Getting started

The below articles contain useful information when getting started with PPSSPP!

Introduction to PPSSPP
PPSSPP is a PSP emulator, which means that it can run games and other software that was originally made for the Sony PSP.
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How to get games for PPSSPP
PSP games are games originally created for the Sony Playstation Portable, or PSP for short. They are normally sold as either small plastic "UMD" discs or as downloadable content. To use them with PPSS...
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Demos & Homebrew
Many game companies released downloadable demo versions of their games for the PSP. Most of these can run in PPSSPP. These files are legal and free to download.
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Dumping UMD games
To read a game disc into an ISO is called "dumping" for historical reasons - it's old computer lingo for copying every single bit of a medium to a file, for archival storage or other use.
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How to move PSP games to your mobile device
This guide requires a PC.
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Save data and storage on Android
PSP save data storage on Android 11+ with PPSSPP 1.12+ is a bit more complicated than it used to be, due to the new Android restrictions that we have to abide by.
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Recommended hardware for PPSSPP
Nearly any recent phone will work just fine.
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System requirements
PPSSPP is very efficient and can play most PSP games at great graphical quality on almost any PC or Mac hardware made in the last 10 years or even more. Do make sure to keep your graphics drivers up t...
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Using original PSP fonts
Some games don't supply their own fonts, but instead make use of the fonts built-in to the PSP firmware. PPSSPP ships with some free replacement fonts, but a few games will look better if you use the ...
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