Bezel
Bezel is a retro game launcher and library organizer for Linux, macOS, and Windows, with an optional AI companion called Bezelie.
What Bezel is
Bezel is a retro game launcher and library organizer for Linux, macOS, and Windows, with an optional AI companion called Bezelie. It supports more than 25 systems and lists a catalog of more than 80,000 games. Its built-in database supplies titles and metadata offline without API keys or scraping, and Bezel can capture emulator soundtracks to play while browsing the library. Bezelie can watch gameplay, react aloud, remember sessions, chat, and take control to play. Named integrations and services include RetroArch, RetroAchievements, YouTube, Twitch, ElevenLabs, Google Drive, and Dropbox. Bezel describes itself as offline-first, with no account or telemetry, and says the library stays on the user’s machine. Some enabled Bezelie features may send screenshots, recorded audio, text, or related context to an AI provider. Bezel does not include games or BIOS files, so users supply their own. The launcher is free; Bezelie Premium is optional, with no stated price. The Mac build is described as experimental, and the license is personal and non-commercial.
Good
- Supports more than 25 systems.
- Provides game metadata offline without API keys or scraping.
- Library stays on the user's machine, according to Bezel.
- Launcher and features are listed as free.
Watch out
- Games and BIOS files are not included.
- Mac build is described as experimental.
- Some Bezelie features may send data to an AI provider.
- License is personal and non-commercial.
Who it suits
Bezel suits people organizing their own retro game files across supported systems and platforms. It may appeal to users who want offline metadata or an optional gameplay companion, provided they supply games and BIOS files themselves.
Verdict
Bezel combines library organization and offline metadata with an optional gameplay companion. Note that users must supply game and BIOS files, and some Bezelie features may transmit related data to an AI provider.
Plans and prices
From Bezel's own pricing page, checked 30 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Bezel | Free | Launcher and all systems and features are free |
| Bezelie Premium | Priced on request | Optional premium for Bezelie’s deeper AI features; pricing not stated on the page opened |
The facts
Each one read from Bezel's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI data
- The terms say some enabled Bezelie features may send screenshots, recorded audio, text, or related context to an AI provider.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Bezelie
- Bezelie can watch gameplay, react aloud, remember sessions, chat, and take control to play.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Game files
- Bezel does not include games or BIOS files; users supply their own files.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Game music
- Bezel can capture game soundtracks from the emulator and play them while browsing the library.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- The site names RetroArch, RetroAchievements, YouTube, Twitch, ElevenLabs, Google Drive, and Dropbox as supported services or integrations.checked 30 Sep 2026
- License
- The terms grant a personal, non-commercial license and state that Bezel is proprietary.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Offline metadata
- The built-in game database provides titles and metadata offline without API keys or scraping.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Privacy
- The site describes Bezel as offline-first, with no account or telemetry, and says the library stays on the user's machine.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Product
- Bezel is a retro game launcher and library organizer with an optional AI companion called Bezelie.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Support
- The site directs users to GitHub to download the beta and file feedback, and to Ko-fi to support development.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Supported systems
- Bezel says it supports more than 25 systems and has a catalog of more than 80,000 games.checked 30 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Platform requirements
- The FAQ lists Windows 10 or 11 (64-bit), 64-bit Linux or Steam Deck, and Apple Silicon Mac (M1 or newer); it describes the Mac build as experimental.checked 30 Sep 2026
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