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Find downloadable cases, software tools, token designs, and other resources built by the Zaparoo community. To add a project, open a pull request or share it through Discord or Reddit.

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These community builds show how custom readers and physical collections can make Zaparoo part of a gaming setup.

From left: SHELFMODE by Pullle from Community Showcase #3, SunieFairbreeze's Retro NFC reader from the Showcase gallery, and Super Zap Boy by Phoenix from Community Showcase #3.

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Custom cases

Download enclosures, docks, readers, and console integrations.

Software tools

Find label generators, launchers, artwork tools, and integrations.

Token storage

Print cases, boxes, dividers, and display stands for cards.

Custom tokens

Print cartridge, floppy disk, and keychain token designs.

Custom cases​

Software tools​

  • Arcade Karen Loading System by ArcadeKaren

    Collection of PNG artwork for creating Zaparoo cards.

  • Card-Only Batocera Cabinet by BFOOT

    Community recipe for hiding Batocera's normal system list behind an empty Insert Game Card screen while Zaparoo continues launching the hidden library from physical tokens.

  • Cover Generator by HavilandTuff

    Python script that turns Batocera gamelist.xml artwork into individual cards and printable 3×3 A4 sheets.

  • ZaparooSkraper by AchillesPDX

    A custom Mix for Skraper to generate Zaparoo NFC labels. Features controller illustrations from the RetroPie es-theme-carbon project and professionally redrawn console logos from the Console Logos archive.

  • zaparoo-helpers by Thwonp

    Bash scripts for composing and printing custom Zaparoo cards. Includes imagemagick_composer.sh for batch image composition (combining cover art and marquees with templates) and print_composer.sh for arranging cards into print-ready 8.5x11" pages at 300 DPI.

  • NFC Card Generator by Anime0t4ku

    Desktop app for generating printable NFC card labels. Pulls cover art from SteamGrid and TMDB, with custom template support.

  • NFC Cassette Cover Generator by Anime0t4ku

    Desktop app for creating print-ready cassette wrap covers with live preview, customizable colours, SteamGridDB/TMDB artwork integration, and PDF export for batch printing.

  • NFC Movies by PhoenixFire61

    Printable movie artwork designed for PVC NFC cards.

  • zaparoo-custom-launcher-builder by Anime0t4ku

    Python GUI for generating custom launcher TOML files for Zaparoo Core.

  • SuperStationOne_CoverArt by Anime0t4ku

    Printable 9mm half-height DVD case cover art designed for holding NFC cards in Super Station One-style cases.

  • zaparoo-label-automator by byronlcollier

    Python CLI that automates Zaparoo card label creation using the IGDB API for metadata and artwork.

  • Main_MiSTer (Zaparoo fork) by spark2k06

    Fork of the MiSTerFPGA main binary that adds optional Zaparoo-aware features: a standby screen while waiting for a card tap, and per-core loading screens with cover art.

  • MiSTer CollectionLauncher by Anime0t4ku

    Controller-first launcher for themed game collections that can be opened directly from Zaparoo NFC tags.

  • MiSTer ConsoleMode EasyMedia by Rucan69

    PowerShell tools that reuse Zaparoo artwork scrapes as MiSTer console mode media libraries.

  • MiSTer Companion by Anime0t4ku

    Cross-platform GUI for managing a MiSTer over the network or from an SD card. Includes Zaparoo installation and media scraping workflows.

  • MiSTer Media DB by BossRighteous

    Python workflows for building MiSTer game metadata and artwork collections. It can export Zaparoo title mappings and prebuilt media batches for Zaparoo Frontend.

  • MiSTerZine by Matija Erceg

    Searchable tracker for public MiSTer cores and arcade games, with release dates, screenshots, hardware details, and RSS feeds. Each entry provides a copyable ZapScript token for launching it through Zaparoo.

  • zaparoo-operator by Epilogue

    Bridges Epilogue Operator cartridge readers to Zaparoo on MiSTer and SuperStation ONE. Supports Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, SNES, and N64 cartridges, with save data written back to supported cartridges.

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