Development

How to get started on PPSSPP development.

Introduction
PPSSPP is a PSP emulator written in C++. It translates PSP CPU instructions directly into optimized x86, x64, ARM or ARM64 machine code, using JIT recompilers (dynarecs).
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Beta Testing on Android
The beta testing program for PPSSPP for Android is now open!
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Developer tools
You can reach the developer tools in Settings/Tools/Developer Tools.
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Development tips & tricks
For ancient phones that can no longer install directly from Android Studio, choose:
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Glossary
The PSP's portable flash storage solution, very similar to SD cards but a different format.
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Known differences from the real PSP
PPSSPP tries to replicate the behavior of a real PSP, with regards to running games, as closely as possible, but there are known differences. Some of them are described below.
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PPSSPP on WSL
WSL or Windows Services for Linux is a convenient way to run a Linux VM on Windows. It's well-integrated and quite convenient.
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Porting PPSSPP
It's great to see PPSSPP ported to new platforms, feel free to give it a go.
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Resources
PPSSPP on Github
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Translation
PPSSPP is translated into a multitude of languages, but as you may have noticed, many of the translations are far from complete, and there are many still missing.
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