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Flycast
Flycast is a multiplatform Sega Dreamcast, Naomi, Naomi 2
Flycast is a high-performance open-source emulator for Sega Dreamcast, Naomi, and Atomiswave systems, designed to accurately reproduce the behavior of original hardware while enabling modern enhancements. It supports a wide range of platforms including desktop and mobile environments, allowing users to run classic games across different devices. The emulator focuses on both accuracy and performance, using optimized rendering techniques to replicate original visuals while offering optional enhancements such as higher resolutions and improved textures. It includes support for online multiplayer, save states, and various input devices, making it more flexible than original hardware. Flycast also supports arcade systems based on similar architectures, expanding its compatibility beyond standard console titles. The project is actively developed, with ongoing improvements to compatibility, performance, and feature support. -
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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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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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mGBA
mGBA Game Boy Advance Emulator
mGBA is a high-performance, open-source emulator designed to accurately replicate the behavior of the Game Boy Advance hardware while maintaining fast execution across a wide range of devices. The project was created with the goal of improving both accuracy and speed compared to earlier emulators, achieving a balance that allows games to run reliably even on lower-end systems. It supports not only Game Boy Advance titles but also Game Boy and Game Boy Color games, making it a versatile multi-generation emulator. The architecture is written in C and focuses on precise hardware emulation, including CPU timing, graphics rendering, and audio output, which are essential for compatibility with a wide range of games. It includes multiple frontends such as Qt for a full graphical interface and SDL for lightweight usage, giving users flexibility depending on their environment. -
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xemu
Original Xbox Emulator for Windows, macOS, and Linux
A free and open-source application that emulates the original Microsoft Xbox game console, enabling people to play their original Xbox games on Windows, macOS, and Linux systems. The source code for xemu is publicly available. Users are invited to help improve the project! xemu runs natively on Windows, macOS, and Linux platforms. Pre-compiled binaries are available for Windows, macOS, and Ubuntu. Networking is supported out of the box. Connect to other instances of xemu and even real Xboxes, locally or over the Internet. Built on SDL2, xemu supports virtually all gamepads. Connect up to 4 controllers at any time, just like a real Xbox. No need to wait for game checkpoints. xemu supports saving the current state and loading it back up at any time. Breathe new life into your original Xbox games by easily scaling up the resolution that games render at. -
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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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PearPC is an architecture independent PowerPC platform emulator capable of running most PowerPC operating systems. It includes a JITC for x86-Processors.
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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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MAME4droid
MAME Android Emulator.
MAME4droid (0.139u1) is developed by David Valdeita (Seleuco), port of MAME 0.139u1 emulator by Nicola Salmoria and TEAM. MAME4droid (0.139u1) emulates arcade games supported by original MAME 0.139u1. This MAME4droid version is targeted to Dual-Core devices, because it is based on a high specs 2010 PC MAME build. Anyway don't expect arcade games of the 90 to work at full speed. With some games that are really bad optimized (like outrun or mk series) you will need at least a 1.5 ghz dual-core device (Cortex A15). This is related to MAME build used, since it is targeted to high specs PC's as i said before. This version emulates over 8000 different romsets. Please, try to understand that that with that amount of games, some will run better than others and some might not even run with MAME4droid. Please, don't email me asking for a specific game to run. Official web page for news, source code & additional information: http://code.google.com/p/imame4all/ -
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EKA2L1
An experimental Symbian OS emulator
Experimental Symbian OS emulator, written in C++ 17. The emulator currently emulates Symbian OS's EKA1 and EKA2 behavior, and reimplement most of its critical app servers. It can already boot many EKA1 and EKA2 apps. For more discussion and support, please visit our Discord server. Artifacts for Windows, OSX, Linux and Android are provided through Github Actions. Click on the Releases section to get the newest stable build. Compatibility for the games and software that can (and can't) run on the emulator can be verified. -
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EmulatorJS
A web-based frontend for RetroArch
EmulatorJS is a web-based frontend for RetroArch that allows users to run retro games directly in a browser without requiring local emulator installations. Built using JavaScript and WebAssembly technologies, it provides access to a wide range of console and arcade systems through a unified interface. The project functions as a library or plugin rather than a standalone application, enabling developers to embed emulation capabilities into websites or custom platforms. It offers multiple build versions, including stable, latest, and nightly, allowing users to balance reliability and cutting-edge features depending on their needs. EmulatorJS leverages CDN distribution for easy deployment and scalability, making it accessible for both personal and production environments. Its architecture supports multiple cores, each corresponding to a different system, enabling broad compatibility across retro gaming platforms. -
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Mesen
Mesen is a cross-platform (Windows & Linux) NES/Famicom emulator
