Apps with 'Emulation' feature

Wine
Free • Open Source
Compatibility Layer Tool
Mac
Linux
Android
Android Tablet
BSD
30 Wine alternatives
Wine is a free, open source application for running Windows software on operating systems that are normally not supported. With Wine, you can install and run these applications just like you would in Windows.
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Wine Features
Run Windows software
Emulation
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WinCDEmu
Free • Open Source
ISO Mounting Tool
Windows
PortableApps.com
46 WinCDEmu alternatives
WinCDEmu is an open-source CD/DVD/BD emulator - a tool that allows you to mount optical disc images by simply clicking on them in Windows Explorer. If you have downloaded an ISO image and want to use it without burning it to a blank disc, WinCDEmu is the easiest way to do it.
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WinCDEmu Features
1. LightweightWinCDEmu consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. PortableWinCDEmu can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
3. Ad-freeWinCDEmu doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
Mounting ISO
Mounting drives
Emulation
Virtual Disk
Multiple languages
Discontinued
The project is no longer developed. Last version, 4.1, released on September 29, 2015, can be still downloaded from GitHub
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RetroArch
Free • Open Source
Game Emulator
Mac
Windows
Linux
Online
Android
iPhone
Blackberry
iPad
OpenPandora
Steam
Raspberry Pi
Playstation
Xbox
143 RetroArch alternatives
RetroArch is a graphical frontend for emulators, game engines, and media players.
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RetroArch Features
1. Controller SupportRetroArch supports the use of a controller (XBOX, PlayStation, etc.).
2. Dark ModeRetroArch supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
Multi System Emulator
Multiplatform
Emulation
FOSS
Modular System
Gameboy emulation
Variety
Rewind button
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QEMU
Free • Open Source
Virtualization Tool
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
42 QEMU alternatives
QEMU (short for "Quick EMUlator") is a free and open-source hosted hypervisor that performs hardware virtualization.
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QEMU Features
1. LightweightQEMU consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. PortableQEMU can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
3. Privacy focusedQEMU is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
4. Support for scriptingQEMU supports scripts and macros to automate or customize tasks.
5. Container VirtualizationQEMU can make use of isolated user spaces called "containers" to run applications.
6. Command line interfaceQEMU either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
Security focused
GPU Acceleration
User mode emulation
Emulation
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Proton
Free • Open Source
Compatibility Layer Tool
Linux
Steam
28 Proton alternatives
Proton is a tool for use with the Steam client which allows games which are exclusive to Windows to run on Linux kernel operating system. It uses Wine to facilitate this.
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Proton Features
Run Windows software
Run Windows Games
Emulation
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PCSX2
Free • Open Source
Game Emulator
Mac
Windows
Linux
Flathub
Flatpak
5 PCSX2 alternatives
PCSX2 is a PlayStation 2 emulator for Windows, Linux & Mac, started by the same team that brought you PCSX (a Sony PlayStation 1 emulator).
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PCSX2 Features
Playstation
Emulation
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KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine)
Free • Open Source
Virtualization Tool
Linux
Android
40 KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) alternatives
KVM (for Kernel-based Virtual Machine) is a full virtualization solution for Linux on x86 hardware containing virtualization extensions (Intel VT or AMD-V). It consists of a loadable kernel module, kvm.
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KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) Features
1. Command line interfaceKVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
2. Container VirtualizationKVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) can make use of isolated user spaces called "containers" to run applications.
3. LightweightKVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
4. PortableKVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
5. Privacy focusedKVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
6. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsKVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
Linux-based
Nt kernel
Security focused
Emulation
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VisualBoyAdvance
Free • Open Source
Game Emulator
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
Haiku
AmigaOS
MorphOS
29 VisualBoyAdvance alternatives
VisualBoyAdvance (VBA) is a free software (GNU GPL) emulator targeted for the Game Boy, Super Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance handheld game consoles sold by Nintendo.
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VisualBoyAdvance Features
1. PortableVisualBoyAdvance can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Emulation
Discontinued
The project is no longer developed. Last version, 1.8.0 beta 3, released in October 2005, can be still downloaded from FileHippo
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Yuzu
Free • Open Source
Game Emulator
Windows
Linux
Android
Android Tablet
Flathub
Flatpak
3 Yuzu alternatives
yuzu is an experimental open-source emulator for the Nintendo Switch from the creators of Citra.
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Yuzu Features
1. PortableYuzu can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
2. Controller SupportYuzu supports the use of a controller (XBOX, PlayStation, etc.).
Emulation
Custom Patches
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Ruffle
Free • Open Source
Flash Player
Mac
Windows
Linux
Google Chrome
Firefox
8 Ruffle alternatives
Ruffle is a Flash Player emulator written in Rust. Ruffle runs natively on all modern operating systems as a standalone application, and on all modern browsers through the use of WebAssembly. Leveraging the safety of the modern browser sandbox and the memory safety guarantees of...
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Ruffle Features
1. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsRuffle can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
Emulation
Based on Flash Player
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ZSNES
Free • Open Source
Game Emulator
Mac
Windows
Linux
33 ZSNES alternatives
ZSNES is a Super Nintendo Entertainment System emulator. Aside from emulation accuracy, many interface features first introduced in ZSNES have been adopted by other emulators. ZSNES interface features include: Smoothing and dynamic image scaling; screenshot capture; state...
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ZSNES Features
Emulation
Discontinued
The program is no longer updated. Last version, 1.51, released in January 2007, can be still downloaded from the official website.
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DuckStation
Free • Open Source
Game Emulator
Mac
Windows
Linux
Android
Android Tablet
AppImageHub
Flathub
7 DuckStation alternatives
DuckStation is an simulator/emulator of the Sony PlayStation(TM) console, focusing on playability, speed, and long-term maintainability. The goal is to be as accurate as possible while maintaining performance suitable for low-end devices.
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DuckStation Features
Emulation
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PowerISO
Paid • Proprietary
ISO Mounting Tool
Disc Burner
ISO Creator
Mac
Windows
Linux
Flathub
63 PowerISO alternatives
PowerISO is a powerful CD/DVD image file processing tool, which allows you to open, extract, create, edit, compress, encrypt, split and convert ISO files, and mount these files with internal virtual drive. It can process almost all CD-ROM image files including ISO and BIN.
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PowerISO Features
1. LightweightPowerISO consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. Ad-freePowerISO doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
3. PortablePowerISO can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
ISO Editing
Convert Img to ISO
Emulation
Virtual Disk
Bundleware
The installer contains ads. Be careful during the installation: https://alternativeto.net/discussions/applications/11718/be-careful-in-the-installation/
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RPCS3
Free • Open Source
Game Emulator
Mac
Windows
Linux
AppImageHub
Flathub
FreeBSD
5 RPCS3 alternatives
RPCS3 is an experimental open-source Sony PlayStation 3 emulator and debugger written in C++ for Windows, Mac and Linux. RPCS3 began development in May of 2011 by its founders, DH and Hykem.
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RPCS3 Features
Emulation
Playstation
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Lemuroid
Free • Open Source
Game Emulator
Android
F-Droid
3 Lemuroid alternatives
Lemuroid is an open-source emulation project based on Libretro. It's completely free, without ads and focused on ease of use and good user experience.
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Lemuroid Features
Playstation
Emulation
Gameboy emulation
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Wine Features

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WinCDEmu Features

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RetroArch Features

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QEMU Features

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Proton Features

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PCSX2 Features

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KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) Features

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VisualBoyAdvance Features

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Yuzu Features

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Ruffle Features

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ZSNES Features

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DuckStation Features

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PowerISO Features

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RPCS3 Features

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Lemuroid Features

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