jart/blink
tiniest x86-64-linux emulator observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
48/100
- Activity 56
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 99
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 1399
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 266
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
7575 stars · 276 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Blink is a tiny x86-64 Linux user-mode emulator written in C that runs x86-64-linux binaries on other operating systems and architectures, as a lightweight alternative to qemu-x86_64. It also ships with a terminal UI debugger, blinkenlights, that visualizes program execution and supports reverse debugging.
Use cases
- run x86-64 linux binaries on mac or arm
- lightweight alternative to qemu-x86_64
- emulate linux elf binaries cross-platform
- visually debug assembly with a terminal ui
- reverse debug program execution
- run ephemeral programs like compilers faster than qemu
When to choose
- you need a small, fast user-mode x86-64 emulator on POSIX systems
- you want to run Linux binaries on macOS, BSD, or non-x86-64 hardware
- you want a visual TUI debugger with reverse execution
When to avoid
- you need full system emulation or non-x86-64 guest architectures
- you need Windows-native support outside Cygwin
- you require perfect fidelity for obscure x86-64 instructions or kernel features
Facets
application · maturity active
simulation developer-tools cli terminal-ui developer-tools operating-systems cross-platform bsd cli cross-platform x86-64-emulator user-mode-emulation qemu-alternative reverse-debugging virtual-machine command-line linux macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/jart/blink · fetched 2026-08-28 · 90a93adb64e2
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| jart/blink | main | 48 |
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