Best DeSmuME Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from game console emulators ranked against DeSmuME on the same published basis.
- 1DeSmuME vs Azahar
- 2DeSmuME vs RetroArch
- 3DeSmuME vs Panda3DS
- 4DeSmuME vs PPSSPP
- 5DeSmuME vs VisualBoyAdvance-M
- 6DeSmuME vs BlastEm
- 7DeSmuME vs bsnes
- 8DeSmuME vs Dolphin
- 9DeSmuME vs DuckStation
- 10DeSmuME vs melonDS
- 11DeSmuME vs Snes9x
- 12DeSmuME vs ares
- 14DeSmuME vs Emulicious
- 15DeSmuME vs PCSX2
- 16DeSmuME vs RPCS3
- 17DeSmuME vs xemu
- 18DeSmuME vs Project64
- 19DeSmuME vs OpenEmu
- 20DeSmuME vs Play!
- 21DeSmuME vs Flycast
DeSmuME alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azahar | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 2 | RetroArch | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Panda3DS | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 4 | PPSSPP | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 5 | VisualBoyAdvance-M | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 6 | BlastEm | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 7 | bsnes | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 8 | Dolphin | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 9 | DuckStation | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 10 | melonDS | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 11 | Snes9x | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 12 | ares | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 14 | Emulicious | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 15 | PCSX2 | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 16 | RPCS3 | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 17 | xemu | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 18 | Project64 | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 19 | OpenEmu | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Mac |
| 20 | Play! | 5.8 | No | — | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 21 | Flycast | 5.7 | No | — | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
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Questions about DeSmuME alternatives
What is the best alternative to DeSmuME?
Azahar, number 1 in game console emulators with a score of 6.8 out of 10. The others here: RetroArch, Panda3DS, PPSSPP and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to DeSmuME?
Azahar is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 18 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.