It just runs
Point it at your games and they show up ready to play. PolyConsole works out what each one is and grabs the right pieces for you, quietly, in the background.
free, forever
Drop in a game.
Press play.
That is the whole thing.
PolyConsole turns your PC or Android TV into a retro console. No emulator maze, no cores to wrangle, no menus to babysit. Your games show up, and they run.
Windows, Linux, and Android TV. Mac on the way.
browse with the arrow keys, or tap a cartridge
why it feels good
Less setup. More playing.
One small download
No pile of emulators to glue together. It loads everything itself and runs it all in a single window. Nothing else to install, nothing to wire up.
Built for the big screen
Big box art, smooth browsing, and a layout you can read from the sofa. Grab a controller and go. No tiny menus, no mouse needed.
Free, no catch
No price, no account, and no upsell waiting later. Just the app and the games you already own. Play, and get on with your evening.
Even the tricky stuff
From old handhelds to 3D consoles, the harder systems work too. PolyConsole sets up what they need so you never have to think about it.
Runs where you do
Windows, Linux, and Android TV today, with more on the way. Same app, same feel, whatever you have plugged into the telly.
grab it
Get PolyConsole
One small download. Free, open, and yours to keep. Pick your machine.
Windows
10 and 11, 64 bit
Download
Linux
x86_64 desktop
Download
Android TV
Shield and friends
Download
No account. No tracking. Just the app and the games you already own.
on the way
What is next
Here is what we are building, said plainly so nobody feels oversold.
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Mac
The desktop set gets its third. Same app, on your Mac.
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Drop a folder, done
Point it at any pile of games and it sorts them out by itself. No tidy folders required.
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Picks up where you left off
Turn it off in the middle of a run, come back later, and land right back in it.
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Any controller, no menus
Plug in whatever pad you have and it just works, even mid game, with no setup screen.
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Play right here
A taste of the real thing in your browser, no download needed. That is what this little screen is waiting for.
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