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Amiberry vs FS-UAE: catalog facts
Amiberry	FS-UAE
Best for: Amiga emulation on a Raspberry Pi, handheld or desktop	Best for: Playing Amiga games on a modern desktop
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source; Kickstart ROMs must be obtained separately.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android	Windows, macOS, Linux
WinUAE-based compatibility JIT compiler for ARM64 and x86-64 All 4 strengths for Amiberry WinUAE-based compatibility JIT compiler for ARM64 and x86-64 Direct WHDLoad launching Runs well on Raspberry Pi and other ARM boards	Runs on Windows, macOS and Linux Launcher configures games from the OpenRetro database All 4 strengths for FS-UAE Runs on Windows, macOS and Linux Launcher configures games from the OpenRetro database Arcade-mode frontend for couch use Translated through Crowdin
Needs Amiga Kickstart ROMs for full compatibility Many options to learn for newcomers to Amiga emulation	Needs Kickstart ROMs purchased or dumped separately FS-UAE 5 is still an early alpha
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: GPL-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Offline features available	Offline features available
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Amiberry amiberry.com Catalog checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for FS-UAE fs-uae.net Catalog checked September 24, 2026

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