mGBA vs BizHawk: catalog facts
 mGBA |  BizHawk |
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Free Free and open source under the MPL 2.0. |
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence. |
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Windows, macOS, Linux |
Windows, Linux |
- Accurate enough for the awkward cartridges: motion, solar and clock hardware
- Full speed on low-end machines, including netbooks
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- Frame stepping, rewinding and unlimited named savestates across every core
- Memory view, search and edit in all emulated hardware components
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- Game Boy Advance and earlier only; no DS or later
- Link cable play only works between instances on the same computer
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- Windows users must run a separate prerequisites installer first
- Windows and Linux only; macOS is not officially supported
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Downloadable app |
Downloadable app |
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Open source |
Open source |
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License: MPL-2.0 |
License: MIT |
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No account needed |
No account needed |
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Works offline |
Works offline |
Checked September 21, 2026 | Checked September 21, 2026 |
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