Software · Consoles, homebrew & emulation

Basilisk II

A 68k Macintosh emulator.

Completely free
Windows, macOS and Linux
Open source

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Technical details

Pricing: Completely freeconfirmed by Flathub
License: GPL-2.0+ — Open source (copyleft)confirmed by Flathub
Open source: Yes
Commercial use: Yesconfirmed by Flathub, Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms)
Account required: not documented
Credit card required: Noconfirmed by Flathub
Watermark: Not applicable
Ads: not documented
Platforms: Windows, macOS and LinuxEstablished by Linux: Flathub, Unspecified source · macOS: Unspecified source · Windows: Unspecified source
Publisher: Callum Lerwick
Latest version: 2.8.6 (6 August 2022)
Latest activity: 26 September 2026
Source code: github.com/SegHaxx/macemu-flatpak

At a glance

Basilisk II is completely free: it is open source software, and every feature is available without paying or subscribing.

Its licence (GPL-2.0+) is a copyleft open source licence: you may use, study, modify and redistribute it, including commercially; modified versions must keep the same licence.

Strengths

Open source code
Commercial use allowed

About

Basilisk II is an Open Source 68k Macintosh emulator. That is, it enables you to run 68k Mac OS software on you computer. However, you still need a copy of Mac OS 7.x-8.1 and a Macintosh ROM image to use Basilisk II.

Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

Sources and checks

Facts collected from Flathub (credit card, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) — 10 November 2026
Facts collected from Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms) (commercial use) — 10 November 2026
Facts collected from Unspecified source (platforms) — 9 November 2026
Last technical check: 8 November 2026
Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

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