Dolphin

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Dolphin

Developers
	Dolphin Team
Release dates
Windows	2003
macOS (OS X)	TBA
Linux	TBA

Dolphin is an emulator for two recent Nintendo video game consoles: the GameCube and the Wii. It allows PC gamers to enjoy games for these two consoles in full HD (1080p) with several enhancements: compatibility with all PC controllers, turbo speed, networked multiplayer, and even more!

Key points

Open-source and is still actively developed.

General information

Dolphin Website

Dolphin Source Code (GitHub)

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Official website

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Dolphin Emulator\Config\

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Natively supported by a few Gamecube games and most Wii games. Can be patched with an AR code (if it exists) or forced with the Widescreen Hack combined with setting the Aspect Ratio to Force 16:9 or Stretch to Window.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Can be patched with an AR code (if it exists) or forced with the Widescreen Hack combined with setting the Aspect Ratio to Stretch to Window.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Up to 16 samples.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		up to 8x MSAA, up to 8x SSAA
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS		Per-game basis. Natively supported by some games, others can be patched with an AR code (if it exists).
120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts		via texture packs (per-game basis)
Impulse Trigger vibration

Tracked motion controllers
Button/gesture prompts		For Wii Games.

Generic/other controllers
Button prompts	Wrong	via texture packs (per-game basis)

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M		up to 4 inputs

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound		Dolby Pro Logic II
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Polish

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Native 3D		Side-by-side, top-and-bottom, anaglyph, HDMI 3D, and passive.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D		DX9 no longer supported as of 5.0
OpenGL	4.4
Software renderer		Only for debugging purpose
Metal support		MoltenVK
Vulkan	1.1

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	ARM	Notes
Windows				No x86 support as of 5.0
macOS (OS X)
Linux

System requirements

Windows

macOS (OS X)

Linux

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7 SP1
Processor (CPU)	A CPU with SSE2 support. A modern CPU (3 GHz and Dual Core, not older than 2008)	Quad Core
System memory (RAM)	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU)	A graphics card that supports Direct3D 11 / OpenGL 4.4 / Vulkan 1.1 OpenGL 4.4 compatible DirectX 11 compatible

A 64-bit operating system is required.

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.12 (Sierra)
Processor (CPU)	Dual core	Quad Core
System memory (RAM)	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU)	OpenGL 4.4 compatible

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Linux
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Fedora 23
Processor (CPU)	Dual core	Quad Core
System memory (RAM)	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU)	OpenGL 4.4 compatible

A 64-bit operating system is required.