---
name: "tapeconv"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "fuse-emulator-utils"
version: "1.4.3-2+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/tapeconv"
---

# tapeconv(1)

Sinclair ZX Spectrum tape file converter

## NAME

tapeconv — Sinclair ZX Spectrum tape file converter

## SYNOPSIS

**tapeconv** \[ -a *archive info TZX* \] \[ -b \] \[ -s *SCR loading screen* \] \[ -i *JPG or GIF inlay image* \] *infile outfile*

## DESCRIPTION

tapeconv converts between ZX Spectrum tape images.

## OPTIONS

- \-a *archive info TZX*

  causes the TZX supplied to be scanned for a Archive Info block containing author, year of release etc. information about the file and then added to the output TZX.

- \[ -b \]

  causes the output TZX to be stripped of any concatenation blocks that get created when appending TZX files.

- \[ -s *SCR loading screen* \]

  causes the supplied .scr format file to be attached to the TZX as a Custom Info block marked as a loading screen.

- \[ -i *JPG or GIF inlay image* \]

  causes the supplied .gif or .jpg format file to be attached to the TZX as a Custom Info block marked as a cassette inlay.

- \-h, --help

  give brief usage help, listing available options.

- \-V, --version

  output version information.

- *infile*

  specifies the tape file to be converted. This file can be in any of the tape formats supported by [*libspectrum*(3)](/libspectrum/3.md).

- *outfile*

  specifies the output tape file. The format will be determined by the file extension and can be in any of the formats [*libspectrum*(3)](/libspectrum/3.md) supports for output.

## BUGS

None known.

## SEE ALSO

[*fuse*(1)](/fuse/1.md), [*fuse-utils*(1)](/fuse-utils/1.md), [*libspectrum*(3)](/libspectrum/3.md), [*listbasic*(1)](/listbasic/1.md), [*tape2pulses*(1)](/tape2pulses/1.md) [*tape2wav*(1)](/tape2wav/1.md) [*tzxlist*(1)](/tzxlist/1.md)

The comp.sys.sinclair Spectrum FAQ, at\
 *http://www.worldofspectrum.org/faq/index.html*.

## AUTHOR

Philip Kendall (philip-fuse@shadowmagic.org.uk).