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Snes9x
Snes9x is a free, portable emulator for playing most games made for the Super Nintendo and Super Famicom.
Free planAndroidWebLinuxmacOS
7.6Free plan
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DOSBox-X
Free planOpen sourceLinuxmacOSSelf-hostedWindows
7.4Free plan
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Genymotion Desktop
Genymotion Desktop runs Android virtual devices locally on Windows, macOS, and Linux, including native ARM64 images on Apple Mac M series.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows
7.4From $49 a year
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Azahar
Azahar is a free, open-source Nintendo 3DS emulator for PC and mobile devices.
Free planAndroidiOSLinuxmacOS
7.3Free plan
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BlueStacks App Player
BlueStacks App Player runs Android apps and games on Windows and macOS, with Google Play access, keyboard mapping, gamepad support, and multi-instance mode.
Free planmacOSWindows
7.3From $7.99 a month
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DuckStation
DuckStation is a free emulator for Sony PlayStation games, with Android, Linux, macOS, and Windows builds.
Free planAndroidLinuxmacOSSelf-hosted
7.3Free plan
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OpenEmu
OpenEmu is open-source video game emulation software for macOS.
Free planOpen sourcemacOS
7.3Free plan
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Android Emulator
Android Emulator simulates Android devices on a computer so developers can test apps across device types and Android API levels.
Free planAndroidLinuxmacOSWindows
7.1Free plan
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MAME
MAME is a free emulation framework built to document and preserve the hardware behind arcade games, vintage computers, consoles, calculators, and…
Free planAndroidLinuxmacOSWindows
7.1Free plan
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VICE
VICE runs software made for classic Commodore 8-bit computers by emulating eight systems: the C64, C64DTV, C128, VIC20, PET, PLUS4, SCPU64, and CBM-II.
Free planAndroidLinuxmacOSWindows
7.1Free plan
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Unicorn Engine
Unicorn Engine is a free, open-source framework for emulating CPU operations across multiple processor architectures and host systems.
Free planAndroidiOSLinuxmacOS
6.9Free plan
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Dolphin
Dolphin is free, open-source software for playing Nintendo GameCube and Wii games on a PC, with versions for Android, Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Free planAndroidLinuxmacOSWindows
6.6Free plan
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melonDS
melonDS is a free, open-source emulator focused on Nintendo DS emulation, with builds listed for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows
6.5Free plan
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Accessibility Inspector
Accessibility Inspector is a free macOS tool for viewing and testing accessibility information in app interfaces.
Free planmacOS
6.3Free plan
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FCEUX
FCEUX is a free, open-source emulator for NES, Famicom, Famicom Disk System, and Dendy systems.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows
6.3Free plan
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86Box
86Box is a free emulator for x86-based IBM PCs and compatible systems, spanning machines from 1981 through systems built around the PCI bus.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows
6.2Free plan
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Cemu
Cemu is free software for running Wii U games and applications on Linux, macOS, and Windows computers.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows
6.2Free plan
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FS-UAE
FS-UAE is a free emulator for Amiga computers, designed with games in mind while also supporting higher-end Amiga systems.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows
6.2Free plan
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PCSX2
PCSX2 is a free, open-source emulator for playing PlayStation 2 games on a PC.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows
6.2Free plan
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Redream
Redream is a Dreamcast emulator for playing games from Sega’s Dreamcast library.
AndroidLinuxmacOSWindows
6.2$6 one-time
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xemu
xemu is free, open-source software that emulates the original Microsoft Xbox on Windows, macOS, and Linux desktop systems.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows
6.2Free plan
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Bochs
Bochs is a free, open-source emulator that simulates IA-32 x86 PC hardware.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows
6.1Free plan
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Mesen
Mesen is a free, open-source emulator for Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows
6.1Free plan
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RPCS3
RPCS3 is a free, open-source PlayStation 3 emulator and debugger written in C++.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows
6.1Free plan
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gem5
gem5 is a free, modular simulator for computer-system architecture research, covering system-level architecture and processor microarchitecture.
Free planLinuxmacOSSelf-hosted
6.0Free plan
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Renode
Renode is an open source framework for emulating complex computer systems, including CPUs, peripherals, sensors, interconnects, and multi-node systems.
Free planLinuxmacOSSelf-hostedWindows
6.0Free plan
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WinCDEmu
WinCDEmu is a free, open-source Windows utility for mounting CD, DVD, and Blu-ray disc images.
Free planWindows
6.0Free plan
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