PPSSPP Git (August 18, 2026)

PPSSPP Git (2026/08/18) is a fast, portable PSP emulator available for Android, Windows, Mac, and Linux, developed in C++. Recent updates include enhancements like opt-in deferred-request acknowledgement, better CPU request handling, and improved debugger features like kernel object introspection and per-module symbol management. Significant fixes, such as allowing disabling dithering in software rendering and addressing various bugs, have also been implemented. Notably, it includes changes to improve multi-threading and memory management, as well as additional unit tests for better stability. For downloads, both x64 and Android versions are available.

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PPSSPP Git (2026/08/18) has been compiled. PPSSPP is a swift and versatile PSP emulator available for Android, Windows, Mac, and Linux, developed in C++.

PPSSPP Git Changelog:
* Merge pull request #22109 from hrydgard/workflow-fixes
* Implement deferred-request acknowledgement as an opt-in feature
* hle.backtrace: revert to ra when the stack walk yields no results
* Queue CPU step requests rather than rejecting all but the first
* Load symbols from the unstripped ELF files that homebrew packages come with next to their EBOOT
* wsdbg: one-shot mode now waits for the response rather than using a fixed sleep
* Introduce –memstick functionality, enabling headless operation to use a real memory stick directory
* Accept all four broadcaster names and map memory reads to uintValue
* wsdbg: ensure responses are always matched by ticket and provide clear rejection for bad input
* wsdbg: allow piped scripts to wait without creating additional processes
* Respond to every debugger request, even those concluding later
* Add cpu.runUntilTime: allow execution to a specific point in emulated time before breaking
* Merge pull request #22111 from hrydgard/prx-segment-alignment
* Respect a module’s specified segment alignment during allocation
* Merge pull request #22093 from hrydgard/debugger-work
* Report emulated time in cpu.status and document headless/wsdbg traps in AGENTS.md
* Save symbols outside any module to a dedicated game file, retaining only actual names
* Debugger: introduce kernel object introspection through the WebSocket API
* Expose EventFlag/Mutex/Semaphore/MsgPipe/Callback in their headers
* Debugger: add log.channels.list/log.channel.set via the WebSocket API
* Implement per-module symbol save/load, module identification via crc, and fix GetModuleIndex
* Merge pull request #22107 from hrydgard/more-unit-tests
* Conduct savestate serializer tests and resolve three bounds-check issues
* Introduce unit tests for Hashmaps, preventing tombstones from filling the table
* Provide unit tests for SymbolMap, fixing absolute symbols disappearing when no module is loaded
* Add unit tests for BlockAllocator
* AGENTS.md: note the stale-incremental-build trap following a stash cycle
* Merge pull request #22106 from hrydgard/more-thread-fixes
* Share SetupCRT with unit tests to prevent modal dialog pop-ups
* Fix build for Libretro
* Rename Memory::Lock() to Core_LockAgainstShutdown() and relocate it to Core
* For Win32 debugger: apply the shutdown lock whenever core state is accessed
* Maintain the shutdown lock throughout the entirety of CPU_Shutdown
* AGENTS.md: document the debugger threading invariant post-removal of lifecycleLock
* Eliminate the WebSocket debugger’s lifecycleLock
* Move the final debugger core access to the CPU thread
* Generate game and stepping events from the CPU thread instead of polling for them
* Make numVBlanks an atomic variable
* MemoryInfoSubscriber: access core state on the CPU thread
* Replay and GPUDisasm subscribers: access core state from the CPU thread
* GameSubscriber: access core state from the CPU thread
* Merge pull request #22099 from n00mkrad/softgpu-dither-opt
* Introduce the option to disable dithering during software rendering