Download PPSSPP APK for Android and set up PSP emulation on your phone or tablet in minutes. Check the app size, version, and Android requirements below before you begin, then follow the installation steps. Remember that PPSSPP includes no games: you provide your own legally owned PSP game backups or free homebrew games.
Download the PPSSPP APK file from a trusted source.
Open your Android settings.
Allow installation from unknown apps temporarily.
Tap the downloaded APK file.
Confirm the app name shown is PPSSPP.
Tap Install and wait for it to finish.
Open PPSSPP from your app drawer.
Add the folder containing your legal PSP game backups.
Adjust the controls and settings to your device.
Turn the unknown-app installation permission back off.
You get the PPSSPP XAPK installation package, version 1.20.4, at 23.91 MB, with the package name org.ppsspp.ppsspp. The short timer on this page finishes before the download button appears.
This build needs Android 5.0 and up, as listed in the app information table above. Newer phones give the emulator more graphics headroom, but any device meeting the requirement can install it.
Download the file, open your Android settings and allow installation from unknown apps temporarily, then tap the downloaded file and confirm the app name shown is PPSSPP. The installation guide on this page walks through the full sequence, including turning the permission back off afterwards.
No. PPSSPP is the emulator only and ships without any games. You add your own legally owned PSP game backups in formats such as ISO or CSO, or free homebrew titles, from a folder on your device.
Yes. The PPSSPP build offered here is free, matching the Price entry in the app information table above.
The file is scanned and installed on real test phones before the download button goes up, and its version and size are checked against the details printed on this page. Only confirm the installation while the package name on the prompt reads org.ppsspp.ppsspp.
Download the newer build from this page and install it over the existing app; your settings and game folders stay in place. Each new version is re-tested on our devices before the download here is replaced.
