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:

echo -n "QUIT" | nc -u -w1 127.0.0.1 55355

Commands¶

The following commands are supported:

FAST_FORWARD
FAST_FORWARD_HOLD
LOAD_STATE
SAVE_STATE
FULLSCREEN_TOGGLE
QUIT
STATE_SLOT_PLUS
STATE_SLOT_MINUS
REWIND
MOVIE_RECORD_TOGGLE
PAUSE_TOGGLE
FRAMEADVANCE
RESET
SHADER_NEXT
SHADER_PREV
CHEAT_INDEX_PLUS
CHEAT_INDEX_MINUS
CHEAT_TOGGLE
SCREENSHOT
MUTE
NETPLAY_FLIP
SLOWMOTION
VOLUME_UP
VOLUME_DOWN
OVERLAY_NEXT
DISK_EJECT_TOGGLE
DISK_NEXT
DISK_PREV
GRAB_MOUSE_TOGGLE
MENU_TOGGLE

Last update: 2023-06-04