RomM

Self-hosted ROM manager for retro gamers: scan a collection, pull metadata and artwork, and play games in the browser with saves synced across devices.

14.3k stars, 817 forks Python On GitHub since March 2023

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RomM at a glance

Open sourceYes, AGPL-3.0No paid parts in the repository
Health74 of 100Actively developed
Self-hostingDockerOne-click in Umbrel, TrueNAS and 4 more
Interface16 languagesIncluding English, German and French
Release rhythmEvery ~15 daysLatest: 5.4.1, 22 October 2026

What is RomM?

RomM scans the ROM files you already own, matches them against IGDB, Screenscraper, LaunchBox and MobyGames, and presents them as a browsable library covering more than 400 platforms, including multi-disk games, DLCs, hacks and manuals. Many titles run directly in a browser tab through EmulatorJS or RuffleRS. Saves and states sync between devices with conflict resolution, a built-in patcher applies romhacks and translations on the fly, and RetroAchievements progress is tracked. Official clients exist for Playnite, Android handhelds and several Linux handheld firmwares, and the web interface is translated into 16 languages.

Good fit if

  • You keep a large emulator collection and want cover art, descriptions and manuals without tagging files by hand.
  • Family members or friends should reach the library with their own accounts, permissions or OIDC single sign-on.
  • You switch between a PC, an Android handheld and a custom-firmware device and want saves to follow you.

Look elsewhere if

  • You want to stream games running on your gaming PC to other screens rather than manage ROM files: Sunshine.

Before you adopt it

RomM is licensed under AGPL-3.0, so a modified version offered to others over a network must publish its source. The repository has no paid parts, and the README promises no tracking and no paid features; partner hosts Hostinger and CoreHost sell ready-made deployments that pass a share of revenue back to the project. Setup uses Docker Compose with MySQL and Redis alongside the app. Development is busy and spread across 18 recent contributors under the rommapp organization.

Drafted with AI from the project's README and repository data, then checked against that data on 7 November 2026. Report a correction

How to run RomM yourself

One-click install

Not listed in YunoHost and Coolify. Checked against each panel’s app catalog on 12 November 2026.

Ways to install

Docker files
Dockerfile or compose file in the repository
Docker image
rommapp/romm: 15M pulls · x86-64, ARM64 · 510 MB downloadAlso ghcr.io/rommapp/romm
Compose file
docker-compose.yml: 3 services (mysql, redis)
Setup effort
2 of 5, judged from the compose file
Kubernetes
No Helm chart in the repository
Desktop and mobile
No app builds in GitHub releases
Interface languages
16 languages, including English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Russian, Turkish, Japanese and Korean
Show all 16

Bulgarian, Chinese, Czech, English, French, German, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish

Install instructions: romm.app or the README on GitHub. Docker images and packages are checked weekly.

RomM health: is it still maintained?

74 of 100, actively developed

Release rhythmEvery ~15 daysLatest: 5.4.1, 22 October 2026
Issue repliesNot measuredToo few recent issues from outside the team
Bus factorLow riskThe most active of 9 authors wrote 42% of recent commits
  • Activity
    2,711 commits in the last 90 days, the latest on 12 November 2026.
    30 / 30
  • Contributors
    9 people wrote the latest 100 commits; the most active wrote 42% of them.
    13 / 20
  • Releases
    5+ releases in the last 12 months; the latest, 5.4.1, on 22 October 2026.
    16 / 20
  • Replies to issues
    Too few recent issues from outside the team to measure, so this part gets a neutral score.
    10 / 20
  • Security practices
    No OpenSSF Scorecard for this repository yet, so this part gets a neutral score.
    5 / 10

Read from GitHub on 12 November 2026. How the score works

RomM security

Security advisories are the vulnerabilities the maintainers disclosed on GitHub, with the versions that fix them; many advisories can mean careful disclosure as much as weak code.

Security advisories19 published1 critical, 9 high; all list a fixed version

Latest advisories

All 19 advisories on GitHub

Advisories read from GitHub on 12 November 2026.

RomM license: is it open source?

RomM uses AGPL-3.0, an open-source license approved by the OSI.

  1. March 2023First published on GitHub.
  2. TodayAGPL-3.0.

RomM for developers

Written in

  • Python 61%
  • TypeScript 20%
  • Vue 19%
  • CSS <1%
  • JavaScript <1%
  • Other <1%

Getting involved

Contributing guideYesCONTRIBUTING.mdOpen issues175On GitHub
Authors, 90 days9Of the latest 100 commits
DonationsOpen CollectiveListed on GitHub

Language shares are GitHub’s count of the code in the repository.

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Questions about RomM

Is RomM open source?

Yes. RomM is published under AGPL-3.0, an OSI-approved open-source license.

Is RomM still maintained?

Its health score is 74 of 100 (actively developed). It had 2,711 commits in the last 90 days, the latest on 12 November 2026, and its latest release came out on 22 October 2026.

How do I run RomM?

You can run it with the Docker image rommapp/romm and in one click from Umbrel, TrueNAS, Unraid and 3 more. The README on GitHub has the exact steps.

What is RomM written in?

RomM is written mainly in Python (61% of the code), with TypeScript (20%) and Vue (19%), by GitHub’s count of the repository.

What languages is RomM available in?

The repository has interface translations for 16 languages, including English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Russian and Turkish.

What are the alternatives to RomM?

Close alternatives in the Games & game servers category include Pterodactyl, Sunshine, LinuxGSM.