# Using Provenance

- [Importing ROMs](https://wiki.provenance-emu.com/using-provenance/importing-roms.md): How to import ROMs into Provenance.
- [ROMs](https://wiki.provenance-emu.com/using-provenance/roms.md): Managing your ROM library in Provenance
- [Ripping ROMs from Physical Media](https://wiki.provenance-emu.com/using-provenance/roms/ripping-roms.md): How to legally dump ROMs, disc images, and save data from your own physical media for use with Provenance.
- [Formatting ROMs](https://wiki.provenance-emu.com/using-provenance/roms/formatting-roms.md): How to format, convert, archive, or batch process ROMs.
- [Customizing ROMs](https://wiki.provenance-emu.com/using-provenance/roms/customizing-roms.md): Rename games, replace cover art, and edit game metadata
- [Advanced ROM Management](https://wiki.provenance-emu.com/using-provenance/roms/advanced-management.md): Advanced techniques for managing large ROM libraries
- [Applying Mods / Patches](https://wiki.provenance-emu.com/using-provenance/roms/mods.md): Apply ROM hacks, patches, translations, and mods to your games — IPS/BPS patching, SBI files for PSX, and high-resolution N64 texture packs
- [In-Game Menu](https://wiki.provenance-emu.com/using-provenance/in-game-menu.md): Everything you can do from the pause menu while playing a game
- [Quick Continue](https://wiki.provenance-emu.com/using-provenance/quick-continue.md): The Quick Continue UI — pick your core, preview saves, and jump right back in
- [Fast Forward](https://wiki.provenance-emu.com/using-provenance/fast-forward.md): Speed up gameplay for grinding, cutscenes, and text-heavy sections
- [Controllers & Controls](https://wiki.provenance-emu.com/using-provenance/controllers-and-controls.md): Connect and configure controllers for Provenance
- [Supported Controllers](https://wiki.provenance-emu.com/using-provenance/controllers-and-controls/controllers.md): Supported controllers and gamepads for Provenance — PlayStation, Xbox, MFi, 8BitDo, Steam, and iCade with compatibility ratings and setup guides
- [Controller Reviews](https://wiki.provenance-emu.com/using-provenance/controllers-and-controls/controller-reviews.md): Controller recommendations by platform and use case
- [Smart Keyboard Mapping](https://wiki.provenance-emu.com/using-provenance/controllers-and-controls/smartkeyboard.md): Keyboard button mappings for playing games with a Smart Keyboard or external keyboard
- [Control Maps](https://wiki.provenance-emu.com/using-provenance/controllers-and-controls/control-maps.md): Controller mappings for gamepad profiles per system.
- [Skins](https://wiki.provenance-emu.com/using-provenance/skins-guide.md): Customize on-screen controls with skins for every system
- [Contributing to the Skin Catalog](https://wiki.provenance-emu.com/using-provenance/skins-guide/skin-catalog-contributing.md): How to submit your skin to the Provenance community catalog so it appears in the built-in Skin Browser
- [Game Saves](https://wiki.provenance-emu.com/using-provenance/saves.md): Battery saves, save states, and syncing your game progress
- [Save State Version Mismatches](https://wiki.provenance-emu.com/using-provenance/saves/save-state-version-mismatches.md): What save state version mismatches are, why they happen, and how to protect your progress
- [Screen Filters & Shaders](https://wiki.provenance-emu.com/using-provenance/shaders-and-filters.md): Visual filters and shader effects for retro games — CRT scanlines, LCD grids, VHS tape, and Game Boy effects with 7 built-in Metal filters
- [Cheats](https://wiki.provenance-emu.com/using-provenance/cheats.md): Use cheat codes in Provenance — Game Genie, Action Replay, GameShark, and Pro Action Replay across 12+ native cores and all RetroArch cores
- [Multiplayer](https://wiki.provenance-emu.com/using-provenance/multiplayer.md): Local and online multiplayer setup — connect multiple controllers and play together
- [RetroAchievements](https://wiki.provenance-emu.com/using-provenance/retroachievements.md): Earn achievements in retro games with RetroAchievements integration — badges, leaderboards, and progress tracking across thousands of classic titles


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