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Open Source game-emulation app.

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OpenEmu overview

OpenEmu is about to change the world of video game emulation, one console at a time... For the first time, the 'It just works' philosophy now extends to open source video game emulation on the Mac. With OpenEmu, it is extremely easy to add, browse, organize and with a compatible gamepad, play those favorite games (ROMs) you already own.

Features
  • Library - One of the standout features of OpenEmu is how it organizes all your games into one unique, unified games library. Watch as backups of the games (ROMs) you already own are gracefully added to their appropriate library and box art is magically added. You can even create your own 'collections' mix and matched from different consoles.
  • Controls and Controllers - Any generic HID compliant USB or Bluetooth game controller should work with OpenEmu out of the box. OpenEmu now automatically maps controls for the following recognized devices in our database:
    • PlayStation Dualshock 3 and Dualshock 4
    • Wiimote and Wii U Pro
    • Xbox 360 and 3rd party (driver required)
    • Sega Saturn USB
    • PS3 Neo Geo Pad USB
    • Logitech series (Dual Action, Rumblepad 2, Gamepad F310/F510/F710)
    • Gravis GamePad Pro
    • Retrolink SNES and N64
    • RetroUSB SNES RetroPort and RetroPad
    • Retrode (SNES)
  • Cores - OpenEmu is modular, and thanks to the work of other great open source projects, it can emulate a wide variety of video game systems (we call them 'cores'). Currently, the following open source emulation projects are used to power OpenEmu:
    • CrabEmu
    • DeSmuME
    • FCEU
    • Gambatte
    • Genesis Plus GX
    • Higan
    • Mednafen
    • NeoPop
    • Nestopia
    • Picodrive
    • Snes9x
    • TwoMbit
    • VisualBoyAdvance

What’s new in version 2.4.1

Updated on Jan 02 2024

  • This is a quick fix to resolve launching on Apple silicon (ARM) Macs. For now, OpenEmu is still Intel-only and will require the use of Rosetta 2 in order to launch on a Mac with Apple silicon.
View older OpenEmu updates

Information

License

Free

Size

39.5 MB

Developer’s website

https://openemu.org

Downloads

149261

App requirements

  • Intel 64
  • macOS 10.14.4 or later
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Macinman
Macinman
Jan 8 2021
2.3.2
0.0
Jan 8 2021
0.0
Version: 2.3.2
If anyone from the OpenEmu team reads this thread. OpenEmu crashes instantly on Big Sur 11.1 I had to revert to the previous version through a Time Machine backup to get it to start again without an instant crash. Computer: late 2015, 27 inch iMac OS: Big Sur 11.1 RAM 32 GB: OpenEmu version: 2.3.2, reverted to 2.3.1.
oroaroo
oroaroo
Dec 21 2020
2.2.1
2.0
Dec 21 2020
2.0
Version: 2.2.1
good emulator, convenient to have everything in one place, but my save files break quite easily. emulation quality doesn't really matter when i lose my progress. would be nice if users could sort ROMs into folders since there's already so much.
Stephen (OfficeTime Support)
Stephen (OfficeTime Support)
Aug 17 2020
2.2.1
5.0
Aug 17 2020
5.0
Version: 2.2.1
Getting a warning that you can't open it? Control click the icon and select Open.
spintseng
spintseng
Apr 17 2020
2.2.1
0.0
Apr 17 2020
0.0
Version: 2.2.1
Can not run at Mac OS 10.15.4... the Openemu program is OK. But,I try to open the game is fail. pop up lot of massage..
fametown
fametown
Mar 29 2020
2.2.1
5.0
Mar 29 2020
5.0
Version: 2.2.1
Una pequeña joya que se merece todas las estrellas. En su versión experimental funciona MAME a las mil maravillas. Puedo utilizar dos mandos de PS4 en mi Mac y disfrutar de clásicos. Encima es PRECIOSO, cuidado con todo mimo. ¡Alucinante!
enzoleknes
enzoleknes
Feb 28 2020
2.2.1
1.0
Feb 28 2020
1.0
Version: 2.2.1
its saying not app to open
Starchild80
Starchild80
Dec 28 2019
2.2
5.0
Dec 28 2019
5.0
Version: 2.2
5 Stars! It's by far the best Emulator and Game Library! Everything you need you will find in this piece of Software. When you are about to start with emulate Games, Choose OpenEmu, and you can start without trouble.
ylluminate
ylluminate
Mar 23 2017
2.0.5
5.0
Mar 23 2017
5.0
Version: 2.0.5
Best of class, by far. Just wish MAME was a key feature. Some work, but the MAME world is flaky at best: http://choccyhobnob.com/articles/demystifying-mame-roms/ Author should lock into a version and focus on it for testing with community.
BenjaminW
BenjaminW
Jul 12 2016
2.0.2
3.5
Jul 12 2016
3.5
Version: 2.0.2
Nice emu frontend. But I cannot get Mame roms to work. Pity. If anyone can give me some pointers how to get this up and running would be awesome.
Mysticalos
Mysticalos
Jul 3 2016
2.0.2
3.5
Jul 3 2016
3.5
Version: 2.0.2
2.0.2 is unstable. Crashes every time I open preferences. :\

