copy/v86
x86 PC emulator and x86-to-wasm JIT, running in the browser
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Where it stands
Rank, growth pace and release cadence relative to everything GStars tracks.
1 release in the last 90 days, the latest 7 days ago, with 114 contributors on GitHub.
The biggest single-day gain in the last year, +63 stars on May 1, coincided with release latest.
Use Cases & Benefits
- Emulates an x86-compatible PC with hardware and CPU translated to WebAssembly for browser execution.
- Delivers near-native performance of x86 systems in browsers without plugins using JIT compilation to WebAssembly.
- Use for running legacy x86 operating systems like Windows 95 or FreeDOS directly in a web browser for testing or demonstration.
- Use for developing and debugging hobby or custom operating systems in a fully virtualized x86 environment accessible via web.
- Use for embedding a lightweight x86 virtual machine in web applications to provide interactive OS experiences or software demos.
Should you depend on it?
License terms, project hygiene and risks, from GitHub metadata and GStars' snapshots.
License
BSD 2-Clause
Permissive: commercial use, modification and redistribution are allowed with attribution.
Community files
- README: present
Watch-outs
No watch-outs from GStars' checks.
General guidance from repository metadata, not legal advice. How we score
From the README
or #v86 on irc.libera.chat
Daily snapshots
Stars gained per day, and how forks and open issues moved, from GStars' daily snapshots
+264 stars over 80 days across 8 snapshot days; best day +5 on Sep 26.
Forks
1.9K+68
Open issues
122+0
Compared with peers in Web
Fastest-growing repositories GStars tracks in this cohort for the week of Nov 8, by 7-day star growth
| Repository | Stars | +7d | Health | Last release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pingdotgg/t3code | 55.7K | +12.2K | 75 | today |
| pbakaus/impeccable | 107.6K | +6.1K | 75 | 1 day ago |
| meta/astryx | 22.8K | +4.8K | 75 | today |
| Renhuai123/ziwei-doushu | 17.5K | +3.7K | 75 | 26 days ago |
| ranxianglei/billion-context | 6.3K | +2.4K | 75 | 3 days ago |
| copy/v86 | 23.7K | — | 55 | 7 days ago |
| Category median | 22.8K | +4.8K | 75 | — |
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