CURATOR v1.0.0-beta.2

CURATOR

A Windows PowerShell application for analyzing, validating, reconstructing, and organizing emulation collections using DAT-based authority data.
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Why CURATOR?

CURATOR analyzes, validates, reconstructs, and organizes emulation collections using DAT-based authority data.

Starting with user-provided source files, CURATOR prepares, validates, documents, and organizes every asset using trusted preservation metadata. Unknown, incomplete, and unsupported content is identified and separated so every decision remains transparent.

The result is a clean collection with a complete audit trail, making it easy to review, maintain, and update as preservation projects continue to evolve.

How CURATOR Works

CURATOR transforms imperfect source material into a reproducible, preservation-ready collection through a deterministic workflow.

Authority Preparation

1. Authority Preparation

CURATOR prepares preservation DATs and supporting reference metadata before any collection work begins, establishing a trusted foundation for deterministic processing.

Deterministic Matching

2. Deterministic Matching

Every user-provided file is evaluated against trusted preservation metadata to identify known content, separate unknown material, and eliminate guesswork.

LaunchBox Organization

3. LaunchBox Organization

Verified content is organized into a structured, LaunchBox-ready library while preserving the relationship between source material, authority metadata, and final output.

Reporting and Reconciliation

4. Reporting & Reconciliation

Every action is documented, allowing collections to be reviewed, reproduced, reconciled, and updated as preservation projects continue to evolve.

Free & Open Source

CURATOR is free, open-source software licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later.

CURATOR v1.0.0-beta.2 is available from the current release page.

Public Roadmap

CURATOR remains under active development. Current research areas include performance, audit capabilities, dependency provenance, interoperability, and future product direction.

These items are candidates, not promised features, priorities, schedules, or release commitments. Follow the maintained public roadmap on GitHub .

Release History

Review what changed in every public version, including improvements, fixes, and known limitations.

Read the maintained CURATOR changelog or browse every available download on the release archive.