Cemu
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This article is about the emulation of a console or deprecated PC platform on Windows, macOS (OS X), or Linux.
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| Developers | |
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| Team Cemu | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | October 13, 2015 |
| Linux | August 24, 2022 |
| macOS (OS X) | September 23, 2022 |
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Key points
- Emulator for Wii U
- Over 40% of Wii U games are considered playable and 12% are considered perfect[1]
- Open Source
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official website | |
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- Linux port is planned[2]
- Has a built-in auto-updater.
- Cemu Source Code (GitHub)
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\settings.xml[Note 1] |
| macOS (OS X) | |
| Linux |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\mlc01\usr\save\[Note 1] %USERPROFILE%\Documents\mlc01\usr\save\[Note 2] |
| macOS (OS X) | |
| Linux |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | Separate Windows for TV and Gamepad view | ||
| Ultra-widescreen | via Graphics Packs (Not available for all games) | ||
| 4K Ultra HD | via Graphics Packs (Not available for all games) | ||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | via Graphics Packs (Not available for all games) | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | Per-game basis. May be configured via Graphics Packs (Not available for all games) | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | Double or triple buffered. | ||
| 60 FPS | Per-game basis. May be configured via Graphics Packs (Not available for all games) | ||
| 120+ FPS | via Graphics Packs (Not available for all games) | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
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 | Supports SDL, WGI, XInput, DirectInput, DSUClient, Wii Remotes and Gamecube Controllers. | |
| Controller remapping | ||
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Xbox button prompts | via Graphics Packs (Not available for all games) | |
| Impulse Trigger vibration |
| PlayStation controllers | ||
|---|---|---|
| PlayStation button prompts | via Graphics Packs (Not available for all games) | |
| Light bar support | ||
| Adaptive trigger support | ||
| DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
| Connection modes | ||
| Tracked motion controllers | Wii Remotes native. Others via workarounds | |
|---|---|---|
| Button/gesture prompts |
| Generic/other controllers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Button prompts |
| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Digital movement supported | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M | Up to 8 Input Devices |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Different Sliders for Gamepad and TV audio. | |
| Surround sound | TV output only | |
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Catalan | ||||
| Simplified Chinese | ||||
| Dutch | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Hungarian | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Japanese | ||||
| Korean | ||||
| Norwegian | ||||
| Polish | ||||
| Portuguese | ||||
| Russian | ||||
| Spanish | ||||
| Swedish | ||||
| Turkish |
Issues fixed
Stuttering every time a new shader is loaded in the game
| Use shader caches[3] |
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.5 | |
| Vulkan | 1.1 | Recommended for AMD GPUs. |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | |||
| macOS (OS X) | |||
| Linux |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Audio | DirectSound, XAudio2 | |
| Input | SDL2 |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 7 | |
| Processor (CPU) | ||
| System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
| Video card (GPU) | OpenGL 4.5 compatible | |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%,%PROGRAMDATA%, or%WINDIR%might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ Legacy default location
References
- ↑ Cemu Compatibility List Cemu Compatibility List - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ wiki.cemu.info - last accessed on 9 June 2023
- ↑ Verified by User:Keith on 2023-09-27