Renode

Spec sheet

Purpose

Renode is an open source framework for emulating complex computer systems, including CPUs, peripherals, sensors, interconnects and multi-node systems.Read 3 Oct 2026 · renode.io

Integrations

The official site lists integrations including Verilator, Questa, VCS, SystemC, VS Code, Arduino IDE, Eclipse, GitLab, GitHub Actions, Robot Framework, Jenkins, CircleCI, CARLA, ROS 2 and Kenning.Read 3 Oct 2026 · renode.io

Support

Antmicro provides commercial and enterprise support, including platform and peripheral modeling, integrations and CI infrastructure.Read 3 Oct 2026 · github.com

Development

It lets teams run unmodified target software before physical hardware is available.Read 3 Oct 2026 · renode.io

Downloads

The project provides Linux, macOS and Windows packages, including portable packages and installers for Windows.Read 3 Oct 2026 · github.com

Modeling

Users can assemble platforms from reusable building blocks or create bespoke setups.Read 3 Oct 2026 · renode.io

Open source license

Renode is released under the permissive MIT license.Read 3 Oct 2026 · github.com

Requirements

Renode requires dotnet 6.0 or later; its Linux portable package requires GTK2 to run with the UI enabled.Read 3 Oct 2026 · github.com

Supported architectures

The project lists ARM, x86, RISC-V, SPARC, POWER, Xtensa and MSP430X among supported architectures.Read 3 Oct 2026 · github.com

Supported boards

The Renode site reports 1200+ boards supported and says validation uses CI-driven Zephyr and U-Boot testing infrastructure.Read 3 Oct 2026 · renode.io

Testing

Renode supports repeatable CI/CD testing to catch regressions early.Read 3 Oct 2026 · renode.io

Users

The Renode site describes use by product development teams, silicon teams and hyperscalers.Read 3 Oct 2026 · renode.io

Plans and prices

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Where Specifiction places it

• Emulator Software#28 of 397.5