ROMie

What ROMie is

ROMie is a desktop app for importing, organizing, and syncing ROM libraries to portable retro gaming devices. Users can create playlists with tags and normalize filenames into game titles. When syncing, ROMie copies ROMs to a handheld SD card using the folder structure for the chosen device profile. Listed profiles include OnionOS, Knulli, muOS, ROCKNIX, and custom profiles. ROMie can compare ROM MD5 hashes with the RetroAchievements database and show achievement progress for verified ROMs. It handles ZIP and 7z archives when each contains exactly one supported ROM file; these archives remain compressed in the library and are copied to the device that way. Supported systems include Nintendo, Sega, Atari, Neo Geo Pocket, and MAME arcade systems. PlayStation is temporarily unsupported because of multi-disc game complexity. ROMie is free software under the MIT license, with no paid plans stated. Downloads are listed for macOS, Windows, and Linux, including Linux x64 and ARM64 builds. The releases page lists v0.9.0-rc.2 as a prerelease.

Who it suits

ROMie suits people organizing ROM collections for portable retro gaming devices and syncing them to handheld SD cards. It is available for macOS, Windows, and Linux.

Limits

PlayStation is temporarily unsupported. ZIP and 7z archives must each contain exactly one supported ROM file.

Getting started

1. Open the ROMie GitHub repository.
2. Download the package for macOS, Windows, or Linux.
3. Import and organize your ROM collection.
4. Choose a listed device profile, or configure a custom profile.
5. Create playlists with tags, then sync ROMs to the handheld SD card.

Verdict

ROMie brings library organization, profile-based device sync, and RetroAchievements matching together in a free desktop app. Its supported systems and archive requirements are worth checking before using it with a collection.