Awesome Emulators Android A list of all the emulators for a particular system. Includes honorable and historical mentions as well! This list will always be kept as complete and up-to-date as possible, but please open an issue if you have any questions/comments/concerns.
Official websites and links to the authors will always be used if possible, otherwise mirrors may be used if they are available.
Quick note: the recommended column asks the question "is there a use case for this emulator besides for historical or archival reasons?" If the answer is yes, it only means there is a reason to use the emulator in current year. It doesn't necessarily mean you should use it to just play video games necessarily, it could be useful for debugging/development, it might have exclusive features, or it might be relevant for some other reason.
For more information about this project, how you can contribute, frequently asked questions, and more, please go to the end of this document. This is based on the Awesome Emulators list by DerekTurtleRoe - Link
Check it out for a huge and amazing list of emulators for PC
Video game console emulators
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
RetroArch Yes
OSS
No
Yes
Yes
Multiple arcade systems
RetroArch Plus Yes
OSS
No
Yes
Yes
Multiple arcade systems Android 8
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
RetroArch Yes
OSS
No
Yes
Yes
Multiple arcade systems
RetroArch Plus Yes
OSS
No
Yes
Yes
Multiple arcade systems Android 8
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
RetroArch Yes
OSS
No
Yes
Yes
Multiple arcade systems
RetroArch Plus Yes
OSS
No
Yes
Yes
Multiple arcade systems Android 8
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
BigPEmu No
Proprietary
No
Yes
Yes
Atari Jaguar, Atari Jaguar CD
Jaggy Yes
Source available
No
No
No
Atari Jaguar
Jagulator No
Proprietary
No
No
No
Atari Jaguar
Project Tempest No
Proprietary
No
No
No
Atari Jaguar
Virtual Jaguar Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
Yes
Yes
Atari Jaguar, Atari Jaguar CD
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
Akiko No
Proprietary
Yes
No
No
Commodore Amiga CD32
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
DAPHNE Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
Yes
Yes
LaserDisc arcade software
Dirk Simple Yes
zlib license
No
Yes
Yes
Dragon's Lair LaserDisc arcade game
SINGE Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
Yes
Yes
LaserDisc arcade software
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
AndriPSX No
Proprietary
No
No
No
Sony PlayStation
Avocado Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
Yes
?
Sony PlayStation
Bleem! No
Proprietary
Yes
No
No
Sony PlayStation
ChonkyStation Yes?
Source available
No
Yes
?
Sony PlayStation
Connectix VGS (Virtual Game Station) No
Proprietary
Yes
No
No
Sony PlayStation
DuckStation Yes
GNU GPLv3
No
Yes
Yes
Sony PlayStation
ePSXe No
Proprietary
No, paid Android version
Yes
No
Sony PlayStation
hpsx64 Yes
GNU GPLv3
No
Yes
No
Sony PlayStation, Sony PlayStation 2
Mango Yes
GNU GPLv3
No
Yes?
No
Sony PlayStation
NO$PSX No
Proprietary
No
Yes?
Yes
Sony PlayStation
PCSX Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
No
Sony PlayStation
PCSX-df Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
No
Sony PlayStation
PCSX-Reloaded Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
No
Sony PlayStation
PCSX-Reloaded (PGXP fork) Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
?
Sony PlayStation
PCSX-Redux Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
Yes
Yes
Sony PlayStation
ProjectPSX Yes
MIT license
No
Yes
No
Sony PlayStation
PS Emu Pro No
Proprietary
No
No
No
Sony PlayStation
PSXACT Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
No
Sony PlayStation
pSX (AKA psxfin) No
Proprietary
No
No
No
Sony PlayStation
PSXeven No
Proprietary
No
No
No
Sony PlayStation
Rustation Yes
GNU GPLv2+
No
No
No
Sony PlayStation
Rustation-NG (fork and continuation of Rustation) Yes
GNU GPLv2+
No
Yes
?
Sony PlayStation
SSSPSX No
Proprietary
No
No
No
Sony PlayStation
Xebra Proprietary
No
No
Yes
?
Sony PlayStation, Sony PocketStation (with PK201)
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
AetherSX2 No
Proprietary
No
No
No
Sony PlayStation 2
None for now :(
None for now :(
None for now :(
Nintendo Entertainment System/Famicom
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
ANESE Yes
MIT license
No
Yes?
Yes
Nintendo Entertainment System/Famicom
FCEUX Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
Yes
Yes
Nintendo Entertainment System/Famicom
FakeNES Yes
zlib license
No
No
No
Nintendo Entertainment System/Famicom
HDNes Yes?
Source available
No
No
Yes
Nintendo Entertainment System/Famicom
iNES No
Proprietary
No
Yes
No
Nintendo Entertainment System/Famicom
Jnes No
Proprietary
No
No
No
Nintendo Entertainment System/Famicom
KindNES Yes?
Source available
No
Yes
?
Nintendo Entertainment System/Famicom
MacFCEU Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
No
Nintendo Entertainment System/Famicom
MetalNES Yes
MIT license
No
Yes?
No
Nintendo Entertainment System/Famicom
Mesen Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
No
Nintendo Entertainment System/Famicom
Mesen-X Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
No
Nintendo Entertainment System/Famicom
Nestopia Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
No
Nintendo Entertainment System/Famicom
Nestopia Undead Edition Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
Yes
Yes
Nintendo Entertainment System/Famicom
nemulator No
Proprietary
No
Yes?
No
Nintendo Entertainment System/Famicom, Game Boy, Sega Game Gear, Sega Master System
NESticle No
Proprietary, source available, source code leaked
No
No
No
Nintendo Entertainment System/Famicom
Nintendulator Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
Yes
?
Nintendo Entertainment System/Famicom
NO$NES No
Proprietary
No
No
Yes
Nintendo Entertainment System/Famicom
puNES Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
Yes
Yes
Nintendo Entertainment System/Famicom
QuickNES Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
No
Nintendo Entertainment System/Famicom
RockNES No
Proprietary
No
Yes
?
Nintendo Entertainment System/Famicom
SimpleNES Yes
GNU GPLv3
No
No
No
Nintendo Entertainment System/Famicom
VirtuaNES Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
No
Nintendo Entertainment System/Famicom
VisualNes Yes?
Source available
No
No
No
Nintendo Entertainment System/Famicom
ZeNES Yes
MIT license
No
No
?
Nintendo Entertainment System/Famicom
Super Nintendo Entertainment System/Super Famicom
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
bsnes Yes
GNU GPLv3+
No
No
Yes
Super Nintendo Entertainment System/Super Famicom
bsnes+ Yes
GNU GPLv3+
No
Yes
Yes
Super Nintendo Entertainment System/Super Famicom
bsnes-classic Yes
GNU GPLv3+
No
No
Yes
Super Nintendo Entertainment System/Super Famicom
bsnes-hd Yes
GNU GPLv3+
No
Yes
Yes
Super Nintendo Entertainment System/Super Famicom
bsnes-mt Yes
GNU GPLv3+
No
No
Yes
Super Nintendo Entertainment System/Super Famicom
CATSFC Yes
GNU GPLv2+
No
No
No
Super Nintendo Entertainment System/Super Famicom
lsnes Yes
GNU GPLv3
No
No
No
Super Nintendo Entertainment System/Super Famicom
Mesen-S Yes
GNU GPLv3
No
No
Yes
Super Nintendo Entertainment System/Super Famicom
Mesen-SX Yes
GNU GPLv3
No
No
Yes
Super Nintendo Entertainment System/Super Famicom
NO$SNS No
Proprietary
No
No
Yes
Super Nintendo Entertainment System/Super Famicom
Silhouette was an unofficial port of SNES96 (by an anonymous developer), which was an early version of what would eventually become SNES9x. The README states it is a Nintendo-developed emulator, but this has been proven to be false. You can download it here to try it for yourself.
No
Proprietary
No
No
No
Super Nintendo Entertainment System/Super Famicom
SNES9x Yes?
Custom license
No
Yes
Yes
Super Nintendo Entertainment System/Super Famicom
SNEeSe Yes?
Artistic License 2.0
No
No
No
Super Nintendo Entertainment System/Super Famicom
SNESGT No
Proprietary
No
No
No
Super Nintendo Entertainment System/Super Famicom
ZSNES - A historic emulator, and it is undergoing a huge rewrite for a new release eventually™ Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
Yes
No
Super Nintendo Entertainment System/Super Famicom
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
1964 Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
No
Nintendo 64
1964.js Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
No
Nintendo 64
1964-GEPD Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
Yes?
Yes
Nintendo 64
Apollo Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
No
Nintendo 64
Apollo64 Yes
GNU GPLv3
No
Yes
?
Nintendo 64
Blade64 Yes?
Source available
No
No
No
Nintendo 64
CEN64 Yes
3-clause BSD license
No
No
Yes?
Nintendo 64
Cor64 Yes
MIT license
No
No
No
Nintendo 64
Corn No
Proprietary
No
No
No
Nintendo 64
Cube64 Yes
GNU GPLv3
No
No
?
Nintendo 64
Daedalus Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
No
Nintendo 64
DaedalusX64 Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
Yes
Yes
Nintendo 64
Daedalus-lkb Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
No
Nintendo 64
dgb-n64 Yes?
Source available
No
Yes
Yes
Nintendo 64
DotN64 Yes
MIT license
No
No
?
Nintendo 64
Dream64 No
Proprietary
No
No
No
Nintendo 64
Drop64 Yes
MIT license
No
No
No
Nintendo 64
Fake64 Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
No
Nintendo 64
gopher64 Yes
GNU GPLv3
No
Yes
?
Nintendo 64
Jario64 Yes
GNU GPLv3
No
No
No
Nintendo 64
Kaizen (previously Gadolinium) Yes
3-clause BSD license
No
Yes
Yes
Nintendo 64
Larper64 (website is down and the developer was anonymous, so only a backup Google Drive link exists) No
Proprietary
No
No
No
Nintendo 64
Mupen64 Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
No
Nintendo 64
Mupen64Plus Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
Yes
Yes
Nintendo 64
'N64-Emulator' Yes?
Source available
No
No
No
Nintendo 64
N64VM No
Proprietary
No
No
No
Nintendo 64
n64-emu Yes?
Source available
No
No
No
Nintendo 64
n64.js Yes
MIT license
No
Yes
Yes
Nintendo 64
Nemu64 No
Proprietary
No
Yes
Yes
Nintendo 64
NICE64 Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
No
Nintendo 64
NIN64 No
Proprietary
No
No
No
Nintendo 64
NINCEST 64 Yes?
Source available
No
No
No
Nintendo 64
Not64 Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
Yes?
?
Nintendo 64
NSFE No
Proprietary
No
No
No
Nintendo 64
Pagan No
Proprietary
No
No
No
Nintendo 64
Parallel Launcher (GUI for both RetroArch N64 cores) Yes
GNU GPLv3+
No
Yes
Yes
Nintendo 64
PC64 Yes?
"Under the laws of GNU"
No
No
No
Nintendo 64
Project64 Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
Yes
Yes
Nintendo 64
Project Unreality Yes?
Source available
No
No
No
Nintendo 64
r64emu Yes
GNU GPLv3
No
Yes
?
Nintendo 64
RealityEmu Yes
UNLICENSE
No
No
No
Nintendo 64
rokuyon Yes
GNU GPLv3
No
Yes
?
Nintendo 64
Rosalie's Mupen GUI Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
Yes
Yes
Nintendo 64
Ryu64 Yes
UNLICENSE
No
No
?
Nintendo 64
Shibumi Yes?
Source available
No
No
No
Nintendo 64
Simple64 (formerly m64p) Yes
GNU GPLv3
No
Yes
Yes
Nintendo 64
SixtyForce No
Proprietary
Yes
Yes?
?
Nintendo 64
Sunset No
Proprietary
No
No
No
Nintendo 64
SupraHLE (fork of UltraHLE) No
Modified version of leaked UltraHLE source, proprietary
No
No
No
Nintendo 64
Surreal64 CE Partially?
Uses leaked Project64 1.6 sources, Mupen64, and 1964, as well as using leaked Xbox SDK (possibly)
No
No
?
Nintendo 64
TR64 Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
No
Nintendo 64
TRWin Yes
GNU GPlv2
No
No
No
Nintendo 64
TrueReality Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
No
Nintendo 64
Ultra 64 Yes?
Source available
No
No
No
Nintendo 64
UltraHLE Yes?
Source leaked, proprietary
No
No
No
Nintendo 64
UltraHLE 2064 Yes?
Modified version of UltraHLE leaked source, proprietary
No
No
No
Nintendo 64
UltraHLP No
Patcher for UltraHLE binary, proprietary
No
No
No
Nintendo 64
Wii64 Yes
GNU GPLv3
No
No
?
Nintendo 64
Wii64-PS3 Yes?
Should be GNU GPLv3, but no license present in the repository
No
No
?
Nintendo 64
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
Dolphin Yes
GNU GPLv3
No
Yes
Yes
Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo Wii
Ishiiruka Yes
GNU GPLv3
No
Yes
Yes
Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo Wii
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
Dolphin Yes
GNU GPLv3
No
Yes
Yes
Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo Wii
Ishiiruka Yes
GNU GPLv3
No
Yes
Yes
Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo Wii
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
Cemu Yes
MPLv2
No
Yes
Yes
Nintendo Wii U
Decaf Yes
GNU GPLv3+
No
Yes
Yes
Nintendo Wii U
Kinnay Yes
MIT license
No
No
No
Nintendo Wii U
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
Skyline Yes
MPL-2.0
No
No
No
Nintendo Switch
Strato Yes
GPlv3
No
Yes
No
Nintendo Switch
Yuzu Yes
GNU GPLv3
No
Yes
Yes
Nintendo Switch
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
FreezeSMS No
Proprietary
No
No
?
