Stella Alternatives

Stella is described as 'Multi-platform Atari 2600 VCS emulator released under the GNU General Public License (GPL). Stella was originally developed for Linux by Bradford W. Mott, and is currently maintained by Stephen Anthony' and is an app in the gaming software category. There are nine alternatives to Stella for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Self-Hosted and Web-based apps. The best Stella alternative is ProSystem, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Stella are Z26, Javatari, Steem Engine and Hataroid.

More about Stella
Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard
Stella alternatives page was last updated

Alternatives list

  1. ProSystem icon

    ProSystem

     5 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    The ProSystem Emulator is an Atari 7800 emulator for the PC and Windows OS. The emulator was written in C++ using the Windows API and DirectX. It emulates the Atari 7800 NTSC and PAL TV standards.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Food Fight NTSC
     

    • ProSystem is the most popular Windows alternative to Stella.

    • ProSystem is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Stella.

    • ProSystem is Free and Open SourceStella is also Free and Open Source
  2. Z26 icon

    Z26

     3 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Z26 is one of the best emulators for the Atari 2600. The author reports that the graphics part of the emulator is nearing perfection to a point that there's little more to fix.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Z26 screenshot 1
     

    • Z26 is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Stella.

    • Z26 is Free and Open SourceStella is also Free and Open Source
  4. Javatari icon

    Javatari

     3 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Javatari is a multiplayer Atari 2600 emulator written in pure Java with no external libs. Just open it! Needs Java 6 or greater and Atari ROMs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Javatari screenshot 1
     

    • Javatari is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to Stella.

    • Javatari is Free and Open SourceStella is also Free and Open Source
  5. Steem Engine icon

    Steem Engine

     3 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Steem is an open source Atari STE emulator for Windows and Linux. It runs almost every ST program ever made without any problems. Steem is designed to be easy to use and has many unique features. Whether you want to run great old games, use MIDI apps just like you did on the ST...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Steem Engine screenshot 1
     
  6. Hataroid icon

    Hataroid

     2 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Hataroid is an Atari ST emulator for Android based on Hatari .

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    Hataroid screenshot 1
     

    • Hataroid is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to Stella.

    • Hataroid is Free and Open SourceStella is also Free and Open Source
  7. jGameBase icon

    jGameBase

     2 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    jGameBase is a fully-­featured retro-gaming emu­lator frontend and game database utility. It is a sister app­lication to the Windows program GameBase (without "j"), the official frontend for the GB64 Collection.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    jGameBase screenshot 1
     
  9. Atari800MacX icon

    Atari800MacX

     1 like
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    This is the the Macintosh OSX Port of David Firth's Fantastic Atari 800 Emulator. Ported is the SDL version of the Atrari800 emulator to Mac OSX, and added a full native Cocoa interface, including Preferences, Menus, File Associations, Help and more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Atari800MacX screenshot 1
     
  10. Hatari icon

    Hatari

     1 like
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Hatari is an Atari ST/STE/TT/Falcon emulator for GNU/Linux, BSD, Mac OS X, Windows and other systems which are supported by the SDL library.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Hatari screenshot 1
     
  11. EstyJs icon

    EstyJs

     Like
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    EstyJS is an emulator for the Atari ST, written in 100% pure JavaScript, originally developed by Darren Coles. Since 2024 and the release of EstyJS 2.0, the project is maintained by Kai Eckert. The source code is available on GitHub.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript
    EstyJs screenshot 1
     
9 of 9 Stella alternatives