Best ES-DE Frontend Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 platforms from game library managers ranked against ES-DE Frontend on the same published basis.
- 1ES-DE Frontend vs RomM
- 2ES-DE Frontend vs LaunchBox
- 3ES-DE Frontend vs RetroArch
- 4ES-DE Frontend vs Attract-Mode
- 5ES-DE Frontend vs Batocera
- 6ES-DE Frontend vs Bezel
- 8ES-DE Frontend vs GOG Galaxy
- 9ES-DE Frontend vs Heroic Games Launcher
- 10ES-DE Frontend vs Lutris
- 11ES-DE Frontend vs Pegasus Frontend
- 12ES-DE Frontend vs Playnite
- 13ES-DE Frontend vs Yamata Launcher
- 14ES-DE Frontend vs Daijishō
- 15ES-DE Frontend vs Gaseous
- 16ES-DE Frontend vs OpenEmu
- 17ES-DE Frontend vs SimpleOrgChart
- 18ES-DE Frontend vs Retrom
- 19ES-DE Frontend vs Forsaken
- 20ES-DE Frontend vs DKAFE
- 21ES-DE Frontend vs Emulation Ninja
ES-DE Frontend alternatives compared
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RomM | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 2 | LaunchBox | 6.0 | Free plan | Free | Android, Windows |
| 3 | RetroArch | 6.0 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 4 | Attract-Mode | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 5 | Batocera | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 6 | Bezel | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 8 | GOG Galaxy | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Mac, Windows |
| 9 | Heroic Games Launcher | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 10 | Lutris | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux |
| 11 | Pegasus Frontend | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 12 | Playnite | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 13 | Yamata Launcher | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 14 | Daijishō | 5.8 | Free plan | Free | Android |
| 15 | Gaseous | 5.8 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 16 | OpenEmu | 5.8 | Free plan | Free | Mac |
| 17 | SimpleOrgChart | 5.8 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted, Web |
| 18 | Retrom | 5.6 | No | — | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 19 | Forsaken | 5.5 | No | — | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 20 | DKAFE | 5.2 | No | — | Linux, Windows |
| 21 | Emulation Ninja | 5.2 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
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Questions about ES-DE Frontend alternatives
What is the best alternative to ES-DE Frontend?
RomM, number 1 in game library managers with a score of 7.3 out of 10. The others here: LaunchBox, RetroArch, Attract-Mode and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to ES-DE Frontend?
RomM is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 16 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it.