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|license = {{License|MIT}}, {{License|GPL}}
|license = {{License|MIT}}, {{License|GPL}}
|source = [https://github.com/TASEmulators/BizHawk GitHub]<br/>[https://gitlab.com/TASVideos/BizHawk/ GitLab] <small>(mirror)</small>
|source = [https://github.com/TASEmulators/BizHawk GitHub]<br/>[https://gitlab.com/TASVideos/BizHawk/ GitLab] <small>(mirror)</small>
|issuetracker = [https://github.com/TASEmulators/BizHawk/issues GitHub]
}}
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For tool-assisted speedruns, BizHawk is king. Since 1.11.4, it has support for [[libretro]] cores, making it a good alternative for RetroArch, and adds TAS support for all compatible cores. Also supports [https://retroachievements.org/download.php#bizhawk RetroAchievements].
For tool-assisted speedruns, BizHawk is king. Since 1.11.4, it has support for [[libretro]] cores, making it a good alternative for RetroArch, and adds TAS support for all compatible cores. Also supports [https://retroachievements.org/download.php#bizhawk RetroAchievements].


LUA scripting support has pretty unique utilities. For example [https://github.com/authorblues/bizhawk-shuffler-2 Bizhawk Shuffler 2] is a popular script that randomly shuffle between games played in Bizhawk, with plugins to enhance the experience.
Lua scripting support has pretty unique utilities. For example [https://github.com/authorblues/bizhawk-shuffler-2 Bizhawk Shuffler 2] is a popular script that randomly shuffle between games played in Bizhawk, with plugins to enhance the experience.


