RetroArch AppleWin Core: Apple II Setup Reference Guide

AppleWin is the Apple II core for RetroArch. It is documented by the project maintainers as an Apple II emulator core, authored by the AppleWin Team, and licensed under GPLv2. This guide summarizes the official documentation so you can check prerequisites, supported content formats and documented features before loading content.

Core at a Glance

The core's library name is AppleWin. It was authored by the AppleWin Team and is distributed under the GPLv2 license. The official documentation also links to a summary of the licenses behind RetroArch and its cores.

Supported Content Extensions

The official documentation lists the following file extensions as loadable content for the AppleWin core: .bin, .do, .dsk, .nib, .po, .gz, .woz, .zip, .2mg, .2img, .iie, .apl, .hdv, .yaml and .m3u.

The core can also be started without content, per the documentation.

Database Reference

The documentation links to the libretro-database Apple II entry, which can be used to look up metadata for Apple II content.

Documented Core Features

The official feature table marks saves, save states, rewind, core options, controls and disk control as supported. Memory monitoring for achievements, RetroArch cheats and subsystems are marked as not supported.

Core Options and Controls

Core options and controls are both documented as supported by the AppleWin core. The official core options and control mapping details are maintained in the project documentation; consult that page for the current option list and button defaults before configuring your setup.