Multimedia & graphics Windows
RECOIL
View and convert pictures from Amiga, Atari, Commodore, ZX Spectrum and other retro computers with RECOIL for Windows.
- Operating system
- Windows 11, 10, 8, 7, Vista and XP, as listed by the publisher
- Architecture
- 64-bit Windows
- Download package
- MSI installer
Selected file: recoil-7.0.0-win64.msi. Separate win32 installers and manual-installation ZIP packages are available.
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What is RECOIL?
RECOIL (Retro Computer Image Library) opens pictures stored in the native image formats of older computers. It is useful for exploring archived graphics from systems such as the Amiga, Atari, Commodore, ZX Spectrum and MSX without using the original machine. The publisher lists 567 supported file formats in version 7.0.0.
The Windows package includes RECOILWin, a standalone viewer, and recoil2png, a command-line converter. Windows Explorer thumbnails let you preview supported pictures in folders, while plugins bring format support to applications including XnView, Imagine, Paint.NET, GIMP and ImageMagick.
This download is the 64-bit MSI installer. The publisher provides a separate 32-bit installer and ZIP packages for manual installation; choose the package that matches your Windows system. The Microsoft Store application is a separate distribution option, not the download linked here.
What it offers
- Open 567 retro-computer image formats in version 7.0.0.
- View supported pictures in the standalone RECOILWin application.
- Convert pictures to PNG with the recoil2png command-line tool.
- Preview supported images through Windows Explorer thumbnails.
- Add format support through plugins for XnView, Imagine, Paint.NET, GIMP and ImageMagick.
Good to know
- The linked MSI requires 64-bit Windows; 32-bit systems need the separate win32 package.
- The ZIP distribution requires extracting files to the appropriate locations rather than using an installer.
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References used for this listing. Retrieval dates do not indicate hands-on testing.
- RECOIL — official product overview ↗Retrieved
- RECOIL - Windows ↗Retrieved
- RECOIL - News ↗Retrieved
- RECOIL - Download — normally served Windows product page ↗Retrieved
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