# PPSSPP (open-source game)

> PPSSPP is a free, open-source game for Android. A PSP emulator for Android, Windows, Mac, Linux and iOS, written in C++. It has 14,608 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-2.0-or-later license, and you can install it from F-Droid.

PPSSPP is a PSP emulator for Android and other platforms. It is being developed at a rapid speed and compatibility is increasing quickly, but there are many games it doesn't run yet and it doesn't run fast on Android yet. No games are included with this download, you will have to dump your own PSP games and turn them into .ISO or .CSO files, or simply play free homebrew games, which are available online. * PSP is a trademark of Sony, Inc.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/hrydgard/ppsspp |
| Platforms | Android |
| Built with | Other |
| GitHub stars | 14,608 |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later (open source) |
| F-Droid | https://f-droid.org/packages/org.ppsspp.ppsspp/ (package org.ppsspp.ppsspp) |
| F-Droid anti-features | none flagged |
| Google Play | not linked |
| App Store | not linked |
| Website | https://www.ppsspp.org/ |
| Official | no |
| Category | Games |
| Latest release | v1.20.4 (May 16, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 8, 2026 |

F-Droid builds its apps from source and flags anti-features: https://f-droid.org/en/docs/Anti-Features/

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