Obtainium Setup Guide

This guide is currently setup only for dual screen handhelds like the AYN Thor and Pocket DS

🔧 What Is Obtainium?

Obtainium is a lightweight Android app that automatically tracks and updates GitHub-hosted emulators and tools — no Play Store or manual checks required.

It acts like your own “open-source app store,” monitoring new releases, sending notifications, and installing updates directly within the app.

For dual-screen handhelds, this makes keeping specialized emulator builds up to date effortless.

⚙️ Installing Obtainium

1. Download the App
   Go to the Obtainium GitHub releases page.
2. Grab the APK
   Under the newest release, click “Show all assets” and download app-release.apk.
3. Install
   Open the file on your device and install it. You may need to enable “Install from unknown sources.”
4. Allow Notifications
   Start Obtainium and approve notification access to receive update alerts.

🧩 How It Works

Add emulators manually using their GitHub link, or save time by importing a pre-built JSON file that contains all major dual-screen-compatible apps.
Once imported, Obtainium will automatically monitor and update them as new versions become available.

🖥️ Dual-Screen Emulator Pack

This collection contains the most stable, dual-screen-ready emulator builds available on GitHub. They’re optimized for handhelds and foldables running Android.

Included Emulators

• Artemis – streaming client
• Azahar – 3DS emulator
• Cemu Dual-Screen – Wii U emulator
• Citron – Switch emulator
• Daijisho – front-end launcher
• Dolphin (Stable) – GameCube / Wii emulator
• DuckStation – PlayStation 1 emulator
• Eden – Switch emulator
• MelonDS Dual-Screen – DS emulator
• NetherSX2 (Newest) – PlayStation 2 emulator
• PPSSPP – PlayStation Portable emulator
• RetroArch (Stable) – multi-system emulator
• RPCSX – PlayStation 3 emulator
• Sudachi – Switch emulator
• Syncthing Fork – file sync utility
• Vita3K – PlayStation Vita emulator

📥 [Download the Dual-Screen Obtainium Pack — Updated 11/10/2025

📲 How to Import

1. Open Obtainium.
2. Scroll to the bottom and select Import / Export.
3. Tap Obtainium Import, then choose the downloaded JSON file.

Obtainium will scan and display all apps in the pack. You can install everything at once or pick only what you want.

Note: If you already have any of these emulators installed, Obtainium will usually detect and link them automatically. In some cases — such as RetroArch — you may need to reinstall it through Obtainium to enable update tracking.