shadPS4
# General information
**shadPS4** is an early **PlayStation 4** emulator for **Windows**, **Linux** and **macOS** written in C++.
If you encounter problems or have doubts, do not hesitate to look at the [**Quickstart**](https://github.com/shadps4-emu/shadPS4/blob/main/documents/Quickstart/Quickstart.md).\
To verify that a game works, you can look at [**shadPS4 Game Compatibility**](https://github.com/shadps4-emu/shadps4-game-compatibility).\
To discuss shadPS4 development, suggest ideas or to ask for help, join our [**Discord server**](https://discord.gg/bFJxfftGW6).\
To get the latest news, go to our [**X (Twitter)**](https://x.com/shadps4) or our [**website**](https://shadps4.net/).\
For those who'd like to donate to the project, we now have a [**Kofi page**](https://ko-fi.com/shadps4)!
# Status
> [!IMPORTANT]
> shadPS4 is early in development, don't expect a flawless experience.
Currently, the emulator can successfully run games like [**Bloodborne**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wC6s0avpQRE), [**Dark Souls Remastered**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3PA-Xwszts), [**Red Dead Redemption**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Al7yz_5nLag) and many other games.
# Why
This project began as a fun project. Given our limited free time, it may take some time before shadPS4 can run more complex games, but we're committed to making small, regular updates.
# Building
## Windows
Check the build instructions for [**Windows**](https://github.com/shadps4-emu/shadPS4/blob/main/documents/building-windows.md).
## Linux
Check the build instructions for [**Linux**](https://github.com/shadps4-emu/shadPS4/blob/main/documents/building-linux.md).
## macOS
Check the build instructions for [**macOS**](https://github.com/shadps4-emu/shadPS4/blob/main/documents/building-macos.md).
> [!IMPORTANT]
> macOS users need at least macOS 15 on Apple Silicon-based Mac devices and at least macOS 14 on Intel-based Mac devices.
# Debugging and reporting issues
For more information on how to test, debug and report issues with the emulator or games, read the [**Debugging documentation**](https://github.com/shadps4-emu/shadPS4/blob/main/documents/Debugging/Debugging.md).
# Keyboard mapping
| Button | Function |
|-------------|-------------|
F10 | FPS Counter
Ctrl+F10 | Video Debug Info
F11 | Fullscreen
F12 | Trigger RenderDoc Capture
> [!NOTE]
> Xbox and DualShock controllers work out of the box.
| Controller button | Keyboard equivelant | Mac alternative |
|-------------|-------------|--------------|
LEFT AXIS UP | W | |
LEFT AXIS DOWN | S | |
LEFT AXIS LEFT | A | |
LEFT AXIS RIGHT | D | |
RIGHT AXIS UP | I | |
RIGHT AXIS DOWN | K | |
RIGHT AXIS LEFT | J | |
RIGHT AXIS RIGHT | L | |
TRIANGLE | Numpad 8 | C |
CIRCLE | Numpad 6 | B |
CROSS | Numpad 2 | N |
SQUARE | Numpad 4 | V |
PAD UP | UP | |
PAD DOWN | DOWN | |
PAD LEFT | LEFT | |
PAD RIGHT | RIGHT | |
OPTIONS | RETURN | |
BACK BUTTON / TOUCH PAD | SPACE | |
L1 | Q | |
R1 | U | |
L2 | E | |
R2 | O | |
L3 | X | |
R3 | M | |
# Main team
- [**georgemoralis**](https://github.com/georgemoralis)
- [**raphaelthegreat**](https://github.com/raphaelthegreat)
- [**psucien**](https://github.com/psucien)
- [**skmp**](https://github.com/skmp)
- [**wheremyfoodat**](https://github.com/wheremyfoodat)
- [**raziel1000**](https://github.com/raziel1000)
Logo is done by [**Xphalnos**](https://github.com/Xphalnos)
# Contributing
If you want to contribute, please look the [**CONTRIBUTING.md**](https://github.com/shadps4-emu/shadPS4/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md) file.\
Open a PR and we'll check it :)
# Contributors
# Special Thanks
A few noteworthy teams/projects who've helped us along the way are:
- [**Panda3DS**](https://github.com/wheremyfoodat/Panda3DS): A multiplatform 3DS emulator from our co-author wheremyfoodat. They have been incredibly helpful in understanding and solving problems that came up from natively executing the x64 code of PS4 binaries
- [**fpPS4**](https://github.com/red-prig/fpPS4): The fpPS4 team has assisted massively with understanding some of the more complex parts of the PS4 operating system and libraries, by helping with reverse engineering work and research.
- **yuzu**: Our shader compiler has been designed with yuzu's Hades compiler as a blueprint. This allowed us to focus on the challenges of emulating a modern AMD GPU while having a high-quality optimizing shader compiler implementation as a base.
- [**hydra**](https://github.com/hydra-emu/hydra): A multisystem, multiplatform emulator (chip-8, GB, NES, N64) from Paris.
# License
- [**GPL-2.0 license**](https://github.com/shadps4-emu/shadPS4/blob/main/LICENSE)