PPSSPP is an emulator for running games and other software made for Sony's PlayStation Portable.
Alternatives to Snes9x
Vita3K is a free, experimental, open-source emulator for PlayStation Vita.
QEMU is a free, open-source machine emulator and virtualizer for running guest operating systems or processes built for another CPU architecture.
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DOSBox-X
Free planOpen sourceLinuxmacOSSelf-hostedWindows7.4Free plan - 5

Genymotion Desktop
Genymotion Desktop runs Android virtual devices locally on Windows, macOS, and Linux, including native ARM64 images on Apple Mac M series.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows7.4From $49 a year - 6
Azahar
Azahar is a free, open-source Nintendo 3DS emulator for PC and mobile devices.
Free planAndroidiOSLinuxmacOS7.3Free plan - 7

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 planmacOSWindows7.3From $7.99 a month - 8
DuckStation
DuckStation is a free emulator for Sony PlayStation games, with Android, Linux, macOS, and Windows builds.
Free planAndroidLinuxmacOSSelf-hosted7.3Free plan - 9
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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 planAndroidLinuxmacOSWindows7.1Free plan - 11
MAME
MAME is a free emulation framework built to document and preserve the hardware behind arcade games, vintage computers, consoles, calculators, and…
Free planAndroidLinuxmacOSWindows7.1Free plan - 12
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 planAndroidLinuxmacOSWindows7.1Free plan - 13
Unicorn Engine
Unicorn Engine is a free, open-source framework for emulating CPU operations across multiple processor architectures and host systems.
Free planAndroidiOSLinuxmacOS6.9Free plan - 14
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 planAndroidLinuxmacOSWindows6.6Free plan - 15

melonDS
melonDS is a free, open-source emulator focused on Nintendo DS emulation, with builds listed for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows6.5Free plan - 16

Accessibility Inspector
Accessibility Inspector is a free macOS tool for viewing and testing accessibility information in app interfaces.
Free planmacOS6.3Free plan - 17
FCEUX
FCEUX is a free, open-source emulator for NES, Famicom, Famicom Disk System, and Dendy systems.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows6.3Free plan - 18

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 planLinuxmacOSWindows6.2Free plan - 19
Cemu
Cemu is free software for running Wii U games and applications on Linux, macOS, and Windows computers.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows6.2Free plan - 20
FS-UAE
FS-UAE is a free emulator for Amiga computers, designed with games in mind while also supporting higher-end Amiga systems.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows6.2Free plan - 21
PCSX2
PCSX2 is a free, open-source emulator for playing PlayStation 2 games on a PC.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows6.2Free plan - 22

Redream
Redream is a Dreamcast emulator for playing games from Sega’s Dreamcast library.
AndroidLinuxmacOSWindows6.2$6 one-time - 23
xemu
xemu is free, open-source software that emulates the original Microsoft Xbox on Windows, macOS, and Linux desktop systems.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows6.2Free plan - 24
Bochs
Bochs is a free, open-source emulator that simulates IA-32 x86 PC hardware.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows6.1Free plan - 25
Hercules
Hercules is free, open-source software that emulates IBM System/370, ESA/390, and 64-bit z/Architecture mainframes.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows6.1Free plan - 266.1Free plan
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RPCS3
RPCS3 is a free, open-source PlayStation 3 emulator and debugger written in C++.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows6.1Free plan - 28

gem5
gem5 is a free, modular simulator for computer-system architecture research, covering system-level architecture and processor microarchitecture.
Free planLinuxmacOSSelf-hosted6.0Free plan - 29

Renode
Renode is an open source framework for emulating complex computer systems, including CPUs, peripherals, sensors, interconnects, and multi-node systems.
Free planLinuxmacOSSelf-hostedWindows6.0Free plan - 30

WinCDEmu
WinCDEmu is a free, open-source Windows utility for mounting CD, DVD, and Blu-ray disc images.
Free planWindows6.0Free plan

