romlm

Spec sheet

Purpose

romlm is a Python command-line tool for organizing retro-game ROM collections by packing, unpacking, sorting, and removing duplicates.Read 30 Sep 2026 · github.com

Intended users

The maker describes using romlm to prepare ROM libraries for Analogue Pocket and Emulation Station-based handheld systems.Read 30 Sep 2026 · github.com

Support

The maker invites users to report issues or submit pull requests through the repository.Read 30 Sep 2026 · github.com

License

The repository identifies its license as MIT.Read 30 Sep 2026 · github.com

Archive handling

It extracts .7z and .zip files into subfolders and packs uncompressed files into .7z or .zip archives while preserving nested folder structure.Read 30 Sep 2026 · github.com

Creator

The repository credits ManeFunction as creator and maintainer, while the maker's GitHub profile identifies ManeFunction as Ilia Petrov-Komotskii.Read 30 Sep 2026 · github.com

Duplicate cleanup

Duplicate selection uses filename data such as region, beta status, revision, version, and release date to choose a candidate to keep.Read 30 Sep 2026 · github.com

Install options

The README describes installation through pip, Homebrew, ready-to-use release binaries, or manual source installation and script use.Read 30 Sep 2026 · github.com

Installation

The maker documents installation through pip, a custom Homebrew tap, ready-to-use GitHub release binaries, or manual Python installation and script use.Read 30 Sep 2026 · github.com

Intended use

The maker describes romlm as a tool for preparing ROM libraries for Analogue Pocket and Emulation Station-based handheld systems.Read 30 Sep 2026 · github.com

Logging and utilities

Verbose logging shows what the script is doing, and utilities remove system meta-files and empty subdirectories.Read 30 Sep 2026 · github.com

macOS signing

The maker says macOS binaries are not properly signed because they do not have Apple Developer status and instructs users to remove the quarantine attribute.Read 30 Sep 2026 · github.com

Maintainer

The repository says romlm was created and is maintained by ManeFunction.Read 30 Sep 2026 · github.com

Maker location

The maker's GitHub profile lists Poland.Read 30 Sep 2026 · github.com

Other cleanup

It can remove system metadata files such as desktop.ini and .DS_Store, and remove empty subdirectories after sorting.Read 30 Sep 2026 · github.com

Platform support

The README provides installation instructions for Windows, macOS, and Linux, including Windows binaries and Homebrew support for macOS and Linux.Read 30 Sep 2026 · github.com

ROM set compatibility

The maker says features are tested on No-Intro ROM sets and should work with similarly named collections.Read 30 Sep 2026 · github.com

ROM set support

The maker says romlm’s features are tested on no-intro ROM sets and should work with collections that use similar naming conventions.Read 30 Sep 2026 · github.com

Sorting

It sorts files into A–Z folders and can also separate homebrew, pirate, or user-defined tag folders.Read 30 Sep 2026 · github.com

Where Specifiction places it

• ROM Management Software#25 of 397.1