# snes9xgit/snes9x

Snes9x - Portable Super Nintendo Entertainment System (TM) emulator

Repository: https://github.com/snes9xgit/snes9x
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/snes9x
Homepage: http://www.snes9x.com
Language: C++
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-08-17T18:29:56+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 67/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5821, "days_push": 16, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3306, forks 567 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:55.859896+00:00)

## What it is
Snes9x is a portable, freeware Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) emulator written in C++ that lets users play most SNES and Super Famicom games on PCs and workstations. It provides native GUI ports for Windows, Linux, macOS, and FreeBSD, plus a libretro core that brings SNES emulation to RetroArch and many other platforms including Android, web (Emscripten), and handheld/console targets.

## Use cases
- play super nintendo games on my pc
- snes emulator for windows or mac
- run snes roms on linux
- emulate super famicom games including japanese-only releases
- libretro snes core for retroarch
- retro console emulator for snes and super famicom
- play snes games on android or in the browser

## When to choose
- You want a long-established, portable SNES emulator with native desktop ports and regular nightly builds
- You need a libretro core to add SNES emulation to RetroArch or another libretro frontend
- You want broad game compatibility, including titles only released in Japan for the Super Famicom

## When to avoid
- You need to emulate consoles other than the SNES/Super Famicom, such as NES, N64, or Game Boy
- You are looking for legal sources of game ROMs rather than emulation software itself
- You need a multi-system emulator frontend rather than a dedicated single-console emulator

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: stable
- function: game, simulation, graphics
- domain: gaming-tools, entertainment
- platform: windows, bsd, wasm, cross-platform
- tags: emulator, snes, super-nintendo, console-emulation, retro-gaming, libretro-core, game-emulator, linux, macos, android

## Member repositories
- snes9xgit/snes9x (main) score 67

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:55.859896+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:42:38.596495+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/snes9xgit/snes9x (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:55.859896+00:00, sha ddb68558757d)
  - homepage: http://www.snes9x.com (fetched 2026-08-29T09:35:12.970487+00:00, sha 387570383300)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.