Pegasus Frontend vs RomM
Pegasus Frontend
pegasus-frontend.org
RomM
romm.appSide by side
| Figure | Pegasus Frontend | RomM |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $6.49/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 3 |
| Spec score · Game launchers | 8.0 (#22) | 9.4 (#2) |
| Spec score · Game Library Managers | 7.6 (#18) | 8.7 (#6) |
| Integrations | The docs list automatic game-source support for Steam, GOG, Android apps, Lutris, EmulationStation, and LaunchBox, with availability varying by platform. | The project lists ES-DE and Pegasus exports, LaunchBox import, community apps, and a REST API. |
| Metadata | Pegasus can use its own metadata files and read EmulationStation gamelist files and associated assets. | Metadata providers listed include IGDB, ScreenScraper, LaunchBox, and MobyGames. |
| Purpose | Pegasus provides a graphical interface for collecting games from various platforms, displaying game information and media, and launching games or emulators. | RomM is a self-hosted app for scanning, enriching, browsing, and playing a ROM collection. |
| Support | The project links users to its documentation, Discord, and development thread for information and community discussion. | Troubleshooting directs users to GitHub issues and a Discord help channel staffed by maintainers and community members. |
Plans
In their own words
Pegasus Frontend
Pegasus Frontend is a free graphical interface for collecting games from different platforms, viewing game information and media, and launching games or emulators. Users configure how emulators launch, while themes can change both the presentation of a collection and how people interact with it. Navigation supports gamepads, keyboards, mice and touch, across screen sizes from TVs to handhelds. Listed automatic game sources include Steam, GOG, Android apps, Lutris, EmulationStation and LaunchBox, though availability varies by platform. Lutris support is marked experimental. Pegasus can use its own metadata files or read EmulationStation gamelists and associated assets. It does not include or download games, emulators, stores or game assets, so users must supply those separately. Official releases are listed for Windows 7 or later, Linux, Raspberry Pi, Odroid, Android 5 or later, and macOS 10.13 or later. Android installation requires manually enabling APK installation, and Pegasus is not available from the Play Store.
RomM
RomM is a free, self-hosted app for scanning, enriching, browsing, and playing a ROM collection. The project says it supports more than 400 platforms, including multi-disk games, DLCs, mods, hacks, and manuals. Compatible games can run in a browser through EmulatorJS and Ruffle without setup, while saves and states sync across devices with conflict resolution. Metadata providers include IGDB, ScreenScraper, LaunchBox, and MobyGames; RomM can also fetch artwork from SteamGridDB and track RetroAchievements. A built-in patcher applies ROM hacks and translations. The project lists granular per-user permissions, OIDC single sign-on, a REST API, and exports for ES-DE and Pegasus. Official clients include a Windows Playnite plugin, the Android Argosy handheld launcher, and the Linux Grout handheld client. A native iOS app is a community project, and the team says it does not regularly review community project source code. RomM is AGPL-3.0 licensed, with no tracking or paid features. Setup help and community discussion are available through Discord.