Best JSNES Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from NES emulators ranked against JSNES on the same published basis.
- 1JSNES vs NESER
- 2JSNES vs binjnes
- 3JSNES vs HalfNES
- 4JSNES vs Nestopia Undead Edition
- 5JSNES vs NET-NES
- 6JSNES vs fixNES
- 7JSNES vs Jnes
- 8JSNES vs KuroganeNES
- 9JSNES vs My NES
- 10JSNES vs no$nes
- 11JSNES vs Dendy
- 12JSNES vs Nintengo
- 13JSNES vs Geolith
- 14JSNES vs GoNES
- 15JSNES vs Nestalgia
- 16JSNES vs puNES
- 17JSNES vs NES Emulator + 6502 Studio
- 18JSNES vs Nesalizer
- 19JSNES vs Nesbit
- 20JSNES vs WebNES
JSNES alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NESER | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | binjnes | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Web |
| 3 | HalfNES | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 4 | Nestopia Undead Edition | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 5 | NET-NES | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 6 | fixNES | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Windows |
| 7 | Jnes | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 8 | KuroganeNES | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 9 | My NES | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 10 | no$nes | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 11 | Dendy | 5.7 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 12 | Nintengo | 5.7 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 13 | Geolith | 5.6 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 14 | GoNES | 5.6 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 15 | Nestalgia | 5.5 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 16 | puNES | 5.5 | No | — | Linux, Windows |
| 17 | NES Emulator + 6502 Studio | 5.4 | No | — | Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 18 | Nesalizer | 5.4 | No | — | Linux, Windows |
| 19 | Nesbit | 5.4 | No | — | iOS, Mac |
| 20 | WebNES | 5.4 | No | — | Web |
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Questions about JSNES alternatives
What is the best alternative to JSNES?
NESER, number 1 in NES emulators with a score of 6.7 out of 10. The others here: binjnes, HalfNES, Nestopia Undead Edition and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to JSNES?
NESER is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 10 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.