BizHawk
Summary
BizHawk is a free multi-system emulator for Windows and Linux, with EmuHawk providing recording, playback and debugging tools aimed at Tool-Assisted Speedrunners. Its listed system support includes 3DO, Apple II, arcade machines, Atari, Commodore, Nintendo, Sega and PlayStation consoles. Users get 10 hotkey-accessible save slots and unlimited named savestates, plus playback speed control, frame stepping and rewind. EmuHawk can record input as TAS movies and capture screenshots, audio and video to files. Its debugging tools can view, search and edit memory across emulated hardware components. Lua or C#.NET can control the core and frontend programmatically. Keyboard, mouse and gamepad hotkeys are rebindable, and an input mapper supports emulated gamepads and peripherals. The Linux version omits Mupen64Plus for N64 and targets x86_64 CPUs. Current BizHawk is unavailable for Android and iOS; macOS is limited to older releases or technical workarounds. The project recommends stable releases when stability matters.
Who it is for
BizHawk suits Tool-Assisted Speedrunners and users who want recording, playback or debugging tools across supported systems. It is for Windows and Linux users, with the Linux N64 core omission worth noting.
What is good
- Free emulator under the MIT license.
- Offers unlimited named savestates and 10 save slots.
- Supports rewind, frame stepping and speed control.
- Can record TAS movies and capture media files.
What to know first
- Linux omits the Mupen64Plus N64 core.
- Targets x86_64 CPUs.
- Current releases are unavailable on Android and iOS.
- macOS support is limited to older releases or workarounds.
Verdict
BizHawk brings multi-system emulation together with recording and debugging features, especially suited to tool-assisted play. Its platform and Linux core limitations matter when choosing where to run it.
BizHawk plans and pricing
All plansCompared on TurboGrafx-16 emulators
- Free plan
- Yesgithub.com
- Supported platforms
- Windows, Linuxgithub.com
- Cheat support
- Yesgithub.com
Facts
- What it does
- EmuHawk is a multi-system emulator written in C# with recording, playback, and debugging tools aimed at Tool-Assisted Speedrunners.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Supported systems
- The project lists support for systems including 3DO, Apple II, arcade machines, Atari, Commodore, Nintendo, Sega, and PlayStation consoles.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Save states
- EmuHawk offers 10 save slots with hotkeys and unlimited named savestates.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Playback controls
- EmuHawk includes speed control with frame stepping and rewinding.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Recording and media
- Users can record input as TAS movies and capture screenshots, audio, and video to files.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Debugging
- The emulator provides memory viewing, searching, and editing across emulated hardware components.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Scripting
- The core and frontend can be controlled programmatically with Lua or C#.NET.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Controls
- EmuHawk supports rebindable keyboard, mouse, and gamepad hotkeys and an input mapper for emulated gamepads and peripherals.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Linux limitation
- The Linux version supports most features and cores but omits Mupen64Plus for N64, and the project targets x86_64 CPUs.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Unavailable platforms
- The project says current BizHawk is unavailable on Android and iOS, and macOS support is limited to older releases or technical workarounds.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Security policy
- The security policy lists versions 2.11 and 2.10 as supported, warns users to update where possible, and accepts vulnerability reports through GitHub.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
- License and copyrighted files
- EmuHawk and DiscoHawk are under the permissive MIT License, but the project says not all files included with releases may be freely shared.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Support and stability
- The project recommends stable releases for work requiring stability and suggests development builds only when a specific change is needed.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
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Sources
- github.com/TASEmulators/BizHawk· checked 30 Sept 2026
- github.com/TASEmulators/BizHawk/blob/master/SECURI· checked 30 Sept 2026