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Filter Games by Emulator

LaunchBox for Windows

šŸ“‹ Summary

Add the ability to filter games based on the emulator they are assigned to within LaunchBox.

ā— Problem

There is currently no way to easily view or manage games by emulator:

  • Users cannot filter games assigned to a specific emulator

  • Difficult to identify which games use a particular emulator or emulator version

  • No visibility in audit tools for emulator usage

  • Managing multi-emulator setups becomes cumbersome

This makes troubleshooting and library organization more difficult.

šŸ’” Proposal

Introduce emulator based filtering and auditing:

  • Add Emulator as a filter option in the game list

  • Allow users to:

    • View all games assigned to a specific emulator

    • Filter by emulator version where applicable

  • Include emulator data in the Audit tool/report, such as:

    • Emulator name

    • Associated platform

    • Game count per emulator

šŸ§© Use Cases

  • A user wants to see all games using SNES9x

  • A user audits which titles are using a specific version of MAME or DOSBox-X

  • A user migrates games from one emulator to another

  • A user troubleshoots emulator specific issues across their library

šŸ“¦ Benefits

  • Improves visibility and control over emulator assignments

  • Simplifies troubleshooting and cleanup workflows

  • Enhances support for multi-emulator setups

  • Makes audit tools more powerful and informative

āš ļø Considerations

  • Should account for platform level vs game level emulator assignments

  • UI should remain simple when handling multiple emulator versions

  • Needs to integrate cleanly with existing filter and audit systems

Posted by Vesos! Ā·
Status: Open To Community4 comments

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  • AstroBob changed status to Open To Community
    Teamā€¢

    Apr 28

    Pinned

    Hi there!

    Thanks so much for submitting this request and for taking the time to explain your use case ā€” that context is always super helpful.

    Iā€™ve gone ahead and fleshed out the main idea using the info you provided, and Iā€™m opening it up to the community for further discussion and feedback. Please let me know if this fleshed-out version doesnā€™t match your original intended request.

    Feel free to let me know if you have any extra thoughts, examples, or edge cases you think might be relevant!

    Cheers,
    The LaunchBox team

  • JoeViking245

    ā€¢

    Apr 28

    I like the idea of adding a filter option for game specific assigned emulators. šŸ‘

    Until (if/when) this gets implemented, there is a plugin that can provide this information.

    Emulators and Their Games / Platforms and Their Emulators

  • Vesos!

    ā€¢

    Apr 26

    Iā€™d like to get a list of game using a specific emulator, e.g. which C64 games are using Vice, or which games are using a specific version of mame or dosbox-x.

  • AstroBob

    Teamā€¢

    Apr 23

    Hi there,

    Thanks for the request, this is an interesting one šŸ‘

    Just so we can better understand and scope this properly, could you share a bit more about your use case?

    • What are you trying to achieve by filtering or auditing by emulator?

    • Is this mainly for managing multiple emulators per platform, or identifying which games are assigned to a specific emulator?

    • In the audit report, what kind of information would you expect to see tied to the emulator?

    • Would this be something youā€™d use for cleanup, troubleshooting, or general library organisation?

    Any examples of how youā€™d use this in your current setup would be really helpful as well. This will help us make sure any solution fits real workflows rather than just adding another filter option.

    Cheers!