QEMU Alternatives for Windows
There are many alternatives to QEMU for Windows if you are looking for a replacement. The best Windows alternative is VirtualBox, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to QEMU and 16 are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to QEMU are VMware Workstation Pro, VMware Workstation Player, Windows Sandbox and Portable Virtualbox.
QEMU alternatives are mainly Virtualization Tools but may also be Web Browsers or Android Emulators. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of QEMU.- Free • Open Source
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- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Solaris
VirtualBox is a powerful x86 and AMD64/Intel64 virtualization product for enterprise as well as home use.
VirtualBox vs QEMU opinions
AnipeSlower and older, though a good emulator still this one is better
- Paid • Proprietary
- Windows
- Linux
VMware Workstation Pro Lets You Run Multiple Operating Systems as Virtual Machines (including Windows VMs) on a Single Windows or Linux PC.
VMware Workstation Player builds on the industry leading foundation of Workstation Pro, and delivers a streamlined user interface for creating and running operating systems and applications in a virtual machine.
a new lightweight desktop environment tailored for safely running applications in isolation.
Portable-VirtualBox is a free and open source software tool that lets you run any operating system from a usb stick without separate installation. It unpacks and adjusts the paths and configuration of VirtualBox so it will run portably.
Discontinued
It has not been updated since 2017 and does not work with any version of Virtualbox beyond v5.1.22.
Qemu Manager is an easy to use management tool for the open-source QEMU emulator. It has a wealth of features for creating, managing and running multiple virtual machines.
Discontinued
The official website is no longer available. Last version, 7.0, released in April 2010, can be still downloaded from Download.com
PearPC is an architecture-independent PowerPC platform emulator capable of running most PowerPC operating systems, like Mac OS X.
Discontinued
Latest version 0.5 (released 13. July 2011)
Bochs is a highly portable open source IA-32 (x86) PC emulator written in C++, that runs on most popular platforms. It includes emulation of the Intel x86 CPU, common I/O devices, and a custom BIOS.
Multipass is a lightweight VM manager for Linux, Windows and macOS. It's designed for developers who want a fresh Ubuntu environment with a single command. It uses KVM on Linux, Hyper-V on Windows and HyperKit on macOS to run the VM with minimal overhead.
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