Sega Master System, Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Game Gear, Sega SG-1000, ColecoVision
SMSPLUS Yes
3-clause BSD license
No
No
?
Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear
Sega Genesis/Megadrive and 32X/Sega CD
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
Ages No
Proprietary
No
No
No
Sega Genesis/Megadrive, Sega CD, Sega 32X, Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear
BlastEm Yes
GNU GPLv3
No
Yes
Yes
Sega Genesis/Megadrive
DGen Yes
BSD license
No
No
No
Sega Genesis/Megadrive
Exodus Yes
3-clause BSD license
No
Yes
Yes
Sega Genesis/Megadrive
Genesis-Plus-GX Yes
Custom, source available
No
Yes
Yes
Sega Genesis/Megadrive, Sega CD, Sega 32X, Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear, SG-1000
Gens Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
No
Sega Genesis/Megadrive
Gens Plus! Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
No
Sega Genesis/Megadrive
Gens+ REWiND Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
No
Sega Genesis/Megadrive, Sega CD, Sega 32X
Kega Fusion No
Proprietary
No
No
No
Sega Genesis/Megadrive, Sega CD, Sega 32X, Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear, SG-1000
HazeMD Yes
MAME license
No
No
No
Sega Genesis/Megadrive
RetroDrive No
Proprietary
No
No
No
Sega Genesis/Megadrive, Sega 32X
TrueLMAO Yes
MIT license
No
Yes
No
Sega Genesis/Megadrive
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
castingDreams Yes
GNU GPLv3
No
No
No
Sega Dreamcast
Chankast No
Proprietary
No
No
No
Sega Dreamcast
DEmul No
Proprietary
No
No
No
Sega Dreamcast
dreamcast Yes?
Source available
No
No
No
Sega Dreamcast
DreamEMU No
Proprietary
No
No
No
Sega Dreamcast
Dreamer No
Proprietary
No
No
No
Sega Dreamcast
DreamOxide Yes
3-clause BSD license
No
No
No
Sega Dreamcast
Flycast Dojo Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
Yes
Yes
Sega Dreamcast
Flycast Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
Yes
Yes
Sega Dreamcast
Icarus (never publicly released as far as I know, if anybody has links or downloads, please let me know!)
No
Proprietary
No
No
No
Sega Dreamcast
Katana (unrelated to the above project) Yes?
Source available
No
No
No
Sega Dreamcast
Katana Yes
GNU GPlv2
No
No
No
Sega Dreamcast
lxdream Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
No
Sega Dreamcast
lxdream-nitro Yes
GNU GPlv2
No
Yes
?
Sega Dreamcast
Makaron - Download here No
Proprietary
No
No
No
Sega Dreamcast
nullDC Yes?
Source available
No
No
No
Sega Dreamcast
ReDream No
Proprietary
Yes
Yes
Yes
Sega Dreamcast
Reicast Yes
3-clause BSD license
No
No
No
Sega Dreamcast
Swirly Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
No
Sega Dreamcast
washDC (formerly WashingtonDC) Yes
GNU GPLv3+
No
Yes
?
Sega Dreamcast
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
DirectVMS Yes?
Source available
No
No
No
Sega Dreamcast VMU
DreamVMU Yes?
Source available
No
No
No
Sega Dreamcast VMU
ElysianVMU No
Proprietary
No
No
Yes
Sega Dreamcast VMU
SoftVMS Yes?
Source available
No
No
No
Sega Dreamcast VMU
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
Cxbx Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
No
Microsoft Xbox
Cxbx-Reloaded Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
Yes
Yes
Microsoft Xbox
Dxbx Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
No
Microsoft Xbox
OpenXBOX Yes?
Source available
No
No
No
Microsoft Xbox
StrikeBox Yes
2-clause BSD license
No
No
No
Microsoft Xbox
XQEMU Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
?
Microsoft Xbox
Xemu Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
Yes
Yes
Microsoft Xbox
Xeon No
Proprietary
No
No
No
Microsoft Xbox
Xenoborg - Source here Yes
GNU GPLv3
No
No
No
Microsoft Xbox
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
cs360emu Yes?
Source available
No
No
No
Microsoft Xbox 360
Xenia Yes
MIT license
No
Yes
Yes
Microsoft Xbox 360
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
There are currently no emulators for this system 😔
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
There are currently no emulators for this system 😔
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
NEC PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16/CD-ROM²/TurboGrafx-CD/SuperGrafx
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
ePCEngine Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
Yes
?
NEC PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16/CD-ROM²/TurboGrafx-CD/SuperGrafx
Hu-Go! Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
Yes?
Yes
NEC PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16/CD-ROM²/TurboGrafx-CD/SuperGrafx
MagicEngine No
Proprietary
Yes
No
No
NEC PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16/CD-ROM²/TurboGrafx-CD/SuperGrafx
Neco (only the archived official web page has downloads and info) Yes?
Source available
No
No
No
NEC PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16/CD-ROM²/TurboGrafx-CD/SuperGrafx
Ootake Yes
GNU GPLv2+
No
Yes
Yes
NEC PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16/CD-ROM²/TurboGrafx-CD/SuperGrafx
pcejin Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
No
NEC PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16/CD-ROM²/TurboGrafx-CD/SuperGrafx
Turbo Engine No
Proprietary
No
No
No
NEC PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16/CD-ROM²/TurboGrafx-CD/SuperGrafx
SNK Neo Geo AES/MVS/Neo Geo CD
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
Gekko No
Proprietary
No
No
No
SNK Neo Geo AES
GnGeo Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
No
SNK Neo Geo AES
Kawaks No
Proprietary
No
No
No
Neo Geo AES, CPS-2
Neo-RAGEx No
Proprietary
No
No
No
Neo Geo AES
NeoDanji No
Proprietary
No
No
No
Neo Geo AES
NEOGem No
Proprietary
No
No
No
Neo Geo AES
'NeoGeo CD Emulator' No
Proprietary
No
No
No
Neo Geo CD
NeoCD Yes?
Source available
No
No
?
Neo Geo CD
NeoCD/SDL Yes?
Source available
No
No
?
Neo Geo CD
NeoRAINE No
Proprietary
No
No
?
Neo Geo AES/MVS, Neo Geo CD
RAINE Yes?
Source available
No
No
?
Neo Geo AES/MVS, Neo Geo CD
Simulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Simulated systems
Pong Consoles Simulation Yes?
Source available
No
No
?
Various pong consoles
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
O2EM Yes
Artistic license
No
No
?
Odyssey 2/Videopac+
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
CD-iCE No
Proprietary
No
No
No
Philips CD-i
CD-i Emulator No
Proprietary
Yes
Yes?
Yes
Philips CD-i
CeDImu Yes?
Source available
No
Yes
Yes
Philips CD-i
Same CDi Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
Yes?
Yes
Philips CD-i
TinyCDi Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
?
