Virtualization

  • MAME
    MAME is a multi-purpose emulation framework.
    • March 26, 2024
    • Freeware
    • Windows
  • AppleWin
    Apple II emulator for Windows.
    • March 25, 2024
    • Freeware
    • Windows
  • BlueStacks App Player
    BlueStacks App Player is one of the best tool for running your favorite mobile apps/games for free in full screen in your browser using a PC or Mac.
    • March 21, 2024
    • Freeware
    • Windows, macOS
  • BlueStacks X App Player
    BlueStacks X App Player is hybrid tool for running your favorite mobile apps and games for free in Windows.
    • March 12, 2024
    • Freeware
    • Windows
  • VMware Player
    Run virtual machines created by VMware Workstation, GSX Server or ESX Server.
    • March 8, 2024
    • Freeware
    • Windows, Linux
  • Parallels Desktop for Mac
    Create multiple virtual machines on any Intel or Apple M Series Mac.
    • March 8, 2024
    • Free to Try
    • macOS
  • PCSX2
    PCSX2 is a PlayStation 2 'emulator', a free program that tries to replicate the PlayStation 2 console to enable you to play PS2 games on your PC.
    • February 26, 2024
    • Freeware
    • Windows, macOS, Linux
  • PPSSPP
    Run your PSP games on your PC in full HD resolution, and play them on Android too.
    • February 5, 2024
    • Freeware
    • Windows, macOS, Android
  • VirtualBox
    VirtualBox is a general-purpose full virtualizer for x86 hardware, targeted at server, desktop and embedded use.
    • January 16, 2024
    • Freeware
    • Windows, macOS, Linux
  • VirtualBox for Mac
    VirtualBox is a general-purpose full virtualizer for x86 hardware, targeted at server, desktop and embedded use.
    • January 16, 2024
    • Freeware
    • macOS
  • Enigma Virtual Box
    Application virtualization system for Windows.
    • January 8, 2024
    • Freeware
    • Windows
  • ScummVM
    ScummVM allows you to play classic games on systems for which they were never designed.
    • January 2, 2024
    • Freeware
    • Windows, macOS, Android
  • RPCS3 Sony PlayStation 3 Emulator
    The RPCS3 is dubbed one of the most complex video game console emulators of all time with an endless goal to effectively emulate the Sony PlayStation 3 and all of its aspects.
    • December 29, 2023
    • Freeware
    • Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Winlator
    Winlator is an Android application that lets you to run Windows (x86_64) applications with Wine and Box86/Box64.
    • November 18, 2023
    • Freeware
    • Android
  • VMware Fusion for macOS
    VMware Fusion delivers the best way to run Windows, Linux and more on Apple Macs without rebooting.
    • October 24, 2023
    • Freeware
    • macOS
  • CrossOver for Mac
    Run Windows applications and games seamlessly on macOS without Windows.
    • August 17, 2023
    • Free to Try
    • macOS
  • VirtualBox Beta
    VirtualBox is a powerful x86 and AMD64/Intel64 virtualization product for enterprise as well as home use.
    • September 29, 2022
    • Freeware
    • Windows, macOS, Linux
  • DOSBox Pure
    DOSBox Pure is a fork of DOSBox, an emulator for DOS games, built for RetroArch/Libretro aiming for simplicity and ease of use.
    • September 5, 2022
    • Freeware
    • Windows, Linux
  • DeSmuME
    Open source Nintendo DS emulator
    • May 25, 2022
    • Freeware
    • Windows, macOS
  • Cemu Wii U Emulator
    Highly experimental software to emulate Wii U applications on PC.
    • April 27, 2022
    • Freeware
    • Windows
  • Stella
    Stella is a multi-platform Atari 2600 VCS emulator released under the GNU General Public License (GPL).
    • December 9, 2021
    • Donationware
    • Windows
  • OpenEmu
    For the first time, the 'It just works' philosophy now extends to open source video game emulation on the Mac.
