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RPCS3
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[](https://dev.azure.com/nekotekina/nekotekina/_build?definitionId=4& branchName=master)
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[](https://cirrus-ci.com/github/RPCS3/rpcs3)
[](https://discord.me/rpcs3)
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The world's first free and open-source PlayStation 3 emulator/debugger, written in C++ for Windows, Linux, macOS and FreeBSD.
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You can find some basic information on our [**website** ](https://rpcs3.net/ ). Game info is being populated on the [**Wiki** ](https://wiki.rpcs3.net/ ).
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For discussion about this emulator, PS3 emulation, and game compatibility reports, please visit our [**forums** ](https://forums.rpcs3.net ) and our [**Discord server** ](https://discord.gg/RPCS3 ).
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[**Support Lead Developers Nekotekina and kd-11 on Patreon** ](https://www.patreon.com/Nekotekina )
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## Contributing
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If you want to help the project but do not code, the best way to help out is to test games and make bug reports. See:
* [Quickstart ](https://rpcs3.net/quickstart )
If you want to contribute as a developer, please take a look at the following pages:
* [Coding Style ](https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/wiki/Coding-Style )
* [Developer Information ](https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/wiki/Developer-Information )
* [Roadmap ](https://rpcs3.net/roadmap )
You should also contact any of the developers in the forums or in the Discord server to learn more about the current state of the emulator.
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## Building
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See [BUILDING.md ](BUILDING.md ) for more information about how to setup an environment to build RPCS3.
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## Running
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Check our friendly [quickstart ](https://rpcs3.net/quickstart ) guide to make sure your computer meets the minimum system requirements to run RPCS3.
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Don't forget to have your graphics driver up to date and to install the [Visual C++ Redistributable Packages for Visual Studio 2019 ](https://aka.ms/vs/16/release/VC_redist.x64.exe ) if you are a Windows user.
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## License
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Most files are licensed under the terms of GNU GPL-2.0-only License; see LICENSE file for details. Some files may be licensed differently; check appropriate file headers for details.