Philips CD-i
Panasonic 3DO Interactive Multiplayer
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
3d'oh Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
?
Panasonic 3DO
4DO Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
?
Panasonic 3DO
FreeDO No
Proprietary
No
No
?
Panasonic 3DO
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
There are currently no emulators for this system 😔
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
Gemei A330 libretro core Yes?
Source available
No
No
Yes
Gemei A330
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
Bliss Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
?
Mattel Intellivision
Bliss32 Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
?
Mattel Intellivision
BlissX Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
?
Mattel Intellivision
BlissJ Web Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
?
Mattel Intellivision
BlissJ Java Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
?
Mattel Intellivision
BlissJX Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
?
Mattel Intellivision
gtk-jzintv Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
?
Mattel Intellivision
IntvDOS Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
No
Mattel Intellivision
IntvWin Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
?
Mattel Intellivision
jzIntv Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
?
Mattel Intellivision
jzintvGUI Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
?
Mattel Intellivision
jzIntvImGui Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
?
Mattel Intellivision
FreeIntv Yes
GNU GPLv2+
No
Yes
Yes
Mattel Intellivision
Nostalgia No
Proprietary
No
No
Yes
Mattel Intellivision
Xanadu No
Proprietary
No
No
?
Mattel Intellivision
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
Bee Yes
GNU LGPLv2
No
No
No
Coleco ColecoVision
ColEm No
Proprietary
No
Yes
?
Coleco ColecoVision
CoolCV No
Proprietary
No
Yes
Yes
Coleco ColecoVision
CULT No
Proprietary
No
No
No
Coleco ColecoVision
Mugrat No
Proprietary
No
No
?
Coleco ColecoVision
Virtual ColecoVision (AKA Colem97) No
Proprietary
No
No
?
Coleco ColecoVision
ColecoDS Yes?
Source available
No
Yes
Yes
Coleco ColecoVision
Chip-8 and related system emulators/interpreters COSMAC VIP/RCA Studio II/Telmac 1800 Handheld game console emulators Nintendo Game Boy/Game Boy Color
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommendation
Emulated systems
BGB No
Proprietary
No
Yes
Yes
Nintendo Game Boy, Nintendo Game Boy Color, Nintendo Super Game Boy
Boycott No
Proprietary
No
No
No
Nintendo Game Boy, Nintendo Game Boy Color
Gambatte Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
Yes
Nintendo Game Boy, Nintendo Game Boy Color
GameRoy Yes
Dual-licensed under the MIT license and the Apache 2.0 license
No
Yes
Yes
Nintendo Game Boy
GBCC Yes
MIT license
No
Yes
Yes
Nintendo Game Boy, Nintendo Game Boy Color
GoBC Yes?
Source available, license is blank
No
Yes
?
Nintendo Game Boy
Gearboy Yes
GNU GPLv3
No
Yes
Yes
Nintendo Game Boy, Nintendo Game Boy Color
hdmg Yes
GNU GPLv3
No
No
?
Nintendo Game Boy, Nintendo Game Boy Color
hhugboy Yes
GNU GPLv2+
No
Yes
Yes
Nintendo Game Boy, Nintendo Game Boy Color
Hu-Boy No
Proprietary
No
Yes
No
Nintendo Game Boy
KiGB No
Proprietary
No
No
?
Nintendo Game Boy, Nintendo Game Boy Color, Nintendo Super Game Boy
MetroBoy Yes?
Source available
No
Yes
?
Nintendo Game Boy
NO$GMB No
Proprietary
No
Yes?
Yes
Nintendo Game Boy, Nintendo Game Boy Color, Nintendo Super Game Boy
PyBoy Yes
GNU LGPLv3
No
Yes
?
Nintendo Game Boy, Nintendo Game Boy Color
SameBoy Yes
MIT license
No
Yes
Yes
Nintendo Game Boy, Nintendo Game Boy Color, Nintendo Super Game Boy
TGB Dual Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
?
Nintendo Game Boy, Nintendo Game Boy Color
TGB Dual-L Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
?
Nintendo Game Boy, Nintendo Game Boy Color
VGB (AKA Virtual Game Boy) No
Proprietary
No
Yes
Yes
Nintendo Game Boy, Nintendo Game Boy Color, and Nintendo Super Game Boy
Wzonka-Lad Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
Yes
Nintendo Game Boy
Nintendo Game Boy Advance
❗ = WARNING: This emulator is no longer maintained and has security vulnerabilities. This is here for completeness, but use alternatives or at the bare minimum please exercise caution when using these emulators.
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
BoycottAdvance No
Proprietary
No
No
?
Nintendo Game Boy Advance
GiiBiiAdvance Yes
GNU GPlv2
No
?
Yes
Nintendo Game Boy, Nintendo Game Boy Advance
❗ Mac Boy Advance
Yes
GNU GPLv2+
No
No
No
Nintendo Game Boy, Nintendo Game Boy Color, Nintendo Game Boy Advance
mGBA Yes
MPL 2.0
No
Yes
Yes
Nintendo Game Boy, Nintendo Game Boy Color, Nintendo Game Boy Advance
NanoBoyAdvance Yes
GNU GPLv3+
No
Yes
Yes
Nintendo Game Boy, Nintendo Game Boy Color, Nintendo Game Boy Advance
SkyEmu Yes
MIT license
No
Yes
Yes
Nintendo Game Boy, Nintendo Game Boy Color, Nintendo Game Boy Advance
❗ VBALink
Yes
GNU GPLv2+
No
No
No
Nintendo Game Boy, Nintendo Game Boy Color, Nintendo Game Boy Advance
VBA-M Yes
GNU GPLv2+
No
Yes
Yes
Nintendo Game Boy, Nintendo Game Boy Color, Nintendo Game Boy Advance
❗ VBA-rr
Yes
GNU GPLv2+
No
No
No
Nintendo Game Boy, Nintendo Game Boy Color, Nintendo Game Boy Advance
VGBA (AKA Virtual Game Boy Advance) No
Proprietary
No
Yes
No
Nintendo Game Boy Advance
❗ Visual Boy Advance
Yes
GNU GPLv2+
No
No
No
Nintendo Game Boy, Nintendo Game Boy Color, Nintendo Game Boy Advance
Nintendo Game And Watch simulators
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
Planet Virtual Boy emulator (AKA PVBEmu) Yes
MIT license
No
No
No
Nintendo Virtual Boy
r3Ddragon MIT license with custom license exceptions
No
No
No
Yes
Nintendo Virtual Boy
Reality Boy (formerly VBEmu98) Yes
Custom
No
No
?
Nintendo Virtual Boy
Red Dragon Yes
Custom
No
No
?
Nintendo Virtual Boy
Red Dragon (PSP) Yes
Custom
No
No
?
Nintendo Virtual Boy
Rustual Boy Yes
Dual-licensed under the MIT license and the Apache 2.0 license
No
No
Yes
Nintendo Virtual Boy
SoftVUE (not released?) AKA VUE32
?
?
?
?
