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iSH
The Linux shell on iOS
iSH is an open source project that allows for a Linux shell environment to run locally on your iOS device. It does this through a usermode x86 emulation and syscall translation. With iSH you can run Linux applications and programs on iOS, access the Alpine package manager, and install programs with apk add <name>. iSH also features a keyboard addition that makes navigation a whole lot easier. -
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Remix OS
Remix OS for PC is a productivity focused, desktop version of Android.
Given its lightweight size and system requirements, Remix OS for PC is well suited to be installed on a USB drive (8GB+) and used as a portable workspace securely containing the user’s documents and apps. This particular use case has significant advantages for users within emerging markets where shared PCs are more common. A key feature of Remix OS for PC is multiple window support, and this has been vastly improved in the migration to Marshmallow. Significant examples include: ● New button has been implemented that resizes a window to fit specifically to the app’s content - ensuring optimal layout is maintained ● Video-based apps now open up in full-screen when you maximize the video rather than staying in a small framed window ● Resizing windows manually can now be initiated anywhere along the edge of the window (other than the top edge), rather than just on the bottom right corner -
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FEX
A fast usermode x86 and x86-64 emulator for Arm64
FEX allows you to run x86 and x86-64 binaries on an AArch64 host, similar to qemu-user and box86. It has native support for a rootfs overlay, so you don't need to chroot, as well as some thunklibs so it can forward things like GL to the host. FEX presents a Linux 5.0 interface to the guest, and supports both AArch64 and x86-64 as hosts. FEX is very much work in progress, so expect things to change. FEX has been tested to build and run on ARMv8.0, ARMv8.1+, and x86-64(AVX or newer) hardware. ARMv7 and older x86 hardware will not work. Expected operating system usage is Linux. FEX has been tested with Ubuntu 20.04, 20.10, and 21.04. Also Arch Linux. AArch64 hosts require a rootfs for running applications. -
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RetroArch
RetroArch is a frontend for emulators, game engines and media players.
RetroArch is a way to run classic games on a wide assortment of Operating Systems and Consoles. Support the Developers on their Patron! https://www.patreon.com/libretro -
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VBA-M
A merge of the original Visual Boy Advance forks
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Xenia
Xbox 360 Emulator Research Project
Xenia is an open-source experimental emulator for the Xbox 360 that aims to let users run Xbox 360 games on Windows and other platforms by reverse-engineering the console’s hardware and firmware behavior in software. It implements the 360’s CPU (Xenon), GPU (including Direct3D shader logic), and system libraries to translate Xbox instructions into equivalent host machine operations, enabling many titles to launch and in some cases play at improved frame rates compared with the original hardware. Because Xbox 360 games use custom hardware features and proprietary APIs, Xenia developers have progressively mapped and translated these into PC-friendly code while balancing performance and accuracy, and the project includes compatibility tracking so users can see what games work and how well. Although not all titles are supported and some still suffer graphical or audio issues, the emulator continues to evolve with community contributions and experimental support for Vulkan and Direct3D. -
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vDos
Run DOS applications in Windows.
vDos is specific to run serious (mainly text mode) DOS applications in Windows 32 or 64-bit, Windows 7 or later. You need at least already use such a DOS application to appreciate vDos. If you don’t, want to play with DOS (or its games): vDos isn’t meant for you! Recent versions (latest 2026.05.01) and the vDos forum are now hosted at: https://www.vdos.info -
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POSROG
Try Customization Android-x86 OS is Faster, lighter than Emulator with
POSROG is Android operating system with x86 architecture based on Phoenix OS or AOSP. POSROG focuses on development for device support, performance, gaming and other features, You can also be a contributor to the development of our project This is an open source project non profit and also some components are licensed under GNU General Public License (GPL) 2.0 or later. If you like our project and work, you can support us by donating for further development of our project. -
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Play!
