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Front-end Software

Below is the front-end software comparison table. Click on the software's name for detailed information about that software. Please be aware that this may be incomplete! The individual pages will have the software's homepage for you to verify any information or questions you may have!

Note: Any unknown information in the table is filled with placeholders (placeholders are shown in italics). Note: To be listed as Cabinet friendly, it needs to be able to be used with joysticks and buttons only ().'

Software	BYOAC User	OS	Type¹	Monitor Orientation ²	Emulators³	Other Features⁴
Typical recommended frontends by BYOAC users:
AtomicFE	Youki		Freeware		CMD PC
FEEL	dr.prodigy		Freeware		CMD PC
GameEx	TSpeirs		Shareware ($25)		CMD PC
HyperSpin	BadBoyBill		Freeware		CMD PC
MaLa	Loadman (previously Swindus)		Freeware		CMD PC
Mamewah	Minwah		Freeware		CMD PC
Maximus Arcade	%		Shareware ($25)		39+ arcade and console emulators
Recommended for Linux (both active and discounted):
AdvanceMenu	%		Open Source		CMD	]
Wah!Cade	Balki		Open Source		CMD
Other cabinet friendly frontends:
Attract-Mode	Raygun		Open Source		CMD PC
Big Blue	bulbousbeard		Open Source		CMD PC
Cabrio	Cosam		Open Source		CMD
Emulaxian/3D Arcade	)p(		Freeware		CMD
Fronty	FrontyDev		Freeware		CMD PC
Khameleon	Cakemeister		Open Source		CMD
MAMELOAD TNG	Tafoid		Freeware		CMD (MAME-BASED, Including MESS), M1, Final Burn Alpha
MultiFE	Space Fractal		Freeware		Mame, CMD (Includning MESS) & PC Games
UltraMame	r.cade		Open Source		MAME only
Mouse based frontends:
EmuLaunch	%		Freeware for personal use	Emulator dependent	Uses Finder to open ROMS in 15 arcade and console emulators
MAME32	%		Freeware		MAME only
Touch screen based frontends:
SimpleTouch FE	Lave Laar		Freeware	Application dependent	CMD
Discontinued and/or unsupported frontends⁵:
ArcadeOS	%		Open Source		CMD
ArcadEpic	chowny		Freeware		CMD
Dragon King	Howard_Casto		Freeware		CMD
GameLauncher	Dave Dribin		Open Source		CMD
Kymaera	PacManFan		Open Source		CMD
Ultrastyle	ultrastyle		Open Source		MAME only
Frontends with missing "other features" tab:
CabFE	%		Open Source		CMD	Placeholder
PyreCade	flemming		OpenSource		Mame <.106uq2	Placeholder
XMAME-GUI	%		Open Source		SDL-MAME Only	Placeholder

Homepages for these FEs are gone, and are (might?) not active anymore:

Arcade.EXE - Windows-only MAME front-end
ArcadeFE - Windows-only MAME front-end
ArcadeFX - Windows-only MAME front-end

1) Type:

Open Source: is fully functional software with source code included.
Freeware: is fully functional without payment and without nag screens and ads.
Shareware: has limited functionality (or has nags) until payment is made.
Commercial: software is fully functional for a limited time, after which payment must be made.

2) About software and hardware rotation:

Most Frontends with vertical support typical require Windows to been rotated as well. Some frontends, such like Mamewah, MultiFE and others support software rotation as well.

3) Emulators:

If CMD is shown, this front-end can run all command line based emulators.
If PC is shown, it can run PC games as well (using bat and/or shortcuts files).

4) Other Features:

- Still in developing for fixing bugs or/and supported.
- Native arcade monitor support without ArcadeVGA card
- Mouse and keyboard-free operation (for cabinets)
- Integrated jukebox
- LCD screen, such as those found at http://www.seetron.com/
- Front-end can control a LED controller
- Low Resolutions (below 640 pixels wide)
- Multiple Resolutions
- Skin tool included
- Skinnable without tool
- Touchscreen Support
- Video snapshots (movies)
- Multi-monitor

Howover Mamewah and MultiFE (in realtime) have software rotation as well.

Just because a frontend is discontinued does not mean that it is a bad frontend. Either there is no more need to update it, or the author just left the project. Discontinued frontends are still used in cabinets today, and most run on both older and newer machines, though some may have some issues with newer versions of MAME. So check these out as well.

