Snes9x

Snes9x is ranked #15 of 37 in emulator software on The Geeks Club. It runs on Android, Linux, macOS, Windows. There is a free plan.

Snes9x plans and pricing

Freeware Free Portable SNES emulator · plays most SNES and Super Famicom games snes9x.com · 29 Sept 2026

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Snes9x

Purpose: Snes9x is a portable emulator for playing most games designed for the Super Nintendo and Super Famicom systems.
Freeware: The project describes Snes9x as freeware.
Desktop ports: The project lists Windows, Linux GTK, Linux X11, FreeBSD X11, and macOS nightly builds.
Additional builds: The libretro core build list includes Android, Emscripten, Wii, Switch, GameCube, and PSP, as well as Linux and macOS variants.
Game saves: Snes9x supports saving the game state to freeze files and saving game data in SRAM files.
Cheats: The Windows documentation describes support for Game Genie and Pro-Action Replay cheat formats and a cheat search feature.
Movie recording: The Windows documentation says users can record gameplay actions for later playback.
Netplay limit: The documentation describes netplay for up to five players and notes that it has not been maintained or tested in a long time and might be broken.
Emulation limits: The Unix documentation says exact sub-cycle timing for communications among major system components is not emulated, and some games requiring strict timing may not run.
ROM requirement: The Unix documentation says users need SNES ROM images to run games.
Privacy data: The website privacy policy says it may collect email address and usage data, including IP address, browser details, visited pages, and visit times.
Security statement: The privacy policy says Snes9x strives to use commercially acceptable means to protect personal data but cannot guarantee absolute security.
Project origins: The Windows documentation says the original project was founded by Gary Henderson and Jerremy Koot.
Price from: Free

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Where it ranks on The Geeks Club

Best Emulator Software in 2026#15 of 37
Best Game Console Emulators in 2026#12 of 35
Best SNES Emulators in 2026#7 of 31

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Sources

snes9x.com· checked 29 Sept 2026
github.com/snes9xgit/snes9x/blob/master/win32/docs· checked 29 Sept 2026
github.com/snes9xgit/snes9x· checked 29 Sept 2026
github.com/snes9xgit/snes9x/blob/master/unix/docs/· checked 29 Sept 2026
snes9x.com/privacy.htm· checked 29 Sept 2026