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.
Get builds for your system from the builds page or GitHub Releases.
- Latest master builds: regular builds from the
masterbranch 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 Flycast from Google Play.
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Install Flycast from Flathub:
flatpak install -y org.flycast.Flycast
- Run Flycast:
flatpak run org.flycast.Flycast
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Set up Homebrew or run
brew updateif already installed. -
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 |
- Run Flycast from your Application folder
See the Flycast tap for updating, uninstalling, and switching channels.
Due to persistent harassment from an iOS user, support for this platform has been dropped.
Grab the latest build from the builds page, or the GitHub Actions. Then install it using the Xbox Device Portal.
Right-click the bootstrap script and choose Open:
shell/apple/generate_xcode_project.command
Double-click the bootstrap script:
shell\windows\generate_vs_project.bat
- C/C++ compiler toolchain (e.g.
gcc/g++) - CMake
- make
- libcurl (development headers)
- libudev (development headers)
- SDL2 (development headers)
- Graphics API: Vulkan, OpenGL
$ git clone --recursive https://github.com/flyinghead/flycast.git
$ cd flycast
$ mkdir build && cd build
$ cmake ..
$ make