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 ''Note: Any unknown information in the table is filled with placeholders (placeholders are shown in italics).''
-''Note: To be listed as Cabinet friendly, it needs to be able to be used with joysticks and buttons only (CAB).'''
+''Note: To be listed as Cabinet friendly, it needs to be able to be used with joysticks and buttons only ([[image:Fe-ico-cab.png|alt=CAB]]).'''
 {| Width="100%" valign="top" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" style="background:white; color:black; border:1px solid silver;"
@@ Line 11: / Line 11: @@
 | '''OS'''
 | '''Type<sup>1</sup>'''
-| '''Monitor Orientation'''
+| '''Monitor Orientation <sup>2</sup>'''
 | '''Emulators<sup>3</sup>'''
 | '''Other Features<sup>4</sup>'''
@@ Line 25: / Line 25: @@
 | [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
 | CMD PC
-| CAB JB LED LR MR ST VID
+| [[image:Fe-ico-cab.png|alt=CAB]] [[image:Fe-ico-lr.png|alt=LR]] [[image:Fe-ico-mr.png|alt=MR]] [[image:Fe-ico-st.png|alt=ST]] [[image:Fe-ico-vid.gif|alt=VID]] [[image:Fe-ico-led.png|alt=LED]] [[image:Fe-ico-jb.png|alt=JB]] [[image:Fe-ico-tou.png|alt=TOU]]
+|-
+| [[FEEL]]
+| dr.prodigy
+| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
+| Freeware
+| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
+| CMD PC
+| [[image:Fe-ico-dev.png|alt=DEV]] [[image:Fe-ico-cab.png|alt=CAB]] [[image:Fe-ico-lr.png|alt=LR]] [[image:Fe-ico-mr.png|alt=MR]] [[image:Fe-ico-sw.png|alt=SW]] [[image:Fe-ico-vid.gif|alt=VID]] [[image:Fe-ico-led.png|alt=LED]]
+|-
+| [[GameEx]]
+| TSpeirs
+| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
+| Shareware ($25)
+| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
+| CMD PC
+| [[image:Fe-ico-dev.png|alt=DEV]] [[image:Fe-ico-cab.png|alt=CAB]] [[image:Fe-ico-lr.png|alt=LR]] [[image:Fe-ico-mr.png|alt=MR]] [[image:Fe-ico-st.png|alt=ST]] [[image:Fe-ico-sw.png|alt=SW]] [[image:Fe-ico-vid.gif|alt=VID]] [[image:Fe-ico-led.png|alt=LED]] [[image:Fe-ico-jb.png|alt=JB]] [[image:Fe-ico-lcd.png|alt=LCD]] [[image:Fe-ico-tou.png|alt=TOU]]
+|-
+| [[HyperSpin]]
+| BadBoyBill
+| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
+| Freeware
+| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
+| CMD PC
+| [[image:Fe-ico-dev.png|alt=DEV]] [[image:Fe-ico-cab.png|alt=CAB]] [[image:Fe-ico-lr.png|alt=LR]] [[image:Fe-ico-mr.png|alt=MR]] [[image:Fe-ico-st.png|alt=ST]] [[image:Fe-ico-sw.png|alt=SW]] [[image:Fe-ico-vid.gif|alt=VID]] [[image:Fe-ico-led.png|alt=LED]]
 |-
@@ Line 34: / Line 61: @@
 | [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
 | CMD PC
-| CAB JB LCD LED LR MR ST SW VID
+| [[image:Fe-ico-cab.png|alt=CAB]] [[image:Fe-ico-lr.png|alt=LR]] [[image:Fe-ico-mr.png|alt=MR]] [[image:Fe-ico-st.png|alt=ST]] [[image:Fe-ico-sw.png|alt=SW]] [[image:Fe-ico-vid.gif|alt=VID]] [[image:Fe-ico-led.png|alt=LED]] [[image:Fe-ico-jb.png|alt=JB]] [[image:Fe-ico-lcd.png|alt=LCD]]
 |-
@@ Line 41: / Line 68: @@
 | [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
 | Freeware
-| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
+| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
 | CMD PC
-| CAB LR MR ST VID
+| [[image:Fe-ico-cab.png|alt=CAB]] [[image:Fe-ico-lr.png|alt=LR]] [[image:Fe-ico-mr.png|alt=MR]] [[image:Fe-ico-st.png|alt=ST]] [[image:Fe-ico-vid.gif|alt=VID]] [[image:Fe-ico-led.png|alt=LED]] [[image:Fe-ico-lcd.png|alt=LCD]]
