Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your Z80 file.
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Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert Z80 to another file type
To convert Z80 snapshots to another format, you need Fuse Emulator or other Game software.
Convert a file to Z80
To convert other file formats to the "Emulator Memory Snapshot" file type, you need software like Fuse Emulator or a similar tool.
About Z80 files
The .Z80 file format typically contains an emulator memory state snapshot or source code written in Z80 assembly language. Most commonly, it saves the precise hardware state of a Zilog Z80 microprocessor. Retro computing fans use it extensively with Sinclair ZX Spectrum emulators, like Fuse, to save and resume game progress. Alternatively, it can store Texas Instruments graphing calculator data (TI-83 and TI-84 Plus) or plain text assembly code for the ASM compiler. This format has major disadvantages. Emulator snapshots are binary memory dumps that are proprietary to the emulator's specific implementation. A .Z80 save file from one emulator might fail to load in another. Furthermore, TI calculator files require proprietary transfer software, and plain text assembly files are useless unless you have a dedicated Z80 compiler. Standard online converters cannot process these files because they lack a unified structure. When converting, you usually want to migrate a ZX Spectrum snapshot to a more universal format like SNA or .SZX. If the file is assembly code, converting it to TXT or ASM makes it readable in any code editor. Because .Z80 files share the same extension but serve three completely different purposes, they are notoriously difficult to open or convert correctly. Often, only the original software can properly read or export the data. If our analysis detects a supported underlying or embedded format, viewing or conversion may still be possible.
Convert.Guru analyzes your Z80 file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
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FAQ
If you want to convert Z80 file to TAP, TMP, TEMP, CACHE, LOG, BAK, OLD, NEW, PART, DOWNLOAD, CRDOWNLOAD or LOCK, you can use Fuse Emulator or similar software from the "Emulator State and Source Code" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert DEVICE, CACHE, SOCK, SYMLINK, PID, MOUNT, FIFO, LOG, PIPE, TMP, JUNCTION or TEMP files to Z80, try Fuse Emulator or another comparable tool in the "Emulator State and Source Code" category.
The Z80 Converter Story
The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our Z80 converter.