Igir vs RomsOrganizer
Igir
igir.ioRomsOrganizer
github.comSide by side
| Figure | Igir | RomsOrganizer |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 0 |
| Spec score · ROM Management Software | 8.9 (#2) | 6.6 (#30) |
| License | Igir's license page provides the GNU General Public License, version 3. | The code is licensed under MIT, and the README says the project is not affiliated with Batocera, RetroBat, or RGS. |
| Purpose | Igir is a command-line ROM collection manager that sorts, filters, extracts or archives, patches, and reports on collections of any size. | RomsOrganizer finds and removes duplicate ROMs from Batocera game lists, with built-in backup and restore. |
| Safety | The project says Igir uses non-destructive defaults and will not delete files unless the user explicitly supplies relevant commands and options. | The app moves duplicates to a holding folder instead of deleting them and provides a menu option to restore them. |
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In their own words
Igir
Igir is a free ROM collection manager for scanning, organizing, filtering, patching, and reporting on game files. It can find DATs, ROMs, and ROM patches, including files inside archives, then organize ROMs with consistent names. Users can filter duplicates and unwanted ROMs, create multi-disc playlists, and apply patches in batches. Reports can show which ROMs are present or missing for each console, and Igir can generate fixdats for missing ROMs. For arcade collections, it can build or rebuild MAME sets by un-merging, splitting, or merging them. Documentation includes configuration guides for tools such as Batocera, LaunchBox, RetroArch, OpenEmu, and RomM. Igir runs on Windows, macOS, Linux, and other operating systems supported by Node.js. It is available as a downloadable executable or through npm, Homebrew, and Scoop. Every installation option requires a baseline understanding of command-line interfaces. The project describes its defaults as non-destructive and says it does not make network requests beyond those requested by the user, including usage or telemetry requests. Igir is licensed under GNU GPL version 3.
RomsOrganizer
RomsOrganizer has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.