---
name: "openmsx"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "openmsx"
version: "20.0+dfsg-1.2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/openmsx"
---

# openmsx(1)

perfectly emulate the MSX standard and more

## NAME

openmsx — perfectly emulate the MSX standard and more

## SYNOPSIS

**openmsx**

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the  **openmsx** command.

This manual page is mainly meant to point to  the available documentation in the  **HTML** format; see below.

**openmsx** is the MSX emulator that aims for perfection.

Supported file types of MSX media:

- •

  cas: tape image in fMSX CAS format

- •

  di1, di2, dsk, xsa: disk image

- •

  rom: ROM image of a cartridge

- •

  wav: Raw tape image, as recorded from real tape

- •

  ogv: Video recording, as recorded from real Laserdisc Player

Zlib compressed files can also be used.

## OPTIONS

The program follows the usual a command line syntax,  with long options starting with two dashes (\`-'). Some commands also  start with one dash.  A short summary of options is included below.

- **-h** **--help**

  Show summary of options; at least a completer summary than this one.

- **-v** **--version**

  Show version of program.

- **-cart** **-carta** **-cartb**

  Insert the ROM file (cartridge) specified in argument

- **-cassetteplayer**

  Put WAV or CAS tape image specified in argument in virtual cassette player

- **-control**

  Enable external control of openMSX process

- **-diska** **-diskb**

  Insert the disk image specified in argument

- **-ext**

  Insert the extension specified in argument

- **-machine**

  Use machine specified in argument

- **-laserdisc**

  Put ogv video file specified in argument in virtual Laserdisc player

- **-setting**

  Load an alternative settings file

## SEE ALSO

openmsx-catapult (1).

The program is documented fully by *openMSX User's Manual* and the *openMSX Setup Guide*, available in HTML at the location  **/usr/share/doc/openmsx/manual** on most systems.

## AUTHOR

This manual page was originally written by Joost Yervante Damad andete@debian.org for  the **Debian** system, but is now maintained by the openMSX team.  Permission is  granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under  the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2 any  later version published by the Free Software Foundation.

On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public  License can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL.