Commodore 64 Emulators
Alternatives to C64 Forever
The tools Specifiction weighs against C64 Forever, from its list of commodore 64 emulators, each with its plans, platforms and spec score.
- 01 Frodo
Frodo suits users who want to run Commodore 64 software on Linux, macOS, or Windows.
Free plan Open source Windows · macOS · Linux · Android8.7 Visit Specs - 02 TRX64
TRX64 suits Commodore 64 reverse-engineering work that benefits from cycle-accurate emulation and reverse-debugging tools.
Free plan Open source Web · Windows · macOS · Linux8.4 Visit Specs - 03 Avidemux Free plan Open source Web · Windows · macOS · Linux8.3 Visit Specs
- 04 Power64
It suits Macintosh users who need to run Commodore 64 software with disk, tape, input, and debugging support.
Free trial macOS8.3 Visit Specs - 05 VICE
VICE suits people who want to run software written for classic Commodore 8-bit computers on Android, Linux, macOS or Windows.
Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux · Android8.2 Visit Specs - 06 Breadbin466
Breadbin466 suits users seeking a detailed emulator for the PAL Assy 250466 Commodore 64 model, including people working with disk images or debugging emulated software.
Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux8.0 Visit Specs - 07 BMC64
It suits users building a dedicated Commodore emulation setup on supported Raspberry Pi hardware.
Free plan Self-hosted7.9 Visit Specs - 08 VirtualC64
It suits people who want to run Commodore 64 software on a Mac or explore the emulator core in a browser.
Free plan Web · macOS7.9 Visit Specs - 09 C64 by ChronoCoders Windows · Linux7.6 Visit Specs
- 10 C64.emu Android7.6 Visit Specs
- 11 Hoxs64
Hoxs64 suits Windows users seeking Commodore 64 emulation with disk, cartridge, debugging, and state-save functions.
Free plan Windows7.6 Visit Specs - 12 CCS64 Windows · Linux7.5 Visit Specs
- 13 emudore
It suits people exploring C64 software, especially simple BASIC programs and PRG files, across desktop systems or a browser.
Web · Windows · macOS · Linux7.4 Visit Specs - 14 c64js Web · Self-hosted7.2 Visit Specs
- 15 C64net Windows7.1 Visit Specs
- 16 Emu64 Windows · Linux7.1 Visit Specs
- 17 minimal64 Web · API7.1 Visit Specs
- 18 POKE64 iOS7.1 Visit Specs
- 19 simple-emu-c64
It suits people interested in 6502 programming or Commodore BASIC who prefer a console or terminal.
Web · Windows · macOS · Linux7.1 Visit Specs - 20 ViceSharp Windows · macOS · Linux7.1 Visit Specs
- 21 jsc64 Web6.9 Visit Specs
- 22 OS64 Linux6.8 Visit Specs
- 23 Zinc64 Windows · Linux · Self-hosted6.7 Visit Specs
- 24 Rust64 6.6 Visit Specs
- 25 Z64K
Z64K suits users seeking to emulate its listed Commodore, Spectrum, VIC 20, and Atari systems on a computer with Java.
Windows · macOS · Linux6.6 Visit Specs - 26 Viciious Web · Linux6.5 Visit Specs
- 27 zig64 6.5 Visit Specs
- 28 Denise Windows · macOS · Linux6.0 Visit Specs
- 29 GimliDS 5.5 Visit Specs
- 30 ts-emu-c64 Web5.3 Visit Specs