    • January 11, 2021
    • Freeware
    • macOS
  • Macintosh.js
    This is Mac OS 8, running in an Electron app pretending to be a 1991 Macintosh Quadra.
    • January 8, 2021
    • Freeware
    • Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Emu Loader
    Emu Loader is a GUI (Graphical User Interface) for the following arcade emulators: MAME, Supermodel - Sega Model 3, Daphne, Demul, HBMAME, DICE, Sega Model 2, and ZiNc.
    • January 5, 2021
    • Freeware
    • Windows
  • PlayOnMac
    Free software that allows you to easily install and use numerous games and software designed to work on Microsoft Windows.
    • April 6, 2020
    • Freeware
    • macOS
  • WineBottler
    Run Windows-based Programs on a Mac.
    • April 6, 2020
    • Freeware
    • macOS
  • Flashpoint
    With 38,000 Flash games and 2,400 animations, BlueMaxima Flashpoint is one of the most important preservation projects for the legacy of Flash content.
    • February 3, 2020
    • Freeware
    • Windows
  • DOSBox
    DOSBox is a DOS-emulator that uses the SDL-library which makes DOSBox very easy to port to different platforms.
    • December 28, 2020
    • Freeware
    • Windows
  • Wii U USB Helper
    A free tool to manage your Wii U and 3DS games. Backup and download from eShop servers on Windows and Android.
    • March 14, 2019
    • Freeware
    • Windows, Android
  • Windroy
    Windroy is Android running with Windows kernel. It does not run by a simulator (such as VirtualBox), it's on real machine, so it's fast. It keeps full Android capabilities. You can run all Android apps, including 3D games.
    • July 4, 2018
    • Freeware
    • Windows
  • FreeDOS
    FreeDOS is a complete, free, DOS-compatible operating system that you can use to play classic DOS games, run legacy business software, or develop embedded systems. Any program that works on MS-DOS should also run on FreeDOS.
    • April 3, 2017
    • Freeware
    • Windows
  • D-Fend Reloaded
    D-Fend Reloaded is a graphical environment for DOSBox.
    • August 3, 2015
    • Freeware
    • Windows
  • Disk2vhd is a utility that creates VHD (Virtual Hard Disk - Microsoft's Virtual Machine disk format) versions of physical disks for use in Microsoft Virtual PC or Microsoft Hyper-V virtual machines (VMs).
    • January 22, 2014
    • Freeware
    • Windows
  • Explore how you can run Windows using Boot Camp.
    • March 15, 2013
    • Freeware
    • Windows 7, 8
  • Create and run one or more virtual machines, each with its own operating system, on a single computer.
    • February 10, 2011
    • Freeware
    • Windows 7
  • This update for Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 includes support for additional Host and Guest Operating Systems.
    • May 19, 2008
    • Freeware
    • Windows XP, Vista
  • VirtueDesktops is a virtual desktop manager for Apple’s Mac OS
    • December 18, 2007
    • Freeware
    • Windows
  • Portable Virtual Desktop Manager for Windows 9x/NT/Me/2000/XP, skinnable
    • October 30, 2007
    • Free to Try
    • Windows
  • Software emulation of hardware bank sequencers found in the big analog synths.
    • February 13, 2007
    • Freeware
    • Windows
  • Virtue is a virtual desktop manager for Mac.
    • December 19, 2006
    • Freeware
    • Windows
  • SSH X-Server for Windows, Secure way to run Linux and Unix on Windows Desktop.
    • July 18, 2006
    • Free to Try
    • Windows
  • Use multiple operating systems simultaneously on one physical machine.
    • December 20, 2005
    • Free to Try
    • Linux
  • Use multiple operating systems simultaneously on one physical machine.
    • December 20, 2005
    • Free to Try
    • Windows
  • Makes it possible for you to access PC-only software, files, networks and devices from your Mac.
    • May 25, 2005
    • Free to Try
    • Windows