RetroFrame Launcher
BlueVolume Software Personalization
Gaming launcher: ROM library, RetroAchievements, gamepad & handheld-friendly.
- Downloads
- 50+
- on Google Play
- Price
- $2.99
- No in-app purchases
- Updated
- Jun 12
- 2026 · v1.4.0
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About RetroFrame Launcher
🎮 HIGHLIGHTS
• Controller-focused UI
• Auto-scan ROMs directories with automatic artwork scraping (IGDB: box artwork and screenshots)
• Four layout modes: Standard, Grid, List, and TV — switch with a shortcut
• Custom image, GIF, and animated video backgrounds, customizable background music and UI sound effects
• RetroAchievements: sign in, sync profile, view stats, followers, awards and more
• Can be set as your default home launcher
📂 GAMES & LIBRARY
• Games and Apps screens; reorder platforms via drag-and-drop in Settings
• Home and Favorites tabs; multi-disc support; supports games with mods, DLC and updates
• Last-played tracking; rename games and manage artwork, upload and replace custom artwork and screenshots (local + scraped)
🛠️ EMULATORS
• Per-platform emulator and RetroArch core selection
• Supports RetroArch, PPSSPP, DuckStation, Dolphin, Flycast, Redream, melonDS, Mupen64Plus, AetherSX2/NetherSX2, Citron, Eden, Lemuroid, GameHub Lite/GameNative, and many more
🎨 CUSTOMIZATION
• Accent colors; Light/Dark/System theme; per-screen or video backgrounds; background music; animated effects
• Automatic and custom artwork; show/hide game titles; clock; tab visibility; UI sounds; Xbox vs PlayStation-style button layouts
Requires storage access to scan ROMs. Add your own ROMs and emulators; RetroFrame does NOT include any games or emulators.
What’s new
Version 1.4.0 · Updated June 12, 2026
🎨 SteamGridDB artwork: square, wide, and hero images from your curated collections 🧩 Expanded theme system with shareable previews and per-theme appearance control 🎛️ On-device Advanced Editor with background effects, card shadows, UI scaling, and many more options 💡 Joystick LED: experimental screen-color sync, breathing effect, and syncing to the active app/game ⚙️ Plus per-game artwork refresh, bug fixes, and stability improvements
User reviews
Written on May 16th 2026 - RetroFrame Launcher by BlueVolume Software is exactly the type of frontend Android handheld gaming needed. Clean UI, controller-friendly navigation, efficient performance, and no clutter getting in the way. Feels closer to a real console dashboard instead of a messy phone launcher. Happy t...
retroframe laucher is my favourite frontend to use. Its easy to use. Quick at scraping box art. Very good customization like selecting music in the background and more. By far my favourite thing is that this frontend has retro achievements intergration. Plus this keeps getting better with every update looking forwar...
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