awesome-emulators-simulators

Awesome Emulators & Simulators

A curated list of software emulators and simulators of PCs, home computers, mainframes, consoles, robots and much more.

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Contents

• Contents
• PCs
• Mini Computers
• Home Computers
• Mainframes
• Consoles
• CPUs
• Microcontrollers
• Robotics
• Internet of Things
• Networks
• Various
• Resources
• License
• Contributing

PCs

Name	Description	Category	Latest version	Emulated system(s)	Running platform(s)	Written in	Licence	Source code
DOSBox	DOSBox is a DOS-emulator that uses the SDL-library	Emulator	0.74-3	CPU 286/386 realmode/protected mode	Windows, BeOS, Linux, MacOS X	C++		Source
Fake86	It is a portable, open-source 8086/80186 PC emulator	Emulator	0.13.9.16	IBM PC/XT, Intel 80186	Cross platform	C	GNU GPLv2	Sourceforge
PCx86	IBM PC and PC-compatible emulator	Emulator		A variety of XT and AT class machines, with processors ranging from the 8088 through the 80386	All platforms	Javascript	GNU GPLv3	GitHub
P101Simulator	Olivetti Programma 101 simulator	Simulator		Olivetti Programma 101	Windows			N/A
Programma 101	Olivetti Programma 101 emulator	Emulator	2008.07.23	Olivetti Programma 101	Windows	Quick Basic		N/A
P101	Olivetti Programma 101 simulator	Simulator	1.0	Olivetti Programma 101	Any browser	Javascript		N/A
XTulator	x86 PC emulator up to Intel 80186	Emulator	0.20.7.15 pre-alpha	Intel 8086 and 80186	Cross platform	C		https://github.com/mikechambers84/XTulator

Mini Computers

Name	Description	Category	Latest version	Emulated system(s)	Running platform(s)	Written in	Licence	Source code
PDP-8/E	An emulator for the Digital Equipment PDP-8/E minicomputer	Emulator	2.0.2	PDP-8/E	PowerPC or Intel Mac with Mac OS X 10.4+		GNU GPL	Download

Home Computers

Name	Description	Category	Latest version	Emulated system(s)	Running platform(s)	Written in	Licence	Source code
Altair 8800	It is part of the SIMH family of simulators	Simulator	3.8.1		Cross-platform	C		Source
Apple I	Apple I emulator	Emulator	1.0.0	Apple I	Windows	Java	GNU GPL	Sourceforge
Apple II	Apple II emulator	Emulator	1.25.04	Apple II	Windows	C++	GNU GPL
Atari 800	Atari 800 emulator	Emulator	4.2.0	Atari 8-bit computer systems and 5200 game console	Unix, Linux, Amiga, MS-DOS, Atari TT/Falcon, MS-Windows, MS WinCE, Sega Dreamcast, Android and other systems supported by the SDL library	C	GNU GPLv2	GitHub
vAmiga	Commodore Amiga 500, 1000 and 2000 emulator	Emulator	1.1beta3	Commodore Amiga 500, 1000 and 2000	Only macOS	C++	GNU GPLv3	GitHub
VICE	VersatIle Commodore Emulator is a free and cross-platform emulator for Commodore’s 8-bit computers	Emulator	3.5	Commodore 64, C128, VIC-20, Plus/4, C64 Direct-to-TV (with its additional video modes), all the PET models including the CBM-II	Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, MS-DOS, RISC OS, BeOS, QNX, OS/2, Solaris, SunOS, OpenServer, AmigaOS, Dingoo, Syllable Desktop, MiNT, MINIX 3	C	GNU GPLv2	SourceForge
WinUAE	Windows porting of the UAE Amiga Emulator	Emulator		Commodore Amiga	Windows	C++		GitHub

Mainframes

Name	Description	Category	Latest version	Emulated system(s)	Running platform(s)	Written in	Licence	Source code
EDSAC	EDSAC simulator	Simulator	7.0.2	EDSAC	Windows XP+
Hercules	An open source software implementation of the mainframe System/370 and ESA/390 architectures, in addition to the latest 64-bit z/Architecture		3.12	System/370, ESA/390, z/Architecture	Cross-platform		QPL	GitHub
z390 ASM	The z390 portable mainframe macro assembler and emulator project	Emulator	1.5.06		Windows, Linux	Java

Consoles

Name	Description	Category	Latest version	Emulated system(s)	Running platform(s)	Written in	Licence	Source code
Dolphin	Currently it is the only emulator that can emulate a console of the 7th generation	Emulator	5.0	Gamecube, Wii	Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Android	C++	GPLv2+	Github
OpenEmu	Partially based on Retroarch but with the aim of providing a Mac-like experience.	Emulator	2.0.3	Atari, Nes, Famicom, SNES, N64, GB / GBA, Mega Drive / Genesis, PS1 etc.	Mac OS X	Objective-C	BSD-3-Clause	Github
PCSX2	Playstation 2 emulator	Emulator	1.4.0	Playstation 2	Windows, Linux	C++	GNU GPL	Github
Project64	N64 emulator	Emulator	2.3.2-202	Nintendo 64	Windows	C, C++	GPL GNUv2	GitHub
RetroArch	An all-in-one emulator that is able to run games from pretty much every retro console out there	Emulator	1.3.6	Atari, Nes, Famicom, SNES, N64, GB / GBA, Mega Drive / Genesis, PS1 etc.	Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, mobile devices, RPI	C	GPLv3	Github