?
Nintendo Virtual Boy
VBjin Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
Yes
Nintendo Virtual Boy
VBjin-ovr Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
Yes
Nintendo Virtual Boy
ViBE No
Proprietary
No
Yes?
?
Nintendo Virtual Boy
VirtualBoyGo Yes
GNU GPLv3
No
Yes
Yes
Nintendo Virtual Boy
VirtualBoyX No?
Supposedly based on another emulator, but I can't confirm
No
No
?
Nintendo Virtual Boy
Virtual-E No
Proprietary
No
No
No
Nintendo Virtual Boy
Virtual Utopia (not released?)
?
?
?
?
?
Nintendo Virtual boy
Wiirtual Boy Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
?
Nintendo Virtual Boy
XVBoy Yes?
Source available
No
No
?
Nintendo Virtual Boy
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
minimon Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
?
Pokemon Mini
PokeKaMini No
Proprietary
No
No
?
Pokemon Mini
PokeMini Yes
GNU GPLv3
No
No
?
Pokemon Mini
PokemonMiniX No
Proprietary
No
No
?
Pokemon Mini
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
melonDS-android Yes
GNU GPLv3
No
Yes
Yes
Nintendo DS
DraStic No
-
Yes
Yes
No
Nintendo DS
NooDS Yes
GPLv3
No
Yes
Yes
Nintendo DS, Gameboy Advance
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
Citra Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
Yes
Yes
Nintendo 3DS
Mikage No
-
No
Yes
No
Nintendo 3DS
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
GeePee32 No
Proprietary
No
No
?
Game Park GP32
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
Felix Yes
MIT license
No
Yes?
Yes
Atari Lynx
Handy Yes
zlib license
No
No
Yes
Atari Lynx
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
Gearsystem Yes
GNU GPLv3
No
Yes
Yes
Sega Mark III/Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear, Sega SG-1000, Othello Multivision
MasterGear No
Proprietary, developer says you can contact him for source
No, Android version is paid
Yes
Yes
Sega Mark III/Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear, Sega SG-1000, Sega SC-3000, Sega SF-7000
Sony PlayStation Portable
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
PPSSPP Yes
GNU GPLv2+
No
Yes
Yes
Sony PlayStation Portable
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
PK201 No
Proprietary
No
No
?
Sony PocketStation
PKEmu No
Proprietary
No
No
?
Sony PocketStation
pockystation Yes?
Source available
No
No
?
Sony PocketStation
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
Vita3K Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
Yes
Yes
Sony PlayStation Vita
Bandai WonderSwan/WonderSwan Color/SwanCrystal/WonderWitch
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
Cygne Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
?
Bandai WonderSwan, Bandai WonderSwan Color
MiracleMage Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
?
Bandai WonderSwan, Bandai WonderSwan Color
NitroSwan Yes?
Source available
No
Yes
Yes
Bandai WonderSwan, Bandai WonderSwan Color
NewOswan Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
Bandai WonderSwan, Bandai WonderSwan Color
Oswan Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
?
Bandai WonderSwan, Bandai WonderSwan Color
Oswan (community fork with some changes) Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
Bandai WonderSwan, Bandai WonderSwan Color
StoicGoose Yes
MIT license
No
Yes
?
Bandai WonderSwan, Bandai WonderSwan Color
WonderScott No
Proprietary
No
No
No
Bandai WonderSwan, Bandai WonderSwan Color
WSCamp No
Proprietary
No
No
No
Bandai WonderSwan, Bandai WonderSwan Color
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
BeNeoPocott (NeoPocott ported to BeOS) No?
Proprietary
No
?
?
SNK Neo Geo Pocket/Color
Koyote No
Proprietary
No
No
?
SNK Neo Geo Pocket/Color
NeoPop-SDL Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
?
SNK Neo Geo Pocket/Color
NeoPop Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
?
SNK Neo Geo Pocket/Color
NeoGPC Yes
GNU GPLv3
No
No
?
SNK Neo Geo Pocket/Color
NeoPocott No
Proprietary
No
No
?
SNK Neo Geo Pocket/Color
NGPocket No
Proprietary
Yes
No
No
SNK Neo Geo Pocket/Color
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
Potator (legacy) Yes?
Source available
No
No
?
Watara SuperVision
Potator (SDL2 fork) Yes?
The original license was only source available, so this should technically be the same, but the license in the repo is Unlicense
No
Yes?
Yes
Watara SuperVision
Wataroo No
Proprietary
No
Yes?
Yes
Watara SuperVision
Phones/PDAs/other mobile devices, etc.
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
Clicky Yes?
Source available
No
No
?
Apple iPod
qemu-ipod-nano Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
Yes
?
Apple iOS
qemu-ios Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
Yes
?
Apple iOS
touchHLE Yes
MPL 2.0
No
Yes
Yes
Apple iOS
unidbg Yes
Apache 2.0
No
Yes
?
Apple iOS
xnu-qemu-arm64 Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
?
Apple iOS
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
EKLA21 Yes
GNU GPLv3
No
Yes
Yes
Symbian OS/N-Gage
Engemu Yes
GNU GPLv3
No
No
No
Symbian OS/N-Gage
NGEmu Yes
Apache 2.0
No
No
No
N-Gage
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
Melange Yes?
Source available
No
Yes
Yes
BREW
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
MoRePhun Yes
GNU GPLv3
No
No
Yes
Mophun
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
CloudpilotEmu Yes
GNU GPLv3
No
Yes
?
Multiple devices
Mu Yes?
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 United States License
No
No
?
Palm OS
Acorn BBC Micro computers
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
BeebEm Yes?
Custom
No
No
?
Acorn BBC Micro
BeebEm (community fork) Yes?
Custom
No
Yes
?
Acorn BBC Micro
b-em Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
Yes
?
Acorn BBC Micro
b2 Yes
GNU GPLv3
No
Yes?
?
Acorn BBC Micro
model-b Yes?
Source available
No
No
?
Acorn BBC Micro
Acorn Archimedes computers
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
CaPriCe Forever No
Proprietary
No
Yes
?
Amstrad CPC
NO$CPC No
Proprietary
No
No
?
Amstrad CPC
WinAPE No
Proprietary
No
No
?
Amstrad CPC
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
86Box Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
Yes
Yes
x86
Bochs Yes
LGPLv2
No
Yes
Yes
x86
Box86 Yes
MIT license
No
Yes
Yes
x86
Box64 Yes
MIT license
No
Yes
Yes
x86
Box64Droid Yes
MIT license
No
Yes
Yes
x86
Fake86 Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
No
x86
FEX-Emu Yes
MIT license
No
Yes
Yes
x86
Firn Yes
Dual-licensed under the Apache 2.0 or MIT license
No
No
No
x86
MartyPC Yes
MIT license
No
Yes
Yes
x86
PC.js Yes
MIT license
No
Yes
Yes
x86
PCBox Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
Yes
Yes
x86
PCem Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
Yes
x86
PCx86 Yes
MIT license
No
Yes
Yes
x86
PDP-8/E Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
?
