Emulation Software
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* [[Emularity]] (open-source platform to embed emulators, [https://github.com/db48x/emularity website]) | * [[Emularity]] (open-source platform to embed emulators, [https://github.com/db48x/emularity website]) | ||
=== Disc emulator === | === Disc emulator === | ||
| − | Optical | + | Optical media has been largely phased out, but the (largely) [[Disk_Image_Formats#Optical_Disc_Image_Formats|obsoleted disc images formats]] are somewhat in circulation. The following is an incomprehensive list of software that emulates optical drives. |
* [[Alcohol 120%|MDF_and_MDS]] (proprietary, Windows-only, [http://www.alcohol-soft.com/ website]) | * [[Alcohol 120%|MDF_and_MDS]] (proprietary, Windows-only, [http://www.alcohol-soft.com/ website]) | ||
* CDemu (open-source, Linux-only, [https://cdemu.sourceforge.io/about/ Project page]) | * CDemu (open-source, Linux-only, [https://cdemu.sourceforge.io/about/ Project page]) | ||
Revision as of 18:28, 1 August 2025
| Software | > | Emulation Software |
An emulator mimics (obsolete) hardware (i.e. electronic components) in order to run an (obsolete) Operating System.
This is different from Virtualization where there is no (or minimal) emulation of hardware performed. Virtualization software uses hardware of the machine it runs on and acts as a gateway to share resources between the host-machine and the virtualized Operating System.
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Amiga
- Amiga Forever (commercial, Amiga, website)
- Fellow (freeware, Amiga, website)
- UAE (open source, Amiga, website of WinUAE website of FS-UAE)
Amstrad CPC
- Arnimedes (freeware, CPC, website)
- Arnold (open source, CPC/CPC+/KC compact, website)
- CPC++ (shareware, CPC, website)
- CPCE (freeware, CPC, website)
- CPCEmu (open source, CPC, website)
- WinAPE (freeware, CPC, website)
APF Imagination Machine
Apollo Guidance Computer
Apple II
- AppleWin (open source, Apple IIe, website)
- KEGS (open source, Apple IIgs, website)
- OpenEmulator (open source, Apple II, website)
Apple disk image that detects which emulator you're using to run it
Arcade
- MAME (open source, Arcade, website)
- Raine (open source, Arcade, website)
- Retrocopy (freeware, Arcade, website)
Atari
- Atari800 (open source, Atari 800/800XL/130XE/5200, website)
- Altirra (open source, Atari 800, website)
- EMU7800 (open source, Atari 2600/7800, website)
- EstyJS (open source, Atari ST, JavaScript, website)
- Hatari (open source, Atari ST/STE/TT, website)
- Javatari (open source, Atari 2600, website)
- ProSystem Emulator (open source, Atari 7800, website)
- Stella (donationware, Atari 2600, website)
See also ROM and memory images#Atari game consoles.
C64
- CCS64 (shareware, C64, website)
- Commodore 64 for iOS (paid download)
- Frodo (open source, C64, website)
- VICE (open source, C64/C128/Plus4/VC20/PET/..., website)
Coleco ADAM
Digital Group
Firefox OS
- Firefox OS Simulator (open source, Windows/Mac/Linux) announcement
Macintosh
- Basilisk II (open source, 68000, website)
- Mini vMac (open source, Macintosh, website)
- PearPC (open source, PowerPC, website)
- SheepShaver (open source, MacOS, website)
- vMac (open source, Macintosh, website)
Next
Nintendo
- higan (formerly known as bsnes) (open source, primarily SNES, but recently also supports NES/GB/GBC and GBA, website)
See also ROM and memory images#Nintendo game consoles.
Sega
- Genecyst (freeware, Genesis/Mega-Drive, website)
- Gens32 (freeware, Genesis/Mega-Drive/Sega-CD/Mega-CD/32X, website)
- Ymir (open-source, Saturn, Project page)
- Flycast (open-source, Dreamcast, Project page)
See also ROM and memory images#Sega game consoles.
Sol
TRS-80
x86
- Dioscuri (open source, x86, website)
- DOSBox (open source, x86, website)
- DOSBox-X
- DOSEMU (open source, x86, website)
- iDOS (DOS emulator for iOS)
- JPC (open source, x86, website)
- PCE (open source, x86, focus on old PC/XT/AT systems, website, JavaScript port)
ZX Spectrum
Other and Multiplatform
- Daphne (open source, LaserDisc, website)
- EaaS (emulation-as-a-service; see in-browser sandbox [1])
- GXemul (open source, generic, website)
- MESS (source available, multiple home computers and other computers, website)
- JSMESS (in-browser Javascript implementation of MESS, try it online)
- Hercules (open source, System/370, ESRA/390, z/ARCH, website)
- QEMU (open source, generic, website)
- KEEP - Keeping Emulation Environments Portable (open source, generic, website)
- Emulation Framework (SourceForge site)
- TOTEM - Trustworthy Online Technical Environment Metadata Database
- SIMH (open source, multi-system, website)
- Emularity (open-source platform to embed emulators, website)
Disc emulator
Optical media has been largely phased out, but the (largely) obsoleted disc images formats are somewhat in circulation. The following is an incomprehensive list of software that emulates optical drives.
- MDF_and_MDS (proprietary, Windows-only, website)
- CDemu (open-source, Linux-only, Project page)
- Daemon Tools (proprietary, Windows-only, website)
