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PPSSPP is a PSP emulator for macOS that lets you quickly install and play games developed for Sony Playstation Portable. PPSSPP allows you to install games from your local save, but you can also download games from the Homebrew store.

PSP ports that require SDL to work

In order to be able to run PPSSPP applications, you must ensure that the SDL framework is installed on your Mac. The easiest way to install SDL is through the Homebrew package installer.

First, you must install Homebrew on your Mac by running the following command in the Terminal application:
ruby -e “$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)”

For the command to work, you must have Command Line Tools for Xcode has been deployed. If they are missing, you will be prompted to confirm the installation, and the macOS installer will automatically handle the download and deployment.

The last step is to run the “brew install sdl2” command in the terminal. After the installation is complete, you will have everything set up to run the PPSSPP application.

Manage, download, install and play PSP games on Mac

Through the PPSSPP user interface, you can browse the drive and install PSP games from archives stored locally, or go to the Homebrew Store and get PSP games from there.

PPSSPP allows you to launch any game in the collection, and you can control them with the keyboard. Note that through the PPSSPP settings menu, you can quickly personalize the control mapping.

The same area allows you to customize details related to graphics and audio settings, manage saved sessions, view system information, and more.

All in all, PPSSPP offers you the possibility to run PSP games on your Mac, and also integrates tools for managing your game library.