Best Emulator Software in 2026
Updated
37 emulator software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
37ranked
0free plans on this page
5 Oct 2026last checked
Recognised 40% · Phone app 26% · Documented 20% · Free plan 14% of the score
- 26 Accessibility Inspector No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.6 Supported targets: iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, visionOS, watchOSHost operating systems: macOSHardware acceleration: Yes
- 27 Apple Simulator No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.5 Supported targets: iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, visionOS, watchOSHost operating systems: macOSHardware acceleration: Yes
- 28 Wind River Conductor No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.5 Supported targets: ARM, Intel, Power, RISC-V, MIPS, SPARC, MicroBlaze, 8051, 68000, and modeled embedded devicesHost operating systems: 64-bit Linux distributions and 64-bit Windows 10/11 or equivalent server versionsHardware acceleration: Yes
- 29 Arm Fast Models No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.3 Supported targets: Cortex-A, Cortex-R, Cortex-M, Arm System IPHost operating systems: Linux, Windows
- 30 Spike (RISC-V ISA Simulator) No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.3 Supported targets: RISC-V harts; RV32 and RV64 base ISAs; documented RISC-V ISA extensionsHost operating systems: Linux; OpenBSD
- 31 z390 No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.3 Supported targets: IBM System/360 subset, System/370, System/390, and z/Architecture instruction sets through z17Host operating systems: Windows, macOS, and Unix-like systems
- 32 DOSBox-X No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.0
- 33 FCEUX No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.0
- 34 86Box No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 4.9
- 35 Cemu No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 4.9
- 36 Mesen No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 4.9
- 37 OpenEmulator No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 4.9
Compare all 12 in a table
| # | App | Score | Free plan | Free plan | Paid from | Supported targets | Host operating systems |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Accessibility Inspector | 5.6 | No | Yes | — | iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, visionOS, watchOS | macOS |
| 27 | Apple Simulator | 5.5 | No | Yes | — | iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, visionOS, watchOS | macOS |
| 28 | Wind River Conductor | 5.5 | No | — | — | ARM, Intel, Power, RISC-V, MIPS, SPARC, MicroBlaze, 8051, 68000, and modeled embedded devices | 64-bit Linux distributions and 64-bit Windows 10/11 or equivalent server versions |
| 29 | Arm Fast Models | 5.3 | No | — | — | Cortex-A, Cortex-R, Cortex-M, Arm System IP | Linux, Windows |
| 30 | Spike (RISC-V ISA Simulator) | 5.3 | No | — | — | RISC-V harts; RV32 and RV64 base ISAs; documented RISC-V ISA extensions | Linux; OpenBSD |
| 31 | z390 | 5.3 | No | Yes | — | IBM System/360 subset, System/370, System/390, and z/Architecture instruction sets through z17 | Windows, macOS, and Unix-like systems |
| 32 | DOSBox-X | 5.0 | No | Yes | — | — | — |
| 33 | FCEUX | 5.0 | No | Yes | — | — | — |
| 34 | 86Box | 4.9 | No | Yes | — | — | — |
| 35 | Cemu | 4.9 | No | Yes | — | — | — |
| 36 | Mesen | 4.9 | No | Yes | — | — | — |
| 37 | OpenEmulator | 4.9 | No | Yes | — | — | — |
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