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;[[Ardi Executor]]
:An old compatibility layer and emulator. It used an HLE approach to get applications working as opposed to OS emulation. However, it lacks any kind of networking support and is also riddled with compatibility issues.
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|title = Apple Macintosh
|logo =
|developer = [[:Apple|Apple]]Computer, Inc.
|type = [[:Category:Computers|Home computer]]
|release = 1984
|discontinued =
|predecessor = [[:Apple IILine|Apple ][]]
|successor =
|emulated = {{✓}}
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
|[[Mini vMac]]
|Windows, macOS, Linux
|[https://www.gryphel.com/c/minivmac/download.html 336.5.804]
|{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
|-
|[[Basilisk II]]
|Windows, macOS, Linux
|[https://github.com/cebix/macemu 1.0 R5]
|{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
|-
|[[Ardi Executor]]|DOS, Windows, Linux, NeXTSTEP|[https://github.com/ctm/executor 2.1.17]|{{✗}} ||{{✗}}|-|[[vMac]]
|Multi-platform
|[http://www.vmac.org/ 0.19]
|{{✗}} ||{{✗}}
|-
|[[MAME]]
|Windows, macOS, Linux
|[https://www.mamedev.org/release.html {{MAMEVer}}]
|[http://www.hampa.ch/pce/download.html 0.2.2]
|{{~}} ||{{na|text=TBD}}
|-
|[[Clock Signal]]
|macOS, Linux
|[https://github.com/TomHarte/CLK/releases {{clkver}}]
|{{✓}} ||{{na|text=TBD}}
|}
;Mini vMac
:The successor to vMac, an older emulator. Targets the Macintosh Plus, but is known to support other models.
;[[MAME]]
;PCE <small>(PC Emulator)</small>
:A multi-system emulator. One of the computers Computers it targets is include the Macintosh Plus, SE and Classic. Stables used to release every two years but stopped in 2013. A snapshot exists for December 2018 however, which suggests that the project isn't completely dead. ;Clock Signal:A multi-system emulator with full-hardware cycle-level emulation of the Macintosh Plus.
===PowerPC===
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
|[[SheepShaver]]
|Windows, macOS, Linux
|[https://github.com/cebix/macemu 2.4]
|{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
|-
|[[PearPC]]
|Windows, macOS, Linux
|[https://github.com/sebastianbiallas/pearpc 0.6.0]
|{{✗}} ||{{✗}}
|-
|[[Classic Environment]]
|Mac OS X (PPC)
|Mac OS X v10.4 "Tiger"
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}}
|-
|[[QEMU]]
|Windows, macOS, Linux
|4.0.0
|{{✓}} ||{{na|text=TBD}}
|-
|[[Rosetta]]
|Mac OS X (Intel)
|Mac OS X 10.6.8 (Intel)
;Rosetta
:Apple's official PowerPC emulator for x86-based Macs included in Tiger (10.4.4). Though it wasn't included in Snow Leopard, it was still possible to transfer it from a previous Leopard install. It was removed entirely in OS X Lion. Rosetta uses QuickTransit technology licensed from Transitive Corporation, and works transparently from the end-user, leading Apple to market it as "the most amazing software you'll never see." as it, unlike most emulators, does not have a user interface. Rosetta works best on software that isn't system-intensive, such as office applications; games and other software applications which rely on kexts, libraries or certain instructions may not work properly if at all. A compatibility list is available [https://web.archive.org/web/20060208152806/http://guides.macrumors.com/Rosetta_incompatibilities here].
===x86===
'''No Intel Mac emulators exist.''' However, using [https://github.com/DrDonk/unlocker macOS Unlocker for VMware], for example, you can patch VMware products to run macOS in a virtual machine. [https://github.com/img2tab/okiomov A script] has also emerged that allows one to install macOS Mojave in VirtualBox. If you want to run modern macOS software without a Mac, those are your two best optionsoutside of doing a Hackintosh/OSx86 setup. There is also the work in progress [[Darling]] [[Compatibility layers|compatibility layer]] for running Intel macOS software on Linux. This project is similar to [[Wine]] but currently only has experimental support for GUI applications.
==Resources==
*[https://www.emaculation.com/doku.php '''E-Maculation'''] - This links to their wiki, but they also have a forum that's "super busy." They provide setup guides and builds when the emulators themselves don't.* [http://macintoshgarden.org/guides#Selecting_an_Emulator Macintosh Garden] (They feature many abandonware games. This page shows guides with links to installing any of the three covered emulators, two for the 68K line called ''Basilisk II'' & ''Mini vMac''; and one for the PowerPC called ''SheepShaver''.)* [https://www.bungie.net/en/Forums/Post/2886439?page=0&sort=0&showBanned=0&path=0 Pathways into Emulators - A Guide to Pre-Halo Bungie Games] (www.bungie.net forums. Mar 17 2011. Includes guide links for running ''Basilisk II'' on Windows, mac OS and Linux.)
==Notes==