==Supported systems==
==Supported systems==
===Original and ported===
As of 2.11.1:
[https://github.com/TASEmulators/BizHawk/issues/1430 As of 2.10.1]:
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col"|System
! scope="col"|System
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|Original
|Original
|-
|-
|[[Atari Jaguar emulators|Atari Jaguar]]
|[[Atari Jaguar emulators|Atari Jaguar + CD]]
|[[Virtual Jaguar]]
|[[Virtual Jaguar]]
|-
|-
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|Original
|Original
|-
|-
|DOOM
|DOOM/Heretic/Hexen
|DSDA-Doom
|DSDA-Doom
|-
|-
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|-
|-
|[[PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16) emulators|NEC PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16) and SuperGrafx + CD]]
|[[PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16) emulators|NEC PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16) and SuperGrafx + CD]]
|Original (PCEHawk), [[Mednafen]] (TurboNyma, HyperNyma)
|Original (PCEHawk (to be dropped eventually)), [[Mednafen]] (TurboNyma, HyperNyma)
|-
|-
|[[PC-FX emulators|NEC PC-FX]]
|[[PC-FX emulators|NEC PC-FX]]
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|Encore (fork of [[Citra]])
|Encore (fork of [[Citra]])
|-
|-
|[[Nintendo 64 emulators|Nintendo 64]]
|[[Nintendo 64 emulators|Nintendo 64 + 64DD]]
|[[Mupen64Plus]] (v2.0, for N64, [https://github.com/TASEmulators/BizHawk/pull/4117 in the process of update to v2.6]), [[ares]] (for 64DD)
|[[Mupen64Plus]] (v2.0, for N64, [https://github.com/TASEmulators/BizHawk/pull/4117 in the process of update to v2.6]), [[ares]] (for 64DD)
|-
|-
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|[[melonDS]]
|[[melonDS]]
|-
|-
|[[Nintendo Entertainment System emulators|Nintendo Entertainment System/Famicom]]
|[[Nintendo Entertainment System emulators|Nintendo Entertainment System/Famicom + Famicom Disk System]]
|Original (PPU based on [[FCEUX]]), [[QuickNES]].
|Original (PPU based on [[FCEUX]]), [[QuickNES|quickerNES]].
|-
|-
|[[Game Boy Advance emulators|Nintendo Game Boy Advance]]
|[[Game Boy Advance emulators|Nintendo Game Boy Advance]]
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|[[ZX Spectrum emulators|Sinclair ZX Spectrum]]
|[[ZX Spectrum emulators|Sinclair ZX Spectrum]]
|Original
|Original
|-
|[[Neo Geo Pocket emulators|SNK Neo Geo Pocket/Color]]
|[[Mednafen]]'s [[NeoPop]] core
|-
|-
|[[PlayStation emulators|Sony PlayStation]]
|[[PlayStation emulators|Sony PlayStation]]
|[[Mednafen]] (Octoshock (to be dropped in 2.10.2), Nymashock)
|[[Mednafen]] (Octoshock (to be dropped eventually), Nymashock)
|-
|-
|[[Neo Geo Pocket emulators|SNK Neo Geo Pocket/Color]]
|[[PSP emulators|Sony PlayStation Portable]]
|[[Mednafen]]'s [[NeoPop]] core
|[[PPSSPP]]
|-
|-
|[[Super Nintendo emulators|Super Nintendo Entertainment System/Super Famicom]]
|[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System emulators|Super Nintendo Entertainment System/Super Famicom + Satellaview]]
|[[bsnes]] (v087 (to be dropped in 2.10.2), v115+), [[Snes9x]] (1.54), [[Mednafen]] (SNES-Faust)
|[[bsnes]] (v087 (to be dropped eventually), v115+), [[Snes9x]] (1.54), [[Mednafen]] (SNES-Faust)
|-
|-
|[[Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulators|Super Game Boy/Game Boy/Game Boy Color]]
|[[Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulators|Super Game Boy/Game Boy/Game Boy Color]]
|Original, [[Gambatte]], [[bsnes]] (v087 (to be dropped in 2.10.2), v115+), [[SameBoy]]
|Original, [[Gambatte]], [[bsnes]] (v087 (to be dropped eventually), v115+), [[SameBoy]]
|-
|-
|[[Calculator emulators#Texas Instruments|TI-83]]
|[[Calculator emulators#Texas Instruments|TI-83]]
|Original (to be dropped in 2.10.2), Emu83
|Original (to be dropped eventually), Emu83
|-
|-
|[https://tic80.com/ TIC-80]
|[https://tic80.com/ TIC-80]
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Additionally, the dev team maintains [https://github.com/TASEmulators/BizHawk/wiki/Core-Requests the potential cores candidate list for addition in future versions].
Additionally, the dev team maintains [https://github.com/TASEmulators/BizHawk/wiki/Core-Requests the potential cores candidate list for addition in future versions].
===Libretro===
{{Outdated}}
As of version 1.11.4.
{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col"|Core
! scope="col"|Compatibility
|-
|2048
|Okay
|-
|[[CATSFC]]
|Okay
|-
|FCEUmm
|Okay
|-
|[[mGBA]]
|Okay
|-
|Emux
|Okay ([[Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulators|Game Boy/Game Boy Color]] only)
|-
|[[FinalBurn Alpha]] ([[Arcade emulators|Arcade]])
|Okay
|-
|Imageviewer
|Okay
|-
|[[Mednafen]]
|Okay ([[Neo Geo Pocket emulators|Neo Geo Pocket]] only)
|-
|[[Gambatte]]
|Okay
|-
|FFmpeg
|Okay
|-
|[[DeSmuME]]
|Okay
|-
|[[Opera]]
|Okay
|-
|[[MAME]]
|Okay
|-
|PokeMini
|Okay
|-
|[[bsnes]] (v087)
|Not Okay
|-
|[[Mupen64Plus]]
|Not Okay
|-
|[[blueMSX]]
|Not Okay
|-
|[[fMSX]]
|Not Okay
|-
|[[FUSE]]
|Not Okay
|-
|[[FinalBurn Alpha]] ([[Neo Geo emulators|Neo Geo]])
|Not Okay
|-
|[[Handy]]
|Not Okay
|-
|[[DOSBox]]
|Not Okay
|-
|[[vecx]]
|Not Okay
|}


==Features==
==Features==
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* [[Libretro]] support (1.11.4 onwards)
* [[Libretro]] support (1.11.4 onwards)


==External links==
*[https://discordapp.com/invite/GySG2b6 Discord]
{{TurboGrafx-16/SuperGrafx emulators}}
{{WonderSwan/WonderSwan Color emulators}}
{{Neo Geo Pocket/Neo Geo Pocket Color emulators}}
{{Famicom (NES) emulators}}
{{Super Famicom (SNES) emulators}}
{{Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulators}}
{{Game Boy Advance emulators}}
{{Nintendo DS emulators}}
{{Nintendo 3DS emulators}}
{{SG-1000 emulators}}
{{Master System/Game Gear emulators}}
{{Sega Genesis emulators}}


[[Category:Frontends]]
[[Category:Frontends]]
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[[Category:Atari 7800 emulators]]
[[Category:Atari 7800 emulators]]
[[Category:Atari Lynx emulators]]
[[Category:Atari Lynx emulators]]
[[Category:WonderSwan emulators]]
[[Category:WonderSwan/WonderSwan Color emulators]]
[[Category:ColecoVision emulators]]
[[Category:ColecoVision emulators]]
[[Category:Commodore 64 emulators]]
[[Category:Commodore 64 emulators]]
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[[Category:Super Nintendo emulators]]
[[Category:Super Nintendo emulators]]
[[Category:Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulators]]
[[Category:Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulators]]
[[Category:Add-on console emulators]]
[[Category:Super Game Boy emulators]]
[[Category:Game Boy Advance emulators]]
[[Category:Game Boy Advance emulators]]
[[Category:Nintendo 64 emulators]]
[[Category:Nintendo 64 emulators]]
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[[Category:ZX Spectrum emulators]]
[[Category:ZX Spectrum emulators]]
[[Category:PlayStation emulators]]
[[Category:PlayStation emulators]]
[[Category:PlayStation Portable emulators]]
[[Category:Windows emulation software]]
[[Category:Windows emulation software]]
[[Category:Linux emulation software]]
[[Category:Linux emulation software]]
[[Category:Active emulation software]]
[[Category:Active emulation software]]

