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BizHawk vs puNES: catalog facts
BizHawk	puNES
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free to download, with source code published on GitHub.
Windows, Linux	Windows, Linux
Frame stepping, rewinding and unlimited named savestates across every core Memory view, search and edit in all emulated hardware components	Wide NES mapper support Built-in player for NSF, NSF2 and NSFe music
Windows users must run a separate prerequisites installer first Windows and Linux only; macOS is not officially supported	Described by the project as a work in progress No macOS build mentioned
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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