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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.

  1. 01 Frodo

    Frodo suits users who want to run Commodore 64 software on Linux, macOS, or Windows.

    Free plan Open source Windows · macOS · Linux · Android
    8.7 Visit Specs
  2. 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 · Linux
    8.4 Visit Specs
  3. 03 Avidemux
    Free plan Open source Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    8.3 Visit Specs
  4. 04 Power64

    It suits Macintosh users who need to run Commodore 64 software with disk, tape, input, and debugging support.

    Free trial macOS
    8.3 Visit Specs
  5. 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 · Android
    8.2 Visit Specs
  6. 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 · Linux
    8.0 Visit Specs
  7. 07 BMC64

    It suits users building a dedicated Commodore emulation setup on supported Raspberry Pi hardware.

    Free plan Self-hosted
    7.9 Visit Specs
  8. 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 · macOS
    7.9 Visit Specs
  9. 09 C64 by ChronoCoders
    Windows · Linux
    7.6 Visit Specs
  10. 10 C64.emu
    Android
    7.6 Visit Specs
  11. 11 Hoxs64

    Hoxs64 suits Windows users seeking Commodore 64 emulation with disk, cartridge, debugging, and state-save functions.

    Free plan Windows
    7.6 Visit Specs
  12. 12 CCS64
    Windows · Linux
    7.5 Visit Specs
  13. 13 emudore

    It suits people exploring C64 software, especially simple BASIC programs and PRG files, across desktop systems or a browser.

    Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    7.4 Visit Specs
  14. 14 c64js
    Web · Self-hosted
    7.2 Visit Specs
  15. 15 C64net
    Windows
    7.1 Visit Specs
  16. 16 Emu64
    Windows · Linux
    7.1 Visit Specs
  17. 17 minimal64
    Web · API
    7.1 Visit Specs
  18. 18 POKE64
    iOS
    7.1 Visit Specs
  19. 19 simple-emu-c64

    It suits people interested in 6502 programming or Commodore BASIC who prefer a console or terminal.

    Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    7.1 Visit Specs
  20. 20 ViceSharp
    Windows · macOS · Linux
    7.1 Visit Specs
  21. 21 jsc64
    Web
    6.9 Visit Specs
  22. 22 OS64
    Linux
    6.8 Visit Specs
  23. 23 Zinc64
    Windows · Linux · Self-hosted
    6.7 Visit Specs
  24. 24 Rust64
    6.6 Visit Specs
  25. 25 Z64K

    Z64K suits users seeking to emulate its listed Commodore, Spectrum, VIC 20, and Atari systems on a computer with Java.

    Windows · macOS · Linux
    6.6 Visit Specs
  26. 26 Viciious
    Web · Linux
    6.5 Visit Specs
  27. 27 zig64
    6.5 Visit Specs
  28. 28 Denise
    Windows · macOS · Linux
    6.0 Visit Specs
  29. 29 GimliDS
    5.5 Visit Specs
  30. 30 ts-emu-c64
    Web
    5.3 Visit Specs

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