# Main Menu

The **MAIN MENU** is accessed by pressing **START** (**ENTER** on the keyboard).

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From there you will have access to:

* Game Settings
* User Interface Settings
* Controller Settings
* Sound Settings
* Game Collection Settings
* Scraper
* Updates & Downloads
* System Settings

### Game Settings

<table><thead><tr><th width="198">Section</th><th width="191">Setting</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Tools</td><td>Update Gamelist</td><td>Retrobat will refresh gamelist by looking for added ROMs, new scraped media...</td></tr><tr><td>Global Options</td><td>Shader Set</td><td>Choose from a selection of predefined shaders to apply on your system.</td></tr><tr><td>Global Options</td><td>Decorations</td><td>Choose the default decoration for your system.</td></tr><tr><td>Global Options</td><td>Video Mode</td><td>Define the Windows resolution and frequency when using Retrobat.</td></tr><tr><td>Global Options</td><td>Game Aspect Ratio</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Global Options</td><td>Integer Scaling</td><td>Tick to activate Pixel Perfect emulation for compatible systems.</td></tr><tr><td>Global Options</td><td>Smooth Games</td><td>Tick to apply Bilinear Filtering globally</td></tr><tr><td>Global Options</td><td>Autoconfigure controllers</td><td>Tick to disable controller autoconfiguration globally</td></tr><tr><td>Compression</td><td>Decompression</td><td>Define how the system should managed decompressed folders after decompressing a zipped ROM.</td></tr><tr><td>RetroArch Options</td><td>Video</td><td>Video parameters related to RetroArch</td></tr><tr><td>RetroArch Options</td><td>Screen Sync</td><td>Parameters such as VSYNC...</td></tr><tr><td>RetroArch Options</td><td>Audio</td><td>Audio parameters related to RetroArch</td></tr><tr><td>RetroArch Options</td><td>Emulation</td><td>Enable or disable REWIND</td></tr><tr><td>RetroArch Options</td><td>Latency Reduction</td><td>Several settings to reduce frame drops</td></tr><tr><td>RetroArch Options</td><td>AI Game Translation</td><td>Activation and configuration of Game Translation service</td></tr><tr><td>RetroArch Options</td><td>User Interface</td><td>user Interface settings (notifications, show menu elements...)</td></tr><tr><td>RetroArch Options</td><td>Drivers</td><td>Selection of video, audio and controller drivers</td></tr><tr><td>Savestates</td><td>Auto Save/Load</td><td>Enable automatic saving and loading of saved data in game.</td></tr><tr><td>Savestates</td><td>Incremental Savestates</td><td>Configure how automatic saving manages save files.</td></tr><tr><td>Savestates</td><td>Show Savestate Manager</td><td>Display Savestate Manager before launching a game.</td></tr><tr><td>System Settings</td><td>Per System Advanced Configuration</td><td>Link to the Individual System Settings (see related wiki section for more details)</td></tr><tr><td>System Settings</td><td>Retroachievements Settings</td><td>Enable and configure RetroAchievements</td></tr><tr><td>System Settings</td><td>NetPlay Settings</td><td>Enable and configure NetPlay</td></tr><tr><td>System Settings</td><td>Missing BIOS check</td><td>Shows the list of missing BIOS in the /bios/ folder.</td></tr><tr><td>System Settings</td><td>Check BIOS before Running a Game</td><td>Enable or disable BIOS check when running a game.</td></tr></tbody></table>

### User Interface Settings

<table><thead><tr><th width="267">Section</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Appearance</td><td>Select Theme and configuration of the theme.</td></tr><tr><td>Display Options</td><td>Several display options (transitions, show clock, Screensaver settings, ...)</td></tr><tr><td>Gamelist Options</td><td>General Settings related to the Gamelist View (Favorites on top, icons, Filenames instead of game name...)</td></tr></tbody></table>

### Controller Settings

This menu item is used to configure a new controller or to reconfigure a controller.

You can also activate/deactivate screen icons (battery level, controller activity) and assign default controllers to players.

### Sound Settings

This menu item is used to manage Retrobat sounds :

* Music volume
* Activation and configuration of music in Retrobat interface
* Activation of Navigation Sounds

### Game Collection Settings

<table><thead><tr><th width="252">Section</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Collections to display</td><td>Select the Systems and Game Collections to display in Retrobat.</td></tr><tr><td>Create Custom Collection</td><td>Add a Game Collection to Retrobat</td></tr><tr><td>Options</td><td>Several display options: sorting, show hidden systems...</td></tr></tbody></table>

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More information on Game Collections is available in the [dedicated wiki section](https://wiki.retrobat.org/navigation/game-collections).
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### Scraper

This menu item is used to configure Scrapers and launch game scraping.

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More information on Scrapers is available in the [dedicated wiki section.](https://wiki.retrobat.org/navigation/scraping-and-metadata)
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### Updates & Downloads

This menu item is used to:

* Download content such as Free Games, Bezels, Themes
* Update Retrobat

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Retrobat does not provide ROMs, only Games that are not licenced and free-to-use are available in the Download section.
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### System Settings

<table><thead><tr><th width="177">Section</th><th>Setting</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>System</td><td>Information</td><td>Display system information</td></tr><tr><td>System</td><td>Language</td><td>Select Retrobat interface language</td></tr><tr><td>System</td><td>Show Clock in 12-Hour Format</td><td>Select whether the clock should be in 12h or 24h format</td></tr><tr><td>System</td><td>Power Saving Mode</td><td>Choose Power Saving Mode</td></tr><tr><td>System</td><td>Screen Reader</td><td>Enable or disable "Text to Speech"</td></tr><tr><td>System</td><td>User Interface Mode</td><td>Choose between Full, Kid or Kiosk</td></tr><tr><td>Advanced</td><td>Video Options</td><td>VRAM size, Framerate display and Vsync options</td></tr><tr><td>Advanced</td><td>Tools</td><td>Developer Tools such as log activation, etc.</td></tr><tr><td>Advanced</td><td>Data Management</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Advanced</td><td>User Interface</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Advanced</td><td>Optimizations</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>