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BGB vs VisualBoyAdvance-M: catalog facts
BGB	VisualBoyAdvance-M
Free Free to download.	Free Free and open source.
Windows	Windows, macOS, Linux, Android
High emulation accuracy based on test ROM research Built-in debugger for ROM development	Covers Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance in one program Windows builds for x86, x64 and ARM64
Windows only, with other systems relying on Wine Closed source	Last stable release was in September 2024 Android support is only in nightly builds so far
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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