Downloads

Getting started

1. Extract the archive.
2. Run SharpEmu.exe with no arguments. The desktop app opens.
3. In Library, choose Add folder and point it at your dumped games, then hit Launch.

The app also carries settings (CPU engine, log level), a log console, Discord Rich Presence, a built-in updater, and 15 languages.

Command line

The same binary runs headless when you pass it a game's eboot.bin — useful for capturing a log to attach to a compatibility report.

.\SharpEmu.exe "C:\path\to\game\eboot.bin" 2>&1 |
  Tee-Object -FilePath "SharpEmu.log"

What you need

• A 64-bit Windows machine (Windows is the primary target).
• A Vulkan-capable GPU and an up-to-date graphics driver.
• Dumps of games you own. SharpEmu does not include or link to any game content.
• Patience — this is a research project in early development.

Getting started

1. Extract the archive.
2. Run chmod +x ./SharpEmu, then ./SharpEmu with no arguments. The desktop app opens.
3. In Library, choose Add folder and point it at your dumped games, then hit Launch.

The app also carries settings (CPU engine, log level), a log console, Discord Rich Presence, a built-in updater, and 15 languages.

Command line

The same binary runs headless when you pass it a game's eboot.bin — useful for capturing a log to attach to a compatibility report.

./SharpEmu "/path/to/game/eboot.bin" 2>&1 | tee SharpEmu.log

What you need

• A 64-bit Linux machine.
• A Vulkan-capable GPU and an up-to-date graphics driver.
• Dumps of games you own. SharpEmu does not include or link to any game content.
• Patience — this is a research project in early development.

Getting started on macOS

1. Download the osx-x64-app.zip file, unzip it and move SharpEmu.app wherever you like, for example /Applications.
2. On an Apple Silicon Mac, install Rosetta 2 once: softwareupdate --install-rosetta
3. Open the app. Releases are ad-hoc signed and not notarized, so macOS may refuse the first launch. Allow it in System Settings → Privacy & Security, or run:

   xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine SharpEmu.app

4. Add your game folders in the library settings, select a game and press Play.

A game's first run compiles its shaders, so it starts slowly; later runs reuse the cache. The app can't update itself in place: it tells you about new releases and opens the releases page.

Command line

Pass a game's eboot.bin (or a .zar archive) to the executable inside the app. --log-file writes a log you can attach to a compatibility report:

SharpEmu.app/Contents/MacOS/SharpEmu "/path/to/game/eboot.bin" --log-file

Settings, saves, shader caches and logs live in ~/Library/Application Support/SharpEmu; logs go under user/logs/. The .tar.gz download is the same build as a plain folder, for command-line use.

What you need

• macOS 15 or later.
• An Apple Silicon Mac with Rosetta 2, or an Intel Mac. Game code runs natively as x86-64, so the only build is osx-x64; there is no arm64 build.
• A Metal GPU. SharpEmu for macOS renders with Metal directly, with no MoltenVK or Vulkan. Games that draw with primitive (NGG) shaders need a Metal 3 device.
• Dumps of games you own: a game folder with eboot.bin, or a .zar archive of one. Games can use a lot of memory, so a Mac with little free memory may page heavily.

The macOS build lives in its own repository, sharpemu-mac, which tracks the main project. Its troubleshooting guide covers apps that won't start.