Best POKE64 Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from Commodore 64 emulators ranked against POKE64 on the same published basis.
- 1POKE64 vs VICE
- 2POKE64 vs Breadbin466
- 3POKE64 vs Buddi
- 4POKE64 vs Frodo
- 5POKE64 vs VirtualC64
- 6POKE64 vs C64 Forever
- 7POKE64 vs emudore
- 8POKE64 vs Z64K
- 9POKE64 vs CCS64
- 10POKE64 vs Viciious
- 11POKE64 vs minimal64
- 12POKE64 vs Power64
- 13POKE64 vs C64 by ChronoCoders
- 14POKE64 vs Emu64
- 15POKE64 vs TRX64
- 16POKE64 vs Zinc64
- 17POKE64 vs C64net
- 18POKE64 vs Denise
- 19POKE64 vs Hoxs64
- 20POKE64 vs jsc64
POKE64 alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VICE | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 2 | Breadbin466 | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 3 | Buddi | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 4 | Frodo | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 5 | VirtualC64 | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Mac, Web |
| 6 | C64 Forever | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 7 | emudore | 5.6 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 8 | Z64K | 5.6 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 9 | CCS64 | 5.5 | No | — | Linux, Windows |
| 10 | Viciious | 5.5 | No | — | Linux, Web |
| 11 | minimal64 | 5.4 | No | — | API, Web |
| 12 | Power64 | 5.4 | No | — | Mac |
| 13 | C64 by ChronoCoders | 5.3 | No | — | Windows, Linux |
| 14 | Emu64 | 5.3 | No | — | Windows, Linux |
| 15 | TRX64 | 5.3 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 16 | Zinc64 | 5.3 | No | — | Linux, self-hosted, Windows |
| 17 | C64net | 5.2 | No | — | Windows |
| 18 | Denise | 5.2 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 19 | Hoxs64 | 5.2 | No | — | Windows |
| 20 | jsc64 | 5.2 | No | — | Web |
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Questions about POKE64 alternatives
What is the best alternative to POKE64?
VICE, number 1 in Commodore 64 emulators with a score of 6.7 out of 10. The others here: Breadbin466, Buddi, Frodo and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to POKE64?
VICE is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 6 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.