This is the support page for the macOS version of Q-emuLator (a Sinclair QL emulator).
The Sinclair QL emulator for macOS!
January 8th, 2023.
Version 2.2 of Q-emuLator for macOS has been released, extending MAKE_DIR support to QXL.WIN containers and floppy disks. (For a detailed list of all changes in this update, see the version history)
Q-emuLator for macOS emulates the following QL hardware:
68008 processor
keyboard
display (512x256x4, 256x256x8)
Aurora and Q60 video cards
interrupts
file system (access to Mac files, QDOS floppy disks, QXL.WIN files, .ZIP and .QLPAK packages, microdrive and floppy images)
sound
built-in ram disk
mouse support
TCP/IP driver
partial Gold Card emulation (to allow SMSQ/E to run)
System requirements: Mac with an Intel processor and macOS 10.14 (Mojave) or later.
(If you have an Intel mac with OS X 10.5 to 10.13, you can run the older 1.3.1 version (2.1 MB). If you have a PPC Mac and OS X 10.4 or earlier (or a 68K Mac), you may still be able to run the old version for 68k Macs (442 KB) and there is an even older version recompiled for PPC (144 KB))