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EduMIPS64 is an open-source educational tool created by the EduMIPS64 Development Team that provides a visual MIPS64 Instruction Set Architecture (ISA) simulator paired with an integrated graphical debugger; now in its fourth public iteration, the current stable release is version 1.3.0. Designed primarily for computer-architecture courses and self-directed hardware–software studies, the program lets learners assemble, step through, and inspect MIPS64 assembly programs without requiring physical 64-bit MIPS hardware. Its animated pipeline diagram illustrates instruction fetch, decode, execute, memory and write-back stages in real time, while register, memory and statistics windows expose data hazards, forwarding logic and cache behavior, making abstract micro-architectural concepts immediately observable. Teachers use it to demonstrate delayed branches, loop unrolling, superscalar effects and the consequences of different compiler optimizations; students use it to debug coursework, validate algorithmic correctness and measure theoretical speed-ups before moving to FPGA or real silicon. Because it is released under the GPL license, the simulator also serves researchers who need a transparent, modifiable reference model for experimenting with ISA extensions or pipeline micro-policies. The four released versions trace a steady evolution of accuracy, performance and user-interface polish, ensuring compatibility with recent Java runtimes across Windows, macOS and Linux. EduMIPS64 is available for free on get.nero.com, where downloads are supplied through trusted Windows package sources such as winget, always delivering the latest build and supporting batch installation alongside other educational or development applications.
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