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Media & ROM Exporter for Linux-Based Platforms (Emulation Station, Handhelds, etc.)

LaunchBox for Windows

So I was thinking, the Linux Version of Launchbox is very far away, so it will be nice to have an exporter for systems that can’t support it using the same idea from the android exporter, you just export the media and ROMs needed for other platforms so in this way meanwhile we get the Linux version at least we can have our Launchbox media and ROMs easily prepared for Linux, I’m proposing this because of the bad scraper that other platforms have, the Launchbox/emumovies scraping plans to buy licenses for life is much better than the ones that others have, so this will be very helpful for people that has Linux handhelds/PCs and putting behind the full version of Launchbox will secure that the people that buy your product will use it

Posted by JRPG Fan ·
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  • retroNUC

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    Feb 16, 2025

    A community-developed python script exists that can export to RetroPie/Batocera (EmulationStation) and Miyoo game list formats:

    https://forums.launchbox-app.com/files/file/860-launchbox-retropie-batocera-miyoo-export/

    Latest version from the comments appears to be this one:

    https://github.com/thwonp/scripts/blob/main/launchbox-export.py

  • AstroBob

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    Feb 13, 2025

    Thanks for your suggestion! We understand that having an exporter for Linux or Emulation Station could be useful, especially for users who want an easier way to transfer their LaunchBox media and ROMs to other platforms.

    While we don’t have plans to work on something like this for now, since our primary focus is on developing the Linux version of LaunchBox, this does sound like a great candidate for a community-developed plugin. LaunchBox provides extensive plugin support, which allows for custom functionality like this without impacting the core product. If you’re interested in seeing this feature, we’d encourage sharing your idea with the community—if others find it useful, it may gain traction with developers who could help bring it to life!

    That said, we always appreciate feedback on how we can improve media and ROM management. If there are specific pain points in that area, we’d love to hear more.

    Would love to hear if others in the community would find this useful.