CPUs

Name	Description	Category	Latest version	Emulated CPU(s)	Running platform(s)	Written in	Licence	Source code
ARM-js	An ARM emulator	Emulator		ARMv7-A	Chrome, Firefox	Javascript		GitHub
Intel 4004	Intel 4004 emulator with assembler e disassembler	Emulator		Intel 4004	All platforms	Javascript
Unicorn	Lightweight multi-platform, multi-architecture CPU emulator framework	Emulator	1.0.1	Arm, Arm64 (Armv8), M68K, Mips, Sparc, & X86 (include X86_64)	Windows, Mac OSX, Linux, BSD, Solaris	Pure C language with bindings for Crystal, Clojure, Visual Basic, Perl, Rust, Haskell, Ruby, Python, Java, Go, .NET, Delphi/Pascal & MSVC	GPL v2	GitHub

Microcontrollers

Name	Description	Category	Latest version	Emulated Micro(s)	Running platform(s)	Written in	Licence	Source code
simavr	A lean and mean Atmel AVR simulator	Simulator		Different type of ATMega and ATTIny	Linux, Mac OSX	C	GNU GPL	GitHub

Robotics

Name	Description	Category	Latest version	Emulated system(s)	Running platform(s)	Written in	Licence	Source code
Gazebo	Gazebo simulates multiple robots in a 3D environment, with extensive dynamic interaction between objects	Simulator	7.1.0	Custom	Ubuntu	C++	Apache 2.0	Bitbucket
Robocode	Robocode is a programming game, where the goal is to develop a robot battle tank to battle against other tanks in Java or .NET. The robot battles are running in real-time and on-screen.	Simulator	1.9.3.2		All platforms	Java, .NET	Eclipse Public License v1.0	GitHub
V-REP	The robot simulator V-REP, is based on a distributed control architecture: each object/model can be individually controlled via an embedded script, a plugin, a ROS or BlueZero node, a remote API client, or a custom solution	Simulator	3.6.2		All platforms	C & Lua	Custom License	Copellia Robotics web page
YARP	YARP stands for Yet Another Robot Platform. What is it? If data is the bloodstream of your robot, then YARP is the circulatory system.	Collection of robotics programs	3.2.1		All platforms	C++	BSD-3-Clause license	GitHub
webots	Webots is an open source robot simulator that provides a complete development environment to model, program and simulate robots.	Simulator	R2020b-rev1		All platforms	C++	Apache 2.0 license	GitHub

Internet of Things

Name	Description	Category	Latest version	Emulated system(s)	Running platform(s)	Written in	Licence	Source code
Arm Mbed OS simulator	Experimental simulator for Mbed OS 5 applications	Simulator		Mbed OS 5	All browsers	C++, Javascript		GitHub
Hue-Emulator	The Hue Emulator is a Bridge Emulator for the Philips Hue - Personal Wireless System	Emulator	0.8	Philips Hue bridge and light bulbs	All platforms	Java		GitHub
Sense HAT	Raspberry Pi Sense HAT emulator to program in Python	Emulator			Web browser		N/A	N/A
Sense HAT	Raspberry Pi Sense HAT emulator based on Sense HAT Python library	Emulator	2.1.0	Rpi Sensor HAT	Web browser	Python	BSD-3-Clause	GitHub
AWS IoT device simulator	IoT device simulator in AWS	Simulator	v1.0.1	All browsers	AWS cloud, Docker	Javascript	ASL (Amazon Software License)	GitHub

Networks

Name	Description	Category	Latest version	Emulated system(s)	Running platform(s)	Written in	Licence	Source code
Cloonix	The Cloonix network simulator provides a relatively easy-to-use graphical user interface.	Simulator	cloonix-v42-07	Variety of pre-build filesystems using QEMU/KVM	Linux (Fedora, CentOS, openSUSE, Debian, etc)	C, Shell	AGPLv3	GitHub

Various

Name	Description	Category	Latest version	Emulated system(s)	Running platform(s)	Written in	Licence	Source code
Cardpunch	Cardpunch emulator to create a PNG or JPEG image of a punched card	Emulator			Web browser	PHP	N/A	N/A
Enigma Machine Emulator	Emulating Navy M3 and M4 Enigma Machines.	Emulator			Web browser	Javascript	N/A	Source code
MovSim	Multi-model open-source vehicular-traffic simulator	Simulator	1.6.0		All platforms	Java	GPL v3	GitHub
Traffic Simulator	Traffic simulator	Simulator			All browsers	HTML5	GPL v3	GitHub
Turing Machine Simulator	Turing machine simulator	Simulator			All browsers	Javascript, Jquery		GitHub
Universal Enigma Machine Simulator	Enigma machine simulator	Simulator			Web browser
Web Enigma Machine Emulator	A web emulator for M3 Enigma Machine.	Emulator			Web browser
Enigma Machine Emulator	A command line application to emulate the M3 Enigma machine.	Emulator			All platforms	Go	CC0	Github
Virtual Apollo Guidance Computer	Apollo Guidance Computer simulator	Simulator			All platforms	C++	GPL	GitHub

Resources

• Arduino Enigma Machine Simulator
• Preserving Computing’s Past: Restoration and Simulation
• Punched card codes
• The Virtual Life of ENIAC Simulating the Operation of the First Electronic Computer

License

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