Virtual ][, the best Apple II emulator for macOS

You can download and try an evaluation version for free. If you like the program, you can buy a license and fully enjoy the nostalgic fun of the old Apple II computer.

Key features

Virtual ][ requires a Mac with macOS 12.0 ("Monterey") or better. It runs natively on both the Apple silicon Mac and Intel Mac.

The program emulates several machines: Apple ][, ][+, //e, and //c
Supports USB or Bluetooth game pad / joystick, so you can play the old games. When you need a break, or are a critical junction, just save a snapshot of the virtual machine. You can continue from that point later on.
Full support for popular disk image formats, such as dsk, 2mg, and woz.
Printer emulation of the Epson FX-80 and Imagewriter II; the output is saved as a pdf file
Full-screen mode
Nostalgic sound effects
Automatically indexes your disk images, allowing you to search for Apple II files using Spotlight
Run the emulation at different speeds
Configure your own virtual machine using emulated peripheral cards and devices, such as a mouse, hard disk, serial port, Mockingboard sound card, Z80 card for running CP/M, and even cassette tape
Debug Apple II programs
If you have original diskettes and a working Apple II, Virtual ][ can help you convert the diskettes to the Mac via a serial interface cable.

More information on the Virtual ][ help page.

Example screenshots

Play the old games with a USB or Bluetooth game pad / joystick

Game screenshot

Matrix printer emulation - the output can be saved as a PDF file

Print preview window

Spotlight search for an Apple ][ file

Find Apple II File

Save and restore virtual machine snapshots

The Finder icons of the saved files show a miniature copy of the Apple II screen

Saved machine icons

What's new in version 13.1.1

Solved an issue, introduced in version 13.1, that caused some Apple II programs to fail.

What's new in version 13.1

The Inspector window now offers a choice of two layouts, with different font sizes.
Added a "find previous" button to the memory section of the Inspector.
A Mac folder, mounted as a ProDOS disk, now supports sparse ProDOS files.
A newly created initialized diskette now gets the correct file creation date.
Fixed an issue that could crash Virtual ][ when the virtual machine directly accessed the I/O addresses of the SCSI card (which should only be used with the SmartPort and ProDos block interfaces).
The example Applescript "Mockingboard demo" failed on some machines; this has been fixed.
Solved a few macOS 26 compatibility issues.

Download the latest version

The versions listed below are still available, but are no longer supported:

Version 11.4, runs on macOS 10.13 up to 11.0

Version 9.3.1, a 64-bit version for macOS 10.11 and 10.12

Version 7.6, a 32-bit version for macOS 10.11 up to 10.14

Version 7.5.4 for Mac OS X 10.7 up to 10.10