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, Hataroid and Steem Engine.

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Stella is a multi-platform Atari 2600 VCS emulator released under the GNU General Public License (GPL). Stella was...

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Stella alternatives page was last updated Dec 5, 2024
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    ProSystem

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    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.

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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    • 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
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    Z26

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    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.

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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Z26 Features

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

    • Z26 is Free and Open SourceStella is also Free and Open Source
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    Javatari

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    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.

    9 Javatari alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    Javatari Features

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

    • Javatari is Free and Open SourceStella is also Free and Open Source
    • Javatari is MultiplayerStella is not according to our users
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    Hataroid

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

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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

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

    • Hataroid is Free and Open SourceStella is also Free and Open Source
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    Steem Engine

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    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...

    14 Steem Engine alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    Steem Engine Features

    1.  Portable
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    Discontinued

    Last news on the official website dates back to 11th August 2011

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    jGameBase

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    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.

    5 jGameBase alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    jGameBase Features

    1.  Multi System Emulator
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  9. Atari800MacX icon
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    Atari800MacX

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    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.

    14 Atari800MacX alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    Hatari

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    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.

    12 Hatari alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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    EstyJs

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    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.

    9 EstyJs alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Emulation
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