EmulatorWorld

Super Nintendo Entertainment System /

bsnes Active

A SNES emulator originally by Near, built on the cycle-accurate cores that set the bar for SNES accuracy and now maintained by the community. Adds run-ahead, rewind, HD Mode 7 and Super Game Boy emulation via SameBoy.

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Screenshot of bsnes
bsnes project · GPL-3.0-or-later (project repository) · source

Facts

Runs on
Windows, macOS, Linux, BSD
Works with
RetroArch (bsnes), Lakka
License
Open source (GPL-3.0-or-later)
Accuracy
Cycle-exact
Mobile
None (no official phone or tablet version)
Opens
.sfc .smc .bs
Written in
C++
Authors
Near, bsnes contributors
Last checked
Oct 2026

Features

  • HasSave states
  • HasRewind
  • HasFast-forward
  • HasRun-ahead
  • Not listed:Online multiplayer
  • HasCRT shaders
  • Not listed:A/V recording
  • HasCheats
  • Not listed:Achievements
  • Not listed:Themes

Input

  • HasGamepad
  • Not listed:Touch controls
  • Not listed:Light gun
  • Not listed:Mouse
  • Not listed:Positional key mapping
  • Not listed:Symbolic key mapping
  • Not listed:On-screen keyboard
  • Not listed:Native keyboard

Features not listed may still exist. Edit this entry if something is missing or wrong.