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dbalsom/martypc
A cycle-accurate IBM PC/XT/Jr/Tandy emulator
- Updated
- 2026-10-05
- Lists
- 2 list mentions
- First commit
- 2022-05-23
- History
- 6 history points
- License
- NOASSERTION
- Issues
- 14 open
945
stars
- Forks
- 55
- Commits
- 1,735 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
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
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2026-10-09
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2022-07-05
- History
- 6 history points
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Issues
- 27 open
939
stars
- Forks
- 49
- Commits
- 2,109 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
punesemu/puNES
Qt-based Nintendo Entertaiment System emulator and NSF/NSF2/NSFe Music Player (Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD and Windows)
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2026-09-01
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2012-04-30
- History
- 6 history points
- License
- GPL-2.0
- Issues
- 59 open
826
stars
- Forks
- 48
- Commits
- 2,392 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
ptyfyre/mandarine-neo
A Citra fork with new features and hacks which are experimental and may not be present in Azahar. Continuation of Mandarine 3DS emulator.
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2026-04-19
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2013-08-30
- History
- 6 history points
- License
- GPL-2.0
- Issues
- 35 open
749
stars
- Forks
- 28
- Commits
- 10,313 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
libretro/ludo
A libretro frontend written in golang
Stack
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2026-08-19
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2018-04-17
- History
- 6 history points
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Issues
- 62 open
704
stars
- Forks
- 75
- Commits
- 786 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
xqemu/xqemu
Open-source emulator to play original Xbox games on Windows, macOS, and Linux
- Updated
- 2023-02-08
- Lists
- 2 list mentions
- First commit
- 2003-02-18
- History
- 6 history points
- License
- NOASSERTION
- Issues
- 122 open
669
stars
- Forks
- 75
- Commits
- 68,839 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
JaCzekanski/Avocado
🥑 PlayStation 1 emulator
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2023-09-19
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2015-07-11
- History
- 6 history points
- License
- GPL-2.0
- Issues
- 59 open
583
stars
- Forks
- 34
- Commits
- 895 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
Grarak/DSVita
Extremely fast NDS Emulator for ARM32/PSVita
AI dev
- Updated
- 2026-07-21
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2023-11-12
- History
- 6 history points
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Issues
- 78 open
530
stars
- Forks
- 12
- Commits
- 798 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
containernet/containernet
Mininet fork adding support for container-based (e.g. Docker) emulated hosts.
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2024-09-23
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2009-12-09
- History
- 7 history points
- License
- NOASSERTION
- Issues
- 31 open
- Forks
- 212
- Commits
- 2,774 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
mikage-emu/mikage-dev
Mikage Developer Edition
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2025-09-01
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2024-03-07
- History
- 6 history points
- License
- Unknown
- Issues
- 33 open
418
stars
- Forks
- 35
- Commits
- 117 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
dingusdev/dingusppc
An experimental emulator
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2026-10-10
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2019-07-02
- History
- 6 history points
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Issues
- 51 open
409
stars
- Forks
- 59
- Commits
- 2,895 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
daniel5151/ANESE
Another NES Emulator - written for fun & learning - first implementation of wideNES
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2022-01-11
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2017-10-13
- History
- 6 history points
- License
- MIT
- Issues
- 6 open
403
stars
- Forks
- 30
- Commits
- 204 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
ioncodes/gecko
A GameCube/Wii emulator and debugger written in Rust.
- Updated
- 2026-10-15
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2026-02-17
- History
- 5 history points
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Issues
- 8 open
402
stars
- Forks
- 12
- Commits
- 571 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
drhelius/Gearsystem
Sega Master System / Game Gear / SG-1000 emulator and debugger with embedded MCP server for macOS, Windows, Linux, BSD and RetroArch.
AI dev
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2026-10-06
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2013-02-27
- History
- 6 history points
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Issues
- 5 open
392
stars
- Forks
- 65
- Commits
- 1,843 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
devinacker/bsnes-plus
debug-oriented fork of bsnes
- Updated
- 2025-03-22
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2014-11-26
- History
- 6 history points
- License
- Unknown
- Issues
- 103 open
365
stars
- Forks
- 104
- Commits
- 715 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
sputt/wabbitemu
Wabbitemu is a Z80 TI Calculator emulator
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2026-09-08
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2010-05-16
- History
- 6 history points
- License
- MIT
- Issues
- 35 open
333
stars
- Forks
- 35
- Commits
- 318 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
kaezrr/starpsx
A cross-platform Sony PlayStation 1 emulator written in Rust.
