Emulators on macOS

macOS

Developer	Apple
Type	Operating systems
Release date	1984
Latest release	macOS Monterey

This page lists emulators on macOS (formerly Mac OS). It ranges from the classic series to the current versions of the OS.

Arcade

Space Invaders

Name	Version	Platform(s)	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
InvMac	68k, PPC	0.9.5a6	✗	✗	TBD

Calculators

TI-81

• Mac-81

Apple

Apple I

Name	Latest Version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
OpenEmulator	1.0.5	✓	✓	✓
MAME	0.264	✓	✓	~
Sim6502	0.1d	?	✗	✗

Apple II

Name	Platform(s)	Version	][	][+	//e	IIc	//e Enhanced	//e Platinum	IIc Plus	IIGS	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
MAME	x86	0.264	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Catakig	PPC, x86	v2	✓	✓	✓	✓	?	?	?	✗	?	✗	✗
Stop The Madness	68k, PPC	0.851r (Stable) 0.881r (More features)	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗
Apple IIe Card†	68k	N/A	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗
A2Mac	?	N/A	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗

† Requires physical expansion card

Apple ///

Name	Platform(s)	Latest Version	///	/// Revised	/// Plus	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
MAME	x86	0.264	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Sara	?	0.5.1	✓	?	?	?	✗	✗

Consoles

NES/Famicom

Name	Version	Platform(s)	Accuracy	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
NESMac	68k, PPC	0.3.6a 68k 0.3.6a PPC	Low	✗	✗	✗

Handhelds

Game Boy/Color

Name	Version	Platform(s)	Accuracy	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
GBMac	68k, PPC	1.2.6b4	?	✗	✗	✗

PC-98

Name	Version	Platform(s)	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
98Mac†	?	N/A	✗	✗	?

† Emulates PC-9801VX

TRS-80

• TRS-80 Emulator for Mac OS - emulates TRS-80 Model I

ZX Spectrum

• Mac Spectacle - emulates the 48k, 128k and +2 models

Other

• Boxer - emulates MS-DOS games