| .github | ||
| Core | ||
| InteropDLL | ||
| Linux | ||
| linux-debugging | ||
| Lua | ||
| MacOS | ||
| PGOHelper | ||
| Sdl | ||
| SevenZip | ||
| UI | ||
| Utilities | ||
| Windows | ||
| .editorconfig | ||
| .gitattributes | ||
| .gitignore | ||
| buildPGO.sh | ||
| COMPILING.md | ||
| LICENSE | ||
| makefile | ||
| Mesen.sln | ||
| NuGet.Config | ||
| README.md | ||
| SteamOS.md | ||
Mesen
Mesen is a multi-system emulator (NES, SNES, Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, PC Engine, SMS/Game Gear, WonderSwan) for Windows, Linux and macOS.
Development Builds
Native builds (recommended)
These builds don't require .NET to be installed.
- Windows 10 / 11
- Linux x64 (requires SDL2)
- macOS - Intel (requires SDL2)
- macOS - Apple Silicon (requires SDL2)
.NET builds
These builds require .NET 8 to be installed (except the Windows 7 build which requires .NET 6).
For Linux and macOS, SDL2 must also be installed.
Notes
Other builds are also available in the Actions tab.
SteamOS: See SteamOS.md
Compiling
See COMPILING.md
License
Mesen is available under the GPL V3 license. Full text here: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.en.html
Copyright (C) 2014-2025 Sour
This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program. If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.