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2026-09-05
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2025-06-12
- History
- 6 history points
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Issues
- 4 open
326
stars
- Forks
- 9
- Commits
- 640 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
vpinball/pinmame
PinMAME - Pinball Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator
- Updated
- 2026-10-14
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2002-08-30
- History
- 6 history points
- License
- NOASSERTION
- Issues
- 104 open
309
stars
- Forks
- 81
- Commits
- 7,623 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
SysRay/psOff_public
Playstation 4 Emulator for Windows
Archived
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2024-10-11
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2024-02-27
- History
- 6 history points
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Issues
- 0 open
292
stars
- Forks
- 19
- Commits
- 1,059 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
purelogiccode/SimpleLauncher
Simple Launcher is an open-source emulator frontend. Designed for both casual gamers and power users, it provides a seamless interface to organize, browse, and launch your retro gaming collection with deep integration for modern emulators and RetroAchievements.
- Updated
- 2026-10-14
- Lists
- 0 list mentions
- First commit
- 2023-08-23
- History
- 8 history points
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Issues
- 0 open
- Forks
- 5
- Commits
- 3,306 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- +1 +0.4%
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- +35 +1.1%
drpetersonfernandes/SimpleLauncher
Simple Launcher is an open-source emulator frontend. Designed for both casual gamers and power users, it provides a seamless interface to organize, browse, and launch your retro gaming collection with deep integration for modern emulators and RetroAchievements.
AI dev
- Updated
- 2026-08-24
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2023-08-23
- History
- 5 history points
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Issues
- 1 open
- Forks
- 3
- Commits
- 3,053 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
cosmo0/arcade-manager
Arcade management tool to handle your MAME/FBA romsets
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2026-10-08
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2018-02-23
- History
- 6 history points
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Issues
- 8 open
251
stars
- Forks
- 11
- Commits
- 615 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
Senryoku/Deecy
Dreamcast emulator written in Zig
Stack
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2026-10-09
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2023-11-27
- History
- 6 history points
- License
- MIT
- Issues
- 36 open
239
stars
- Forks
- 5
- Commits
- 1,787 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
alucryd/oxyromon
Rusty ROM OrgaNizer
AI dev
- Updated
- 2026-10-08
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2020-06-23
- History
- 6 history points
- License
- NOASSERTION
- Issues
- 12 open
202
stars
- Forks
- 17
- Commits
- 549 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
Dillonb/n64
experimental low-level n64 emulator
- Updated
- 2026-10-01
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2020-06-06
- History
- 6 history points
- License
- Unknown
- Issues
- 8 open
186
stars
- Forks
- 9
- Commits
- 2,298 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
hydra-emu/hydra
A multi-system emulator frontend
Archived
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2024-03-22
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2021-04-02
- History
- 6 history points
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Issues
- 8 open
117
stars
- Forks
- 4
- Commits
- 260 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
dh4/mupen64plus-qt
A customizable launcher for Mupen64Plus
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2026-03-24
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2014-03-06
- History
- 6 history points
- License
- BSD-3-Clause
- Issues
- 6 open
104
stars
- Forks
- 9
- Commits
- 344 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
bmsuseluda/emuze
Launch your Retro Games fast and simple
Stack
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2026-10-07
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2022-03-07
- History
- 6 history points
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Issues
- 2 open
96
stars
- Forks
- 0
- Commits
- 1,026 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
Stovent/CeDImu
Experimental Philips CD-I emulator written in C++
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2026-09-15
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2018-11-08
- History
- 6 history points
- License
- Unknown
- Issues
- 1 open
96
stars
- Forks
- 2
- Commits
- 914 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
SourMesen/VisualNes
Visual NES simulates the CPU & PPU of a NES at the transistor level.
Archived
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2022-05-12
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2017-01-02
- History
- 6 history points
- License
- Unknown
- Issues
- 0 open
77
stars
- Forks
- 17
- Commits
- 39 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%