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 10.13 ("High Sierra") 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 printed output is saved as pdf
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 11.2

Created a configuration panel for the Apple //c machines.
The Apple //c now supports the no-slot clock.
The standard configuration of the Apple //c with 32KB ROM now has two diskette drives and one OmniDisk drive. A second OmniDisk drive can be configured.
On a virtual machine with just one floppy disk drive, a crash could occur when the disk stopped spinning. This has been fixed.
Corrected an error in handling the Language Card switches (memory addresses $D000-$FFFF). This improves general compatibility.
Improved the "simple text printer". It used to generate a unique file name on the Desktop; now you have the additional option to specify your own file path.
The previous release used the term "Apple //c Plus" for an Apple //c with a 32KB version 0 ROM. This was a misnomer, and has been corrected throughout the application.
Under rare circumstances the Inspector could affect the operation of the virtual machine, even if no breakpoints had been set. This has been solved.
Clarified some error messages.
Several minor performance improvements.