mGBA Git (January 21, 2026)

mGBA Git (2026/01/21) is a powerful emulator for Game Boy Advance games, designed for speed and accuracy. Key features include support for Game Boy/Game Boy Color, fast emulation on low-end devices, and local link cable functionality. It offers advanced features like real-time clock, solar sensor support for Boktai games, and customizable control mappings. Users can save states with screenshots, record video formats, and load files from ZIP and 7z. Cheat code support and game debugging tools are included, along with community translations. The latest changelog mentions a fix for the Qt NUMPAD shortcut. Download is available for x64.

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mGBA Git (2026/01/21) has been released. mGBA is a cutting-edge emulator designed to run Game Boy Advance titles. Its goal is to provide enhanced speed and accuracy compared to many current Game Boy Advance emulators, while also introducing features that are absent in other emulators.

Features:
* Highly precise Game Boy Advance hardware compatibility[1].
* Support for Game Boy/Game Boy Color hardware.
* Efficient emulation. Capable of running at full speed even on lower-end devices like netbooks.
* Both Qt and SDL ports for versatile front-end options.
* Local link cable support.
* Automatic save type detection, including flash memory size[2].
* Support for cartridges with motion sensors and rumble (utilizable with game controllers).
* Real-time clock functionality without the need for configuration.
* Solar sensor compatibility for Boktai titles.
* Game Boy Camera and Game Boy Printer integration.
* Built-in BIOS implementation, with option to load external BIOS files.
* Turbo/fast-forward function by holding Tab.
* Rewind feature by holding Backquote.
* Configurable frameskip up to 10.
* Screenshot capabilities.
* Support for cheat codes.
* 9 savestate slots, savestates viewable as screenshots.
* Recording options for video, GIF, WebP, and APNG.
* e-Reader compatibility.
* Customizable controls for both keyboards and gamepads.
* Loading capabilities for ZIP and 7z files.
* IPS, UPS, and BPS patch support.
* Game debugging through command-line and GDB remote support, compatible with IDA Pro.
* Configurable emulation rewinding.
* Loading and exporting support for GameShark and Action Replay snapshots.
* Cores are available for RetroArch/Libretro and OpenEmu.
* Community-driven translations available in several languages via Weblate.
* Numerous additional features included.