# Testing the waters: a browser-based Vassal emulator (mainly for iOS)?

**URL:** <https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/testing-the-waters-a-browser-based-vassal-emulator-mainly-for-ios/90289>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [July 9, 2026, 9:15am UTC](https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/testing-the-waters-a-browser-based-vassal-emulator-mainly-for-ios/90289 "2026-07-09T09:15:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![cholmcc](https://forum.vassalengine.org/user_avatar/forum.vassalengine.org/cholmcc/32/8319_2.png) [@cholmcc](https://forum.vassalengine.org/u/cholmcc)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2026, 8:25am UTC](https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/testing-the-waters-a-browser-based-vassal-emulator-mainly-for-ios/90289/21 "2026-09-04T08:25:55Z")

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> [@Benkyo](#):
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> So, has anyone got this to work with any other modules on an Android device?

See [How to Run VASSAL on Android (X11)](https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/how-to-run-vassal-on-android-x11/84398). This will run _real_ Vassal on your Android device. Apple - in its inifinite wisdom 🙃 - does not allow for the same thing, so it isn’t possible to do on iOS.

Yours,  
_Christian_

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**Author:** ![Benkyo](https://forum.vassalengine.org/user_avatar/forum.vassalengine.org/benkyo/32/3289_2.png) [@Benkyo](https://forum.vassalengine.org/u/Benkyo)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2026, 8:55am UTC](https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/testing-the-waters-a-browser-based-vassal-emulator-mainly-for-ios/90289/22 "2026-09-04T08:55:21Z")

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While that is a great option to have, it doesn’t look like something optimized for a touchscreen interface?

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**Author:** ![cholmcc](https://forum.vassalengine.org/user_avatar/forum.vassalengine.org/cholmcc/32/8319_2.png) [@cholmcc](https://forum.vassalengine.org/u/cholmcc)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2026, 2:03pm UTC](https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/testing-the-waters-a-browser-based-vassal-emulator-mainly-for-ios/90289/23 "2026-09-04T14:03:10Z")

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> [@Benkyo](#):
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> … doesn’t look like something optimized for a touchscreen interface?

It isn’t _optimised_ for touchscreen, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t _work_ with a touchscreen. I actually works quite well, _and_ you know that the Vassal part _actually_ work (as opposed to the A"I" written code that has no such guaranty).

Yours,  
_Christian_

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**Author:** ![rafaelpsmed](https://forum.vassalengine.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/7bcc69/32.png) [@rafaelpsmed](https://forum.vassalengine.org/u/rafaelpsmed)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2026, 8:58pm UTC](https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/testing-the-waters-a-browser-based-vassal-emulator-mainly-for-ios/90289/24 "2026-09-14T20:58:49Z")

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I would love a solution like this. If it was completely online will be awesome 😎 👍. Keep the good work

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