Yes
x86
Programma/Program 101 ?
?
No
?
?
x86
QEMU Yes
LGPLv2.1
No
Yes
Yes
x86, ARM, MIPS, RISC-V, PowerPC, more
UniPCEmu (formerly x86EMU) No
Proprietary
No
Yes
Yes
x86
VARCem Yes
3-clause BSD license
No
Yes
Yes
x86
VirtualXT Yes
MIT license
No
Yes
Yes
x86
Winlator Yes, partially
Source available/MIT license
No
Yes
?
x86
XTulator ?
Might be GNU GPLv2 since it is a rewrite of Fake86, but no license supplied
No
No
?
x86
System/370, ESA/390, z/Architecture
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
Hercules Yes
Q public license
No
?
?
System/370, ESA/390 architectures, 64-bit z/Architecture
z390 Yes
GNU GPlv2
No
Yes
?
z390 Portable Mainframe
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
Agat Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
Yes
?
Apple computers and the Agat
Apple II Oasis No
Proprietary
Yes
No
No
Apple computers
Apple2000e (Apple II/IIe emulator for Amiga) Yes?
Source available
No
No
?
Apple computers
ApplePC No
Proprietary
No
No
No
Apple computers
Appler Yes?
Source available
No
No
?
Apple computers
AppleWin Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
Yes
Yes
Apple computers
Basilisk II Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
Yes
No
Apple computers
Basilisk II (community fork with updates) Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
Yes
Yes
Apple computers
Dapple Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
No
Apple computers
Dapple II Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
No
Apple computers
Emmac No?
No license supplied, all documentation is in another language
No
No
?
Apple computers
Executor No
Proprietary
Yes (was discontinued and the dev released "free keys")
No
No
Apple computers
Fusion No
Proprietary
Yes
No
No
Apple computers
IDLE Yes
MIT license
No
No
?
Apple computers
KEGS Yes
GNU GPLv3
No
No
?
Apple computers
KEGS32 Yes
GNU GPLv3
No
No
?
Apple computers
LisaEm Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
Yes
Apple computers
LisaEm (fork with some small additions) Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
Yes
Yes
Apple computers
macintosh.js Yes?
Source available, repo says "for educational use"
No
?
?
Apple computers
microm8 and a GUI No
Proprietary (GUI is source available)
No
?
?
Apple computers
Mini vMac Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
Yes
Yes
Apple computers
PCE/macplus Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
?
Apple computers
PearPC Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
?
Apple computers
REINETTE II PLUS DOT PY Yes
3-clause BSD license
No
Yes
?
Apple computers
SheepShaver Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
Yes
Apple computers
SheepShaver (community fork with updates) Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
Yes
Yes
Apple computers
SoftMac XP No
Proprietary
No
No
No
Apple computers
POM1 Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
?
Yes
Apple computers
Virtu Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
Yes
?
Apple computers
vMac Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
No
Apple computers
WORM No
Proprietary
No
No
No
Apple computers
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
Previous Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
Yes
Yes
NeXT computers
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
Oberon RISC Emulator Yes
MIT license
No
No
Yes
Oberon RISC machine
Simulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommendation
Simulated systems
Open SIMH simulators Yes
MIT license
No
Yes
Yes
SIMH computers
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
CCS64 No
Proprietary
Yes (not anymore?)
No
?
Commodore 64
Come Back 64 Yes?
Source available
No
No
No
Commodore 64
Dream64 No
Proprietary
No
No
No
Commodore 64
Emu64 No
Proprietary
No
No
No
Commodore 64
Free64 No
Proprietary
No
No
No
Commodore 64
Frodo No
Proprietary
No
No
No
Commodore 64
Hyper64 No
Proprietary
No
?
?
Commodore 64
JSwing C64 Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
No
Commodore 64
micro64 No
Proprietary
No
?
?
Commodore 64
NO$C64 No
Proprietary
No
?
?
Commodore 64
PC64 Yes?
Source available
No
No
?
Commodore 64
VB64 No
Proprietary
No
No
No
Commodore 64
VICE Yes
GNU GPLv2+
No
Yes
Yes
Commodore PET, Commodore VIC20, Commodore PLUS4, Commodore CBM, Commodore 64, Commodore 64DTV, Commodore 128
Win64 No
Proprietary
Yes
No
No
Commodore 64
Commodore Amiga computers/Commodore Amiga CD32
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
FS-UAE Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
Yes
Yes
Commodore Amiga, Commodore Amiga CD32
UAE Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
No
Commodore Amiga
vAmiga Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
Yes
Yes
Commodore Amiga, Commodore Amiga CD32
WinFellow Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
Yes
Yes
Commodore Amiga
WinUAE Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
Yes
Yes
Commodore Amiga, Commodore Amiga CD32
Atari 400/800 and ST computers
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
ARAnyM Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
?
Yes
Atari computers
Atari800 Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
Yes
Yes
Atari computers
Castaway Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
No
Atari computers
FAST No
Proprietary
No
No
No
Atari computers
Gemulator Yes?
Source available
No
No
?
Atari computers
Hatari Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
Yes
Yes
Atari computers
HatariWii Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
?
Yes
Atari computers
pce Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
Yes
Yes
Atari computers
pce-js Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
?
Atari computers
SainT No
Proprietary
No
No
?
Atari computers
Steem Yes
GNU GPLv3
No
No
Yes
Atari computers
Steem SSE Yes
GNU GPLv3
No
Yes
Yes
Atari computers
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
EightyOne Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
Yes
Yes
Sinclair ZX81
Sinclair ZX Spectrum computers
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
Speccy No
Proprietary
No
Yes
Yes
Sinclair ZX Spectrum
ZXPoly Yes
GNU GPLv3
No
Yes
Yes
Sinclair ZX Spectrum
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
PC6001VX Yes
LGPLv2.1
No
Yes
Yes
NEC 6000 computers
PC6001V Yes
LGPLv2.1
No
Yes
Yes
NEC 6000 computers
PC6001VW Yes?
I couldn't find the source, but should be LGPLv2.1
No
Yes
No
NEC 6000 computers
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
ePC8801MA Kai SE No
Proprietary (source code is in a password-protected 7z file and I haven't cracked it yet)
No
?
No
NEC 8800 computers
Excite88 (website is down) No?
Proprietary
No
No
?
NEC 8800 computers
M88 No
Proprietary
No
No
No
NEC 8800 computers
M88 for OS/2 No
Proprietary
No
No
No
NEC 8800 computers
P88SR (website is down) ?
?
No
?
?
NEC 8800 computers
pc8801ma ?
?
No
?
?
NEC 8800 computers
PC88EM No
Proprietary
No
?
?
NEC 8800 computers
PC88WIN ?
?
No
?
?
NEC 8800 computers
QUASI88 Yes
"Modified BSD license"
No
No
?
NEC 8800 computers
W88 No?
Proprietary
No
No
?
NEC 8800 computers
XM8 Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
?