 |-
@@ Line 52: / Line 79: @@
 | [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
 | 39+ arcade and console emulators
-| CAB JB MR ST VID
+| [[image:Fe-ico-cab.png|alt=CAB]] [[image:Fe-ico-mr.png|alt=MR]] [[image:Fe-ico-st.png|alt=ST]] [[image:Fe-ico-vid.gif|alt=VID]] [[image:Fe-ico-led.png|alt=LED]] [[image:Fe-ico-jb.png|alt=JB]]
+|- style="background:gray; color:white"
+|colspan="7"|'''<center>Recommended for Linux (both active and discounted):</center>'''
+|-
+| [[AdvanceMenu]]
+| %
+| [[Image:OS linux icon.gif]][[Image:OS windows icon.gif]][[Image:OS DOS icon.gif]]
+| Open Source
+| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
+| CMD
+| [[image:Fe-ico-cab.png|alt=CAB]] [[image:Fe-ico-am.png|alt=AM]]] [[image:Fe-ico-lr.png|alt=LR]] [[image:Fe-ico-mr.png|alt=MR]] [[image:Fe-ico-vid.gif|alt=VID]]
 |-
-| [[GameEx]]
+| [[Wah!Cade]]
-| TSpeirs
+| Balki
-| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
+| [[Image:OS linux icon.gif]]
-| Shareware ($25)
+| Open Source
 | [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
-| CMD PC
+| CMD
-| CAB JB LCD LED LR MR ST SW VID
+| [[image:Fe-ico-dev.png|alt=DEV]] [[image:Fe-ico-cab.png|alt=CAB]] [[image:Fe-ico-lr.png|alt=LR]] [[image:Fe-ico-mr.png|alt=MR]] [[image:Fe-ico-st.png|alt=ST]] [[image:Fe-ico-vid.gif|alt=VID]]
 |- style="background:gray; color:white"
-|colspan="7"|'''<center>Recommended for Linux (both active and discounted):</center>'''
+|colspan="7"|'''<center>Other cabinet friendly frontends:</center>'''
 |-
-| [[Wah!Cade]]
+| [[Attract-Mode]]
-| Balki
+| Raygun
 | [[Image:OS linux icon.gif]][[Image:OS windows icon.gif]][[Image:OS_apple_icon.gif]]
 | Open Source
-| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
+| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
-| CMD
+| CMD PC
-| DEV CAB LR MR ST VID
+| [[image:Fe-ico-dev.png|alt=DEV]] [[image:Fe-ico-cab.png|alt=CAB]] [[image:Fe-ico-lr.png|alt=LR]] [[image:Fe-ico-mr.png|alt=MR]] [[image:Fe-ico-sw.png|alt=SW]] [[image:Fe-ico-vid.gif|alt=VID]]
 |-
-| [[AdvanceMenu]]
+| [[Big Blue]]
-| %
+| bulbousbeard
-| [[Image:OS linux icon.gif]][[Image:OS windows icon.gif]][[Image:OS DOS icon.gif]]
+| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
 | Open Source
 | [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
+| CMD PC
+| [[image:Fe-ico-dev.png|alt=DEV]] [[image:Fe-ico-cab.png|alt=CAB]] [[image:Fe-ico-am.png|alt=AM]] [[image:Fe-ico-lr.png|alt=LR]] [[image:Fe-ico-mr.png|alt=MR]] [[image:Fe-ico-vid.gif|alt=VID]] [[image:Monitor_multi_icon.gif|alt=MM]]
+|-
+| [[Cabrio]]
+| Cosam
+| [[Image:OS linux icon.gif]]
+| Open Source
+| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
 | CMD
-| AM CAB LR MR VID
+| [[image:Fe-ico-dev.png|alt=DEV]] [[image:Fe-ico-cab.png|alt=CAB]] [[image:Fe-ico-lr.png|alt=LR]] [[image:Fe-ico-mr.png|alt=MR]] [[image:Fe-ico-sw.png|alt=SW]] [[image:Fe-ico-vid.gif|alt=VID]]
-|- style="background:gray; color:white"
-|colspan="7"|'''<center>Other cabinet friendly frontends:</center>'''
 |-
 | [[Emulaxian/3D Arcade]]
-| %
+| )p(
 | [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
 | Freeware
 | [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
 | CMD
-| CAB MR SW
+| [[image:Fe-ico-cab.png|alt=CAB]] [[image:Fe-ico-mr.png|alt=MR]] [[image:Fe-ico-sw.png|alt=SW]]
 |-
 | [[Fronty]]
-| %
+| FrontyDev
 | [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
 | Freeware
