The version v0.53.0 of Xcpc has been released !

What’s new ?

This version offers a new OpenGL renderer with CRT emulation, ZIP support for disk images, improves the emulation core, fixes some bugs…

ChangeLog

2026-08-07	Olivier Poncet <olivier.poncet@xcpc-emulator.net>

	* Compilation fixes (GLib + Gtk)
	* Some bug fixes and refactoring
	* New OpenGL renderer (some UI rendering glitches may persist)
	* Emulator Settings are loaded/saved from/to disk (~/.config/xcpc/xcpc.conf)
	* Some UI improvements and refactoring
	* Zip support for disk images
	* Better disk images compatibility
	* Better PSG support for digitized sounds
	* AppImage support

Download

You can download this release by clicking on the following links.

Source code:

Debian package for the amd64 architecture:

  • 2026-08-07 – xcpc_0.53.0-1_amd64.deb – [GitHub ] [GitLab ]

Debian package for the arm64 architecture:

  • 2026-08-07 – xcpc_0.53.0-1_arm64.deb – [GitHub ] [GitLab ]

AppImage for the x86_64 architecture:

  • 2026-08-07 – xcpc-0.53.0_x86_64.AppImage – [GitHub ] [GitLab ]

AppImage for the aarch64 architecture:

  • 2026-08-07 – xcpc-0.53.0_aarch64.AppImage – [GitHub ] [GitLab ]

Source code

You can browse the source code by clicking on the following links:

You can also clone the git repository:

git clone -b xcpc-0.53.0 git@github.com:ponceto/xcpc-emulator.git
git clone -b xcpc-0.53.0 git@gitlab.com:ponceto/xcpc-emulator.git
git clone -b xcpc-0.53.0 git@bitbucket.org:ponceto/xcpc.git