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Mesen: latest version
Mesen plays NES, SNES, Game Boy, PC Engine, SMS. This page reads its releases from the project’s own GitHub every few hours.
The latest stable version of Mesen is 2.1.1, released on 6 July 2025 (493 days ago).Checked on 11 November 2026 against Mesen's own GitHub releases.
Recent Mesen releases
| Version | Type | Published |
|---|---|---|
| 2.1.1 | Stable | 6 July 2025 |
| 2.1.0 | Release | 17 May 2025 |
| 2.0.0-preview1 | Development build | 26 January 2023 |
“Stable” is the release GitHub itself lists as the project’s latest. A development build is a rolling or nightly build that carries no version number of its own. Dates are the ones GitHub reports for each release. Full history: github.com/SourMesen/Mesen2/releases.
Questions people ask
What is the latest version of Mesen?
The latest stable version of Mesen is 2.1.1, released on 6 July 2025 (493 days ago). Checked on 11 November 2026 against Mesen's own GitHub releases.
When was Mesen last updated?
Mesen last published a build on 6 July 2025, 493 days ago. The release before 2.1.1 was 2.1.0, on 17 May 2025, 50 days earlier.
Is Mesen still being developed?
Its most recent build on GitHub is from 6 July 2025, 493 days ago. A long gap between releases does not by itself mean work has stopped: some projects go a year or more between versions.
Where do I download Mesen?
From the project's own releases page, github.com/SourMesen/Mesen2/releases. Bezel does not host emulator downloads.
What does Mesen play?
Mesen: NES, SNES, Game Boy, PC Engine, SMS.
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