Dolphin Emulator

Release 2606 is live! In this Progress Report, we added support for the Game Boy Player, fixed a longstanding visual issue in tons of flagship games, your DualSense can speak now, we booted the final Triforce game, and more!

https://dolphin-emu.org/blog/2026/06/25/dolphin-progress-report-release-2606/

We've released 2603a to fix some problems in 2603. This release is *required* to use RetroAchievements.

2603a fixes some bugs with RetroAchievements, adds a workaround for a crash in TimeSplitters: Future Perfect, and more.

Check the updated Progress Report for more info!

https://dolphin-emu.org/blog/2026/03/12/dolphin-progress-report-release-2603/

Release 2603 is live! In this Progress Report, we improved the NAS experience, have an epic tale of a math bug and the community that would not give up, patched more games, doubled the performance of Rogue Squadron III, and more!

https://dolphin-emu.org/blog/2026/03/12/dolphin-progress-report-release-2603/

Did you know that there was an arcade platform based on the GameCube? In this deep dive, we introduce our console step-sibling and show off all of its games!

There's definitely nothing else.

https://dolphin-emu.org/blog/2026/02/16/rise-of-the-triforce/

On the ninth day of Christmas the Dolphin gave to you... a Dolphin release! And with it we have a special and not at all late Dolphin Progress Report for your holiday enjoyment. Sit back with your favorite warm beverage and enjoy!

https://dolphin-emu.org/blog/2025/12/22/dolphin-progress-report-release-2512/

Did you know that there was a Wii that used wired Wii Remotes, couldn't be accessed by players, yet could swap between 22 retail titles? In our latest feature article, we look at the weird, the wonderful, the Starlight Wii.

https://dolphin-emu.org/blog/2025/11/14/starlight-spotlight/

Release 2509 is live! In this Progress Report, we make Dolphin less prone to crashes, it's not a hack actually, expand our Bluetooth Passthrough compatibility, de-fang The Disney Trio of Destruction™, and more!

https://dolphin-emu.org/blog/2025/09/16/dolphin-progress-report-release-2509/

Signature collection for the #StopKillingGames initiative against planned obsolescence of video games is ending in a few weeks. If you're from Europe, please sign the petition and support game preservation!

For EU citizens: https://eci.ec.europa.eu/045/public/#/screen/home

For UK citizens and residents: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/702074/

Why we support it: https://dolphin-emu.org/blog/2024/12/02/dolphin-progress-report-release-2412/#whats-up-with-the-blue-banner

Release 2506 is live! In this Progress Report, we have better audio during slowdown, better frame pacing, we listen to anisotropic filtering, PS3 guitar support, Wii Speak emulation, 120 FPS support, and more!

https://dolphin-emu.org/blog/2025/06/04/dolphin-progress-report-release-2506/

We've created Hotfix Release 2503a to fix some problems in Release 2503, such as broken GBA connectivity in some games, crashing on older macOS versions, and an incorrect Dolphin version number on some platforms.

For more information on Release 2503, check the Progress Report: https://dolphin-emu.org/blog/2025/03/10/dolphin-progress-report-release-2503/

Release 2503 is live! In this Progress Report, we have input mapping fixes galore, we fix a game for them, track your play time, new per-game settings GUI for graphics, improved Wii Remote TASing, and cheats in RetroAchievements?!

https://dolphin-emu.org/blog/2025/03/10/dolphin-progress-report-release-2503/

We are so ready.

https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/7/24338092/hyperkin-guitar-hero-hyper-strummer-controller-nintendo-wii

Release 2412 and its Progress Report are live! This time, we muffle some cars, fix bounding box AGAIN, light the school of darkness, topple MetaFortress's ruins, officially support Flatpak, and more!

https://dolphin-emu.org/blog/2024/12/02/dolphin-progress-report-release-2412/

When we said we liked the car with our logo on it, this is not what we meant.

Release 2409 and its Progress Report are live! This time, we have exploding polygons, Cached Interpreter 2.0, external sensors on Android, we save your pixels, and more!

https://dolphin-emu.org/blog/2024/09/04/dolphin-progress-report-release-2407-2409/

RetroAchievements are now available for GameCube games in Dolphin!

https://dolphin-emu.org/blog/2024/07/15/unlocked-retroachievements-come-dolphin/

The wait is over.

https://dolphin-emu.org/blog/2024/07/02/dolphin-releases-announcement/

The February, March, and April 2024 Dolphin Progress Report is live, and it's the tenth anniversary of the Progress Reports! To celebrate we've gone over the top, with videos, experimental browser features, a bunch of great changes, and the end of an era!

https://dolphin-emu.org/blog/2024/04/30/dolphin-progress-report-february-march-and-april-2024/