ZX Spectrum tape image poke
File type: Emulator file
A tzx file is a tape image containing an exact digital copy of a cassette used with Sinclair ZX Spectrum computers.
ZX Spectrum emulators can load the file as a virtual tape and use it to run software distributed on cassette.
Found 3 different file type records with the same tzx filename suffix.
File type category:
Emulator file
Date updated: October 16, 2026
The tzx file extension identifies files that preserve an exact digital copy of a cassette for the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, including the loading information used by the original tape. The format can represent standard and non-standard tape data used by Spectrum software.
The files are used with emulators such as Spectaculator - ZX Spectrum Emulator for Microsoft Windows and XZX-Pro for Linux and Unix. These programs emulate Sinclair Research's ZX Spectrum, a home computer released in the United Kingdom in 1982 and used primarily for basic word processing, graphics programs and video games.
Open the file with a ZX Spectrum emulator that supports TZX images. On Microsoft Windows, use Spectaculator - ZX Spectrum Emulator; on Linux or Unix, use XZX-Pro.
After loading the file in the emulator, select its virtual tape controls and start the tape in the same way as a cassette on a physical ZX Spectrum.
A TZX file does not normally need conversion: a compatible ZX Spectrum emulator can load it directly. Some emulators or dedicated tape-image tools can convert it to another ZX Spectrum tape format or to an audio recording for playback through a cassette interface.
Conversion can lose non-standard tape timing or other information, so retaining the original TZX file is advisable when accurate preservation matters.
Software applications that can open tzx files:
Microsoft Windows
Linux/Unix
XZX-Pro
File type category:
Game file
Date updated: October 2, 2026
Tanzzle is a Chinese puzzle game with gameplay similar to a jigsaw puzzle. Its .tzx files contain the graphic objects used in the game.
Tanzzle is available for Microsoft Windows as a free download from its developer's website.
Open the file with TANZZLE on Microsoft Windows. The file is intended to be loaded by the game and may not open correctly as a standalone image in other software.
Use TANZZLE to access the graphic objects stored in the file. No conversion method is provided for this game-specific format.
Software applications that handle other tasks involving tzx files:
Microsoft Windows
TANZZLE
File type category:
Program executable file
Date updated: October 30, 2018
The tzx file extension is associated with the unRAID OS, a Linux-based operating system developed by Lime Technology for its NAS and Server devices.
The tzx file stores application package compatible with unRAID OS.
Use unRAID OS to open *.tzx files.
Probably cannot be converted to other formats.
Software applications that can open tzx files:
Linux/Unix
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