?
NEC 8800 computers
X88000 Yes?
Referred to as "Public Domain Software (PDS)"
No
?
?
NEC 8800 computers
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
Anex86 No
Proprietary
No
No
?
NEC 9800 computers
J98 No
Proprietary
No
No
?
NEC 9800 computers
Neko Project II No?
Proprietary
No
?
?
NEC 9800 computers
NP2kai Yes
MIT license
No
Yes
?
NEC 9800 computers
Neko Project 21/W No
Proprietary
No
Yes
?
NEC 9800 computers
SL9821 Yes
Source available
No
?
?
NEC 9800 computers
Xnp2 Yes?
Source available
No
?
?
NEC 9800 computers
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
blueMSX Yes
Dual-licensed under the zlib/libpng license and the GNU GPLv2
No
?
Yes
MSX computers, ColecoVision, SV-318/SV-328, Sega SG1000
BrMSX Yes?
Source available
No
No
?
MSX computers
CJS MSX Emulator No
Proprietary
Yes? (mentions shareware and registering in the README)
No
No
MSX computers
fMSX Yes?
Source available, custom license
No
No
Yes
MSX computers
meisei Yes?
Source available, custom license
No
No
?
MSX computers
MSKISS No
Proprietary
No
No
No
MSX computers
MSX Emulator for Atari ST No
Proprietary
No
No
Yes
MSX computers
MSXPLAYer No?
Proprietary, should be source available?
?
No
No
MSX computers
NLMSX Partially
Sound emulation is source available, otherwise proprietary
No
No
?
MSX computers
NO$MSX No
Proprietary
No
No
Yes
MSX computers
openMSX Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
Yes
Yes
MSX computers
ParaMSX No?
Proprietary
No
No
?
MSX computers
Power MSX Partially
Source for 0.7 is available, 1.0 is proprietary?
No
No
No
MSX computers
RedMSX Partially
1.2 source is available, 1.4 is proprietary
No
No
?
MSX computers
RuMSX Partially
Source available
No
No
No
MSX computers
Virtual MSX No
Proprietary
No
No
No
MSX computers
WOOM! No
Proprietary
No
No
No
MSX computers
Zodiac Yes
BSD license/GNU GPLv2 license
No
No
No
MSX computers
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
eX1 Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
Yes
?
Sharp X1
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
EX68 No
Proprietary
No
No
?
Sharp X68000
px68k Yes?
Source available?
No
No
?
Sharp X68000
Win68k Yes?
Source available?
No
No
No
Sharp X68000
Win68k patched in English with some performance tweaks No
Proprietary, no patches provided
No
No
?
Sharp X68000
XM6 Yes?
Source available
No
No
?
Sharp X68000
XM6 Pro 68K Yes?
Source available
No
?
Yes
Sharp X68000
XM6 TypeG No?
Proprietary, no source found
No
No
No
Sharp X68000
XM6i No
Proprietary, no source found
No
No
No
Sharp X68000
XEiJ Yes?
Dual-licensed under Apache 2.0 and LGPLv3?
No
?
?
Sharp X68000
Virtualizer
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Virtualized systems
VirtualBox Yes
GNU GPLv3
No
Yes
Yes
x86 and AMD64/Intel64
Hyper-V No
Proprietary
No
Yes
Yes
x86 and AMD64/Intel64
VMWare No
Proprietary
Yes
Yes
Yes
x86 and AMD64/Intel64
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
Mac-81 No
Proprietary
No
No
?
TI-81
PC-81 No
Proprietary
No
No
?
TI-81
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
AlmostTI Yes
Source available
No
Yes
Yes
TI81, TI82, TI83, TI83+, TI83+SE, TI84+SE, TI85, and TI86
CalcEm Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
?
TI-82 and TI-83
CEmu Yes
GNU GPLv3
No
Yes
Yes
TI-84 Plus CE / TI-83 Premium CE
jsTIfied No
Proprietary
No
?
?
Many 70 and 80 series calculators
TI SmartView CE for TI-84+ family No
Proprietary
Yes
No
?
Ti-84+ family
TI SmartView for the TI-83+ No
Proprietary
Yes
No
?
Ti-83+
TI SmartView for the TI-84+ No
Proprietary
Yes
No
?
Ti-84+
TilEm Yes
GNU GPLv3
No
?
?
Many 70 and 80 series calculators
Wabbitemu Yes
MIT license
No
Yes
Yes
Z80 TI calculator models
EMU83 No
Proprietary
No
No
?
TI-83
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
TiEmu Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
?
TI89(ti)/92(+)/V200
Virtual TI-89 Yes?
MAME license?
No
No
?
Ti-89
Graph 89 No
Proprietary
No
?
?
TI-89
TI89-Simulator No
Proprietary
No
?
?
TI-89
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
Emu-92 No
Proprietary
No
No
No
TI-92
MacTiger No
Proprietary
No
No
No
TI-92
Tiger Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
?
TI-92
Misc TI calculator emulators
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
TI-8x Emulator No
Proprietary
No
No
?
TI-82, TI-83, TI-85, TI-86
TiEmu Yes?
Source available
No
No
?
TI89, TI89 Titanium, TI92, TI92+, V200PLT
Virtual TI No
Proprietary
No
No
?
TI-82, TI-83, TI-83 Plus, TI-85, TI-86, TI-89, TI-92, TI-92 II, and TI-92 Plus
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
Firebird Yes
GNU GPLv3
No
Yes
?
TI-Nspire
kArmTI No
Proprietary
No
No
?
TI-Nspire
nspire_emu Yes
Source available
No
No
?
TI-Nspire
Hewlett Packard monochrome calculators
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
Emu48 Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
?
Yes
HP48
Emu28 Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
?
Yes
HP18C and HP28C
Alucin No
Proprietary
No
No
Yes
HP 48SX/GX
NeXTStep EM48 Yes
Source available
No
No
Yes
48SX
saturn Yes
GNU GPLv2+
No
No
?
HP 48GX, HP 49, and HP 40
Droid48 No
Proprietary
No
Yes
Yes
HP 48
Power48 Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
?
HP 48sx, 48gx, and 49g
PSPX48 Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
Yes
HP48
Hewlett Packard Prime calculators Hewlett Packard scientific and financial calculators Other HP calculator resources
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
Emu48 Yes?
Source available
No
?
Yes
Multiple HP calculators
Simulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
Official Sharp simulators No
Proprietary
No
No
?
EL series calculators
Other miscellaneous emulators and projects:
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
Ruffle Yes
Dual-licensed under the Apache 2.0 license and the MIT license
No
Yes
Yes
Adobe Flash
Gnash Yes
GNU GPLv3
No
No
?
Adobe Flash
Lightspark Yes
GNU GPLv3
No
Yes
Yes
Adobe Flash
Game engine emulators/interpreters
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
EasyRPG Yes
GNU GPlv3
No
Yes
Yes
RPG Maker
JoiPlay ?
