Recalbox is self-sufficient when it comes to playing. But a handful of programs installed on your computer will make your life easier: preparing a card, opening an archive, transferring files, tidying a romset.
Here is the short list — the one we actually use.
Do not use Balena Etcher or UNetbootin for Recalbox: they produce installations that will not boot.
Everything is detailed in Accessing Recalbox from your computer (SFTP/SSH).
| System | Software |
|---|---|
| Windows | WinSCP, MobaXterm, PuTTY, Notepad++ |
| macOS | Terminal and TextEdit built in, FileZilla, Cyberduck |
| Linux | Terminal built in, FileZilla |
Get-FileHash is enough; on macOS and Linux, the md5sum command.Unsure about a tool, or got a gem to share? Come and talk about it on the Recalbox Discord.