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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.

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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 android

 Install Flycast from Google Play.

Flatpak (Linux ubuntu logo)

  1. Set up Flatpak.

  2. Install Flycast from Flathub:

flatpak install -y org.flycast.Flycast

  1. Run Flycast:

flatpak run org.flycast.Flycast

Homebrew (macOS apple logo)

  1. Set up Homebrew or run brew update if already installed.

  2. Choose one channel:

Channel Install command
Master (recommended) brew install --cask flyinghead/flycast/flycast@master
Stable brew install --cask flyinghead/flycast/flycast
Nightly dev brew install --cask flyinghead/flycast/flycast@dev
  1. Run Flycast from your Application folder

 See the Flycast tap for updating, uninstalling, and switching channels.

iOS

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

Xbox One/Series xbox logo

 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

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