The most popular front end for Windows is Launchbox. However, with Bottlenose I wanted to make box art the primary, practically singular, focus of the UI, not metadata or descriptions. Like Bottlenose, it's open source! I was inspired by Emulation Station when I started working on Bottlenose. How is Bottlenose different from other front-ends?Įmulation Station is a nice front end for Windows and Linux. list style view mode for browsing through box sides, useful for very large game libraries.easy way to mix and swap texture packs for Dolphin.automatic emulator updates for emus that lack this feature.batch install/update graphics packs for Cemu.batch install/update texture packs for Dolphin.If enough people are interested in Bottlenose and donate enough, I will be able to set aside the time to implement these features! I want to make Bottlenose a full companion app for Dolphin and other emulators, not just a nice front-end. I'm a freelance developer so I need your support to develop new features. If you appreciate my work so far and will continue to use this app please donate an amount of your choosing. Supported Emulators Dolphin (Wii, Gamecube, Virtual Console) Ĭemu (Wii U) Įven though Bottlenose is open source software that's free to use, it still took a lot of work and a long time to develop. the only high quality front end to support Linux, macOS, and Windows!.browse demo mode if don't have any games on your computer.auto maps Xbox One and PS4 controllers to Switch button layout.controllers connect automatically, no setup.uses individual emulators: no cores and no controller input lag.reverse scroll effect on alternating rows in cover view mode.aesthetic UI themes for each supported console.scrapes multiple database sites for the highest quality box art.designed for UHD displays and projectors.

unified UI for mouse/game controller interaction.Check out the screenshots below! Features Unlike other front-ends, Bottlenose has a minimalistic design that prioritizes box art, not metadata. You can interact with it using a mouse or game controller. Most modern emulators have basic game list UIs that you can interact with using a mouse or keyboard but not a game controller.īottlenose looks similar to media viewers like Kaleidescape and AppleTV. Bottlenose is a high quality front-end companion app for video game emulators!Ī front-end or user interface (UI) is the presentation and interaction layer of an app or website.

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