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Best BizHawk Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from multi-system emulators ranked against BizHawk on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    RetroArch Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb Free6.8
    BizHawk vs RetroArch
  2. 2
    Virtual Jaguar Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb Free6.8
    BizHawk vs Virtual Jaguar
  3. 3
    MAME Free plan AndroidLinuxMacWin Free6.7
    BizHawk vs MAME
  4. 4
    SkyEmu Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb Free6.7
    BizHawk vs SkyEmu
  5. 5
    VICE Free plan AndroidLinuxMacWin Free6.7
    BizHawk vs VICE
  6. 6
    Atari800 Free plan AndroidLinuxMacWin Free6.6
    BizHawk vs Atari800
  7. 7
    Dolphin Free plan AndroidLinuxMacWin Free6.6
    BizHawk vs Dolphin
  8. 8
    FinalBurn Neo Free plan AndroidLinuxMacWin Free6.6
    BizHawk vs FinalBurn Neo
  9. 9
    Flycast Free plan AndroidLinuxMacWin Free6.6
    BizHawk vs Flycast
  10. 10
    ares Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.5
    BizHawk vs ares
  11. 11
    Cool Retro Term Free plan LinuxMac Free6.5
    BizHawk vs Cool Retro Term
  12. 12
    Emulicious Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.5
    BizHawk vs Emulicious
  13. 13
    Genesis Plus GX Free plan LinuxWin Free6.5
    BizHawk vs Genesis Plus GX
  14. 14
    Hemulator Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.5
    BizHawk vs Hemulator
  15. 15
    higan Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.5
    BizHawk vs higan
  16. 16
    Provenance Free plan iOSMac $3.33/mo6.5
    BizHawk vs Provenance
  17. 17
    QEMU Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.5
    BizHawk vs QEMU
  18. 18
    AmiArcadia/WinArcadia Free plan AndroidWin Free6.4
    BizHawk vs AmiArcadia/WinArcadia
  19. 19
    Delta Free plan iOSMac Free6.4
    BizHawk vs Delta
  20. 20
    Lemuroid Free plan Android Free6.4
    BizHawk vs Lemuroid

BizHawk alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1RetroArch6.8Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
2Virtual Jaguar6.8Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
3MAME6.7Free planFreeAndroid, Linux, Mac, Windows
4SkyEmu6.7Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
5VICE6.7Free planFreeAndroid, Linux, Mac, Windows
6Atari8006.6Free planFreeAndroid, Linux, Mac, Windows
7Dolphin6.6Free planFreeAndroid, Linux, Mac, Windows
8FinalBurn Neo6.6Free planFreeAndroid, Linux, Mac, Windows
9Flycast6.6Free planFreeAndroid, Linux, Mac, Windows
10ares6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
11Cool Retro Term6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac
12Emulicious6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
13Genesis Plus GX6.5Free planFreeLinux, Windows
14Hemulator6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
15higan6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
16Provenance6.5Free plan$3.33/moiOS, Mac
17QEMU6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
18AmiArcadia/WinArcadia6.4Free planFreeAndroid, Windows
19Delta6.4Free planFreeiOS, Mac
20Lemuroid6.4Free planFreeAndroid
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Questions about BizHawk alternatives

What is the best alternative to BizHawk?

RetroArch, number 1 in multi-system emulators with a score of 6.8 out of 10. The others here: Virtual Jaguar, MAME, SkyEmu and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to BizHawk?

RetroArch is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 20 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.