01 Installing PCSX2

Should I use Nightly or Stable?

A lot of changes have been made since the last stable release, so performance and compatibility is much higher on the latest nightly builds, plus a new interface. Unless you are running windows 8.1 or below, we recommend using the nightly release.

Binaries

System	Type	Version	Link	Notes
Windows	Installer	stable	link	select "Latest Stable" then the installer
Windows	Portable	stable	link	select "Latest Stable" then portable
Windows	Portable	dev	link	select "Latest Nightly" then the Windows version
Linux	Appimage	dev	link	select "Latest Nightly" then the Linux Appimage
Linux	Flatpak	dev	link	select "Latest Nightly" then the Linux Flatpak
MacOS	App	dev	link	select "Latest Nightly" then the MacOS version

Package Managers

Note: The packages here are not maintained officially by the pcsx2 team. Any bugs or issues using the package need to be submitted through their respective package maintainers.

System	Manager	Command	Version	More Info
Windows	chocolatey	choco install pcsx2	stable	link
Ubuntu	apt	apt install pcsx2	stable	link
Ubuntu	apt (via ppa)	apt install pcsx2-unstable	dev	link
Arch	pacman	pacman -S pcsx2	dev	link
Arch	yay (via AUR)	yay -S pcsx2-git	dev	link
Debian	apt	apt install pcsx2	stable
Fedora	dnf (via rpmfusion)	sudo dnf install pcsx2	stable	link
OpenSUSE	zypper	zypper in pcsx2	stable	link

See Also: Building on Linux