Command-line Index

This is a complete index of all command-line options and verbs for MAME, suitable for quickly finding a given option.

Universal Command-line Options

This section contains configuration options that are applicable to all MAME configurations (including both SDL and Windows native).

Core Verbs

Configuration Verbs

Frontend Verbs

OSD CLI Verbs

OSD Output Options

Configuration Options

Core Search Path Options

Core Output Directory Options

Core State/Playback Options

Core Performance Options

Core Rotation Options

Core Video Options

Core Full Screen Options

Core Per-Window Video Options

Core Artwork Options

Core Screen Options

Core Vector Options

Core Video OpenGL Debugging Options

Core Video OpenGL GLSL Options

Core Sound Options

Core Input Options

Core Input Automatic Enable Options

Core Debugging Options

Core Communication Options

Core Misc Options

Scripting Options

HTTP Server Options

PortAudio Options

Windows-Specific Command-line Options

This section contains configuration options that are specific to the native (non-SDL) Windows version of MAME.

Windows Performance Options

Windows Full Screen Options

Windows Input Device Options

SDL-Specific Command-line Options

This section contains configuration options that are specific to any build supported by SDL (including Windows when built with SDL instead of native).

SDL Performance Options

SDL Video Options

SDL Video Soft-Specific Options

SDL Keyboard Mapping

SDL Input Options

SDL Lightgun Mapping

SDL Low-level Driver Options