Clive
ZX Spectrum Emulator
Only for Mac
Free
Mac
Clive: a native Spectrum emulator for the Mac, written from scratch in Swift.
Features include:
* A lovingly crafted interface, faithful to the original hardware right down to the keyboard – which even maps to your Mac's keyboard, and helpfully highlights keys to show you how to reach all those esoteric Spectrum key combinations and modes
* All the real Spectrum models, from the 16K to the +3
* GPU-based Metal graphics, dark mode and full screen
* A powerful built-in game manager to quickly browse and find any game in your collection
* Fun extras like old TV and monitor effects, and the sound of the tape as a game loads
* Plays TZX, TAP, Z80, SNA, SZX, DSK, RZX and POK files
* Full joystick and game controller support
* Save slots, screenshots, replay recording and way, way more...
No games included.
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Information
- Seller
- Duncan Campbell
- Size
- 2.4 MB
- Category
- Games
- Compatibility
Requires macOS 26.0 or later.
- Mac
Requires macOS 26.0 or later.
- Mac
- Languages
English and 12 more
- English, Dutch, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian Bokmål, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Swedish, Traditional Chinese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2026 Concept Development