mirror of https://github.com/SourMesen/Mesen2
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# Mesen
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Mesen is a multi-system emulator (NES, SNES, Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, PC Engine, SMS/Game Gear, WonderSwan) for Windows, Linux and macOS.
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## Releases
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The latest stable version is available from the [releases on GitHub](https://github.com/SourMesen/Mesen2/releases).
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## Development Builds
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[](https://github.com/SourMesen/Mesen2/actions/workflows/build.yml)
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#### <ins>Native builds</ins> (recommended) ####
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These builds don't require .NET to be installed.
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* [Windows 10 / 11](https://nightly.link/SourMesen/Mesen2/workflows/build/master/Mesen%20%28Windows%20-%20net8.0%20-%20AoT%29.zip)
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* [Linux x64](https://nightly.link/SourMesen/Mesen2/workflows/build/master/Mesen%20%28Linux%20-%20ubuntu-22.04%20-%20clang_aot%29.zip) (requires **SDL2**)
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* [macOS - Intel](https://nightly.link/SourMesen/Mesen2/workflows/build/master/Mesen%20%28macOS%20-%20macos-13%20-%20clang_aot%29.zip) (requires **SDL2**)
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* [macOS - Apple Silicon](https://nightly.link/SourMesen/Mesen2/workflows/build/master/Mesen%20%28macOS%20-%20macos-14%20-%20clang_aot%29.zip) (requires **SDL2**)
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#### <ins>.NET builds</ins> ####
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These builds require **.NET 8** to be installed (except the Windows 7 build which requires .NET 6).
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For Linux and macOS, **SDL2** must also be installed.
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* [Windows 7 / 8 (.NET 6)](https://nightly.link/SourMesen/Mesen2/workflows/build/master/Mesen%20%28Windows%20-%20net6.0%29.zip)
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* [Linux x64 - AppImage](https://nightly.link/SourMesen/Mesen2/workflows/build/master/Mesen%20(Linux%20x64%20-%20AppImage).zip)
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* [Linux ARM64](https://nightly.link/SourMesen/Mesen2/workflows/build/master/Mesen%20%28Linux%20-%20ubuntu-22.04-arm%20-%20clang%29.zip)
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* [Linux ARM64 - AppImage](https://nightly.link/SourMesen/Mesen2/workflows/build/master/Mesen%20(Linux%20ARM64%20-%20AppImage).zip)
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#### <ins>Notes</ins> ####
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Other builds are also available in the [Actions](https://github.com/SourMesen/Mesen2/actions) tab.
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**SteamOS**: See [SteamOS.md](SteamOS.md)
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## Compiling
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See [COMPILING.md](COMPILING.md)
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## License
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Mesen is available under the GPL V3 license. Full text here: <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.en.html>
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Copyright (C) 2014-2025 Sour
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This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
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it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
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the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
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(at your option) any later version.
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This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
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GNU General Public License for more details.
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You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
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along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
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