Got stable after leaving it open for a while before going right into preferences. Crash was tied to opening them while it was updating all the cores or something.
richb1993
richb1993
Feb 28 2015
1.0.4
3.5
Feb 28 2015
3.5
Version: 1.0.4
A good attempt at consolidating all emulators into one app. The database functionality is excellent. But many of the emulator settings are hidden away which makes playing some games that require tweaking difficult. Beautifully polished and excellent for a free app, but still needs work. Definitely worth looking into however.
anonymous-dingo-1058
anonymous-dingo-1058
Nov 8 2014
1.0.4
2.0
Nov 8 2014
2.0
Version: 1.0.4
Good idea to have the most of the emulators under the same app, but the ROM organization is very limited, there is no way to put the roms under sub-folders (nder the each machine's folder). They also could support the MESS too
Mysticalos
Mysticalos
May 31 2014
1.0.3
3.5
May 31 2014
3.5
Version: 1.0.3
Every update is progress, but still unusable as it still won't open compressed rom files other emulators can. My entire genesis collection is in .bin compression format and openemu can't even touch those. It shows games in library but they don't even remotely open. Same problem with GBA. Most of those roms it won't even show in library at all. Again those roms work perfectly in any bannister emulator just fine. It seems a lot more work really needs to be done to ensure this emulator can recognize compressed roms or roms with or without headers.
Mysticalos
Mysticalos
May 31 2014
1.0.3
3.5
May 31 2014
3.5
Version: 1.0.3
Does 1.0.3 fix ability to read several rom formats it didn't recognize before? I still have large rom collections it doesn't recognize. Roms can be sort of a mess. compressed, uncompressed. Header, no header. However, my rom collection are all uniform. I ram them all through program to ensure they are all the same. However several systems are hit or miss for me still. Roms that open fine in any other emulator. :\
Mitchismo
Mitchismo
May 31 2014
1.0.3
5.0
May 31 2014
5.0
Version: 1.0.3
Emulation reinvented! Not only an amazing front-end, but it can automatically download all of the engines as well. Looks great, plays great, catalogs great. For a retro-game-collector/librarian, this is where it ends. Valhalla. :-)
Kripton
Kripton
Apr 6 2014
1.0.2
5.0
Apr 6 2014
5.0
Version: 1.0.2
I was looking for an emulator for GBA, then I found OpenEMU. It's wonderful! It works very well for me, finally I'm able to play some rom for gba, moreover I see there are the emulators for many other consoles too. So far it's stable and I never got an error (I use mavericks). Also the gui is well designed, both the main window and the preferences.
LVDA
LVDA
Jan 16 2014
1.0.1
4.0
Jan 16 2014
4.0
Version: 1.0.1
