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A fast usermode x86 and x86-64 emulator for Arm64 Linux

18 mentions on Hacker News by 18 people: 5 stories, 13 comments · first 2020-11-12 · latest 2026-09-06

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  1. ya but that one is usable on linux, here is a real world project taking advantage of it: https://github.com/FEX-Emu/FEX/pull/2665 you can find more apple-specific stuff by digging around in these docs:…
    comment by throawayonthe · 2026-09-06 · in Asahi Linux on M3
  2. …PRs [3]). Going forward, I feel like this sort of scenario is going to be way more common. [1] https://github.com/FEX-Emu/FEX/issues/5512 [2] https://github.com/darktable-org/darktable/pull/21069 [3] https://github.com/FEX-Emu/FEX/commit/8c…
    comment by dllu · 2026-06-12 · in I Am Not a Reverse Centaur
  3. …exactly what was the reason for them to do it there. They also use emulation backing this project: https://github.com/FEX-Emu/FEX
    comment by shmerl · 2026-03-06 · in Never Bet Against x86
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    FEX: A fast usermode x86 and x86-64 emulator for ARM64 Linux
    story by doener · 2025-11-21 · 3 comments
  5. This is all I know: https://github.com/FEX-Emu/FEX
    comment by opyate · 2025-11-13 · in Valve is about to win the console generation
  6. …to the VRUpload article linked it has "shockingly little performance impact". This could be fun. https://github.com/FEX-Emu/FEX
    comment by jagermo · 2025-11-13 · in Steam Frame
  7. …embeds. The full title from the page wouldn't fit. I think this is the FEX they're talking about? https://github.com/FEX-Emu/FEX https://www.phoronix.com/news/FEX-2511-Released I had no idea this tech was at a stage where you can game on…
    comment by Intralexical · 2025-11-12 · in Valve is helping Arm get a foothold in PC gaming with its latest work
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    FEX: Emulate x86 Programs on ARM64
    story by doruk101 · 2025-11-12 · 0 comments
  9. …experimenting with things like Winlator [1] but having well supported way could be awesome. [0] https://github.com/FEX-Emu/FEX [1] https://github.com/brunodev85/winlator
    comment by tym0 · 2025-11-12 · in Steam Frame
  10. …and sponsor their development. [0] https://steamdb.info/app/3043620/history/?changeid=25321568 [1] https://github.com/FEX-Emu/FEX
    comment by ga2mer · 2024-09-23 · in Valve is testing ARM64 support for popular games
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    FEX: Fast x86 emulation front end
    story by ingve · 2024-06-05 · 0 comments
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    FEX-Emu/FEX: A fast usermode x86 and x86-64 emulator for ARM64 Linux
    story by tambourine_man · 2024-05-30 · 0 comments
  13. It's explained in the video, it uses https://github.com/FEX-Emu/FEX
    comment by boudin · 2023-03-31 · in Asahi Linux M1 GPU drivers can now run Windows games via Steam Proton
  14. FEX is the open source equivalent: https://github.com/FEX-Emu/FEX
    comment by lathiat · 2022-06-08 · in Quick Look at Rosetta on Linux
  15. Valve is funding a separate effort for an x86-on-ARM emulator: https://github.com/FEX-Emu/FEX
    comment by Jasper_ · 2021-12-22 · in Linux Has Grown into a Viable PC Gaming Platform and the Steam Stats Prove It
  16. FEX-Emu is a similar program. Not sure which one is better. https://github.com/FEX-Emu/FEX
    comment by 58028641 · 2021-11-20 · in Box64 lets you run x86_64 programs on non-x86_64 systems
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    FEX-Emu – a x86 and x86-64 linux usermode emulator
    story by colbydray · 2021-02-17 · 1 comment
  18. …slower, it's not even in the same class of solution. FEX is an experimental open-source solution at https://github.com/FEX-Emu/FEX , but it's still in heavy development.
    comment by my123 · 2020-11-12 · in Booting a macOS Apple Silicon Kernel in QEMU