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Gearboy
Game Boy / Game Boy Color / Super Game Boy emulator, debugger
Gearboy is a high-performance, cross-platform Game Boy emulator written in C++ that focuses on delivering accurate emulation alongside powerful debugging capabilities. It supports Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Super Game Boy systems, providing a comprehensive solution for handheld console emulation. The emulator includes a wide range of features such as save states, cheat support, and compressed ROM loading, making it suitable for both casual gameplay and advanced use cases. One of its distinguishing characteristics is its integrated debugging environment, which includes tools for inspecting memory, CPU behavior, and graphics output. Gearboy also supports visual effects that replicate the original LCD display characteristics, enhancing authenticity. Additionally, it integrates with modern ecosystems like RetroArch, expanding its compatibility across devices. -
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Dolphin Emulator
GameCube and Wii emulator for PC (Windows, Mac, & Linux)
Dolphin Emulator is a powerful open-source emulator that allows PC gamers to play Nintendo GameCube and Wii games on modern hardware. It delivers a significantly enhanced experience by supporting full HD 1080p resolution and higher, making classic titles look sharper than ever. Dolphin is known for its high compatibility, with the majority of games running perfectly or being fully playable. The emulator supports a wide range of PC controllers, including keyboards, gamepads, and original console controllers via adapters. Advanced features like turbo speed and performance optimizations allow smoother gameplay and faster load times. With an active development community and frequent updates, Dolphin continues to improve accuracy, performance, and overall user experience. -
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Blinkenlights
Tiniest x86-64-linux emulator
The Blinkenlights project is a high-performance terminal emulator designed to provide a fast and responsive command-line experience. It focuses on delivering low-latency interactions and efficient rendering, making it suitable for developers who rely heavily on terminal workflows. The project is built with performance optimization in mind, leveraging modern techniques to minimize overhead. It supports standard terminal features while also introducing enhancements that improve usability and responsiveness. The design emphasizes simplicity and speed, ensuring that users can execute commands without delays. It is particularly useful for environments where performance is critical, such as remote development or heavy CLI usage. The project also aims to maintain compatibility with existing terminal tools and workflows. Overall, blink is a modern take on terminal emulation with a focus on performance and efficiency. -
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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. -
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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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fake-gcs-server
Google Cloud Storage emulator & testing library
fake-gcs-server is a lightweight emulator for the Google Cloud Storage API that allows developers to test applications locally without relying on actual cloud infrastructure. It replicates the behavior of GCS endpoints, enabling operations such as creating buckets, uploading objects, and querying storage data in a controlled environment. The server can be run as a standalone binary or inside a Docker container, making it flexible for integration into development and testing workflows. It also functions as a Go library, allowing it to be embedded directly into test suites for programmatic control. The emulator supports both HTTP and HTTPS configurations and can preload data to simulate real storage scenarios. This makes it particularly useful for integration testing, CI pipelines, and offline development environments. -
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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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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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RetroPie BIOS
Full BIOS collection for RetroPie
RetroPie BIOS is a curated collection of BIOS files intended for use with the RetroPie emulation platform, providing the essential firmware required to run a wide range of classic gaming systems. The repository organizes BIOS files for numerous consoles and arcade systems, ensuring compatibility with RetroPie and related emulation environments. Each file in the collection has been verified against reference databases such as the Libretro system definitions, ensuring accuracy and reliability. The project simplifies the process of setting up emulation systems by consolidating required BIOS files into a single, organized package that users can directly integrate into their RetroPie installation. It also includes checksum validation mechanisms, allowing users to verify file integrity and ensure that BIOS files match expected standards. By maintaining a structured and verified dataset, the repository reduces common issues associated with missing or incorrect BIOS files. -
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Yabause is a portable Sega Saturn emulator.
