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10 free, open-source tools, ranked by how fast they're growing.

nxnative seedds
New and promising

nxnative is a tool that allows you to run Nintendo Switch games natively on iPhone and iPad by converting NSP files into unsigned IPAs.

Could replace LibHac, Ryujinx

6.8k stars +976 a day MIT
DroidDeck Droid-Deck
New and promising

DroidDeck is an Android app that allows users to run the SteamOS experience on their Android device, including accessing Windows games through Valve's Proton.

15.1k stars +219 a day GPL-3.0
MacNativeGames ly05010419
New and promising

MacNativeGames is a project that allows you to run Nintendo Switch games natively on Apple silicon Mac, iPhone, and iPad without using an emulator. It rebuilds the game's NVN graphics on Metal.

5.9k stars +151 a day MIT
d2r-mobile jhaizhou-ops
New and promising

D2R Mobile is an open-source compatibility layer that allows you to play Diablo II: Resurrected with the Reign of the Warlock expansion on iOS, macOS, Android, and HarmonyOS devices. It runs the original game code natively, providing full touch controls and 60 fps performance.

4.7k stars +42 a day MIT
universal-modder rehan-remade
New and promising

Universal Modder is a tool that allows AI coding agents to mod almost any PC game by providing skills, tools, and a shared knowledge base for reverse engineering and modding.

9k stars +22 a day MIT
bloodborne_pc deadinside28
New and promising

bbport is a native Linux port of Bloodborne, allowing the game to run directly on x86-64 Linux PCs without emulation. It supports high frame rates and various display modes.

3.7k stars +13 a day GPL-2.0
fheroes2 ihhub
Ready to use

fheroes2 is an open-source recreation of the Heroes of Might and Magic II game engine, offering improved gameplay and graphics.

3.7k stars GPL-2.0
PCL Meloong-Git
Check the licence

Plain Craft Launcher (PCL) is a Windows launcher for Minecraft that handles game downloads, version management and starting the game. This repository holds most of its source code, which is updated each time a new version is released.

9.4k stars Unclear
AnyPS5 boykopovar
Worth a look

AnyPS5 converts PlayStation 5 executables into native Linux and Windows programs, using a relinker and replacement system libraries rather than emulation. It is aimed at game preservation and compatibility research.

48.8k stars GPL-2.0
UniMate Friedrich-M
Worth a look

UniMate is a research model that generates 3D character animation from a text description, and it works across many different skeleton types such as people, animals, birds and insects. It comes with training code, preview checkpoints, a large motion dataset and a tool for preparing your own rigged models.

2.2k stars MIT