I can't play any game. Nothing happen when click to play.
Clarusad
Clarusad
Jan 4 2014
1.0.1
0.0
Jan 4 2014
0.0
Version: 1.0.1
Could it be possible to have a Snow Leo version ?
Invalid
Invalid
Dec 25 2013
1.0
0.5
Dec 25 2013
0.5
Version: 1.0
Probably the only emulator that doesn't work on Snow Leopard. No thanks.
Spudboy
Spudboy
Dec 25 2013
1.0
0.0
Dec 25 2013
0.0
Version: 1.0
Outstanding product.
maseghir
maseghir
Jan 3 2023
2.3.3
4.0
Jan 3 2023
4.0
Version: 2.3.3
oroaroo
oroaroo
Dec 21 2020
2.0
Dec 21 2020
2.0
Version: null
Stephen (OfficeTime Support)
Aug 17 2020
5.0
Version: null
fametown
fametown
Mar 29 2020
5.0
Mar 29 2020
5.0
Version: null
enzoleknes
enzoleknes
Feb 28 2020
1.0
Feb 28 2020
1.0
Version: null
Starchild80
Starchild80
Dec 28 2019
5.0
Dec 28 2019
5.0
Version: null
thosbsamsgom
thosbsamsgom
Feb 6 2018
4.0
Feb 6 2018
4.0
Version: null
Wevah
Wevah
Dec 19 2017
5.0
Dec 19 2017
5.0
Version: null
ylluminate
ylluminate
Mar 23 2017
5.0
Mar 23 2017
5.0
Version: null
Andrew8042
Andrew8042
Mar 23 2017
5.0
Mar 23 2017
5.0
Version: null
riga-mulia93
riga-mulia93
Feb 25 2017
4.5
Feb 25 2017
4.5
Version: null
Rmtv
Rmtv
Jul 31 2016
5.0
Jul 31 2016
5.0
Version: null
lachy8917
lachy8917
Jul 22 2016
0.5
Jul 22 2016
0.5
Version: null
BenjaminW
BenjaminW
Jul 12 2016
3.5
Jul 12 2016
3.5
Version: null
The_Blinded
The_Blinded
Jul 6 2016
5.0
Jul 6 2016
5.0
Version: null
richb1993
richb1993
Feb 28 2015
3.5
Feb 28 2015
3.5
Version: null
anonymous-dingo-1058
Nov 8 2014
2.0
Version: null
Lookky
Lookky
Oct 16 2014
5.0
Oct 16 2014
5.0
Version: null
Yoshinatsu
Yoshinatsu
Oct 15 2014
4.5
Oct 15 2014
4.5
Version: null
Cyzor
Cyzor
Jun 21 2014
5.0
Jun 21 2014
5.0
Version: null
Throony
Throony
Jun 2 2014
4.5
Jun 2 2014
4.5
Version: null
Atlanx
Atlanx
Jun 2 2014
5.0
Jun 2 2014
5.0
Version: null
Co2p
Co2p
Jun 1 2014
5.0
Jun 1 2014
5.0
Version: null
LavernP5959
LavernP5959
Jun 1 2014
5.0
Jun 1 2014
5.0
Version: null
Mitchismo
Mitchismo
May 31 2014
5.0
May 31 2014
5.0
Version: null
Quiiick
Quiiick
Apr 17 2014
4.0
Apr 17 2014
4.0
Version: null
Kripton
Kripton
Apr 6 2014
5.0
Apr 6 2014
5.0
Version: null
Kgx
Kgx
Mar 16 2014
5.0
Mar 16 2014
5.0
Version: null
Philip-Petev
Philip-Petev
Mar 5 2014
5.0
Mar 5 2014
5.0
Version: null
LVDA
LVDA
Jan 16 2014
4.0
Jan 16 2014
4.0
Version: null
Invalid
Invalid
Dec 25 2013
0.5
Dec 25 2013
0.5
Version: null
SINNAxis
SINNAxis
Dec 25 2013
5.0
Dec 25 2013
5.0
Version: null
Mysticalos
Mysticalos
Dec 24 2013
3.5
Dec 24 2013
3.5
Version: null
Robertcoogan
Robertcoogan
Dec 23 2013
2.5
Dec 23 2013
2.5
Version: null
tahitibub
tahitibub
Oct 19 2013
5.0
Oct 19 2013
5.0
Version: null
Daniel-Flugt
Daniel-Flugt
May 26 2012
4.0
May 26 2012
4.0
Version: null
Ilovemymac
Ilovemymac
Sep 20 2009
3.0
Sep 20 2009
3.0
Version: null
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