Xbox One:Homebrew Apps List
Below is a list of apps and emulators for the Xbox One and Xbox Series S|X that are installable in developer mode. Many more UWP apps will work, but these ones are specifically optimized to the Xbox One and Xbox Series platforms.
List of Utilities
| Utility Name | Note |
|---|---|
| Boxify | Spotify streaming app; allows background music streaming. |
| Durango FTP | FTP server to upload/download files from Xbox One. |
| Kodi | A port of the popular Kodi media player. |
| UWP Streamer | Receives video stream from NTR CFW (for 3DS). |
| WinIRC | C# IRC client that has a UWP version. |
| XboxMediaUSB | Windows tool that automatically adds missing permissions to USB drives for Xbox consoles. |
| Safe Exit | Exits Dev Mode without the prompt to delete all installed apps while keeping all Dev Mode apps installed.
Later software updates to the console made the normal Dev Mode exit button have deletion of all apps unticked by default, making this app not necessary anymore. |
| Moonlight | Stream PC games to an Xbox in combination with Sunshine |
List of Emulators
| Emulator Name | System Emulated | Note |
|---|---|---|
| RetroArch (Libretro frontend) | Many systems. | Some cores need or allow you to use the original BIOS. BIOS Information can be found here. |
| RetrixGold (Libretro frontend) | Many systems. | |
| Launchpass | Retrix, RetroArch, XBSX2, Xenia, Dolphin | Far more up to date compared to RetroPass |
| RetroPass | Retrix, RetroArch, XBSX2, Xenia, Dolphin | Outdated |
| NSCummUWP | Scumm engine | |
| Nesbox | NES, SNES, Game Boy, GBA, Sega Genesis | |
| VBA10 | GBA | Outdated |
| PPSSPP | PSP | |
| DuckStation | PS1 | Needs BIOS. A PS1 BIOS from PS3 firmware (has no UI but it can still play games) can be extracted with RPCS3 using this guide. |
| WinPSe10 | PS1 | Very outdated
Needs BIOS. A PS1 BIOS from PS3 firmware (has no UI but it can still play games) can be extracted with RPCS3 using this guide. |
| AetherSX2 | PS2 | AVX2 version only runs on Series S|X, while SSE2 can run on the One or Series.
Emulation can have performance problems on Xbox One Needs BIOS. A PS2 BIOS from PS3 firmware (has no UI but it can still play games) can be extracted with RPCS3 using this guide. |
| XBSX2 | PS2 | AVX2 version only runs on Series S|X, while SSE2 can run on the One or Series.
Emulation can have performance problems on Xbox One Needs BIOS. A PS2 BIOS from PS3 firmware (has no UI but it can still play games) can be extracted with RPCS3 using this guide. |
| Xenia | Xbox 360 | Emulation can have severe performance problems on Xbox One, stick to Microsoft's emulator when possible |
| Dolphin | Gamecube & Wii | Emulation can have performance problems on Xbox One, especially Wii emulation |
| Win64e10 | N64 | Outdated |
| Flycast | Dreamcast, Naomi, Naomi 2 | Needs Dreamcast BIOS. A video guide with how to dump the BIOS using Dreamshell can be found here. Naomi BIOS is optional. |
| CHIP8 | CHIP8 |