User Guide

Everything you need to install and use Bizmuth, the ZX Spectrum Next emulator. New here? Start with Installation & first run, then work down the list.

• Installation & first run — install Bizmuth and let the first-run assistant fetch the ROMs + SD image.
• The main window & menus — the window, menu bar, status bar and Next core hotkeys.
• Machines — the machines Bizmuth emulates and how to switch between them.
• Loading software — open .nex, snapshots, tapes and disk images.
• SD cards & NextZXOS — attach an SD image, boot NextZXOS and run software from the browser.
• Input — keyboard, joysticks, mouse and gamepads.
• Display & audio — scaling, aspect ratio, scanlines, full screen and audio levels.
• Tape & disk — loading tapes and using the +3 disk drive.
• Save states & screenshots — save/restore the full machine state and capture screenshots.
• Preferences — the Preferences dialog, tab by tab.
• Command-line reference — every command-line option.

• Installation & first run — Install Bizmuth, let the first-run assistant fetch the ROMs + SD image, and launch it.
• The main window & menus — The Bizmuth window, the menu bar, the status bar and the Next core hotkeys.
• Machines — The machines Bizmuth emulates and how to switch between them.
• Loading software — Open .nex, snapshots, tapes and disk images in Bizmuth.
• SD cards & NextZXOS — Attach an SD card image, boot NextZXOS and run Next software from the browser.
• Input — Keyboard, joysticks, mouse and gamepads in Bizmuth.
• Display & audio — Scaling, aspect ratio, CRT scanlines, full screen, and audio levels.
• Tape & disk — Loading tapes and using the +3 disk drive.
• Save states & screenshots — Save and restore the full machine state, and capture screenshots.
• Preferences — The Preferences dialog — display, audio, input, controller and advanced settings.
• Command-line reference — Bizmuth's command-line options.