Eden vs GitHub CodeQL
Eden
eden-emu.dev
GitHub CodeQL
codeql.github.comSide by side
| Figure | Eden | GitHub CodeQL |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $30/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 5 |
| Spec score · Nintendo Switch Emulators | 9.0 (#1) | 8.7 (#3) |
| Purpose | Eden describes itself as an accurate, high-performance emulator for the Nintendo Switch. | CodeQL is a language and toolchain for code analysis that treats code as data. |
Plans
GitHub CodeQL
- Free for research and open sourceFree
- GitHub Code Security$30 a month
- CodeQL for open source and researchFree
- GitHub Code Security$30 a month
- GitHub Free with CodeQL code scanningPrice not published
In their own words
Eden
Eden is a free, open-source Nintendo Switch emulator for Windows, Linux, macOS, and Android. Its listed capabilities include online multiplayer, resolution scaling, and motion controls, with Vulkan and OpenGL graphics APIs. The minimum graphics requirement is Vulkan 1.1 or OpenGL 4.6. Android also requires a GPU that supports Vulkan 1.1; the requirements page says most PowerVR and Xclipse GPUs are unsupported. Stable releases receive more thorough testing, while Nightly builds are usually updated daily and may include bugs or incomplete features. The release page says PGO builds usually perform about 10–30% better than standard builds and are generally recommended. Linux downloads are architecture-specific AppImages; Windows downloads are ZIP files that users extract before launching eden.exe. Android offers Standard, Genshin Spoof, and Legacy APK downloads, with Standard recommended for most users. macOS builds are experimental, and the release page warns users to expect major graphical glitches and crashes. The site links to setup, system requirements, and documentation, and invites bug reports, feature requests, code, and translation contributions.
GitHub CodeQL
GitHub CodeQL has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.