Play! - PlayStation2 Emulator
Play! is an open-source cross-platform emulator for Sony’s PlayStation 2 that aims to run PS2 games on a wide range of modern systems including Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, and web browsers by implementing core PS2 hardware functionality in software. It emulates primary components like the Emotion Engine CPU and graphics synthesizer, translating game code and hardware calls into host system operations, while providing users with controls to load disc images, manage states, and configure rendering options. Because the PS2’s architecture is complex and proprietary, Play! pursues compatibility incrementally, with many titles playable to varying degrees and an active compatibility tracker detailing individual game status. The project supports optimizations such as JIT code generation on compatible platforms to improve performance and offers a broad set of build targets so developers and users can experiment with different back ends and environments. -
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Provenance
An iOS & tvOS Frontend for Multiple Emulators
Provenance is an iOS & tvOS frontend for various emulators, supporting multiple Atari, Bandai, NEC, Nintendo, Sega, SNK and Sony console systems. It offers smooth and accurate, full-speed emulation to give you an awesome and genuine playing experience. Provenance is built with a host of awesome features, such as save anywhere and battery saves, controller support, automatic ROM matching and ROM customizations, and many more. Provenance supports a great number of console systems, with more in the works. Start playing your favorite console games on iOS or tvOS now with Provenance! -
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Mininet
Emulator for rapid prototyping of Software Defined Networks
Mininet creates a realistic virtual network, running real kernel, switch and application code, on a single machine (VM, cloud or native), in seconds, with a single command. Because you can easily interact with your network using the Mininet CLI (and API), customize it, share it with others, or deploy it on real hardware, Mininet is useful for development, teaching, and research. Mininet is also a great way to develop, share, and experiment with Software-Defined Networking (SDN) systems using OpenFlow and P4. Mininet is actively developed and supported, and is released under a permissive BSD Open Source license. We encourage you to contribute code, bug reports/fixes, documentation, and anything else that can improve the system! Links are virtual ethernet pairs, which live in the Linux kernel and connect our emulated switches to emulated hosts (processes). -
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PlayCover
Community fork of PlayCover
PlayCover is an open-source macOS application that restores the ability to run iOS apps and games on Apple Silicon Macs (M1/M2/etc.). It simulates an iPad environment to enable native app execution and offers custom input mapping, making it especially useful for gaming and sideloading on macOS. -
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VDMSound is a modular, extendable soundcard (and other "legacy" hardware) emulator for MS Windows NT/2000 DOS boxes.
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Dolphin
Dolphin is a GameCube / Wii emulator
Dolphin is a mature, open-source video game console emulator that enables users to run Nintendo GameCube and Wii games on modern platforms including Windows, Linux, macOS, and Android devices. Originally released in 2003, it has evolved into one of the most advanced and widely used emulators, known for its high compatibility and continuous development over decades. The project is written primarily in C++ and focuses on accurately replicating console hardware behavior, including CPU timing, graphics rendering, and input handling, allowing games to run as close to original hardware as possible. Beyond simple emulation, Dolphin enhances the gaming experience by enabling higher resolutions, improved textures, and performance optimizations that surpass the limitations of the original consoles. It supports a wide range of input devices, including keyboards, gamepads, and real GameCube or Wii controllers through adapters and Bluetooth connectivity. -
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GPCS4
A work-in-progress PlayStation 4 emulator
A PlayStation 4 emulator which was just started. A project done for fun, and for technical research. The only reason I have started this project is for learning 3D graphics. It's not intended to become a serious application. Support simple compute shader, compute ring, cube maps. For more details you could join our discord server to contact me, or if you are used to Tencent QQ/TIM, just join our group. There you can get more resources which are useful for contributing. To run or develop GPCS4, a CPU supporting AVX instruction set as well as a graphics card supporting Vulkan 1.3 are required. -
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PCSX2
PlayStation 2 emulator for Windows and Linux
