Easy Tape: Retro Tape Loader
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Play retro tape files as audio to load games on your real 8-bit computer
- Downloads
- 110+
- on Google Play
- Price
- Free
- No in-app purchases
- Updated
- Oct 13
- 2026 · v2.16.91
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About Easy Tape: Retro Tape Loader
Bring your 8-bit computer back to life. Easy Tape turns retro cassette files into real tape audio, so you can load games and programs into your original machine straight from your phone — just connect a cable to the EAR / cassette port and press Play.
No tape deck, no PC, no special hardware. Your phone becomes the cassette player.
★ LOAD GAMES ON REAL HARDWARE
• Converts tape images (TAP, TZX, CDT, CAS, P and more) into accurate audio signals
• Waveforms tuned for each machine — square wave with bass boost for the ZX Spectrum, sine wave for the Amstrad CPC and MSX
• Exact timing, turbo blocks and custom loaders preserved
• Works with a simple stereo-to-mono audio cable or a Bluetooth audio receiver
★ SNAPSHOTS TO TAPE
• Turn ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC snapshots (.SNA, .Z80) into loadable audio with a fast loader
• ZX81 turbo loading option, up to 3× faster
• MSX BLOAD binaries converted with an automatic loader
★ SEE WHAT YOU ARE LOADING
• Loading screen previews for ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC files
• Tape block list with sizes and addresses — jump to any block
• Retro cassette player with spinning reels
• Recent files history with thumbnails
★ SUPPORTED SYSTEMS
Confirmed on real hardware: ZX Spectrum (TAP, TZX, SNA, Z80), ZX81 (P), Amstrad CPC (CDT), MSX (CAS).
Experimental: Amstrad CPC snapshots, MSX TSX and BIN, Commodore 64 and VIC-20 (TAP), Atari 8-bit (CAS, XEX), BBC Micro / Acorn Electron (UEF), Oric, Dragon 32/64 / CoCo, Thomson MO5 / TO7, Sharp MZ-700, Jupiter Ace, Mattel Aquarius, Camputers Lynx and SAM Coupé.
Experimental formats are clearly marked in the app. Also plays MP3 and WAV tape rips, and opens ZIP archives.
★ MADE FOR RETRO FANS
• Keeps the screen on while loading and keeps playing in the background
• Signal boost for machines with less sensitive inputs
• Adjustable MSX baud rate (1200 / 2400)
• Built-in step-by-step help for every system
• No account needed, and tape conversion works offline — everything happens on your phone
Perfect for retro computer collectors, homebrew developers and anyone who wants to load a classic game the way it was meant to be loaded — from tape.
Easy Tape does not include any games. Use your own tape backups, homebrew or freely distributable software.
All product names are used only to describe compatibility; they are trademarks of their respective owners.
No tape deck, no PC, no special hardware. Your phone becomes the cassette player.
★ LOAD GAMES ON REAL HARDWARE
• Converts tape images (TAP, TZX, CDT, CAS, P and more) into accurate audio signals
• Waveforms tuned for each machine — square wave with bass boost for the ZX Spectrum, sine wave for the Amstrad CPC and MSX
• Exact timing, turbo blocks and custom loaders preserved
• Works with a simple stereo-to-mono audio cable or a Bluetooth audio receiver
★ SNAPSHOTS TO TAPE
• Turn ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC snapshots (.SNA, .Z80) into loadable audio with a fast loader
• ZX81 turbo loading option, up to 3× faster
• MSX BLOAD binaries converted with an automatic loader
★ SEE WHAT YOU ARE LOADING
• Loading screen previews for ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC files
• Tape block list with sizes and addresses — jump to any block
• Retro cassette player with spinning reels
• Recent files history with thumbnails
★ SUPPORTED SYSTEMS
Confirmed on real hardware: ZX Spectrum (TAP, TZX, SNA, Z80), ZX81 (P), Amstrad CPC (CDT), MSX (CAS).
Experimental: Amstrad CPC snapshots, MSX TSX and BIN, Commodore 64 and VIC-20 (TAP), Atari 8-bit (CAS, XEX), BBC Micro / Acorn Electron (UEF), Oric, Dragon 32/64 / CoCo, Thomson MO5 / TO7, Sharp MZ-700, Jupiter Ace, Mattel Aquarius, Camputers Lynx and SAM Coupé.
Experimental formats are clearly marked in the app. Also plays MP3 and WAV tape rips, and opens ZIP archives.
★ MADE FOR RETRO FANS
• Keeps the screen on while loading and keeps playing in the background
• Signal boost for machines with less sensitive inputs
• Adjustable MSX baud rate (1200 / 2400)
• Built-in step-by-step help for every system
• No account needed, and tape conversion works offline — everything happens on your phone
Perfect for retro computer collectors, homebrew developers and anyone who wants to load a classic game the way it was meant to be loaded — from tape.
Easy Tape does not include any games. Use your own tape backups, homebrew or freely distributable software.
All product names are used only to describe compatibility; they are trademarks of their respective owners.
What’s new
Version 2.16.91 · Updated October 13, 2026
- Fixed a freeze (ANR) when loading large tape files; conversion now runs in the background. - New player layout with a single LCD display and physical-style buttons. - Game screenshot shown on the cassette.
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| Easy Tape: Retro Tape Loader | – | Free | 100+ | Oct 13, 2026 | |
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| Easy Tape Pro: Tape Loader | – | 1.99 USD | – | – | Compare |
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