Mesen is a high-accuracy NES emulator for Windows and Linux. It offers numerous features, such as save states, video filters, netplay, rewinding, overclocking, cheat codes and HD packs. It also includes an extensive set of debugging tools for homebrew development or romhacking. Mesen-S is a high-accuracy SNES emulator for Windows and Linux. Game Boy and Game Boy Color games are also supported, along with Super Game Boy emulation. It contains most of the features found in Mesen, including an extensive set of debugging tools. These are development builds and may be unstable. Using them may also increase the chances of your settings being corrupted, or having issues when upgrading to the next official release. Additionally, these builds are currently not optimized via PGO and will typically run 20-30% slower than the official release builds. -
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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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SameBoy
Game Boy and Game Boy Color emulator written in C
SameBoy is a user friendly, powerful and open source Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Super Game Boy emulator for macOS, Windows and Unix-like platforms. SameBoy is extremely accurate and includes a wide range of both powerful debugging features and user-facing features, making it ideal for both casual players and developers. Of course, SameBoy also has every feature one would expect from an emulator – from save states to scaling filters. Supports Game Boy (DMG), Game Boy Pocket and Light (MGB), Game Boy Color (CGB) and GBC-Mode Game Boy Advance (AGB) emulation. Supports accurate high level emulation of Super Game Boy (SGB; NTSC and PAL) and Super Game Boy 2 (SGB2). High quality 96KHz audio. Battery save support. Save states. Follows the BESS specification for cross-compatibility with other emulators. Includes open source boot ROMs for all emulated models. Complete support for all game-specific palettes in the CGB/AGB boot ROM, for accurate emulation of Game Boy games. -
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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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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 2025.05.01) and the vDos forum are now hosted at: https://www.vdos.info -
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WinCDEmu source code has moved to GitHub: https://github.com/sysprogs/WinCDEmu
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CEmu emulator
Third-party TI-84 Plus CE / TI-83 Premium CE emulator
Developer-oriented emulator of the eZ80-based TI-84 Plus CE / TI-83 Premium CE calculators. CEmu is a third-party TI-84 Plus CE / TI-83 Premium CE calculator emulator, focused on developer features. The core is programmed in C and the GUI in C++ with Qt, for performance and portability reasons. CEmu works natively on Windows, macOS, and Linux! Easy setup - get running by doing a one-time-only connection of your calculator! Accurate and fast emulation. Customizable speed/throttling. Resizable calculator screen. "Always-on-top" window option. Screen capture (PNG). Screen recording (animated PNG). File sending/receiving (not for Apps/OS yet). Multiple keybinding presets. Emulation states for efficient saving / restoring. Color skins (like the real devices). Available in English, French, Spanish, and Dutch. -
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Retrobios
Complete BIOS and firmware packs for RetroArch, Batocera, Recalbox
Retrobios is a low-level systems programming project focused on recreating or emulating BIOS-like functionality for legacy or experimental computing environments. It is designed to provide a minimal firmware layer that initializes hardware and prepares systems to boot, often used for educational purposes or retrocomputing experiments. The project likely explores how early computing systems managed hardware abstraction, memory initialization, and device communication before modern operating systems take control. It emphasizes simplicity and transparency, allowing developers to study and modify core boot processes at a granular level. The architecture is typically close to bare metal, requiring knowledge of assembly language and hardware interfaces. It may also serve as a foundation for building custom operating systems or experimenting with low-level system design. Overall, retrobios functions as a learning and experimentation platform for understanding foundational computing concepts. -
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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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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. -
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DuckStation
Fast PlayStation 1 emulator for x86-64/AArch32/AArch64
DuckStation is an simulator/emulator of the Sony PlayStation(TM) console, focusing on playability, speed, and long-term maintainability. The goal is to be as accurate as possible while maintaining performance suitable for low-end devices. "Hack" options are discouraged, the default configuration should support all playable games with only some of the enhancements having compatibility issues. A "BIOS" ROM image is required to to start the emulator and to play games. You can use an image from any hardware version or region, although mismatching game regions and BIOS regions may have compatibility issues. A ROM image is not provided with the emulator for legal reasons, you should dump this from your own console using Caetla or other means. DuckStation features a fully-featured frontend built using Qt, as well as a fullscreen/TV UI based on Dear ImGui. -
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NESbox
Emulator of NES, SNES, Sega Mega Drive, GameBoy video consoles
The nesbox/emulator is an open source, browser-based emulator for a collection of retro gaming systems (NES, Super Nintendo, Sega Mega Drive, GameBoy, etc.). It’s written in ActionScript/Flash, and the project includes SWF binaries so you can embed the emulator into web pages. The emulator allows users to load ROMs and play them in their browsers via the Flash plugin. It’s licensed under the MIT license, meaning it’s quite permissive in terms of reuse. While Flash is an aging technology, the project remains a practical way to access old console gaming via browser, as long as Flash is supported or available.
