E-UAE vs PUAE
E-UAE
github.comPUAE
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| Figure | E-UAE | PUAE |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 0 |
| Spec score · Amiga Emulators | 7.8 (#9) | 7.3 (#16) |
| Configuration GUI | A usable configuration GUI is available only on platforms supporting GTK+, and the GTK+ GUI is described as incomplete. | The README says a usable configuration GUI is available only on platforms supporting GTK+, and describes that GUI as incomplete. |
| Documentation and support | Documentation is described as work in progress, and the README directs bug reports, comments and patches to a mailing list or Richard Drummond. | The README describes documentation as a work in progress and directs users to a mailing list for discussion and to Richard Drummond for bug reports, comments, and patches. |
| License | E-UAE is open-source software made available under the GPL. | The README describes E-UAE as open-source software made available under the GPL; the repository identifies its license as GPL-2.0. |
| Purpose | E-UAE emulates Amiga computers so users can run Amiga software on other platforms. | PUAE is described as an Amiga emulator for Pandora and Unix-like systems. |
| Unsupported features | The project lists serial and parallel port emulation, AHI soundcard emulation, Catweasel support, graphics filters and scaling, and floppy drive sounds as unsupported. | The README lists serial and parallel port emulation, AHI soundcard emulation, Catweasel support, graphics filters and scaling, and floppy drive sounds as not yet supported. |
Plans
In their own words
E-UAE
E-UAE emulates Amiga computers so users can run Amiga software on other platforms. Based on UAE and WinUAE, it aims to improve performance and features across host systems, and its listed changes include an emulation core merged from WinUAE 1.3.x. Supported Amiga models include 68000-based ECS, ECS with Fat Agnus, AGA, CDTV, CD32, 68020, and 68060. It handles ADF, DMS, FDI, and IPF disk images, including gzip- and ZIP-compressed images, and supports save states and hardware acceleration. Full use requires a Kickstart ROM image, which is not included; built-in ROM emulation may work with some old games. A desktop-window mouse feature synchronizes the Amiga pointer with the host pointer. An experimental OpenGL renderer is available through the SDL display backend, and uae-configuration can query or modify settings from within emulated AmigaOS. E-UAE is free open-source software under the GPL. It builds and runs on Linux, Mac OS X, Windows, Solaris, BeOS, AmigaOS and clones, among other systems, with feature support varying by host.