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utmapp/UTM

Virtual machines for iOS and macOS

AI dev

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#apple #emulation #ios #jailbreak #macos #qemu

Updated: 2026-08-04
Lists: 5 list mentions
First commit: 2019-04-12
History: 8 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 1,086 open

34,879

stars

Forks: 1,772
Commits: 3,770 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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RPCS3/rpcs3

PlayStation 3 emulator and debugger

Stack

C++ CMake .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#assembly-language #c #cpp #emulation #emulator #hacktoberfest

Updated: 2026-08-12
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2012-11-03
History: 8 history points
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 1,061 open

19,448

stars

Forks: 2,387
Commits: 19,734 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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OpenEmu/OpenEmu

🕹 Retro video game emulation for macOS

Stack

Swift

GitHub topics

#emulation #emulator #macos #objective-c #openemu #retrogaming

Updated: 2025-10-22
Lists: 5 list mentions
First commit: 2009-01-14
History: 14 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 422 open

17,726

stars

Forks: 1,354
Commits: 7,411 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

dolphin-emu/dolphin

Dolphin is a GameCube / Wii emulator, allowing you to play games for these two platforms on PC with improvements.

Stack

C++ CMake Gradle

GitHub topics

#cpp #emulation #emulator #gamecube #wii

Updated: 2026-08-08
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2008-07-12
History: 10 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: Disabled

15,369

stars

Forks: 3,206
Commits: 46,010 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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qemu/qemu

Official QEMU mirror. Please see https://www.qemu.org/contribute/ for how to submit changes to QEMU. Pull Requests are disabled. Please only use release tarballs from the QEMU website.

Stack

C pytest Cargo Meson pip

GitHub topics

#emulation #qemu #virtualization

Updated: 2026-08-16
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2003-02-18
History: 8 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: Disabled

13,579

stars

Forks: 7,081
Commits: 131,961 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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rommapp/romm

A beautiful, powerful, self-hosted ROM manager and player.

AI dev

Stack

Python FastAPI pytest Starlette Tailwind CSS npm uv

GitHub topics

#emulation #open-source #retrogaming #rommapp #self-hosted

Updated: 2026-09-04
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2023-03-08
History: 7 history points
License: AGPL-3.0
Issues: 197 open

12,584

stars

Forks: 699
Commits: 11,650 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

FEX-Emu/FEX

A fast usermode x86 and x86-64 emulator for Arm64 Linux

AI dev

Stack

C++ CMake

GitHub topics

#arm64 #cpp #emulation #emulator #linux #x86

Updated: 2026-08-27
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-11-16
History: 5 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 223 open

7,884

stars

Forks: 331
Commits: 14,938 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

Provenance-Emu/Provenance

iOS & tvOS multi-emulator frontend, supporting various Atari, Bandai, NEC, Nintendo, Sega, SNK and Sony console systems… Get Started: https://wiki.provenance-emu.com |

AI dev

Stack

C Bundler Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#atari #catalyst #emulation #emulator #game #gameboy

Updated: 2026-09-01
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2013-08-07
History: 5 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 247 open

6,364

stars

Forks: 704
Commits: 10,084 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

zhkl0228/unidbg

Allows you to emulate an Android native library, and an experimental iOS emulation

Stack

Java CMake Maven

GitHub topics

#android #capstone #debugger #dynarmic #emulation #emulator

Updated: 2026-08-30
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-02-26
History: 5 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 419 open

5,179

stars

Forks: 1,180
Commits: 1,796 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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86Box/86Box

Emulator of x86-based machines.

Stack

C Qt CMake vcpkg

GitHub topics

#emulation #emulator #ibm #pc-emulator #x86

Updated: 2026-08-24
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-06-25
History: 5 history points
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 19 open

4,726

stars

Forks: 568
Commits: 22,407 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

ChefKissInc/Inferno

Apple Silicon device emulator.

Stack

C Meson

GitHub topics

#emulation #emulator #ios #iphone #iphone-11 #qemu

Updated: 2026-09-01
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2003-02-18
History: 4 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 39 open

3,881

stars

Forks: 319
Commits: 125,695 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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TASEmulators/BizHawk

BizHawk is a multi-system emulator written in C#. BizHawk provides nice features for casual gamers such as full screen, and joypad support in addition to full rerecording and debugging tools for all system cores.

Stack

C# Cargo CMake .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#c-plus-plus #c-sharp #dotnet #emulation #emulator #saturn

Updated: 2026-08-18
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2011-01-11
History: 5 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 803 open

2,745

stars

Forks: 465
Commits: 23,719 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

xenia-canary/xenia-canary

Xbox 360 Emulator Research Project

Stack

C++ Android CMake .NET SDK Gradle

GitHub topics

#c-plus-plus #cpp #d3d12 #emulation #emulator #ppc

Updated: 2026-09-01
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2013-01-10
History: 5 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 153 open

2,515

stars

Forks: 307
Commits: 8,711 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

flyinghead/flycast

Flycast is a multiplatform Sega Dreamcast, Naomi, Naomi 2 and Atomiswave emulator

Stack

C++ CMake .NET SDK Gradle

GitHub topics

#emulation #emulator #sega-dreamcast #sega-naomi

Updated: 2026-08-24
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2013-12-19
History: 5 history points
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 292 open

2,489

stars

Forks: 316
Commits: 7,307 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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strato-emu/strato

Run Nintendo Switch homebrew & games on your Android device!

