Dolphin Emulator
Play Gamecube and Wii games in 1080p on your PC.
Download Dolphin 3.5 now for Windows, Mac and Linux »
Minimal requirements: SSE2 compatible CPU, Shader Model 3.0 GPU, 2GB of RAM, 50MB of disk space
Improved graphics
The Wii only renders games at a 480p resolution. Dolphin supports 720p, 1080p and even higher definitions for all of your Gamecube and Wii games. View screenshots of games played on Dolphin.
Use your favorite controller
Not a big fan of the Gamecube controller and the Wiimote? You can play games with your favorite PC controller, or even with keyboard and mouse! Wiimotes are still supported, including Wii Motion Plus for games that require it.
Recent Dolphin news
- Donate towards Dolphin on Android (by Sonic1, 2 months, 2 weeks ago)
- Website now available in 5 more languages (by delroth, 4 months, 3 weeks ago)
- dolphin-emu.org now providing Ubuntu downloads (by delroth, 5 months, 1 week ago)
- Dolphin 3.5 released (by neobrain, 5 months, 3 weeks ago)
Great compatibility
Dolphin can play most of the Gamecube and Wii games collection without issues. New Wii releases often work on Dolphin from day one. Wiiware and Virtual Console games are also supported. Check out the Dolphin compatibility list or the Dolphin wiki for more details.
Helpful community
Installation issues? Trying to figure out the best settings for a game? Or just interested in discussion about Gamecube and Wii games you like? If the Frequently Asked Questions can't help you, other Dolphin users may be willing to help you over at the official discussion forums.
Free and Open Source
The Dolphin Emulator is developed by volunteers from all around the world and distributed free of charge. Want to help the project improve? Grab the emulator source code from Google Code and start hacking!