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VisualBoyAdvance-M vs NooDS: catalog facts
VisualBoyAdvance-MNooDS
Free

Free and open source.

Free

Free and open source.

Windows, macOS, Linux, Android Windows, macOS, Linux, Android
  • Covers Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance in one program
  • Windows builds for x86, x64 and ARM64
  • Emulates both DS and GBA
  • Multi-core software rendering with upscaling
  • Last stable release was in September 2024
  • Android support is only in nightly builds so far
  • Smaller feature set than larger DS emulators
  • Single main developer
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: GPL-2.0 License: GPL-3.0
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked September 24, 2026

Checked September 23, 2026

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