Xpeccy+ Manual

Xpeccy+ 2026.10.1

Xpeccy+ is an emulator of the ZX Spectrum and its clones, with a debugger built in. This manual says what each part of it does and where to find it.

Look a word up in the search box. The search also works in the copy of the manual that comes with the program, with no network.

The Index lists terms, commands and settings from A to Z.

• Getting started
  • Download
  • The first start
  • Run a program
  • Where the settings are
  • Updates
  • This manual
• The main window
  • Status bar
  • The picture
  • Fullscreen
• Menu bar
  • File menu
  • View menu
  • Favorites menu
  • Machine menu
  • Input menu
  • Media menu
  • Capture menu
  • Tools menu
  • Help menu
• Toolbar
  • The buttons
• Right-click menu
• Options
  • Machine page
  • Video page
  • Sound page
  • Input page
  • File types page
  • Emulation page
  • Saves page
  • Debugger page
  • Hotkeys page
  • Appearance page
  • Application page
• Command line
  • Files
  • Machine and media
  • Cheats
  • Window
  • Debugging
  • Running with no window
  • Recording
  • Logging
• Debugger
  • The window
  • Opening and closing
  • The panels
  • The buttons over the listing
  • Running and stepping
  • Examples
• Under the Hood
  • Low input lag
  • Anti-flicker
  • Tape loading by itself
  • Keeping time and going back
  • Contention, snow and the floating bus
  • A folder as a disk
  • What a quick save keeps
  • SZX snapshots