Alternatives to Parallel Launcher

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

  • Rosalie's Mupen GUI

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

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsLinux

    Rosalie's Mupen GUI is a simple N64 front end built on Mupen64Plus with netplay support, but it lists Windows and Linux only and has no romhacking.com integration.

  • Project64

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

    FreeOpen sourceWindows

    Project64 is a Windows-only N64 and 64DD emulator with selectable video plugins and debugging tools, and its 64-bit builds are listed as experimental.

  • gopher64

    Play Nintendo 64 software with a cross-platform emulator.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxAndroid

    gopher64 is a standalone N64 emulator with save states, upscaling and network play that also runs on Android, without Parallel Launcher's romhack integration.

  • Mupen64Plus

    A cross-platform, plugin-based Nintendo 64 emulator with a command-line front end.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxCommand line

    Mupen64Plus is a plugin-based N64 emulator with a command-line front end only, so menus need a separate GUI and plugin setup can be confusing.

  • 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 among many systems in one front end, but its controller setup is more complex than Parallel Launcher's and its menus are deep.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.