Multi-system emulator (NES, SNES, GB, GBA, PCE, SMS/GG, WS) for Windows, Linux and macOS
Multi-system emulator (NES, SNES, GB, GBA, PCE, SMS/GG, WS) for Windows, Linux and macOS
This repository is an archive of Mesen as it was around version 2.1.1 in mid-2025.
For the latest version of Mesen, see here: https://github.com/nesdev-org/MesenCE
Mesen is a multi-system emulator (NES, SNES, Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, PC Engine, SMS/Game Gear, WonderSwan) for Windows, Linux and macOS.
The latest stable version is available from the releases on GitHub.
These builds don't require .NET to be installed.
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.
Other builds are also available in the Actions tab.
SteamOS: See SteamOS.md
See COMPILING.md
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/.
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