Alternatives to Mupen64Plus

A cross-platform, plugin-based Nintendo 64 emulator with a command-line front end. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Mupen64Plus.

  • Project64

    A Nintendo 64 and 64DD emulator for Windows with a mature plugin system and debugging tools.

    FreeOpen sourceWindows

    Project64 gives a graphical N64 and 64DD emulator with plugin choice and debugging tools, but it is Windows only and its 64-bit builds are experimental.

  • gopher64

    Play Nintendo 64 software with a cross-platform emulator.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxAndroid

    gopher64 is a GPL-3.0 N64 emulator for Windows, macOS, Linux and Android with save states, upscaling and network play, without Mupen64Plus's plugin system.

  • Rosalie's Mupen GUI

    A simple graphical Nintendo 64 emulator front end built on the Mupen64Plus core.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsLinux

    Rosalie's Mupen GUI keeps the Mupen64Plus core but adds a simple graphical interface and netplay, on Windows and Linux with no macOS build mentioned.

  • Parallel Launcher

    A launcher for the ParallelN64 Nintendo 64 emulator with easy controller setup and romhack support.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    Parallel Launcher uses the ParallelN64 emulator with automatic ROM loading, easy controller setup and romhack support, removing the need for command-line plugin configuration.

  • RetroArch

    One front end for dozens of emulators, with unified settings, shaders and a controller setup you only do once.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxAndroidiOS

    RetroArch runs N64 cores inside a graphical front end covering many systems, with shared settings and shaders on desktops, Android and iOS.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.