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-emulator: "ES-DE"
-type: launcher
-core_classification: launcher
-exclusion_note: "frontend launches external emulators — BIOS handled by each emulator"
-source: "https://gitlab.com/es-de/emulationstation-de"
-upstream: "https://gitlab.com/es-de/emulationstation-de"
-profiled_date: "2026-08-07"
-source_commit: "60cd1ff1d7102f349c8b922cc834559f74955bf2"
-core_version: "3.4.1"
-display_name: "ES-DE Frontend"
-cores:
-  - es-de
-systems: []
-
-notes: |
-  Game browsing frontend. Reads es_systems.xml and es_find_rules.xml from its
-  bundled resources (SystemData.cpp:1346-1359, SystemData.cpp:53-72) to locate
-  installed emulators and build launch commands, then runs them as subprocesses.
-  All other reads are bundled resources (fonts, graphics, shaders, sounds,
-  MAME name lists in MameNames.cpp:56-80, TLS bundle in HttpReq.cpp:74),
-  app-generated data (es_settings.xml, es_input.xml, gamelists, scraped media,
-  themes fetched by the built-in downloader) or optional user-authored config
-  (custom_systems/, scripts/). Performs no BIOS handling; the only BIOS-related
-  code filters MAME BIOS set names out of gamelists (FileData.cpp:572-580).
-  RetroDECK ships it as its frontend component, built from the RetroDECK/ES-DE
-  fork and repackaged from the AppImage.
-
-files: []