# FEX-Emu/FEX

> A usermode x86 and x86-64 emulator for ARM64 Linux. Runs 32-bit and 64-bit x86 applications on ARM devices, including Windows games via Wine/Proton.

- Magnitude: 1.6 out of 10 — Steady
- Stars: 8,175 total · +0 stars on 2026-09-28 (UTC), ≈ 4 by evening
- Star trust: star growth looks organic
- Category: DevOps & infrastructure · Language: C++ · License: MIT · Created: 2020-03-06 · Last push: 2026-09-26
- GitHub: https://github.com/FEX-Emu/FEX · Homepage: https://fex-emu.com · Page: https://gitnova.dev/en/r/FEX-Emu/FEX

## Useful for

- Run an x86 application on ARM64 Linux without rebuilding
- Play Windows games via Wine/Proton on an ARM device
- Tune per-app emulation settings for a game via FEXConfig

## Why it’s here

- 0 stars so far today, about 4 expected by the end of the day.
- Hacker News: “The Scourge of x86 Emulation” — 295 points, 10 days ago.

## Star trust

Star growth looks organic.

Star-trust labels are heuristics based on the repository’s behavior, not a check of every stargazer.

## Numbers

- Forks: 364
- Issues and pull requests: 5,958
- Watchers: 62
- Average over the last week: 10 per day
- Usual pace: 13 per day
- Latest release: FEX-2609 (2026-09-08)

## Stars per day, last 30 days (oldest → newest, today is partial)

2026-10-04 … 2026-11-02: None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None

## Magnitude by day, last 12 days

09-17 2.0, 09-18 3.5, 09-19 3.9, 09-20 3.0, 09-21 3.1, 09-22 2.6, 09-23 2.2, 09-24 2.2, 09-25 2.0, 09-26 1.4, 09-27 1.4, 09-28 1.7

## Hacker News

- The Scourge of x86 Emulation — 295 points, 100 comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49750094

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Data as of 2026-09-28 10:29 UTC, updated every 30 minutes.