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|developer = [[Sinclair Research]]

|release = 19801982|discontinued = 19841992|predecessor = [[Sinclair ZX81 emulators|Sinclair ZX81]]|successor = QL

 The '''[[wikipedia:ZX Spectrum|ZX Spectrum]]''' (Pronounced ZED-ex) is an 8-bit home computing platform developed by Sinclair in 1982. It was one of the three major 8-bit home computer platforms that dominated the market in the United Kingdom during the 1980s, alongside the '''[[Commodore 64 emulators|Commodore 64]]''' and the '''[[Amstrad CPC emulators|Amstrad Colour Personal Computer]]'''. The "Spectrum" is in reference to its color display, an innovation from the previous model, the '''[[Sinclair ZX81 emulators|ZX81]]'''. The Spectrum was released as eight different models, ranging from the entry-level model with 16 KiB RAM released in 1982 to the ZX Spectrum +3 with 128 KiB RAM and built-in floppy disk drive in 1987; together they sold in excess of 5 million units worldwide, not accounting for the numerous clones. The device was highly significant in British culture, so much so that its creator, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clive_Sinclair Clive Sinclair], was knighted for services to the British industry, in 1983. Spectrum game development continues to this day, with over 100 new releases since 2012.

An old list of emulators can be found [httphttps://www.worldofspectrum.org/tools/emulators.html here].

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!colspan="67"|PC/ x86

|[[EightyOne]](81)| align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}|[https://sourceforge.net/projects/eightyone-sinclair-emulator/files/ {{EightyOneVer}}]|{{~}} <small>(WIP)</small>| {{✓}}|{{✓}}|{{✓}}

|[[FUSE]]|Multi-platformalign=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD|AmigaOS|MorphOS}}<br/>{{Icon|575}}|[https://sourceforge.net/projects/fuse-emulator{{FuseVer}}]<br/ 1>[http://fuse-emulator.5sourceforge.7net/#Download Ports]| {{✓}}|{{✓}}|{{✓}}|{{✓}}

|[[Speccy]]|Multi-platformalign=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}|[http://fms.komkon.org/Speccy/#Downloads 5.1{{SpeccyVer}}]| {{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✓}}|{{✓}}

|[[ZEsarUX]]|Multi-platformalign=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD|UNIX}}|[https://github.com/chernandezba/zesarux/releases {{ZEsarUXVer}}]|{{✗}}| {{✓}}|{{✓}}|{{✓}}

|[[BizHawkSpecEmu]]| align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}|[httphttps://tasvideosspecemu.zxe.org/Bizhawkio/ZXSpectrum.html {{BizHawkVerSpecEmuVer}}]|{{✗}}|{{✓}}|{{~✓}}| {{?}}

|Retro Virtual MachineSwan| align=left|{{Icon|Windows, |Linux, |macOS}}|[httphttps://www.retrovirtualmachinegithub.orgcom/ 2.0.betazoran-1.r6vucenovic/swan/releases {{SwanVer}}]|{{✗?}}| {{?}}|{{✓}}|{{~?}}

|[http://bashkiria-2m.narod.ru EMU[BizHawk]] <small>(Russian)</small>| align=left|{{Icon|Windows (?)}}|[http://bashkiria-2mtasvideos.narod.ruorg/indexBizhawk/files/0-11 1ZXSpectrum.01html {{BizHawkVer}}]|{{✗}}| {{✓}}|{{✓}}|{{~}}

|DSPRetro Virtual Machine|Multi-platformalign=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}|[httpshttp://githubwww.com/leniad/dsp-emulator 0retrovirtualmachine.org 2.1.189]|{{✗}}|{{✓✗}}|{{✗}}| {{~}}

