touchHLE

{{Short description|Emulator for iOS applications}}

{{Lowercase title}}{{Infobox software

| title = touchHLE

| screenshot = TouchHLE.png

| caption = Screenshot of touchHLE app picker with a handful of supported games.

| author = hikari_no_yume

| developer = hikari_no_yume and 12 others

| latest release version = 0.2.2{{cite web|url=https://github.com/touchHLE/touchHLE/releases/tag/v0.2.2 |title=Release v0.2.2: (Not) An April Fool's Joke Latest · touchHLE/touchHLE |website=GitHub |date=2024-04-01 |access-date=2025-02-28}}

| repo = https://github.com/touchHLE/touchHLE

| operating system = Android, macOS, Microsoft Windows

| license = Mozilla Public License 2.0

| website = https://touchhle.org/

}}

touchHLE is a high-level emulator for iPhone's iOS applications,{{cite web |title=touchHLE|url=https://touchhle.org/ |access-date=30 October 2023|language=en}} targeting early versions of the system, running them on desktop PCs and Android.{{cite web |url=https://ioshacker.com/news/touchhle-emulator-lets-you-play-old-iphone-games-mac-and-pc|title=TouchHLE Emulator Lets You Play Old iPhone Games On Mac And PC - iOS Hacker |date=11 March 2023 |access-date=30 October 2023|language=en}}{{cite web |url=https://hackaday.com/2023/07/24/doom-on-iphone-os-on-android/ |title=DOOM On IPhone OS, On Android - Hackaday |date=25 July 2023 |access-date=30 October 2023|language=en}} Currently it supports a handful of games.{{cite web |title=touchHLE app compatibility database|url=https://appdb.touchhle.org/ |access-date=30 October 2023|language=en}} The project is open source{{cite web |url=https://github.com/hikari-no-yume/touchHLE|title=GitHub: hikari-no-yume/touchHLE: High-level emulator for iPhone OS apps.|website=GitHub |access-date=30 October 2023|language=en}} and created by a developer on the nickname hikari_no_yume.{{cite web |url=https://hikari.noyu.me/|title=光の夢〜hikari's dream〜dream of light|access-date=30 October 2023|language=en}}

touchHLE had its first release in February 2023{{cite web |url=https://github.com/hikari-no-yume/touchHLE/releases/tag/v0.1.0|title=Release v0.1.0: First release! · hikari-no-yume/touchHLE|website=GitHub |access-date=30 October 2023|language=en}} supporting the game Super Monkey Ball, an iPhone app store launch title from 2008{{cite web |url=https://www.macworld.com/article/191454/supermonkeyball.html |title=Review: Super Monkey Ball for iPhone - Macworld|access-date=30 October 2023|language=en}} which was considered lost media because it didn't run on supported platforms.{{cite web |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/the-forgotten-super-monkey-ball-game-that-launched-the-iphone-app-store-has-been-preserved-with-a-new-emulator/|title=The forgotten Super Monkey Ball game that launched the iPhone app store has been preserved with a new emulator - GamesRadar+|date=10 February 2023 |access-date=30 October 2023|language=en}} Latest release supports other lost media games such as Doom II RPG.{{cite web |url=https://appdb.touchhle.org/apps/57|title=Doom II RPG - Apps - touchHLE app compatibility database|website=www.touchhle.org |access-date=2023-11-01|language=en}}