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XRoar vs MAME: catalog facts
XRoar	MAME
Free Free to download, with source code published.	Free Free and open source under the GPL 2.0. No ROMs are included.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Covers several Dragon and Tandy 8-bit models Builds for Windows, macOS and Debian or Ubuntu	Covers thousands of arcade, console and computer systems in one program Accuracy is the stated priority, so behaviour matches the original hardware
Requires firmware ROM images you supply yourself macOS binary is x86 only	Accurate emulation of later hardware needs a genuinely fast machine ROM sets must match the exact version MAME expects, which frustrates newcomers
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open 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 21, 2026

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