|fbzx[[Clock Signal|CLK]]| align=left|{{Icon|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}| [https://github.com/TomHarte/CLK/releases {{clkVer}}]| {{✗}}| {{✓}}| {{✓}}| {{TBD}}|-| [[ares]]| align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}| [https://github.com/ares-emulator/ares/releases {{aresVer}}]| {{✗}}| {{✓}}| {{✓}}| {{TBD}}|-|MultiZX-platformPoly| align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}|[https://gitlabgithub.com/rastersoftraydac/zxpoly 2.3.3]| {{✗}}| {{✓}}| {{✓}}| {{TBD}}|-| [http://bashkiria-2m.narod.ru EMU] <small>(Russian)</fbzxsmall>| align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}| [http:/tags/4bashkiria-2m.narod.ru/index/files/0-11 1.0 401]| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}|-| Xpeccy| align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}| [https://github.com/samstyle/Xpeccy/releases {{XpeccyVer}}]| {{✗}}| {{✓}}| {{✓}}| {{✗}}|-| [[DSP]]| align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}| [https://github.com/leniad/dsp-emulator git]| {{✗}}| {{✓}}| {{✓}}| {{✗}}|-| [https://gitlab.0com/rastersoft/fbzx fbzx]| align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}| [https://gitlab.0com/rastersoft/fbzx git]|{{✗}}|{{✓}}| {{✗}}|{{✗}}

|Multi-platformalign=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}|[https://github.com/jsanchezv/JSpeccy/releases git]| {{✗}}| {{✓}}| {{✓}}| {{✗}}|-| [[MAME]]| align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}| [http://www.mamedev.org/release.html {{MAMEVer}}]| {{✓}}| {{✓}}| {{✓}}| {{✗}}|-| [http://zxplanet.emuunlim.com/spectaculator-review.htm Spectaculator]| align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}| [http://www.spectaculator.com/downloads 8.0]| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}|-| [https://bitbucket.93org/djdron/unrealspeccyp/wiki/Home UnrealSpeccyP]| align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD|Web}}| [https://bitbucket.1org/djdron/unrealspeccyp/downloads/ git]|{{✗}}| {{✓}}|{{✓}}|{{✗}}

|[[MAME]http://chui.dcemu.co.uk/zx4all.html ZX4ALL]|Multi-platformalign=left|{{Icon|Win|Linux|Mac}}|[http://wwwchui.mamedevdcemu.orgco.uk/releasezx4all.html #Downloads Beta 2]| {{MAMEVer✗}}]|{{✓}}|{{✓✗}}|{{✗}}

|[httphttps://zxplanetworldofspectrum.emuunlim.comnet/features/x128/spectaculator-reviewindex.htm Spectaculatorhtml X128]|Multi-platformalign=left|{{Icon|DOS}}|[http://www0.spectaculator.com/downloads/ 8.0]94|{{✗}}| {{✓}}|{{✗}}|{{✗}}

|[httpshttp://bitbucketzxplanet.orgemuunlim.com/djdronmme-review.htm MTMW] <br/unrealspeccyp><small>(aka 'MulTiMachine')</wiki/Home UnrealSpeccyP]small>|Multi-platformalign=left|{{Icon|Windows}}|[https://githubwww.comzophar.net/djdronsinclair/UnrealSpeccyP/releases 0multi-machine.0html 1.8330b]|{{✗}}| ?|{{✓✗}}|{{✗}}

|[http://www.worldofspectrum.org/x128/ X128]#CSpect|DOSalign=left|{{Icon|Windows}}|[ftphttps://ftpmdf200.worldofspectrumitch.orgio/pub/sinclair/emulators/pc/dos/x128v94s.zip 0.94cspect {{CSpectVer}}]|{{✗}}| ?|{{✗✓}}|{{✗}}

|[http://zxplanet.emuunlim.com/mme-review.htm MTMW] <br/><small>(aka 'MulTiMachine')</small>LnxSpectrum| align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}|[https://www.zopharilnx.netcz/sinclairlnxsp/multi-machine.html 1.30b{{LnxSpectrumVer}}]|{{✗}}| ?|{{✗✓}}|{{✗}}

|XpeccyZXSEC|Unixalign=left|{{Icon|Windows}}|[httpshttp://githubcngsoft.no-ip.com/samstyleorg/Xpeccy/releases/tag/0.6.20190915 0.6cpcec.20190915htm 20240328]|{{✗}}| ?|{{✓}}|{{✗TBD}}

