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Dolphin Emulator

Dolphin Emulator is a console and retro computer emulator, available on Windows, macOS, Linux and Android: mod support.

Completely free
Windows, macOS, Linux and Android
Open source

Ad-supported exit link (Clictune): an intermediate page may show for a few seconds before the official website. Direct link to the website, no intermediate page

Download for Android (F-Droid)

Link to the official download page, ad-supported (Clictune): an intermediate page may show for a few seconds. Direct link to the download

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Geographic availability: No geographic restriction found in our sources; availability is not checked country by country.

Technical details

Pricing: Completely freeconfirmed by Flathub, F-Droid
License: GPL-2.0+ — Open source (copyleft)confirmed by Flathub, F-Droid
Open source: Yes
Commercial use: Yesconfirmed by Flathub, F-Droid
Account required: not documented
Credit card required: Noconfirmed by Flathub, F-Droid
Watermark: Not applicable
Ads: No
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux and AndroidEstablished by Android: F-Droid · Linux: Flathub, Unspecified source · macOS: Unspecified source · Windows: Unspecified source
Publisher: Dolphin Emulator Project
Latest version: 2609a (8 October 2026)
Latest activity: 10 October 2026
Source code: github.com/dolphin-emu/dolphin

Overview

Dolphin Emulator is a console and retro computer emulator, available on Windows, macOS, Linux and Android.

Gameplay elements described on its official website: mod support.

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

Excerpts that establish this information

“Official website of Dolphin, the GameCube and Wii emulator.” — official website, 10 November 2026
“And Graphics Mods quietly fixed a major visual issue at high resolution that has plagued many flagship games for Dolphin's entire existence!” — official website, 10 November 2026

At a glance

All of Dolphin Emulator is free: no feature is locked behind a paid plan, and its code is open.

Its licence (GPL-2.0+) is a copyleft open source licence: you may use, study, modify and redistribute it, including commercially; modified versions must keep the same licence.

Strengths

Open source code
No advertising
Commercial use allowed

About

Dolphin is an emulator for two recent Nintendo video game consoles: the GameCube and the Wii. It allows PC gamers to enjoy games for these two consoles in full HD (1080p) with several enhancements: compatibility with all PC controllers, turbo speed, networked multiplayer, and even more!

Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

Sources and checks

Facts collected from Flathub (credit card, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) — 10 November 2026
Facts collected from Unspecified source (platforms) — 9 November 2026
Facts collected from F-Droid (credit card, source code, licence, free status, platforms, ads, commercial use, version) — 6 November 2026
Last technical check: 6 November 2026
Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

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