RetroArch Network Control Interface¶
Purpose¶
Network Commands allow the control of certain parts of RetroArch over UDP.
Enabling¶
Enable network commands in the settings menu, or ensure that network_cmd_enable = "true" is set in retroarch.cfg.
RetroArch will listen on port 55355 by default.
Sending commands¶
On Linux, network commands may be sent from the command line like so:
Commands¶
The following commands are supported (as of Jun 11 2024):
VERSION
GET_STATUS
GET_CONFIG_PARAM <param name>
SHOW_MESG
SET_SHADER <shader path>
READ_CORE_MEMORY <address> <number of bytes>
WRITE_CORE_MEMORY <address> <byte1> <byte2> ...
LOAD_STATE_SLOT <slot number>
PLAY_REPLAY_SLOT <slot number>
MENU_TOGGLE
QUIT
CLOSE_CONTENT
RESET
FAST_FORWARD
FAST_FORWARD_HOLD
SLOWMOTION
SLOWMOTION_HOLD
REWIND
PAUSE_TOGGLE
FRAMEADVANCE
MUTE
VOLUME_UP
VOLUME_DOWN
LOAD_STATE
SAVE_STATE
STATE_SLOT_PLUS
STATE_SLOT_MINUS
PLAY_REPLAY
RECORD_REPLAY
HALT_REPLAY
REPLAY_SLOT_PLUS
REPLAY_SLOT_MINUS
DISK_EJECT_TOGGLE
DISK_NEXT
DISK_PREV
SHADER_TOGGLE
SHADER_NEXT
SHADER_PREV
CHEAT_TOGGLE
CHEAT_INDEX_PLUS
CHEAT_INDEX_MINUS
SCREENSHOT
RECORDING_TOGGLE
STREAMING_TOGGLE
GRAB_MOUSE_TOGGLE
GAME_FOCUS_TOGGLE
FULLSCREEN_TOGGLE
UI_COMPANION_TOGGLE
VRR_RUNLOOP_TOGGLE
RUNAHEAD_TOGGLE
PREEMPT_TOGGLE
FPS_TOGGLE
STATISTICS_TOGGLE
AI_SERVICE
NETPLAY_PING_TOGGLE
NETPLAY_HOST_TOGGLE
NEPLAY_GAME_WATCH
NETPLAY_PLAYER_CHAT
NETPLAY_FADE_CHAT_TOGGLE
MENU_UP
MENU_DOWN
MENU_LEFT
MENU_RIGHT
MENU_A
MENU_B
OVERLAY_NEXT
OSK