Latest revision as of 02:05, 28 August 2026

BizHawk
Developer(s) BizHawk Team
Latest version 2.11.1 [+]
Active Yes
Platform(s) Windows
Linux
Emulates Multiple
Website TASVideos.org
Programmed in C#
License MIT, GPL
Source code GitHub
GitLab (mirror)
Issue tracker GitHub

BizHawk is an open-source multi-system emulator, as well as a libretro frontend designed predominantly around the production of Tool-Assisted Speedruns (TAS).

It is written in C# and requires .NET Framework 4.0 (in 1.X releases) or .NET Framework 4.6.1 (in 2.X releases) to run. BizHawk focuses on core accuracy and power user tools while still being an easy-to-use emulator for casual gaming.

The Android port is expected upon migration to .NET Core.

Download

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Windows Linux Official releases
Windows Linux Dev Builds
GitLab
Windows Dev Builds
Compiled by appveyor

Overview

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For tool-assisted speedruns, BizHawk is king. Since 1.11.4, it has support for libretro cores, making it a good alternative for RetroArch, and adds TAS support for all compatible cores. Also supports RetroAchievements.

Lua scripting support has pretty unique utilities. For example Bizhawk Shuffler 2 is a popular script that randomly shuffle between games played in Bizhawk, with plugins to enhance the experience.

Supported systems

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As of 2.11.1:

System Based on code from:
3DO Opera
Amiga PUAE_libretro (based on WinUAE)
Apple II Virtu
Arcade MAME
Atari 2600 Original, Stella
Atari 7800 Original
Atari Jaguar + CD Virtual Jaguar
Atari Lynx Mednafen's Handy core
Bandai WonderSwan/Color Mednafen's Cygne core
ColecoVision Original
Commodore 64 Original
DOOM/Heretic/Hexen DSDA-Doom
Fairchild Channel F Original
GCE Vectrex Original
Magnavox Odyssey² Original
Mattel Intellivision Original
MS-DOS/Win9x DOSBox-X
MSX Original
NEC PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16) and SuperGrafx + CD Original (PCEHawk (to be dropped eventually)), Mednafen (TurboNyma, HyperNyma)
NEC PC-FX Mednafen (T.S.T.)
Nintendo 3DS Encore (fork of Citra)
Nintendo 64 + 64DD Mupen64Plus (v2.0, for N64, in the process of update to v2.6), ares (for 64DD)
Nintendo DS/DSi melonDS
Nintendo Entertainment System/Famicom + Famicom Disk System Original (PPU based on FCEUX), quickerNES.
Nintendo Game Boy Advance mGBA
Nintendo Virtual Boy Mednafen (Virtual Boyee)
Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, Sega/Mega CD, Sega Pico Genesis Plus GX
Sega 32X PicoDrive
Sega Saturn Mednafen (Saturnus)
Sega SG-1000, Master System, Game Gear Original
Sinclair ZX Spectrum Original
SNK Neo Geo Pocket/Color Mednafen's NeoPop core
Sony PlayStation Mednafen (Octoshock (to be dropped eventually), Nymashock)
Sony PlayStation Portable PPSSPP
Super Nintendo Entertainment System/Super Famicom + Satellaview bsnes (v087 (to be dropped eventually), v115+), Snes9x (1.54), Mednafen (SNES-Faust)
Super Game Boy/Game Boy/Game Boy Color Original, Gambatte, bsnes (v087 (to be dropped eventually), v115+), SameBoy
TI-83 Original (to be dropped eventually), Emu83
TIC-80 Ported
Uzebox Uzem

Additionally, the dev team maintains the potential cores candidate list for addition in future versions.

Features

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  • Full screen support
  • Controller and hotkey mapping
  • Joypad support (for both controller and hotkeys)
  • Auto/rapid fire controls
  • Re-recording and savestates
  • "Bullet-proof" rerecording
  • Frame/lag/re-recording counters
  • Input display
  • Auto-hold
  • TAStudio
  • RAM watching/poking tools
  • RAM searching
  • Lua scripting
  • Rewind
  • Audio and video recording
  • Custom plugin support
  • Libretro support (1.11.4 onwards)
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