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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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Gopher64
Highly compatible N64 emulator
Gopher64 is a modern, cross-platform Nintendo 64 emulator focused on high compatibility and performance. It aims to accurately reproduce the behavior of the original hardware while providing enhancements that improve the user experience. The emulator includes features such as graphical upscaling, shader support, and netplay for online multiplayer sessions. It supports homebrew applications alongside commercial titles, making it useful for both players and developers. gopher64 also offers tools like save states and cheat support to extend gameplay flexibility. Built with modern programming practices, it emphasizes maintainability and portability across operating systems. Overall, it is a robust solution for emulating N64 games with enhanced capabilities. -
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MiniStack
Ministack: Free, open-source local AWS emulator
MiniStack is an open-source local AWS emulator designed as a lightweight, fully free alternative to tools like LocalStack, enabling developers to replicate cloud environments directly on their machines. It emulates over 35 AWS services through a single unified endpoint, allowing developers to test applications, infrastructure, and CI/CD pipelines without needing real cloud resources. One of its defining characteristics is its use of “real infrastructure” where possible, meaning services like databases and container orchestration are backed by actual technologies such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, and Docker instead of pure mocks. The system is designed to be drop-in compatible with existing AWS tooling, including boto3, Terraform, AWS CLI, and other SDKs, making migration seamless for existing projects. MiniStack also prioritizes efficiency, with a significantly smaller footprint and faster startup time compared to alternatives, making it ideal for local development environments. -
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NanoBoyAdvance
A cycle-accurate Nintendo Game Boy Advance emulator
NanoBoyAdvance is a cycle-accurate Game Boy Advance emulator that prioritizes precision and correctness in replicating original hardware behavior. It is designed to emulate the GBA at a very low level, including CPU timing, DMA operations, graphics processing, and memory behavior, ensuring that even edge cases and obscure hardware quirks are faithfully reproduced. The emulator achieves extremely high compatibility, passing multiple hardware test suites and accurately running games that rely on precise timing conditions. In addition to accuracy, it introduces enhancements such as a high-quality audio mixer that improves sound output without altering internal emulation behavior. The project also includes modern usability features like save states, controller remapping, and support for loading ROMs from compressed archives. -
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SummerCart64
SummerCart64 - a fully open source N64 flashcart
SummerCart64 is a fully open-source flash cartridge designed for the Nintendo 64, enabling users to run games and homebrew software directly on original hardware. It combines hardware and software components to provide a flexible development and gameplay platform. The cartridge includes onboard memory for storing ROMs and supports various save types with automatic backup functionality. It also features high-speed data transfer through USB and microSD interfaces, allowing rapid loading of games and debugging tools. Advanced capabilities include emulation of the 64DD add-on and region compatibility across different consoles. The project is aimed at both developers and enthusiasts who want to experiment with N64 software. Overall, it represents a powerful and open solution for interacting with N64 hardware. -
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VirtualBoxes - Free VirtualBox(R) Images
Appliances of free/open source operating systems for VirtualBox
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WAV-PRG is a program for converting Commodore 64 tapes to PC and back. It is designed not to require any custom-built cables: transfers between PC and tape are done by means of a tape player/recorder connected to the PC's soundcard by a plain audio cable
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Cxbx-Reloaded
Xbox (Original) Emulator
Cxbx-Reloaded is an open-source emulator that enables original Xbox games and software to run on modern Windows systems and compatible environments like Wine. It aims to recreate the Xbox hardware and software stack through a combination of high-level and low-level emulation techniques, including kernel emulation and GPU translation layers. The project is notable for its focus on compatibility and accuracy, with ongoing efforts to expand the number of playable titles and improve performance. It supports Direct3D-based rendering and integrates networking features to emulate Xbox system behavior more realistically. Unlike simpler emulators, Cxbx-Reloaded includes deep reverse engineering of the Xbox kernel and system APIs, allowing it to execute games without requiring the original console firmware in many cases. The project is actively developed and maintains compatibility lists and community-driven testing efforts. -
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Wubi is an officially supported Ubuntu installer for Windows users that can bring you to the Linux world with a single click. The website has moved to http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/windows-installer, where you can find the latest release.
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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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ConEmu - Handy Console Window
Local Terminal Emulator
ConEmu-Maximus5 aims to be handy, comprehensive, fast and reliable terminal window where you may host any console application developed either for WinAPI (cmd, powershell, far) or Unix PTY (cygwin, msys, wsl bash). As Windows console window enhancement (local terminal emulator), it presents multiple consoles and simple GUI applications as one customizable tabbed GUI window with various features. Also, due to deep integration, ConEmu is the best companion for Far Manager, my favorite shell replacement. Disclaimer. ConEmu is not a shell, so it does not provide "shell features" like tab-completion, command history and others. But you can run any shell or remote access client of your choice in ConEmu! Try Clink for bash-style completion in cmd.exe and PSReadLine or PowerTab in powershell.exe. Or just run Bash from your favourite distro. Also, ConEmu does not provide remote access (SSH/Telnet/...) too, just use your remote client (ssh.exe, telnet.exe) instead. -
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AndroidSDK
Full-fledged Android SDK Docker Image
AndroidSDK is a Docker-based development environment that provides a complete, portable Android SDK setup for building, testing, and deploying Android applications in a consistent and reproducible way. Instead of installing and configuring the Android SDK locally, developers can run a preconfigured container that includes essential tools such as the SDK, build tools, Gradle, and Kotlin compiler. This approach solves common issues related to environment inconsistency, such as dependency conflicts or differences between developer machines and CI pipelines. The project emphasizes minimalism and flexibility by shipping only a base SDK image, allowing developers to mount their own SDK components and customize installations as needed. It is particularly useful in continuous integration workflows, where deterministic builds and clean environments are critical. -
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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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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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PCjs Machines
The original IBM PC and other machine emulations in JavaScript
PCjs Machines is a browser-based emulation platform that recreates a wide range of early computing systems, including the original IBM PC and other historical machines, entirely using JavaScript. It serves both as an emulator and a digital preservation project, allowing users to interact with vintage software and hardware environments directly in their web browsers. The platform includes support for multiple architectures such as x86, 6502, and 8080-based systems, as well as minicomputers and programmable calculators. PCjs also provides curated software collections, including operating systems, applications, and games from the early days of personal computing. Its design emphasizes accessibility and education, enabling users to explore historical systems without requiring specialized hardware or installations. The project also includes tools for embedding emulated machines into web pages, making it useful for documentation and teaching purposes.