!colspan="67"|Mobile/ ARM

|[https://market.android.com/details?id=com.fms.speccy Speccy]|[[Android emulatorsalign=left|{{Icon|Android]]}}|[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fms.speccy 5.09.4]| {{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✓}}|{{✓}}

|Spectacol|[[Android emulatorsalign=left|{{Icon|Android]]}}|[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.licentia.games.spectacol 31.6.0.75]| {{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✓}}|{{✗}}

|[http://zxplanet.emuunlim.com/spectaculator-review.htm Spectaculator]|[[IOS emulatorsalign=left|{{Icon|iOS]], [[Android emulators|Android]]iOS}}|[http://www.spectaculator.com/downloads/ 7.0] <small>([[IOS emulators|iOS]])</small><br/>2.1.1 <small>([[Android emulators|Android]])</small>| {{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✗}}

|[https://bitbucket.org/djdron/unrealspeccyp/wiki/Home UnrealSpeccyP] <br/>("USP")|Multi-platform <br/><small>(Mobile)</small>align=left|{{Icon|Android|iOS|Linux|Dingoo}}|[https://bitbucket.org/djdron/unrealspeccyp/downloads/ 0.0.8386.9]|{{✗}}| {{✓}}|{{✓}}|{{✗}}

!colspan="67"|Consoles

| FUSE| align=left|{{Icon|PS3|PSP|Vita|NGC|Wii|WiiU}}{{Icon|NX|3DS}}|[httphttps://psptwistpsp.scenebeta.com/downloadnoticia/pspectrumfuse-533psp v0.html PSPectrum10.02]|[[PlayStation Portable emulators|PSP]]|[ftphttps://ftpwww.worldofspectrumbrewology.orgcom/pubdownloads/sinclair/emulators/psp/PSPectrum_1download.php?id=13360&mcid=4 1.0.4_for_10.5.zip 1.0.4Alpha 1]|{{✗✓}}| ?|{{✗}}|{{✓}}

|[[Emulators_in_Games#Goldeneye 007 (ZX Spectrum Emulator)PSPectrum|GoldenEye 007]]align=left|[[Nintendo 64 emulators{{Icon|Nintendo 64]]PSP}}|[httphttps://wwwworldofspectrum.mediafire.comnet/pub/sinclair/downloademulators/6bnashajw41n5p5psp/SpectrumPSPectrum_1.0.4_for_1.5.zip 0071.0.4]|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✗}}| {{✓}}

| [http://zxds.raxoft.cz/ ZXDS]| align=left|{{Icon|NDS}}| 1.4.0| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✓}}| {{✓}}|-| [[Emulators_in_Games#Goldeneye 007 (ZX Spectrum Emulator)|GoldenEye 007]]| align=left|{{Icon|N64}}| [https://tcrf.net/images/1/1c/Goldeneye-ZXSpectrumPatch.7z Patch]| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✓}}|-| FBZX Wii| align=left|{{Icon|Wii}}| [http://fbzx-wii.googlecode.com/files/fbzx-wii-v10-bin.tar.gz v10]| {{✗}}| ?| {{✗}}| {{✓}}|-| Foon| align=left|{{Icon|GBA}}| [http://www.codepuppies.com/ben/sens/gba/mirror/about.html 0.22]| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{~}}|-| DreamSpec<br/><small>Very old, Broken and Unused Emulator</small>| align=left|{{Icon|DC|PS2|Xbox}}| [https://classicgaming.dcemulation.org/ Various]| {{✗}}| ?| {{✗}}| {{TBD}}|-| [http://chui.dcemu.co.uk/zx4all.html ZX4ALL]| align=left|{{Icon|DC}}| [http://chui.dcemu.co.uk/zx4all.html#Downloads Beta 2]| {{✗}}|? | {{✗}}| {{TBD}}|-|[https://bitbucket.org/djdron/unrealspeccyp/wiki/Home UnrealSpeccyP] <br/>("USP")|[[PlayStation Portable emulatorsalign=left|{{Icon|PSP]]}}|[https://bitbucket.org/djdron/unrealspeccyp/downloads/ 0.0.62]|{{✗}}|{{✓}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}|-| Fuse PSP| align=left|{{Icon|PSP}}| [http://psp.akop.org/fuse.htm 0.10.0.21]| {{✗}}| {{✓}}| {{✗}}|{{✗}}

The ZX Spectrum+3B fixed some audio clipping issues and it cannot have an a tape drive. ==Notes==

* [http://www.retroisle.com/sinclair/zxspectrum/emulators.php www.retroisle.comRetro Isle] (Page showing three old emulators for ZX Spectrum)* [https://www.consoleroms.com/emulators/zx-spectrum ConsoleRoms] (Page showing a couple other emulators)

[[Category:ZX Spectrum emulators|*]][[Category:Z80-based]]