Alternatives to WinUAE

A detailed Commodore Amiga emulator for Windows that reproduces the Amiga chipsets closely. 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 WinUAE.

  • Amiberry

    An Amiga emulator built on the WinUAE core, optimized for ARM and x86 hardware.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxAndroid

    Amiberry is built on the WinUAE core and adds macOS, Linux and Android builds, a JIT for ARM64 and x86-64, and direct WHDLoad launching.

  • FS-UAE

    A cross-platform Amiga emulator focused on games, with a database-driven launcher.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    FS-UAE runs on Windows, macOS and Linux and focuses on games, with a launcher that configures titles from the OpenRetro database, though version 5 is still alpha.

  • RetroArch

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

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxAndroidiOS

    RetroArch is a front end for many emulator cores with unified settings and shaders across desktops and phones, though standalone emulators are sometimes more accurate.

  • MAME

    Documents and recreates thousands of arcade machines, consoles and old computers, with accuracy as the point.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    MAME covers thousands of arcade, console and computer systems in one program on Windows, macOS and Linux, but ROM sets must match its expected version.

  • Clock Signal

    A latency-focused emulator covering dozens of 8- and 16-bit home computers and game consoles.

    FreeOpen sourcemacOSLinux

    Clock Signal emulates many 8- and 16-bit home computers in one program with a focus on low latency, and runs on macOS and Linux instead of Windows.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.