OpenEmu
7.3#4 in nintendo 64 emulatorsFree planFree planmacOS
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Provenance
8.2#1 in game boy advance emulatorsFrom $39.99 a yearFree planiOSmacOS
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| Fact | OpenEmu | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Controllers | Generic HID-compliant USB or Bluetooth game controllers can work out of the box, with automatic button mapping for recognized devices. | Apple TV support includes MFi, Xbox, and PlayStation gamepads. |
| Documentation | The project wiki provides getting-started material, BIOS guidance, supported-system information, release notes and troubleshooting resources. | The community wiki includes installation, importing, controllers, skins, saves, shaders, cheats, multiplayer, RetroAchievements, troubleshooting and contribution guides. |
| Game library | It organizes game backups into a unified library, adds box art, and lets users create collections across consoles. | The library can show automatically downloaded box art, screenshots, release information, ratings, and scanned manuals. |
| Licence | The OpenEmu-Silicon project says the original application and SDK largely retain BSD 3-Clause headers, while individual cores can have different licences. | The Provenance project uses a permissive custom licence that allows source and binary redistribution with attribution and prohibits commercial use of its branding; bundled cores have separate licences. |
| Praise: interface | Trustburn reviewers repeatedly describe the interface as clean, elegant, intuitive and appealing. | Some App Store reviewers describe the interface as attractive and easy to use, especially for Atari and Game Boy systems. |
| Purpose | OpenEmu is open-source video game emulation software for Mac. | Provenance is a free, open-source multi-system retro game emulator frontend for Apple platforms. |
OpenEmu plans
- OpenEmuFree
Provenance plans
- FreeFree
- Monthly$3.99 a month
- Annual$39.99 a year
- Lifetime$99.99, paid once
Pick OpenEmu if…
OpenEmu suits Mac users who want to organize and play backups of games they already own across supported systems. Users should note the BIOS requirement and Intel-only binaries for the latest listed release.
Pick Provenance if…
Provenance suits Apple-platform users seeking an emulator frontend for a broad range of retro systems. Users should check whether their device can handle the systems they want to run, and note that a BIOS is required.