Visualboyadvance M
Visualboyadvance M is a free, open-source gaming app for Windows, macOS and Linux. The continuing development of the legendary VBA gameboy advance emulator. It has 3,942 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-2.0 license. Its source code is on GitHub at visualboyadvance-m/visualboyadvance-m.
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About Visualboyadvance M
The continuing development of the legendary VBA gameboy advance emulator. Windows and Mac builds are in the releases tab. Nightly builds for Windows, macOS, Libretro and Android are at
Install Visualboyadvance M
Package names found in the project's README. Each links to its package page so you can check the publisher first.
flatpak install flathub com.vba_m.visualboyadvance-msnap install visualboyadvance-mSimilar apps
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Is Visualboyadvance M free and open source?
Yes. Visualboyadvance M's source code is public on GitHub under the GPL-2.0 license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free, so you can use, copy and change it for free.
How do I install Visualboyadvance M?
Flathub: flatpak install flathub com.vba_m.visualboyadvance-m and Snap: snap install visualboyadvance-m. The commands are on this page. Installers are also on its GitHub Releases page (latest: v2.2.3).
Is Visualboyadvance M still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 27, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.