VICE Alternatives

VICE is described as 'Program that runs on a Unix, MS-DOS, Win32, OS/2, Acorn RISC OS, BeOS, QNX 4.x, QNX 6.x, Amiga, GP2X, Dingoo, Syllable, SkyOS or Mac OS X machine and executes programs intended for the old 8-bit computers' and is an app in the gaming software category. There are eight alternatives to VICE for Mac, Windows and Linux. The best VICE alternative is C64 Forever, which is free. Other great apps like VICE are Frodo, WinFellow, JaC64 and Power20.

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VICE is a program that runs on a Unix, MS-DOS, Win32, OS/2, Acorn RISC OS, BeOS, QNX 4.x, QNX 6.x, Amiga, GP2X, Dingoo,...

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VICE alternatives page was last updated Sep 6, 2023
  1. C64 Forever icon
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    C64 Forever, a revolutionary C64 emulator, preservation and support package. C64 Forever embodies an intuitive player interface, backed by a built-in database containing more than 5,000 C64 game entries, and advanced support for the new RP9 format, dubbed the "MP3 of...

    6 C64 Forever alternatives
    C64 Forever on Desktop

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    C64 Forever Features

    1.  Emulation
    C64 Forever iconVICE Icon

    C64 Forever VS VICE

    Is C64 Forever a good alternative to VICE?
     
    • C64 Forever is the most popular Windows alternative to VICE.

    • C64 Forever is the most popular free alternative to VICE.

    • C64 Forever is Freemium and ProprietaryVICE is Free and Open Source
  2. Frodo icon
     3 likes

    Frodo is a robust Commodore 64 Emulator for the Macintosh. Frodo was developed to reproduce the graphics of games and demos with higher precision than the existing C64 emulators. To that end, Frodo can display raster effects correctly that only result in a flickering mess with o.

    7 Frodo alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Frodo iconVICE Icon

    Frodo VS VICE

    Is Frodo a good alternative to VICE?
     
    • Frodo is the most popular Mac alternative to VICE.

    • Frodo is Free and ProprietaryVICE is Free and Open Source
  3. WinFellow icon
     3 likes

    WinFellow is a Commodore Amiga emulator that has high compatibility and supports all existing models.

    5 WinFellow alternatives
    WinFellow screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    WinFellow iconVICE Icon

    WinFellow VS VICE

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  4. JaC64 icon
     4 likes

    A Java-based Commodore 64 emulator. Runs most of C64 games and many demos. Emulates CPU (6510), VIC-II (on a cycle level), SID (including filters, combined waveforms and bugs) and CIA. Easy to add to any web-page using Java/Javascript.

    6 JaC64 alternatives
    JaC64 screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Discontinued

    The last update was in 2012, and the official website now redirects to a spammy website.

    JaC64 iconVICE Icon

    JaC64 VS VICE

    Is JaC64 a good alternative to VICE?
     
    • JaC64 is the most popular Open Source alternative to VICE.

    • JaC64 is Free and Open SourceVICE is also Free and Open Source
  5. Power20 icon
     2 likes

    Power20 is an emulator for the Commodore VIC-20. It allows you to run your favorite VIC-20 software on your Apple Macintosh (with PowerPC or intel-CPU) at full speed with smooth graphics and great sound.

    7 Power20 alternatives
    Power20 screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Power20 Features

    1.  Emulation
    Power20 iconVICE Icon

    Power20 VS VICE

    Is Power20 a good alternative to VICE?
     
    • Power20 is the most popular commercial alternative to VICE.

    • Power20 is Paid and ProprietaryVICE is Free and Open Source
  6. Hoxs64 icon
     1 like

    Hoxs64 is a Commodore 64 emulator for Microsoft Windows 10. The emulator substantially reproduces this legacy machine in minute detail. Hoxs64 is available for download.

    5 Hoxs64 alternatives
    Hoxs64 screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Hoxs64 iconVICE Icon

    Hoxs64 VS VICE

    Is Hoxs64 a good alternative to VICE?
     
    Comments about Hoxs64 as an Alternative to VICE
     
    Swibbz

    Not as deep as vice is but it's a bitter bit lighter on resources. Only emulates the C64 though. VICE emulates pretty much all the Commodore 8-bit computers.

    Positive commentJun 22, 2018
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    • Hoxs64 is Free and ProprietaryVICE is Free and Open Source
  7. Atari800MacX icon
     1 like

    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
    Atari800MacX screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Atari800MacX iconVICE Icon

    Atari800MacX VS VICE

    Is Atari800MacX a good alternative to VICE?
     
    Comments about Atari800MacX as an Alternative to VICE
     
    Swibbz

    It's not an alternative to vice, because Vice is a commodore emulator, this is for Atari based computers

    Negative commentJun 22, 2018
    1
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    • Atari800MacX is Free and ProprietaryVICE is Free and Open Source
  8. Micro64 icon
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    The highly advanced successor of brotkaestchen (fr-051) from BeRo / farbrausch, Micro64 offers extremely accurate C64 emulation with the goal of being the most accurate. Currently micro64 has two different VIC II emulation modes (both are half-cycle exact): »single pixel...

    6 Micro64 alternatives
    Micro64 screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Micro64 iconVICE Icon

    Micro64 VS VICE

    Is Micro64 a good alternative to VICE?
     
    • Micro64 is the most popular Linux alternative to VICE.

    • Micro64 is Free and ProprietaryVICE is Free and Open Source
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