OpenEmu
Universal version latest seen at v2.4.1 · Reported by 9 Macs in the community.
All sighted native versions (5):
Sighting data is community-sourced — version availability and pricing should be verified with the developer.
OpenEmu is a free, open-source video game emulation frontend for macOS that lets you play classic games from dozens of retro consoles including the NES, SNES, Nintendo 64, Game Boy, Sega Genesis, PlayStation, and many others. It organizes your game library with box art and metadata, supports gamepad controllers (USB and Bluetooth), and uses modular emulation cores from established open-source projects like Nestopia, Snes9x, and Mednafen. A native Apple Silicon build has been confirmed running on Macs in the Rosetta Check community.
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1 suggestionA native Apple Silicon build of OpenEmu is available. The latest version ships as a Universal Binary, so downloading and installing the current release from the official OpenEmu website will automatically give you the native build on your M-series Mac. Visit openemu.org, download the latest OpenEmu disk image, and run the installer — your existing game library, save states, controller settings, and preferences will carry over without any manual migration. You should see noticeably lower CPU usage and better battery life when emulating compared to the Intel build under Rosetta 2.
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