-Clause AND BSL-1.0 AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later AND BSD-2-Clause AND BSD-3-Clause AND (BSD-2-Clause OR
  • Category: System/Emulators/Other
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: ppsspp
  • 15 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Ppsspp
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: ppsspp-headless from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/d310d5a96106e1e8872a385adf98aaa23be9db5d80937a6717314e7e7f37715065c6c748ab7ccee6475d620b46979c0fe64235fc0c46988e17edf659578fcf31-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

ppsspp-qt 1.19.3-2.7

PPSSPP Qt backend

https://www.ppsspp.org

sudo zypper install ppsspp-qt
  • License: Apache-2.0 AND BSD-1-Clause AND BSL-1.0 AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later AND BSD-2-Clause AND BSD-3-Clause AND (BSD-2-Clause OR
  • Category: System/Emulators/Other
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: ppsspp
  • 21 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Ppsspp
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: ppsspp-qt from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/d310d5a96106e1e8872a385adf98aaa23be9db5d80937a6717314e7e7f37715065c6c748ab7ccee6475d620b46979c0fe64235fc0c46988e17edf659578fcf31-primary.xml.zst
Chocolatey95%

PPSSPP

choco install PPSSPP
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Ppsspp
Chocolatey community package catalog · community.chocolatey.org · Chocolatey community package catalog: PPSSPP from https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='6.8427997','visualstudio2019-workload-data'
winget95%

PPSSPPTeam.PPSSPP

winget install --id PPSSPPTeam.PPSSPP -e
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Ppsspp
Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: PPSSPPTeam.PPSSPP from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

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