Stack

C++ Android CMake Gradle

GitHub topics

#android #c-plus-plus #cpp #emulation #emulator #nintendo

Updated: 2024-09-02
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-06-28
History: 5 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 29 open

2,346

stars

Forks: 293
Commits: 2,207 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

libretro/Lakka-LibreELEC

Lakka is a lightweight Linux distribution that transforms a small computer into a full blown game console.

Stack

Makefile CMake

GitHub topics

#embedded-systems #emulation #libreelec #libretro #linux #os

Updated: 2026-08-24
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2009-03-18
History: 5 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 45 open

2,040

stars

Forks: 310
Commits: 48,686 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

EKA2L1/EKA2L1

A Symbian OS/N-Gage emulator

Stack

C++ Android Qt CMake Gradle pip

GitHub topics

#cpp17 #emulates #emulation #emulator #games #hacktoberfest

Updated: 2026-08-29
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-03-22
History: 5 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 137 open

2,009

stars

Forks: 175
Commits: 6,014 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

bsnes-emu/bsnes

bsnes is a Super Nintendo (SNES) emulator focused on performance, features, and ease of use.

Stack

C++

GitHub topics

#emulation #emulator #snes #snes-emulator

Updated: 2026-05-23
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2007-12-22
History: 5 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 151 open

1,975

stars

Forks: 197
Commits: 4,088 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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mupen64plus/mupen64plus-core

Core module of the Mupen64Plus project

Stack

GitHub topics

#emulation #n64

Updated: 2026-07-07
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2009-10-02
History: 5 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 204 open

1,554

stars

Forks: 282
Commits: 2,749 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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wheremyfoodat/Panda3DS

HLE 3DS emulator

Stack

C++ Android CMake .NET SDK Gradle

GitHub topics

#3ds #android #arm #c-plus-plus #emulation #emulator

Updated: 2026-08-11
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2022-09-15
History: 5 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 65 open

1,393

stars

Forks: 89
Commits: 2,527 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

higan-emu/higan

higan is a multi-system emulator focused on accuracy, preservation, and configurability.

Stack

GLSL

GitHub topics

#emulation #emulator

Updated: 2025-09-01
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2007-12-22
History: 5 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 76 open

1,350

stars

Forks: 122
Commits: 1,562 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

CE-Programming/CEmu

Third-party TI-84 Plus CE / TI-83 Premium CE emulator, focused on developer features

Stack

C++ Qt CMake vcpkg

GitHub topics

#calculator #emulation #emulator #ez80 #ti-83-premium-ce #ti-84-plus-ce

Updated: 2026-08-24
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-11-13
History: 5 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 15 open

1,305

stars

Forks: 90
Commits: 2,693 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

WinDurango/WinDurango

The world's first Xbox One compatibility layer for Windows.

Stack

C++ CMake .NET SDK vcpkg

GitHub topics

#compatibility-layer #emulation #windurango #xb1 #xbox-one

Updated: 2026-08-09
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2026-01-24
History: 5 history points
License: LGPL-3.0
Issues: 9 open

1,298

stars

Forks: 66
Commits: 265 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

skylersaleh/SkyEmu

Game Boy Advance, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and DS Emulator

Stack

C Android pytest CMake .NET SDK Gradle

GitHub topics

#emulation #emulator #gameboy #gameboy-advance #gameboy-color #gameboy-emulator

Updated: 2026-06-26
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2021-05-21
History: 5 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 258 open

1,250

stars

Forks: 100
Commits: 1,076 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

gopher64/gopher64

Highly compatible N64 emulator

Stack

Rust Cargo Gradle

GitHub topics

#emulation #emulator #game #n64 #rust

Updated: 2026-08-24
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2023-10-04
History: 5 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 15 open

1,230

stars

Forks: 42
Commits: 1,117 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

drhelius/Gearboy

Game Boy / Game Boy Color / Super Game Boy emulator, debugger and embedded MCP server for macOS, Windows, Linux, BSD and RetroArch.

Stack

C++ .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#bsd #emulation #emulator #game-boy #gameboy #gameboy-color-emulator

Updated: 2026-08-26
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2012-07-19
History: 5 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 6 open

1,191

stars

Forks: 160
Commits: 2,360 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

simple64/simple64

Accurate N64 Emulator

Archived

Stack

C CMake .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#emulation #n64

Updated: 2025-02-14
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2020-06-02
History: 5 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 45 open

1,178

stars

Forks: 75
Commits: 983 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

pound-emu/pound

Open source emulator for the Nintedo Switch 1 and 2. Highly work in progress

AI dev

Stack

C Android CMake .NET SDK Gradle

GitHub topics

#emulation #emulator #homebrew #nintendo #nintendo-switch #nintendo-switch-2

Updated: 2026-08-28
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2025-06-06
History: 5 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 4 open

1,087

stars

Forks: 49
Commits: 197 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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gaseous-project/gaseous-server

A game ROM manager, with a built in web based emulator using multiple sources to identify and provide metadata

Stack

C# ASP.NET Core .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#emulation #open-source #retrogaming #rom-management #self-hosted

Updated: 2026-08-19
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2023-02-14
History: 7 history points
License: AGPL-3.0
Issues: 59 open

926

stars

Forks: 36
Commits: 474 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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emmercm/igir

🕹 A zero-setup ROM collection manager that sorts, filters, extracts or archives, patches, and reports on collections of any size on any OS.

Stack

TypeScript Vite npm pip

GitHub topics

#1g1r #analogue-pocket #anbernic #batocera #cmpro #emulation

Updated: 2026-08-26
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2022-07-05
History: 5 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 35 open

901

stars

Forks: 46
Commits: 1,999 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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