Basilisk II Alternatives

Basilisk II is described as 'Open Source 68k Macintosh emulator. That is, it allows you to run 68k MacOS software on your computer, even if you are using a different operating system. However, you still need a copy of MacOS and a Macintosh ROM image to use Basilisk II' and is an app. There are six alternatives to Basilisk II for Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and iPhone. The best Basilisk II alternative is MESS. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Mini vMac or AppleWin. Other great apps like Basilisk II are PCE, Sheepshaver and Shoebill.

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Basilisk II

Free • Open Source

Mac
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Linux
AmigaOS
MorphOS

Basilisk II is an Open Source 68k Macintosh emulator. That is, it allows you to run 68k MacOS software on your computer,...

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MESS
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Free Personal • Proprietary
Game Emulator
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100 MESS alternatives
MESS emulates portable and console gaming systems, computer platforms and calculators. The project strives for accuracy and portability and therefore is not always the fastest emulator for any one particular system.
- - MESS is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Basilisk II.
- - MESS is the most popular free alternative to Basilisk II.
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Mini vMac
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Free • Open Source
Mac
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Android
iPhone
6 Mini vMac alternatives
The Mini vMac emulator collection allows modern computers to run software made for early Macintosh computers, the computers that Apple sold from 1984 to 1996 based upon Motorola's 680x0 microprocessors. The first member of this collection emulates the Macintosh Plus.
- - Mini vMac is the most popular Android & iPhone alternative to Basilisk II.
- - Mini vMac is the most popular Open Source alternative to Basilisk II.
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AppleWin
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Free • Open Source
Windows
15 AppleWin alternatives
AppleWin (also known as Apple //e Emulator for Windows) is an open source software emulator for running Apple II programs in Microsoft Windows. AppleWin was originally written by Mike O'Brien in 1994; O'Brien himself announced an early version of the emulator in April...
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PCE
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Free • Open Source
Mac
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Linux
27 PCE alternatives
PCE is a collection of microcomputer emulators. At the moment it contains three emulators:
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Sheepshaver
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Free • Open Source
Mac
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Linux
6 Sheepshaver alternatives
SheepShaver is a MacOS run-time environment for BeOS and Linux that allows you to run classic MacOS applications inside the BeOS/Linux multitasking environment. This means that both BeOS/Linux and MacOS applications can run at the same time (usually in a window on the BeOS/Linux...
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Shoebill
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Free • Open Source
Mac
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Linux
5 Shoebill alternatives
Shoebill - a Macintosh II emulator that runs A/UX (and A/UX only).

Shoebill is an all-new, BSD-licensed Macintosh II emulator designed from the ground up with the singular goal of running A/UX.

Shoebill requires a Macintosh II, IIx or IIcx ROM, and a disk image with A/UX instal.
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Sheepshaver

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Shoebill

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