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==Multipurpose operating systems==
== Multipurpose operating systems ==
 
 
* Windows - Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 7
 
* Windows - Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 7
 
* Linux
 
* Linux
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* BSD
 
* BSD
  
== Emulation focused operating systems ==
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==Emulation focused operating systems==
 
These Linux distributions offer complete emulation packages for PCs, single board computers, consoles and other systems.
 
These Linux distributions offer complete emulation packages for PCs, single board computers, consoles and other systems.
  
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! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
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|[[RetroPie]]
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|[https://batocera.org/ Batocera.linux]
|ARM
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|ARM, x86
 
|[[EmulationStation]] fork
 
|[[EmulationStation]] fork
|[https://retropie.org.uk/download/ {{RetroPieVer}}]
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|[https://batocera.org/download {{BatoceraLinuxVer}}]
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|{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
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|[https://chimeraos.org/ ChimeraOS]
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|x86
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|Steam Big Picture
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|[https://chimeraos.org/download 28]
 
|{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
|{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
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|[[RetroArch]]
 
|[[RetroArch]]
 
|[http://www.lakka.tv/get/ {{LakkaVer}}]
 
|[http://www.lakka.tv/get/ {{LakkaVer}}]
|{{✓}} ||{{TBD}}
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|{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
|-
 
|[https://batocera.org/ Batocera.linux]
 
|ARM, x86
 
|[[EmulationStation]] fork
 
|[https://batocera.org/download {{BatoceraLinuxVer}}]
 
|{{✓}} ||{{TBD}}
 
 
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|[https://www.recalbox.com/ Recalbox]
 
|[https://www.recalbox.com/ Recalbox]
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|[[EmulationStation]]
 
|[[EmulationStation]]
 
|[https://archive.recalbox.com/ {{RecalboxVer}}]
 
|[https://archive.recalbox.com/ {{RecalboxVer}}]
|{{✓}} ||{{TBD}}
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|{{✓}} ||{{}}
 
|-
 
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|[https://chimeraos.org/ ChimeraOS]
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|[[RetroPie]]
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|ARM
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|[[EmulationStation]] fork
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|[https://retropie.org.uk/download/ {{RetroPieVer}}]
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|{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
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|SteamOS 3
 
|x86
 
|x86
 
|Steam Big Picture
 
|Steam Big Picture
|[https://chimeraos.org/download 28]
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|N/A
|{{✓}} ||{{TBD}}
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|{{✓}} ||{{}}
 
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|}
  
== Run software for one operating system on another ==
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==Run software for one operating system on another==
 
Here you'll find information on how to run old Windows software on Windows 11, how to run modern Windows software on Linux and macOS or how to run macOS software on other platforms.
 
Here you'll find information on how to run old Windows software on Windows 11, how to run modern Windows software on Linux and macOS or how to run macOS software on other platforms.
  
* [[Windows 95/98/ME emulators|Windows emulators]]
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* [[Windows 95/98/ME emulators|Run Windows software]]
* Linux emulators
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* Run Linux software
* macOS emulators
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* [[Macintosh line|Run Mac software]]
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==Run emulators on a specific operating system==
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{{Main|Emulators by platform}}

Revision as of 21:02, 15 December 2021

Multipurpose operating systems

  • Windows - Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 7
  • Linux
  • macOS
  • DOS
  • Haiku
  • BSD

Emulation focused operating systems

These Linux distributions offer complete emulation packages for PCs, single board computers, consoles and other systems.

Name Architecture Frontend Latest Version Active Recommended
Batocera.linux ARM, x86 EmulationStation fork 38
ChimeraOS x86 Steam Big Picture 28
Lakka ARM, x86 RetroArch 5.0
Recalbox ARM, x86 EmulationStation 9.1-Pulstar
RetroPie ARM EmulationStation fork 4.8
SteamOS 3 x86 Steam Big Picture N/A

Run software for one operating system on another

Here you'll find information on how to run old Windows software on Windows 11, how to run modern Windows software on Linux and macOS or how to run macOS software on other platforms.

Run emulators on a specific operating system

Main article: Emulators by platform