No central repo, seems to just be a combination of other projects?
No
Yes
Yes
RPG Maker, Ren'Py, HTML5
MKXP Yes
GNU GPlv2
No
Yes
Yes
Ruby Game Scripting System
Steam emulators (emulate Steamworks or Steam functionality so you can play offline or via LAN) Disclaimer: These tools are listed for preservation of games that are either no longer playable without them or incredibly difficult to get playable via their original downloads or media, these tools are not meant for enabling piracy or otherwise illegal means.
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
Mame4Droid
Yes
OSS
No
Yes
Yes
Multiple arcade systems
REtroArch Yes
OSS
No
Yes
Yes
Multiple arcade systems
Pinball machine emulators
Emulator
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulated systems
ares Yes
ISC license
No
Yes
Yes
Emulated systems
higan Yes
GNU GPLv3
No
No
Yes
Emulated systems
RetroArch Yes
GNU GPLv3
No
Yes
Yes
List of cores
OpenEmu Yes?
Source available
No
Yes
Yes
List of supported systems
BizHawk Yes
MIT license
No
Yes
Yes
List of cores
Mednafen Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
Yes
Yes
List of supported systems
Altirra Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
Yes
Yes
List of supported systems
Atari++ Yes
THOR Public License
No
Yes
Yes
List of supported systems
Atari800 Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
Yes
Yes
List of supported systems
Atari800Win-PLus Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
?
See Atari800 above
Mesen (continuation of Mesen project) Yes
GNU GPLv3
No
Yes
Yes
NES, SNES, Game Boy, and PC-Engine/TurboGrafx-16
Emulicious No
Proprietary
No
Yes
?
Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Sega Master System, Game Gear, and the MSX computer
NO$GBA No
Proprietary
No
?
Yes
Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, Sony PocketStation
GBE+ Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
Yes
Yes
Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, Pokemon Mini
Kega Fusion No
Proprietary
No
No
Yes
Sega SG1000, SC3000, SF7000, Master System, Game Gear, Genesis/Megadrive, SVP, Pico, Sega CD/Mega CD and 32X
Pantheon No
Proprietary
No
Yes
?
List of supported systems
Phoenix No
Proprietary
No
?
Yes
3DO, ColecoVision, Sega Master System, Atari Jaguar
Clock Signal (CLK) Yes
MIT license
No
Yes
Yes
List of supported systems
JGEmu Yes
3-clause BSD license
No
Yes
Yes
List of supported systems
DarcNES Yes?
Source available, links down at the moment
No
No
?
NES, ColecoVision, Sega Master System
Xe emulator No
Proprietary
No
No
?
List of supported systems
DSP emulator Yes?
Source available
No
Yes
?
List of supported systems
Meka Yes
Custom/"BSD-like"
No
Yes
Yes
List of supported systems
ZEsarUX Yes
GNU GPLv3
No
Yes
Yes
[List of supported systems]((https://github.com/chernandezba/zesarux )
EMU (page is in Russian) No
Proprietary
No
No
?
List of supported systems
Kindred No
Proprietary
No
No
?
List of supported systems
Z64K No
Proprietary
No
Yes
?
Commodore VIC20, Commodore 64, Commodore 128, ZX Spectrum 48K, ZX Spectrum 128K, Atari 2600
Retro Virtual Machine No
Proprietary
No
Yes
?
ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, MSX, SG-1000, and Sega Master System
Common Source Code Project (page is in Japanese) Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
?
?
List of supported systems
vdmgr No
Proprietary
No
?
?
List of supported systems
DICE Yes
GNU GPLv3
No
No
?
Multiple discrete arcade games
Hydra Yes
GNU GPLv3
No
Yes
Yes
Currently only N64?
MultiCott (unreleased along with all the cores except for Game Boy and Game Boy Advance) ?
?
No
?
?
Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Neo Geo Pocket, Neo Geo Pocket Color, Atari Lynx, Sega Game Gear, WonderSwan, WonderSwan Color, Gpack32 (?)
PCE Yes
GNU GPLv2
No
No
?
Atari ST/MegaST, IBM 5150 and IBM PC/XT 5160, classic Macintosh computers, and Regnecentralen RC759 Piccoline
Emulation frontends for Android
Frontend
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulators used
Lemuroid Yes
GNU GPLv3
No
Yes
Yes
RetroArch
Daijishou Yes
MIT license
No
Yes
Yes
RetroArch, other emulator apps
Dig No
Proprietary
No
Yes
?
Unknown, "supports 83 systems"
Emulation scripts for setting up multiple emulators
Script
FOSS
License
Paid
Active
Recommended
Emulators used
Marley Yes
GNU GPLv3
No
No
?
Mednafen, Dolphin, Mupen64plus, PPSSPP, and PCSX2
Contributions are always welcome and much appreciated!
Mostly what needs done now is checking for spelling mistakes, dead links, and incorrect information.
The recommended column should probably never be modified unless you have a VERY good reason to do so, or if I am mistaken about certain information.
Before attempting to get support, please first read through the entire FAQ.
For support, open an issue.
Zophar's domain - for hosting backup downloads for many emulators, plugins, and other tools and software
Emulator Zone - for hosting backup downloads for many emulators, plugins, and other tools and software
The Emulation64 website - for keeping their sites up for so long!
EmuTalk forums - for many great resources
AssemblerGames archive - for many great resources
GBATemp - for many great resources
GameFAQs - for some random little tools and files
Brewology - for many PSP, PS3, and other PlayStation system homebrew downloads
All the incredible, hard working, and talented developers who work on all these emulators for free and in their spare time, thank you!
You for reading this! 😄
Where can I download games? Ideally you would dump games and firmware from your legitimately owned hardware. I don't support piracy and I won't engage in discussions of piracy here. This includes (but is not limited to) piracy of emulators, piracy of software for use in emulators, etc. This is not a preference, it is to avoid legal issues.
Keep in mind that piracy and dumping software for your own use are 2 different things. One is legal in most jurisdictions, and the other is not. I am not a lawyer, but there is a difference in definition. Contact your lawyer if you need further information.
Can you give me personal help with emulator setup, dumping games and software, or other things? I am always willing to help people in need if I have the knowledge and experience to help. However, I spend a lot of time/energy on various projects and helping people with sometimes very technical things for free in my spare time. I am currently unemployed and have been for several years. I'm not here to tell you my life story or anything, but since I take a lot of time out of my own personal free time to create educational resources and work on community projects, it would be nice if you could to either send me a little tip or at the very least spread the word about my resources and projects.
I intend on making YouTube videos to help people with setting up emulators and other things at some point. When that happens, I will add relevant links here.
Also, to help people trying to help you, please at least show you put in some effort to try and fix your issues like searching around the internet and reading documentation/official websites/etc before asking for help, and please provide as much information as you can before trying to get assistance.
Please do not open issues for anything other than issues with the project itself. If it is deemed off-topic or unrelated, they will be locked and closed.
Thank you. 😄
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