Q-emuLator for Windows

This is the support page for the Windows version of Q-emuLator (a Sinclair QL emulator).

Q-emuLator 4.0 for Windows now available!

January 2^nd, 2026. Version 4.0 of Q-emuLator for Windows has been released.
System requirements: AMD/Intel-based PC running Windows 7 SP1 or later.
Looking for version 3 for older PCs?

Read What's new in version 4.

Download Q-emuLator 4.0 for Windows! (4 MB)

To register Q-emuLator, go to the registration page.

The QL startup screen in Q-emuLator.

Q-emuLator emulates the following QL hardware:

68008 processor
keyboard
display (512x256x4, 256x256x8)
Q40/Q60 video card (512x256x65536, 1024x512x65536, 1024x768x65536)
Aurora video card (512x256x4, 1024x768x4, 512x480x256)
interrupts
file system (access to Windows files, QDOS floppy disks, QXL.WIN files, .ZIP and .QLPAK packages, microdrive and floppy images)
QL sound
QL Sampled Sound System
QSound expansion
serial ports
parallel ports
dot matrix printer emulation
built-in ram disk
mouse support
joystick
TCP/IP driver
built-in machine code debugger
partial Gold Card emulation (to allow SMSQ/E to run)

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