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@GS-RUN GS-RUN released this 08 Jul 17:01

Native MSX file/disk/tape editor for Windows, Linux and macOS — now with a
dedicated macOS Intel (x86_64) build alongside Apple Silicon (arm64).

Downloads (built & verified by CI on each target):

  • MSXFileForge-v0.5-windows.zip — self-contained (SDL2.dll included).
  • MSXFileForge-v0.5-macos-x86_64.zipIntel Macs. SDL2 is linked
    statically, so nothing to install. chmod +x msxforge* after unzip.
  • MSXFileForge-v0.5-macos-arm64.zipApple Silicon. Needs SDL2:
    brew install sdl2. chmod +x msxforge*.
  • MSXFileForge-v0.5-linux.zip — needs sudo apt install libsdl2-2.0-0 libopengl0 zenity (or kdialog). chmod +x msxforge*.

macOS: if it won't open (unsigned app / Gatekeeper), clear the quarantine
flag and run it:

xattr -cr msxforge-gui        # (also: xattr -cr msxforge dsk2dmk)
./msxforge-gui

Or the first time: right-click the app → Open.

Each archive contains msxforge (CLI), msxforge-gui (GUI) and dsk2dmk.

What's new since v0.4

  • Complete the disk editor: add files, rename, create folders,
    and format a blank disk from scratch.
  • Analysis / robustness: CRC32, filesystem check (fsck), disk diff,
    .bak backup on save, hex Find / Goto / data inspector, Open in openMSX.
  • Cassette: convert between .cas / .tsx / .wav — export playable WAV
    (KCS), read/write TSX (TZX + MSX 0x4B), decode clean WAV back to CAS.
  • Two native macOS builds (Intel x86_64 + Apple Silicon arm64).

GPL-3.0-or-later. Verified file/lipo: x86_64 build = Mach-O x86_64, arm64 build
= Mach-O arm64.