Best z26 Alternatives in 2026

Updated October 2026

20 apps from Atari emulators ranked against z26 on the same published basis.

z26 alternatives compared

#	App	Score	Free plan	From	Runs on
1	Virtual Jaguar	7.5	Free plan	Free	Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
2	Atari800	7.2	Free plan	Free	Android, Linux, Mac, Windows
3	BigPEmu	7.2	Free plan	Free	iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
4	Javatari	7.2	Free plan	Free	Android, API, iOS, self-hosted, Web
5	kat5200	7.2	Free plan	Free	Android, Linux, Mac, Windows
6	Gearlynx	7.1	No	—	Android, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7	Stella	7.0	Free plan	Free	Linux, Mac, Windows
8	Teller	6.9	Free plan	Free	Linux, Mac, Windows
9	Altirra	6.8	Free plan	Free	Windows
10	A7800	6.4	No	—	Android, Linux, Mac, Windows
11	Lynx.emu	6.4	No	—	Android, iOS, Linux
12	Holani	6.3	No	—	Linux, Windows
13	JS7800	6.3	No	—	Web
14	EMU7800	5.9	No	—	Windows, Linux, Mac
15	Atari800MacX	5.7	No	—	Mac
16	Íris Emulator	5.7	No	—	Windows
17	Atari 5200DS	5.6	No	—	—
18	Felix	5.6	No	—	Windows
20	ProSystem Emulator	5.5	No	—	Windows
21	Test7800	5.5	No	—	Mac

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What is the best alternative to z26?

Virtual Jaguar, number 1 in Atari emulators with a score of 7.5 out of 10. The others here: Atari800, BigPEmu, Javatari and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to z26?

Virtual Jaguar is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 8 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on.