cebix/macemu
Basilisk II and SheepShaver Macintosh emulators observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases no_license
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: 5189
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 604
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1619 stars · 370 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Basilisk II and SheepShaver are open-source emulators that run classic Macintosh operating systems on modern hosts. Basilisk II emulates 68k Macs running MacOS 0.x through 8.1, while SheepShaver runs PowerPC MacOS 7.5.2 through 9.0.4.
Use cases
- run classic Mac OS software on Linux
- emulate a 68k Macintosh on Windows
- play old Mac games on macOS
- run PowerPC Mac apps on an Intel or Apple silicon Mac
- preserve and test legacy Macintosh software
- set up a retro Mac environment with a ROM image
When to choose
- you need to run classic MacOS 0.x-9.0.4 applications on a modern OS
- you want an open-source, cross-platform Mac emulator
- you have (or can obtain) a Macintosh ROM image and MacOS copy
When to avoid
- you need to emulate Mac OS X or newer macOS versions
- you want a turnkey solution without sourcing ROM images and OS installs yourself
- you need actively developed features - consider the kanjitalk755 fork instead
Facets
application · maturity maintenance
simulation gui developer-tools operating-systems cross-platform desktop-applications gaming-tools windows cross-platform cpp emulator macintosh 68k powerpc retro-computing basilisk-ii sheepshaver linux macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/cebix/macemu · fetched 2026-08-28 · ec582aab6b88
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| cebix/macemu | main | 32 |
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