MYOS

A custom media OS built with SDL2.

Requirements

Install the following before running:

brew install sdl2 sdl2_ttf sdl2_mixer mgba
brew install python3
pip install -r requirements.txt

cJSON is fetched automatically on first build — no manual install needed.

Assets

• A .ttf font placed at assets/fonts/myfont.ttf
• A background image placed at assets/icons/fun_times.bmp

Running

chmod +x start.sh
./start.sh

This will scan your library, build, and launch the app in one step.

Adding Content

• Music: drop files into assets/sounds/ — supported formats: mp3, ogg, wav, flac, opus
• ROMs: drop files into assets/roms/ — supported formats: .gba, .nes, .gb, .gbc, .smc

Compatibility

• macOS
• Linux (sudo apt install libsdl2-dev libsdl2-ttf-dev libsdl2-mixer-dev libmgba-dev)
• Windows support coming soon

Controls

Key	Action
Mouse	Navigate menus
Escape	Back to previous menu
Q	Quit

GBA Controls

Key	Action
Arrow keys	Move
Z	B
X	A
A	L
S	R
Enter	Start
Backspace	Select