# Install mupen64plus with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, Nix, pacman, zypper Cross-platform plugin-based N64 emulator. Version 2.6.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-18. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:mupen64plus ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install mupen64plus ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add mupen64plus ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: mupen64plus from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install mupen64plus-audio-all ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: mupen64plus-audio-all from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install mupen64plus ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: mupen64plus from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#mupen64plus ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/mu/mupen64plus/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S mupen64plus ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: mupen64plus from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install libmupen64plus-devel ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libmupen64plus-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:mupen64plus - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2.6.0 - **Source summary:** Cross-platform plugin-based N64 emulator - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-18T02:28:59-04:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - mupen64plus (cli) - mupen64plus (alias) ## Dependencies - freetype - libpng - sdl2-compat ## Build dependencies - pkgconf ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 2.6.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-18 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/mupen64plus/mupen64plus-core - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## Project history and usage Mupen64Plus is the maintained, cross-platform continuation of the Mupen64 Nintendo 64 emulator line. The emulator's public history starts with MUPEN64 releases in 2001, then moves through names such as Mupen64-64bit and Mupen64-amd64 before the Mupen64Plus project consolidated around a portable, plugin-based architecture. A major redesign of the plugin API landed around the 1.99 beta series in late 2009, moving user-interface concerns out of plugins and into a separate front-end layer so the core could serve Linux, macOS, Windows, and other ports more cleanly. ### Project history Technically, Mupen64Plus is built around a core emulator plus plugins for the Nintendo 64's major subsystems: MIPS R4300 CPU emulation, graphics/RDP, signal-processor/RSP, audio, and input. The official site highlights multiple CPU emulators and dynamic recompilers for x86 and amd64, with OpenGL video plugins such as RiceVideo and maintained third-party options. This split lets users trade accuracy, speed, and compatibility by swapping video or RSP plugins. ### How it is used The package is usually used as a command-line emulator backend, with configuration under the user's config directory and graphical front ends layered on top. Debian's wiki notes that Mupen64Plus runs from the command line by default and points GUI users to front ends such as mupen64plus-qt or M64Py; the wider ecosystem also includes Android and libretro-derived ports. In package-manager terms it fills the open-source, cross-platform N64 emulator niche next to Project64, with stronger emphasis on modular plugins and Unix-friendly packaging. ### Sources - - - - - - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Configuration and credential file locations These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval. ## Configuration files - Linux: ~/.config/mupen64plus/mupen64plus.cfg ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** mupen64plus - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - mupen64plus-audio-all - 2.6.0+1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: mupen64plus-audio-all from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | plugin-based Nintendo 64 emulator, audio plugins | https://mupen64plus.org/ - Debian apt - mupen64plus-input-all - 2.6.0+1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: mupen64plus-input-all from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | plugin-based Nintendo 64 emulator, input plugins | https://mupen64plus.org/ - Debian apt - mupen64plus-rsp-all - 2.6.0+1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: mupen64plus-rsp-all from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | plugin-based Nintendo 64 emulator, rsp plugins | https://mupen64plus.org/ - Debian apt - mupen64plus-video-all - 2.6.0+1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: mupen64plus-video-all from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | plugin-based Nintendo 64 emulator, video plugins | https://mupen64plus.org/ - Nix - mupen64plus: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/mu/mupen64plus/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - mupen64plus-audio-all - 2.5.9+1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: mupen64plus-audio-all from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | plugin-based Nintendo 64 emulator, audio plugins | https://mupen64plus.org/ - Ubuntu apt - mupen64plus-input-all - 2.5.9+1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: mupen64plus-input-all from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | plugin-based Nintendo 64 emulator, input plugins | https://mupen64plus.org/ - Ubuntu apt - mupen64plus-rsp-all - 2.5.9+1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: mupen64plus-rsp-all from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | plugin-based Nintendo 64 emulator, rsp plugins | https://mupen64plus.org/ - Ubuntu apt - mupen64plus-video-all - 2.5.9+1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: mupen64plus-video-all from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | plugin-based Nintendo 64 emulator, video plugins | https://mupen64plus.org/ - apk - mupen64plus - 2.6.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: mupen64plus from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Mupen64Plus is a cross-platform plugin-based N64 emulator. | https://mupen64plus.org/ - apk - mupen64plus-doc - 2.6.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: mupen64plus-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Mupen64Plus is a cross-platform plugin-based N64 emulator. (documentation) | https://mupen64plus.org/ - dnf - mupen64plus - 2.6.0-12.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: mupen64plus from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Nintendo 64 Emulator | http://www.mupen64plus.org/ - dnf - mupen64plus-devel - 2.6.0-12.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: mupen64plus-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Development files for mupen64plus | http://www.mupen64plus.org/ - pacman - mupen64plus - 2.6.0-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: mupen64plus from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Nintendo64 Emulator | https://github.com/mupen64plus/mupen64plus-core - zypper - libmupen64plus-devel - 2.6.0-3.4: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libmupen64plus-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Include Files for Mupen64plus Development | https://mupen64plus.org - zypper - libmupen64plus2 - 2.6.0-3.4: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libmupen64plus2 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Shared Library Interface to the Mupen64plus Nintendo 64 Emulator | https://mupen64plus.org ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Game and emulation packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/game-emulation-tools/) - Matched game or emulation metadata. - [Homebrew utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider. - [freetype](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/freetype/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [libpng](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libpng/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [sdl2-compat](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sdl2-compat/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [dosbox-staging](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dosbox-staging/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cross-platform, emulation, emulator, games. - [ppsspp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ppsspp/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cross-platform, emulation, emulator, games. - [dosbox-x](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dosbox-x/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cross-platform, emulation, emulator, games. - [huexpress](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/huexpress/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, emulation, emulator, games. - [mame](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mame/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, emulation, emulator, games. - [mednafen](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mednafen/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, emulation, emulator, games. - [nestopia-ue](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/nestopia-ue/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, emulation, emulator, games. - [vice](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/vice/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, emulation, emulator, games. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/mupen64plus.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/mupen64plus.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph