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It translates PSP CPU instructions directly into optimized x86, x64, ARM or ARM64 machine code, using JIT recompilers (dynarecs).<br />Read more » </div> </a> </div> <div class="nav-link-container"> <a href="/docs/development/beta-testing" class="nav-link"> <div class="title">Beta Testing on Android</div> <div class="direction">The beta testing program for PPSSPP for Android is now open!<br />Read more » </div> </a> </div> <div class="nav-link-container"> <a href="/docs/development/developer-tools" class="nav-link"> <div class="title">Developer tools</div> <div class="direction">You can reach the developer tools in Settings/Tools/Developer Tools.<br />Read more » </div> </a> </div> <div class="nav-link-container"> <a href="/docs/development/tips-and-tricks" class="nav-link"> <div class="title">Development tips & tricks</div> <div class="direction">For ancient phones that can no longer install directly from Android Studio, choose:<br />Read more » </div> </a> </div> <div class="nav-link-container"> <a href="/docs/development/glossary" class="nav-link"> <div class="title">Glossary</div> <div class="direction">The PSP's portable flash storage solution, very similar to SD cards but a different format.<br />Read more » </div> </a> </div> <div class="nav-link-container"> <a href="/docs/development/known-differences" class="nav-link"> <div class="title">Known differences from the real PSP</div> <div class="direction">PPSSPP tries to replicate the behavior of a real PSP, with regards to running games, as closely as possible, but there are known differences. Some of them are described below.<br />Read more » </div> </a> </div> <div class="nav-link-container"> <a href="/docs/development/wsl" class="nav-link"> <div class="title">PPSSPP on WSL</div> <div class="direction">WSL or Windows Services for Linux is a convenient way to run a Linux VM on Windows. It's well-integrated and quite convenient.<br />Read more » </div> </a> </div> <div class="nav-link-container"> <a href="/docs/development/porting" class="nav-link"> <div class="title">Porting PPSSPP</div> <div class="direction">It's great to see PPSSPP ported to new platforms, feel free to give it a go.<br />Read more » </div> </a> </div> <div class="nav-link-container"> <a href="/docs/development/resources" class="nav-link"> <div class="title">Resources</div> <div class="direction">PPSSPP on GitHub<br />Read more » </div> </a> </div> <div class="nav-link-container"> <a href="/docs/development/translation" class="nav-link"> <div class="title">Translation</div> <div class="direction">PPSSPP is translated into a multitude of languages, but as you may have noticed, many of the translations are far from complete, and there are many still missing.<br />Read more » </div> </a> </div> <div class="nav-link-container"> <a href="/docs/development/ppsspp-internals" class="nav-link"> <div class="title">PPSSPP internals</div> <div class="direction"><ul><li>Atrac3, Atrac3+ and other codecs</li><li>Rendering</li><li>Scheduling</li></ul><br />Read more » </div> </a> </div> <script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3281131109267988" crossorigin="anonymous"></script> <!-- Responsive Black --> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3281131109267988" data-ad-slot="6642932432" data-ad-format="auto"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <div class="nav-link-container"> <a href="/docs/settings/hidden" class="nav-link"> <div class="direction"> Prev </div> <div class="title"> « Hidden settings </div> </a> <a href="/docs/development/getting-started" class="nav-link next"> <div class="direction"> Next </div> <div class="title"> Introduction » </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> </section> <footer> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-4"> <h2>Documentation</h2> <ul class="clean-list"> <li><a href="/docs/intro">Docs & Help</a></li> <li><a href="/docs/getting-started">Getting Started</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="col-4"> <h2>Community</h2> <ul class="clean-list"> <li><a href="https://discord.gg/5NJB6dD">Discord <i class="fas fa-up-right-from-square icon-link" alt=""></i></a> </li> <li><a href="https://x.com/PPSSPP_emu">PPSSPP on X <i class="fas fa-up-right-from-square icon-link" alt=""></i></a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="col-4"> <h2>More</h2> <ul class="clean-list"> <li><a href="https://github.com/hrydgard/ppsspp">GitHub <i class="fas fa-up-right-from-square icon-link" alt=""></i></a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/hrydgard/ppsspp-site">Website GitHub <i class="fas fa-up-right-from-square icon-link" alt=""></i></a></li> <li><a href="/login">Login</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="center-text footer-bottom-text"> Copyright 漏 2024 PPSSPP Project. <a href="/privacy">Privacy Policy</a> </div> </div> </footer> </div> </body> </html>