What does openMSX do?

Accurately emulating classic MSX, MSX2, and related home computer and console hardware. It is catalogued under Entertainment & Media on PulseGate.

Who should use openMSX?

openMSX is an open-source project built for retro computing enthusiasts.

Yes — openMSX is free to use.

Is openMSX still maintained?

Unverified. openMSX has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What are alternatives to openMSX?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include VIP8888 Play - Sòng Bạc ONLINE, wGlow, and TEMPERATURA FM WEB.

openMSX is developed by openMSX team.

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openMSX

Name: openMSX
Author: openMSX team

FlathubEntertainment & Media

openMSX is an emulator for the MSX home computer system and its variants (MSX2, MSX2+, Turbo R) as well as related systems like ColecoVision and Sega SG-1000. It aims for high accuracy and supports many peripherals. Users must provide their own BIOS ROMs for full functionality.

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Overview

3 features

openMSX sits in PulseGate's Entertainment & Media category. Accurately emulating classic MSX, MSX2, and related home computer and console hardware. It is built as an open-source project for retro computing enthusiasts. openMSX costs nothing to use. It ships for Linux.

It is developed by openMSX team. Among its 3 catalogued features are MSX Emulation, Peripheral Support, and ColecoVision Emulation.

MSX Emulation
Peripheral Support
ColecoVision Emulation

Built with & integrations

Runs on

Linux

Trust & compliance

Verified signals

HTTPSFree tier

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed3 Aug · 19:10 UTC
openMSX verified against its public source
Source: PulseGate · Open

Frequently asked questions about openMSX

What does openMSX do?: Accurately emulating classic MSX, MSX2, and related home computer and console hardware. It is catalogued under Entertainment & Media on PulseGate.
Who should use openMSX?: openMSX is an open-source project built for retro computing enthusiasts.
Is openMSX free?: Yes — openMSX is free to use.
What platforms does openMSX run on?: openMSX runs on Linux.
Is openMSX still maintained?: Unverified. openMSX has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What are alternatives to openMSX?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include VIP8888 Play - Sòng Bạc ONLINE, wGlow, and TEMPERATURA FM WEB.VIP8888 Play - Sòng Bạc ONLINE wGlow TEMPERATURA FM WEB
Who makes openMSX?: openMSX is developed by openMSX team.

At a glance

Platforms: Desktop
Languages: English
First seen: 3 Aug 2026
Built for: retro computing enthusiasts
Model: Open source
Solves: Accurately emulating classic MSX, MSX2, and related home computer and console hardware.

Registered as

Flathub: org.openmsx.openMSX

Developer

openMSX team

Live coverage

Identity confidence: Medium · 70
Indexed: 3 Aug 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Aug 2026
Last seen: 3 Aug 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: openmsx-flathub-org
Lifecycle state recorded: 3 Aug 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 3 Aug 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Taken from the project's own store listing.
Languages from: Detected by a language model from page content.
Last updated: 3 Aug 2026
Canonical URL: https://flathub.org/apps/org.openmsx.openMSX

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