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lizzie 0465292a81 [docs] overview doc for newcomers (#4266)
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documents basic stuff about the emu and "hey eden is HLE" (like most yuzu forks!)

Reviewed-on: https://git.eden-emu.dev/eden-emu/eden/pulls/4266
Reviewed-by: CamilleLaVey <camillelavey99@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Maufeat <sahyno1996@gmail.com>
2026-08-18 19:00:26 +02:00

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<h1 align="center">
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<a href="https://git.eden-emu.dev/eden-emu/eden"><img src="./dist/qt_themes/default/icons/256x256/eden.png" alt="Eden" width="200"></a>
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<b>Eden</b>
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<h4 align="center"><b>Eden</b> is a free and opensource (FOSS) Switch 1 emulator started by developer Camille LaVey.
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Written in C++, with builds for Windows, Linux, macOS, Android, FreeBSD and more.
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<a href="https://discord.gg/HstXbPch7X">
<img src="https://img.shields.io/discord/1367654015269339267?color=5865F2&label=Eden&logo=discord&logoColor=white"
alt="Discord">
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<a href="https://stt.gg/qKgFEAbH">
<img src="https://img.shields.io/revolt/invite/qKgFEAbH?color=d61f3a&label=Stoat"
alt="Stoat">
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<a href="#compatibility">Compatibility</a> |
<a href="#development">Development</a> |
<a href="#building">Building</a> |
<a href="#download">Download</a> |
<a href="#support">Support</a> |
<a href="#license">License</a>
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## Compatibility
The emulator is capable of running most commercial games at full speed, provided you meet the necessary hardware requirements.
A list of supported games will be available in future. Please be patient.
Check out our [website](https://eden-emu.dev) for the latest news on exciting features, monthly progress reports, and more!
[![Packaging status](https://repology.org/badge/vertical-allrepos/eden-emulator.svg)](https://repology.org/project/eden-emulator/versions)
## Contribute
To contribute to Eden; be it financially, code, bug reports, or otherwise, see our [Contributing guidelines](./CONTRIBUTING.md).
## Documentation
We have a user manual! See our [User Handbook](./docs/user/README.md).
## Building
See the [General Build Guide](docs/Build.md)
For information on provided development tooling, see the [Tools directory](./tools)
## Download
You can download the latest releases from [our release page](https://git.eden-emu.dev/eden-emu/eden/releases).
Save us some bandwidth! We have [mirrors available](./docs/user/ThirdParty.md#mirrors) as well.
## License
Eden is licensed under the GPLv3 (or any later version). Refer to the [LICENSE.txt](https://git.eden-emu.dev/eden-emu/eden/src/branch/master/LICENSE.txt) file.
## Special thanks
Super special thanks to Cloudflare for preventing the git server from blowing up.
- Yuzu
- Ryujinx
- Sudachi
- Citron
- Torzu
- Suyu
- Ryubing
And everyone who continues or had contributed to the project! <3