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mGBA vs VisualBoyAdvance-M: catalog facts
mGBAVisualBoyAdvance-M
Free

Free and open source under the MPL 2.0.

Free

Free and open source.

Windows, macOS, Linux Windows, macOS, Linux, Android
  • Accurate enough for the awkward cartridges: motion, solar and clock hardware
  • Full speed on low-end machines, including netbooks
  • Covers Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance in one program
  • Windows builds for x86, x64 and ARM64
  • Game Boy Advance and earlier only; no DS or later
  • Link cable play only works between instances on the same computer
  • Last stable release was in September 2024
  • Android support is only in nightly builds so far
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: MPL-2.0 License: GPL-2.0
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked September 21, 2026

Checked September 24, 2026

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