Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Writing an Emulator in Go launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   My x86 emulator written in JavaScript▲765

   Run KolibriOS, Linux or Windows 98 in your browser

   2013 · copy.sh · its alternatives →

2. 2
   A Golang CP/M emulator▲107

   Z80-based CP/M emulator, in golang. Happily runs Zork, Microsoft BASIC, Turbo Pascal, Wordstar, etc. - skx/cpmulator

   2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

3. 3WG
   Write Go code in JavaScript files▲158

   I built a Vite plugin that lets you write Go code directly in .js files using a "use golang" directive. It compiles to WebAssembly automatically.

   Oct 2025 · npmjs.com · its alternatives →

4. 4CP
   Cross-Platform Apple IIe Emulator Written in Go▲103

   2017 · octalyzer.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Gondola▲69

   The web framework for Go programming language

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6HA
   HTML5 and Canvas demo written in Go▲8

   2016 · tidwall.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Black Screen▲215

   A terminal emulator with autocompletion based on Electron

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   I made my first NES emulator, written in Go▲6

   NES emulator, written in Go. Contribute to scottferg/Fergulator development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2012 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9GP
   Go playground powered by WASM that runs in the browser▲140

   2021 · go-playground-wasm.vercel.app · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Nintendo Switch Emulator for Android (Experimental)▲8

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

11. 11RG
    Run Go code directly from Python▲8

    2015 · blog.filippo.io · its alternatives →

12. 12TL
    Tengo lang – A fast script language for Go▲6

    2019 · tengolang.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    The Go Programming Language▲60

    The authoritative resource for learning Go

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

14. 14WP
    Write Python modules in Go with 1.5 new buildmode▲5

    2015 · blog.filippo.io · its alternatives →

15. 15
    I wrote an OSS message queue for your embedded devices in Go▲9

    2014 · stavros.io · its alternatives →

16. 16OS
    Open-source Android game written in Go▲12

    Hi HN! So this all started out as an experiment. I wanted to test the Golang gomobile library to build a small app on Android in Go. And it turned out to be a game, and harder than I thought... After a lot of work and many gotchas (and a lot of moments where I was about to give up and started to squint on Unity) I finally manage to create a working game for Android with Go. The game is quite simple and if it wasn't for being written in OpenGL/OpenAL from scratch it would be quite simple to make it in Unity or any other game engine for that matter. Another goal of my project was actually…

    2022 · its alternatives →

17. 17GA
    Gondola, a Django like web framework in Go▲7

    2014 · gondolaweb.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    A browser-based Gameboy emulator written in TypeScript▲7

    Browser-based Gameboy emulator in Typescript and WebGL - nauful/gb-ts

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    BlastEm – A highly accurate and moderately fast Genesis/MD emulator▲6

    2017 · retrodev.com · its alternatives →

20. 20GV
    Gopkg, vanity package hosting for Go▲6

    2021 · gopkg.co · its alternatives →

21. 21
    NES emulator with network multiplayer written in Go▲6

    NES/Famicom emulator with P2P network multiplayer and WASM support - maxpoletaev/dendy

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22GB
    Game Boy on the Beam – A DMG Emulator in Pure Elixir▲6

    Jul 2026 · gb-dmg.live · its alternatives →

23. 23
    A NES Emulator Written in Emacs Lisp▲10

    A NES Emulator written in Emacs Lisp. Contribute to gongo/emacs-nes development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    A Pokemon GO Server Emulator▲11

    Pokemon GO server emulator. Contribute to maierfelix/POGOserver development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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