TAP (ZX Spectrum)

File Format
Name	TAP (ZX Spectrum)
Ontology	Electronic File Formats Disk Image Formats TAP (ZX Spectrum)
Extension(s)	.tap
PRONOM	fmt/801
Kaitai Struct Spec	zx_spectrum_tap.ksy

TAP is a tape image format supported by some emulators of the ZX Spectrum computer. It's distinct from the Commodore Tap file.

See also

• TZX

Identification

Files usually begin with bytes 0x13 0x00 0x00.

Specifications

• TAP- and BLK tape format (incomplete archive.org copy)

Software

• Redis (Java source)
• fuse-utils + libspectrum (tapeconv, tzxlist) - Can convert TAP files or list their contents, but cannot extract files from them.
• taptools - Can create TAP files and extract their contents.

Sample files

• EXAMPLES.TAP

Links

• http://www.worldofspectrum.org/faq/reference/formats.htm
• Speccy Emulator File Formats (from archive.org)
• Sinclair FAQ Wiki page