CURATOR v2.0.0-beta.3

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.

See CURATOR in Motion

Discover how CURATOR turns source material and trusted preservation data into a validated, organized collection with a clear audit trail.

Prefer to watch on YouTube? Open the CURATOR video.

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 v2.0.0-beta.3 adds five Atarimania GameBase authority DATs, raw-first matching, authoritative media routing, and bounded set-based publication.

Public Roadmap

CURATOR remains under active development. Current deferred work is limited to FixDAT interoperability research. Desktop application and compiled .NET questions remain future product direction rather than active engineering work.

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.

A Little About Me

My computing story began in the Atari 8-bit era, when software and friendships traveled through modems and BBSes.

Read about my early online communities, software projects, and the history that eventually helped shape CURATOR on the About Me page.