List of computer system emulators
Emulator Latest version Released Guest emulation capabilities Host Operating System License
86Box 1.07 February 21 , 2017 x86 PC Microsoft Windows GPLv2
Aeon 0.64 June 30 , 2011 MS-DOS .NET Framework 4.0 MS-PL
Bochs 2.6.9 April 9 , 2017 x86 PC , x86-64 PC Cross-platform LGPL
Dioscuri 0.7.0 January 19 , 2011 x86 PC JVM GPLv2
DOSBox 0.74 May 12 , 2010 DOS & x86 PC Cross-platform GPLv2
jDosbox 0.74.28 February 27 , 2013 DOS & x86 PC JVM GPLv2
JsDOSBox 3.3 January 10 , 2016 DOS & x86 PC Web browser ( JavaScript ) GPLv2
NaClBox CVS ( follows DOSBox ) DOS & x86 PC Google Native Client GPLv2
JPC 3.0 May 24 , 2010 x86 PC JVM GPLv2
MAME ( formerly MESS ) 0.196 March 28 , 2018 Various computers , consoles , and arcade systems Cross-platform New BSD , GPLv2 or later
Microsoft Virtual PC for Mac 7.0 September 10 , 2004 x86 PC Mac OS , Mac OS X ( Power PC ) Commercial
Parallels 13.3.0-43321 March 16 , 2018 x86 PC virtualizer Cross-platform Commercial
PCem v14 April 20 , 2018 x86 PC Windows , Linux GPLv2
PocketDOS 1.12.3 August 8 , 2009 x86 PC Intel 8086/80186/80286 ( real-mode only ) , 386/486 with 3rd party plugins Windows , Windows CE / Pocket PC Commercial
Q 0.9.1d118 February 16 , 2010 x86 PC , various platforms OS X GPL
QEMU 2.11.0 December 13 , 2017 x86 PC , various platforms Cross-platform GPL
SimNow 4.6.2 April 6 , 2010 AMD K8 ( Athlon 64 and Opteron ) PC Windows 64-bit , Linux 64-bit Freeware and Proprietary
SPC/AT Emulator 0.97 March 10 , 2014 x86 PC Windows Freeware
VirtualBox 5.2.8 February 27 , 2018 x86 PC virtualizer Cross-platform GPL
VMachine 0.1.0 October 10 , 2010 x86 PC Windows Custom
32-bit guest systems -- x86 platforms ( 32-bit PC and compatible hardware )
This article lists software and hardware that emulates computing platforms. The host in this article is the system running the emulator, and the guest is the system being emulated. The list is organized by guest operating system (the system being emulated), grouped by bitness. Each section contains a list of emulators capable of emulating the specified guest, details of the range of guest systems able to be emulated, and the required host environment and licensing.