Zinc64
C
C tier on Commodore 64 EmulatorsScore 6.5 · #9 of 30
- Android app
- Not listed
- Free plan
- No
- Runs on
- Linux, self-hosted, Windows
Summary
Zinc64 is ranked #9 of 30 in Commodore 64 emulators on Everything Xiaomi. It runs on Linux, Self-hosted, Windows.
Compared on Commodore 64 emulators
- Free plan
- Yesgithub.com
- Supported platforms
- Linux, Windowsgithub.com
- Disk and tape formats
- BIN, CRT, P00, PRG, TAPgithub.com
- Built-in debugger
- Yesgithub.com
- Emulated C64 variants
- PAL C64, NTSC C64github.com
Facts
- Purpose
- Zinc64 is a Commodore 64 emulator toolkit designed to run as a standalone emulator or as a library for building emulators.github.com · 5 Oct 2026
- Emulated hardware
- It implements the MOS 6510 CPU, MOS 6526 CIA, MOS 6581 SID, and MOS 6567/6569 VIC chipset, along with C64 devices and peripherals.github.com · 5 Oct 2026
- Swappable components
- Its design allows emulator components to be replaced with other implementations through a custom ChipFactory.github.com · 5 Oct 2026
- Bare-metal support
- The zinc64-system crate can run without the Rust standard library in bare-metal environments.github.com · 5 Oct 2026
- Raspberry Pi
- The project describes a bare-metal Raspberry Pi 3 port, listed as in progress in its component status table.github.com · 5 Oct 2026
- Debugger
- The emulator includes a remote debugger accessible over telnet, with commands modeled after the VICE emulator.github.com · 5 Oct 2026
- Radare2 integration
- The README documents connecting radare2 to the emulator through its RAP server support.github.com · 5 Oct 2026
- File formats
- The status table lists BIN, CRT, P00, PRG, and TAP formats as done, while D64 and T64 are marked not started.github.com · 5 Oct 2026
- Other unfinished components
- The status table marks floppy and mouse support as not started and the OpenGL client as in progress.github.com · 5 Oct 2026
- Getting started
- The project instructs users to install Rust, clone or download the repository, build it with Cargo, and run the resulting emulator.github.com · 5 Oct 2026
- Windows setup
- The README's Windows considerations say to install Microsoft Visual C++ Build Tools 2017 and select the Visual C++ build tools workload.github.com · 5 Oct 2026
- License
- The repository's LICENSE file contains the GNU General Public License version 3.github.com · 5 Oct 2026
- Maintainer
- The GitHub account for binaryfields identifies the profile as Sebastian Jastrzebski and lists Boston, MA.github.com · 5 Oct 2026
- Product
- Zinc64 is a Commodore 64 emulator toolkit designed to work as a standalone emulator or as a library for building emulators.github.com · 5 Oct 2026
- Extensible design
- Its components can be swapped for alternate implementations, and chip interactions are modeled without coupling the chips together.github.com · 5 Oct 2026
- Formats
- The status table marks BIN, CRT, P00, PRG, and TAP formats done; D64 and T64 are listed as not started.github.com · 5 Oct 2026
- Device support
- The status table lists cartridge, datassette, keyboard, and joystick as done, while floppy and mouse are not started.github.com · 5 Oct 2026
- Build and run
- The README instructs users to install Rust, clone the repository, build with Cargo, and run the resulting emulator executable.github.com · 5 Oct 2026
- Windows requirements
- The README's Windows instructions call for Microsoft Visual C++ Build Tools 2017 with the Visual C++ build tools workload.github.com · 5 Oct 2026
- Project origin
- The author says Zinc64 began as an exercise to learn Rust and explore Commodore 64 hardware.github.com · 5 Oct 2026
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Sources
- github.com/binaryfields/zinc64· checked 5 Oct 2026
- github.com/binaryfields/zinc64/blob/master/LICENSE· checked 5 Oct 2026
- github.com/binaryfields· checked 5 Oct 2026