EmulatorJS vs Exodus
EmulatorJS
emulatorjs.orgExodus
exodusemulator.comSide by side
| Figure | EmulatorJS | Exodus |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Sega Genesis Emulators | 8.0 (#9) | 7.5 (#17) |
| Open source | The official site describes EmulatorJS as open source. | The maker announced that Exodus is governed by the MIT license as of January 23, 2024. |
| Purpose | EmulatorJS is a web-based frontend for RetroArch that lets users embed an emulator in a website. | Exodus is a software platform for emulating real physical hardware, with a focus on accurate, debug-oriented emulation. |
| Support | The project directs users to report issues on GitHub and include browser console logs and the version they use. | The maker directs users with feedback or problems to the support forums. |
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In their own words
EmulatorJS
EmulatorJS is a free, open-source frontend for RetroArch that lets a site owner embed an emulator in a web page. The project provides a code generator, and says the resulting embed can be added with a few lines of code. EmulatorJS uses RetroArch’s libretro cores to run games. Its supported systems documentation includes NES, Nintendo 64, PlayStation, PSP, Sega systems, and Commodore systems, though the project warns that this list may be out of date. Built-in options allow customization, and multiple languages are supported. The project describes EmulatorJS as a library or plugin rather than a standalone website, and it does not provide a Docker container. A public CDN offers paths labeled stable, latest, and nightly. The listed platforms are web, Android, iOS, and self-hosted. Pages must be served through a web server; opening an HTML file directly is unsupported. Threaded cores may improve performance, but need SharedArrayBuffer enabled through COOP and COEP response headers. The 4.3.0-pre release is marked as a prerelease and is discouraged for production use where stability is needed.