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ares vs Project64: catalog facts
ares	Project64
Free The software is free under its open-source licence. Hosting, hardware and external…	Free Free and open source under the GPL. The project has previously drawn criticism for bundled…
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows
It descends from higan and bsnes and deliberately trades performance for clear, accurate cores across a long list…	Plugin architecture lets you pick a video plugin for speed or for accuracy Save states, fullscreen, controller support and extensive language coverage
The accuracy focus means it needs more CPU than fast emulators, and the interface is plain.	Windows only The project states 64-bit builds are experimental and not currently supported
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: BSD-3-Clause	License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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