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== List of emulators ==
== List of emulators ==
A more complete list can be found at [http://www.worldofspectrum.org/emulators.html WoS]; many of the links here point to the WoS archive.
A more complete list can be found at [https://www.worldofspectrum.org/emulators.html WoS]; many of the links here point to the WoS archive.


=== Multiplatform ===
=== Multiplatform ===
<div id="Fuse"></div>'''[[Fuse]]''' (Free Unix Spectrum Emulator) by Philip Kendall.
<div id="Fuse"></div>'''[[Fuse]]''' (Free Unix Spectrum Emulator) by Philip Kendall.
* Despite the name, also runs on non-Unix systems including Windows and Mac OS X.
* Despite the name, also runs on non-Unix systems including Windows and Mac OS X.
* [http://fuse-emulator.sourceforge.net/ Fuse homepage].
* [https://fuse-emulator.sourceforge.net/ Fuse homepage].
* [https://sourceforge.net/projects/fuse-emulator/files/fuse/1.3.7/fuse-1.3.7-win32-setup.exe/download Fuse for Windows last version]
* [https://sourceforge.net/projects/fuse-emulator/files/fuse/1.3.7/fuse-1.3.7-win32-setup.exe/download Fuse for Windows last version]
* [https://fuse-for-macosx.sourceforge.io/ Fuse for macOS homepage], [https://sourceforge.net/projects/fuse-for-macosx/files/latest/download last version]
* [https://fuse-for-macosx.sourceforge.io/ Fuse for macOS homepage], [https://sourceforge.net/projects/fuse-for-macosx/files/latest/download last version]
* [https://sourceforge.net/p/fuse-emulator/fuse/ci/master/tree/ Fuse source code repository], [https://sourceforge.net/p/fuse-emulator/libspectrum/ci/master/tree/ libspectrum source code repository], [https://sourceforge.net/p/fuse-emulator/fuse-utils/ci/master/tree/ fuse-utils source code repository]; both Fuse and fuse-utils require libspectrum, but fuse-utils is optional.  Your vendor/distribution may have a packaged version; the [http://fuse-emulator.sourceforge.net/ Fuse home page] has links to some unofficial packages.
* [https://sourceforge.net/p/fuse-emulator/fuse/ci/master/tree/ Fuse source code repository], [https://sourceforge.net/p/fuse-emulator/libspectrum/ci/master/tree/ libspectrum source code repository], [https://sourceforge.net/p/fuse-emulator/fuse-utils/ci/master/tree/ fuse-utils source code repository]; both Fuse and fuse-utils require libspectrum, but fuse-utils is optional.  Your vendor/distribution may have a packaged version; the [https://fuse-emulator.sourceforge.net/ Fuse home page] has links to some unofficial packages.
* [[Wikipedia:Fuse (emulator)|Wikipedia article]].
* [[Wikipedia:Fuse (emulator)|Wikipedia article]].


'''[[JSpeccy]]''' by José Luis Sánchez.  Written in Java.
'''[[JSpeccy]]''' by José Luis Sánchez.  Written in Java.
* [http://jspeccy.speccy.org/ JSpeccy Homepage]
* [https://jspeccy.speccy.org/ JSpeccy Homepage]
* [http://jspeccy.speccy.org/JSpeccy.jar Last version]
* [https://jspeccy.speccy.org/JSpeccy.jar Last version]
* [https://github.com/jsanchezv/JSpeccy Source code repository]
* [https://github.com/jsanchezv/JSpeccy Source code repository]


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* Runs on anything from 95 onwards.
* Runs on anything from 95 onwards.
* No longer under active development.
* No longer under active development.
* [http://homepage.ntlworld.com/e.tinney/SpecEmu-3.1.b230913.zip Latest version]
* [http://homepage.ntlworld.com/e.tinney/SpecEmu-3.1.b230913.zip Latest version] *Dead link*


'''[[Zero]]''' by Arjun Nair. Freeware.
'''[[Zero]]''' by Arjun Nair. Freeware.
* Requires Windows XP and above.
* Requires Windows XP and above.
* [http://zero.arjunnair.in/ Homepage]
* [https://zero.arjunnair.in/ Homepage]
* [https://github.com/ArjunNair/Zero-Emulator Source code repository]
* [https://github.com/ArjunNair/Zero-Emulator Source code repository]


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* Runs on anything from 95 onwards.
* Runs on anything from 95 onwards.
* No longer under active development.
* No longer under active development.
* [http://worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/emulators/pc/windows/zxspin0.666.zip Last stable version]
* [https://worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/emulators/pc/windows/zxspin0.666.zip Last stable version]
* [http://sites.google.com/site/ulaplus/home/zx-spin-and-basin Experimental version with ULAplus support]
* [https://sites.google.com/site/ulaplus/home/zx-spin-and-basin Experimental version with ULAplus support]


'''[[BASin]]''' by Paul Dunn.  Not strictly an emulator, but a Spectrum BASIC Development environment.
'''[[BASin]]''' by Paul Dunn.  Not strictly an emulator, but a Spectrum BASIC Development environment.
* No longer under active development.
* No longer under active development.
* [http://worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/emulators/pc/windows/BASin_r14c.exe Last stable version]
* [https://worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/emulators/pc/windows/BASin_r14c.exe Last stable version]
* [http://sites.google.com/site/ulaplus/home/zx-spin-and-basin Experimental version with ULAplus support]
* [https://sites.google.com/site/ulaplus/home/zx-spin-and-basin Experimental version with ULAplus support]


'''[[Spectaculator]]''' by Jonathan Needle.  Shareware.
'''[[Spectaculator]]''' by Jonathan Needle.  Shareware.
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'''[[Spud]]''' by Richard Chandler. Freeware
'''[[Spud]]''' by Richard Chandler. Freeware
* [http://worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/emulators/pc/windows/Spud0.204.zip Spud for Windows]
* [https://worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/emulators/pc/windows/Spud0.204.zip Spud for Windows]


'''[[RealSpectrum]]''' by [[Ramsoft]].  
'''[[RealSpectrum]]''' by [[Ramsoft]].  
* Originally DOS-based, runs on XP and older.
* Originally DOS-based, runs on XP and older.
* No longer officially available.
* No longer officially available.

Revision as of 04:24, 10 May 2020

An emulator is a program which reproduces the behaviour of one computing platform while running on another.

There are a wide variety of emulators for Sinclair machines.

List of emulators

A more complete list can be found at WoS; many of the links here point to the WoS archive.

Multiplatform

Fuse (Free Unix Spectrum Emulator) by Philip Kendall.

JSpeccy by José Luis Sánchez. Written in Java.

Spiffy by Edward Cree.

  • Spiffy repository
  • Available as source, and binaries for Linux and Windows, and can be compiled for Mac OS X.
    • Windows binaries are built by Guesser.

Windows

SpecEmu by Mark Woodmass. Freeware.

  • Runs on anything from 95 onwards.
  • No longer under active development.
  • Latest version *Dead link*

Zero by Arjun Nair. Freeware.

ZX Spin by Paul Dunn. Freeware.

BASin by Paul Dunn. Not strictly an emulator, but a Spectrum BASIC Development environment.

Spectaculator by Jonathan Needle. Shareware.

Spud by Richard Chandler. Freeware

RealSpectrum by Ramsoft.

  • Originally DOS-based, runs on XP and older.
  • No longer officially available.