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.zip— Intel Macs. SDL2 is linked
statically, so nothing to install.chmod +x msxforge*after unzip.MSXFileForge-v0.5-macos-arm64.zip— Apple Silicon. Needs SDL2:
brew install sdl2.chmod +x msxforge*.MSXFileForge-v0.5-linux.zip— needssudo 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,
.bakbackup 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.