EmulatorWorld

Nintendo 64 /

Mupen64Plus Active

A cross-platform, plugin-based N64 emulator whose core is used by many frontends, including Rosalie's Mupen GUI, RetroArch and BizHawk. Its own interface is a command-line program.

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Screenshot of Mupen64Plus
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Facts

Runs on
Windows, macOS, Linux
Install from
Homebrew
Works with
RetroArch (mupen64plus_next), Lakka
License
Open source (GPL-2.0-or-later)
Mobile
None (no official phone or tablet version)
Opens
.z64 .n64 .v64
Written in
C
Authors
The Mupen64Plus team
Last checked
Oct 2026

Features

  • HasSave states
  • Not listed:Rewind
  • HasFast-forward
  • Not listed:Run-ahead
  • Not listed:Online multiplayer
  • Not listed:CRT 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.