 | [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
 | CMD PC
-| CAB DEV LCD MR ST
+| [[image:Fe-ico-dev.png|alt=DEV]] [[image:Fe-ico-cab.png|alt=CAB]] [[image:Fe-ico-lcd.png|alt=LCD]] [[image:Fe-ico-mr.png|alt=MR]] [[image:Fe-ico-st.png|alt=ST]]
-|-
-| [[HyperSpin]]
-| BadBoyBill
-| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
-| Not released yet
-| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
-| CMD PC
-| CAB DEV SW VID
 |-
@@ Line 121: / Line 157: @@
 | [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
 | CMD
-| CAB DEV LR MR SW VID
+| [[image:Fe-ico-dev.png|alt=DEV]] [[image:Fe-ico-cab.png|alt=CAB]] [[image:Fe-ico-lr.png|alt=LR]] [[image:Fe-ico-mr.png|alt=MR]] [[image:Fe-ico-sw.png|alt=SW]] [[image:Fe-ico-vid.gif|alt=VID]]
-|-
-| [[Kymaera]]
-| PacManFan
-| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]][[Image:OS linux icon.gif]][[Image:OS DOS icon.gif]]
-| Open Source
-| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
-| CMD
-| AM CAB LR MR ST SW VID
 |-
 | [[MAMELOAD TNG]]
-| %
+| Tafoid
 | [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
 | Freeware
 | [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
-| CMD (MAME-BASED), M1, Final Burn Alpha
+| CMD (MAME-BASED, Including MESS), M1, Final Burn Alpha
-| CAB DEV MR SW
+| [[image:Fe-ico-dev.png|alt=DEV]] [[image:Fe-ico-cab.png|alt=CAB]] [[image:Fe-ico-mr.png|alt=MR]] [[image:Fe-ico-sw.png|alt=SW]]
 |-
-| [[UltraMAME]]
+| [[MultiFE]]
-| %
+| Space Fractal
 | [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
-| Open Source
+| Freeware
-| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
+| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
-| MAME only
+| Mame, CMD (Includning MESS) & PC Games
-| CAB DEV MR VID
+| [[image:Fe-ico-dev.png|alt=DEV]] [[image:Fe-ico-cab.png|alt=CAB]] [[image:Fe-ico-jb.png|alt=JB]] [[image:Fe-ico-mr.png|alt=MR]] [[image:Fe-ico-tou.png|alt=TOU]]
 |-
-| [[Ultrastyle]]
+| [[UltraMame]]
-| %
+| r.cade
 | [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
 | Open Source
 | [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
 | MAME only
-| CAB DEV MR SW VID
+| [[image:Fe-ico-dev.png|alt=DEV]] [[image:Fe-ico-cab.png|alt=CAB]] [[image:Fe-ico-mr.png|alt=MR]] [[image:Fe-ico-vid.gif|alt=VID]]
 |- style="background:gray; color:white"
@@ Line 169: / Line 196: @@
 | Emulator dependent
 | Uses Finder to open ROMS in 15 arcade and console emulators
-| SW
+| [[image:Fe-ico-cab.png|alt=CAB]] [[image:Fe-ico-sw.png|alt=SW]]
 |-
@@ Line 178: / Line 205: @@
 | [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
 | MAME only
-| DEV MR
+| [[image:Fe-ico-dev.png|alt=DEV]] [[image:Fe-ico-mr.png|alt=MR]]
 |- style="background:gray; color:white"
-|colspan="7"|'''<center>Frontends with missing "other features" tab:</center>'''
+|colspan="7"|'''<center>Touch screen based frontends:</center>'''
 |-
-| [[CabFE]]
+| [[SimpleTouch FE]]
-| %
+| Lave Laar
-| [[Image:OS linux icon.gif]]
+| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
-| Open Source
+| Freeware
-| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
+| Application dependent
 | CMD
-| ''Placeholder''
+| [[image:Fe-ico-dev.png|alt=DEV]] [[image:Fe-ico-st.png|alt=ST]] [[image:Fe-ico-tou.png|alt=TOU]] [[image:Fe-ico-vid.gif|alt=VID]]
-|-
-| [[PyreCade]]
-| %
-| [[Image:OS linux icon.gif]][[Image:OS windows icon.gif]][[Image:OS_apple_icon.gif]]
-| OpenSource
-| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
-| Mame <.106uq2
-| ''Placeholder''
-|-
-| [[XMAME-GUI]]
-| %
-| [[Image:Java.gif]]
-| Open Source
-| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
-| SDL-MAME Only
-| ''Placeholder''
 |- style="background:gray; color:white"
-|colspan="7"|'''<center>No longer active frontends:</center>'''
+|colspan="7"|'''<center>Discontinued and/or unsupported frontends<sup>5</sup>:</center>'''
-|-
-| [[Arcade.EXE]]
-| %
-| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
-| Open Source
-| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
-| CMD
-| ''Placeholder''
 |-
 | [[ArcadeOS]]
 | %
-| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]][[Image:OS DOS icon.gif]]
+| [[Image:OS DOS icon.gif]]
 | Open Source
 | [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
 | CMD
-| AM CAB LCD LR MR
+| [[image:Fe-ico-cab.png|alt=CAB]] [[image:Fe-ico-am.png|alt=AM]] [[image:Fe-ico-lcd.png|alt=LCD]] [[image:Fe-ico-lr.png|alt=LR]] [[image:Fe-ico-mr.png|alt=MR]]
 |-
 | [[ArcadEpic]]
-| %
+| chowny
 | [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
 | Freeware
 | [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
 | CMD
-| CAB JB MR VID
+| [[image:Fe-ico-cab.png|alt=CAB]] [[image:Fe-ico-jb.png|alt=JB]] [[image:Fe-ico-mr.png|alt=MR]] [[image:Fe-ico-vid.gif|alt=VID]]
 |-
@@ Line 248: / Line 247: @@
 | [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
 | CMD
-| CAB LR MR SW VID
+| [[image:Fe-ico-cab.png|alt=CAB]] [[image:Fe-ico-lr.png|alt=LR]] [[image:Fe-ico-mr.png|alt=MR]] [[image:Fe-ico-sw.png|alt=SW]] [[image:Fe-ico-vid.gif|alt=VID]]
 |-
 | [[GameLauncher]]
+| Dave Dribin
+| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]][[Image:OS DOS icon.gif]]
+| Open Source
+| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
+| CMD
+| [[image:Fe-ico-cab.png|alt=CAB]] [[image:Fe-ico-lr.png|alt=LR]] [[image:Fe-ico-mr.png|alt=MR]]
+|-
+| [[Kymaera]]
+| PacManFan
+| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]][[Image:OS DOS icon.gif]]
+| Open Source
+| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
+| CMD
+| [[image:Fe-ico-cab.png|alt=CAB]] [[image:Fe-ico-am.png|alt=AM]] [[image:Fe-ico-lr.png|alt=LR]] [[image:Fe-ico-mr.png|alt=MR]] [[image:Fe-ico-st.png|alt=ST]] [[image:Fe-ico-sw.png|alt=SW]] [[image:Fe-ico-vid.gif|alt=VID]]
+|-
+| [[Ultrastyle]]
+| ultrastyle
+| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
+| Open Source
+| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
+| MAME only
+| [[image:Fe-ico-cab.png|alt=CAB]] [[image:Fe-ico-mr.png|alt=MR]] [[image:Fe-ico-sw.png|alt=SW]] [[image:Fe-ico-vid.gif|alt=VID]]
+|- style="background:gray; color:white"
+|colspan="7"|'''<center>Frontends with missing "other features" tab:</center>'''
+|-
+| [[CabFE]]
 | %
-| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]][[Image:OS linux icon.gif]][[Image:OS DOS icon.gif]]
+| [[Image:OS linux icon.gif]]
 | Open Source
-| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
+| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
 | CMD
-| CAB LR MR
+| ''Placeholder''
+|-
+| [[PyreCade]]
+| flemming
+| [[Image:OS linux icon.gif]][[Image:OS windows icon.gif]][[Image:OS_apple_icon.gif]]
+| OpenSource
+| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
+| Mame <.106uq2
+| ''Placeholder''
+|-
+| [[XMAME-GUI]]
+| %
+| [[Image:Java.gif]]
+| Open Source
+| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
+| SDL-MAME Only
+| ''Placeholder''
 |}
-''Homepages for these FEs are gone, and are not active anymore:''
+''Homepages for these FEs are gone, and are (might?) not active anymore:''
+* ''[[Arcade.EXE]] - Windows-only MAME front-end''
 * ''[[ArcadeFE]] - Windows-only MAME front-end''
 * ''[[ArcadeFX]] - Windows-only MAME front-end''
@@ Line 272: / Line 319: @@
 * '''Open Source:''' is fully functional software with source code included.
 * '''Freeware:''' is fully functional without payment and without nag screens and ads.
-* '''Shareware:''' has limited functionality (or have nags) until payment is made.
+* '''Shareware:''' has limited functionality (or has nags) until payment is made.
 * '''Commercial:''' software is fully functional for a limited time, after which payment must be made.
-'''2)''' Skinnable:
+'''2)''' About software and hardware rotation:
-* '''Basic:  ''' change only the background, and maybe text size and/or color
-* '''Advanced:  ''' change all artwork. The interface elements are locked in place, although buttons may be able to be resized
+Most Frontends with vertical support typical require Windows to been rotated as well. Some frontends, such like Mamewah, MultiFE and others support software rotation as well.
-* '''Full:  ''' change all artwork, all interface elements can be changed (resize, moveable and resolution).
 '''3)''' Emulators:
@@ Line 285: / Line 331: @@
 '''4)''' Other Features:
-*'''AM''' - Native arcade monitor support without ArcadeVGA card
+*'''[[image:Fe-ico-dev.png|alt=DEV]]''' - Still in developing for fixing bugs or/and supported.
-*'''CAB''' - Mouse and keyboard-free operation (for cabinets)
+*'''[[image:Fe-ico-am.png|alt=AM]]''' - Native arcade monitor support without ArcadeVGA card
-*'''JB''' - Integrated jukebox
+*'''[[image:Fe-ico-cab.png|alt=CAB]]''' - Mouse and keyboard-free operation (for cabinets)
-*'''LCD''' - LCD screen, such as those found at http://www.seetron.com/
+*'''[[image:Fe-ico-jb.png|alt=JB]]''' - Integrated jukebox
-*'''LED''' - Front-end can control a LED controller
+*'''[[image:Fe-ico-lcd.png|alt=LCD]]''' - LCD screen, such as those found at http://www.seetron.com/
-*'''LR''' - Low Resolutions (below 640 pixels wide)
+*'''[[image:Fe-ico-led.png|alt=LED]]''' - Front-end can control a LED controller
-*'''MR''' - Multiple Resolutions
+*'''[[image:Fe-ico-lr.png|alt=LR]]''' - Low Resolutions (below 640 pixels wide)
-*'''ST''' - Skin tool included
+*'''[[image:Fe-ico-mr.png|alt=MR]]''' - Multiple Resolutions
-*'''SW''' - Skinnable without tool
+*'''[[image:Fe-ico-st.png|alt=ST]]''' - Skin tool included
-*'''VID''' - Video snapshots (movies)
+*'''[[image:Fe-ico-sw.png|alt=SW]]''' - Skinnable without tool
+*'''[[image:Fe-ico-tou.png|alt=TOU]]''' - Touchscreen Support
+*'''[[image:Fe-ico-vid.gif|alt=VID]]''' - Video snapshots (movies)
+*'''[[image:Monitor_multi_icon.gif|alt=MM]]''' - Multi-monitor
+Howover Mamewah and MultiFE (in realtime) have software rotation as well.
+Just because a frontend is discontinued does not mean that it is a bad frontend.
+Either there is no more need to update it, or the author just left the project.
+Discontinued frontends are still used in cabinets today, and most run on both older and newer machines, though some may have some issues with newer versions of MAME.
+So check these out as well.