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Wiki - RetroBIOS

Technical documentation for the RetroBIOS toolchain.

Pages

• Architecture - directory structure, data flow, platform inheritance, pack grouping, security, edge cases, CI workflows
• Tools - CLI reference for every script, pipeline usage, scrapers
• Profiling guide - how to create an emulator profile from source code, step by step, with YAML field reference
• Data model - database.json structure, indexes, file resolution order, YAML formats

For users

If you just want to download BIOS packs, see the home page.

For contributors

Start with the profiling guide to understand how emulator profiles are built, then see contributing for submission guidelines.