PUAE

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Freedom report

One barScore 5.3

Free tierNo free tier on record
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely3 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedThinly documented

PUAE is ranked #17 of 23 in Amiga emulators on Freedom251. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows.

Compared on Amiga emulators

Amiga models: OCS; ECS Agnus; full ECS; AGA; CDTV; CD32
Host platforms: Linux; macOS; Windows via Cygwin or MinGW; other Unix-like systems
Disk image formats: ADF; DMS; FDI; IPF; gzip-compressed images; ZIP archives
Hardware acceleration: Yes

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The record

Purpose: PUAE is described as an Amiga emulator for Pandora and Unix-like systems.
What it runs: The emulator runs software designed for Amiga computers on other platforms.
Project basis: The README says E-UAE combines E-UAE 0.8.29WIP4 and WinUAE 1.6.10, and is based on UAE and WinUAE.
Operating systems: The README lists Linux, Solaris, Mac OS X, BeOS, AmigaOS and clones, and Windows with Cygwin or MinGW32 among supported host systems, with varying feature support.
License: The README describes E-UAE as open-source software made available under the GPL; the repository identifies its license as GPL-2.0.
Kickstart ROM: Full use requires an Amiga Kickstart ROM image, though included ROM emulation may work with some older games; the README says copyrighted ROMs may not be freely distributed.
Disk image tool: The README lists make_hdf, a command-line tool for generating blank hardfile images.
Floppy image support: IPF floppy image support is listed for OS X and AMD64/Linux, with the libcapsimage plug-in required.
Joystick support: The README lists support for the X-Arcade joystick.
Unsupported features: The README lists serial and parallel port emulation, AHI soundcard emulation, Catweasel support, graphics filters and scaling, and floppy drive sounds as not yet supported.
Configuration interface: The README says a usable configuration GUI is available only on platforms with GTK+, and that the GTK+ GUI is incomplete.
Known limitations: The README says its virtual filesystem mangles filenames containing non-ASCII characters on UTF-8 platforms, and its OpenGL renderer is experimental and unfinished.
Documentation and support: The README describes documentation as a work in progress and directs users to a mailing list for discussion and to Richard Drummond for bug reports, comments, and patches.
Downloads: The repository's Releases page says there are no releases.

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best Amiga Emulators in 2026#17 of 23

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Sources

github.com/amigrave/PUAE· checked 7 Oct 2026
github.com/amigrave/PUAE/releases· checked 7 Oct 2026