I also made this GIF animation to show you how to change the file extension. If you don't see the file extension, try showing them. When saving, rename the “ _ip” file extension to “ zip”. Download by right-clicking the download link and go to Save Link As. Of which, you can download it right here:

This is a separate download after you've downloaded DuckStation. The PlayStation 1 BIOS is required to boot games. You may want to right-click it and create a shortcut to this exe for your desktop or something, to remind you which of the three exe's you need to use. It doesn't matter where you decide to place DuckStation on your computer, whether in Documents, Downloads, a folder on your desktop, or somewhere else.

Not sure how to extract zip files? Here's a video tutorial showing you how: how to unzip files on Windows. Installation is simple: just extract DuckStation (Windows) from its zip file. Click the down arrow icon and select Keep to allow DuckStation to download to your device.ĭuckStation is a standalone program, so it does not have an install wizard. I assure you, DuckStation is a safe emulator. People typically don't download emulators, so this type of warning is a precaution Chrome gives for any EXE download. If you're using Google Chrome, it might 'warn' you about downloading DuckStation (see below). If you're on a newer Windows tablet, you may need “ duckstation-windows-arm64-release.zip” (if you're unsure, it would mention 'ARM-powered' all over its technical specs & packaging). If you're on a regular PC, you should download “ duckstation-windows-圆4-release.zip”.

duckstation-windows-圆4-release.zip < download this one (most likely).

duckstation-windows-圆4-release-symbols.zip.

duckstation-windows-arm64-release-symbols.zip.

On their Github, scroll to the bottom to “ Latest Rolling Release” and you're going to come across many options: My preference is their Github page, so that you're sure you download the correct version of DuckStation.

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