PCSX2 is a PlayStation 2 emulator for Windows and Linux, started by the same team that brought you PCSX (a Sony PlayStation 1 emulator). Currently, it can emulate thousands of games at full speed -
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xBRZ
xBRZ: "Scale by rules" - high quality image upscaling filter by Zenju
xBRZ is a high-quality image upscaling filter for creating beautiful HD representations from low-resolution images. Reference implementations for common emulators can be found in the download section: ● DOSBox ● ePSXe ● HqMAME ● ScummVM ● Snes9x ● Kega Fusion http://sourceforge.net/projects/xbrz/files/ Test the xBRZ scaler with your own images and compare against other scalers with the "Scaler Test" tool: http://sourceforge.net/projects/xbrz/files/ScalerTest_1.1.zip -
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OpenAuto
AndroidAuto headunit emulator
OpenAuto is an AndroidAuto(tm) headunit emulator based on aasdk library and Qt libraries. Main goal is to run this application on the RaspberryPI 3 board computer smoothly. The OpenAuto Pro is the most advanced Raspberry Pi-based, custom head-unit solution ready to retrofit your vehicle. The main functionality of the OpenAuto Pro software is to bring Users access to modern head-unit features like Bluetooth Hands-Free Profile, music streaming, integrated media player, navigation via Android Auto, screen mirroring, rear camera support, and many more interesting options and possibilities. Moreover, OpenAuto Pro runs under regular Raspberry PI OS (Buster), therefore You can use all accessories and software dedicated to Raspberry Pi. OpenAuto Pro version provides features like brightness control, volume control, support of Kodi and integration with the Raspberry PI OS (Raspbian Desktop). -
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Visual Boy Advance - M
Emulator for the Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance
Visual Boy Advance - M (VBA-M) is an open-source emulator designed to run Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance games on modern systems. It is a continuation and improvement of the original Visual Boy Advance project, with enhanced accuracy, performance, and compatibility. VBA-M supports multiple platforms, making it accessible across Windows, macOS, and Linux environments. The emulator provides a wide range of features for both casual players and advanced users, including save states, debugging tools, and customizable controls. It aims to faithfully reproduce the original gaming experience while offering modern conveniences. With active development and community contributions, VBA-M remains one of the most popular emulators for retro handheld gaming. -
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Vita3K
Experimental PlayStation Vita emulator
Vita3K is an experimental PlayStation Vita emulator for Windows and Linux. The emulator currently runs some homebrew programs. It is also able to load some decrypted commercial games. Vita3K is licensed under the GPLv2 license. This is largely dictated by external dependencies, most notably Unicorn. Specify the path to a .vpk file as the first command line argument, or run Vita3K --help from the command-line for a full list of options. For more detailed instructions on running/installing games on all platforms, please read the #info-faq channel on our Discord Server. The project is at an early stage, so please be sensitive to that when opening new issues. Expect crashes, glitches, low compatibility and poor performance. -
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decaf-emu
Researching Wii U emulation
Researching Wii U emulation. Licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License, version 3 or later (GPLv3+). The latest Windows and Linux binaries are available via Actions artifacts. You must be logged into GitHub in order to download the artifacts. MacOS builds are currently not provided due to complications with Vulkan. Run the decaf-qt executable, it is recommended to run the emulator from the root git directory so that it is able to access resources/fonts/*. Alternatively, set resources_path in the configuration file to point to the resources directory. -
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Fuse for macOS is a macOS port of The Free Unix Spectrum Emulator (Fuse) (an emulator of the 1980s home computer and various clones).
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Cemu Graphic Packs
Community Graphic Packs for Cemu
Use Cemu's built-in graphic packs downloader (a feature added in Cemu 1.15.1) to automatically retrieve the newest graphic packs from our repository. Remove all of your graphic packs first, then move all of the folders from a downloaded .zip below to the graphicPacks folder from your Cemu folder. Choose one of the 3 downloads from above. Each download has a range of versions it supports, pick the one that’s supported by your downloaded Cemu version. Some graphic packs might not be available for Cemu 1.14.0 and newer while previous versions did have graphic packs. This is due to the full reimplementation of the texture system in Cemu 1.14.0. This also changed a lot of the aspects with textures and made all previous graphic packs that changed textures outdated.
