Miscellaneous

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=== ''[http://simon.mooli.org.uk/nextech/ Simon N Goodwin's Spectrum Next Page]'' ===
: A host of utilites for NextBasic written by Simon, NextPort, Nextramon,
: Next MGT Reader amongst other treasures.

=== ''[https://github.com/kounch/vscode_zx Visual Studio Code Tasks and Scripts]'' ===
: Some VSC goodies by kounch to work with NextBasic and ZX Basic

=== ''[https://github.com/stefanbylund/zxnext_bmp_tools Next BMP Tools]'' ===
: The Next BMP tools are BMP image conversion tools targeting the Sinclair ZX Spectrum Next written
: by Stefan Bylund

=== ''[https://wiki.twistedraven.net/index.php?title=Downloads Octarine Studio]'' ===
: Octarine Studio by Guy Black is a PC based editing tool that currently supports palettes and tiles.

=== ''[https://www.specnext.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=351 UDGeedNext Sprite Editor]'' ===
: Windows based sprite editor written by some guy I have never heard of. Currently supports 8 bit
: palettes. 9 bit and 4 bit sprites should be added at some point....

=== ''[http://worldofpaul.com/speccyart/ Speccy Art]'' ===
: An online drawing experience that aims to help you create Sinclair ZX Spectrum-like images.
: Supports the classic ULA mode (256x192 pixels with 8x8 attribute squares and 15 classic ZX colours)
: Supports the Timex HiColour mode (256x192 pixels with 8x1 attribute rectangles and 15 classic ZX colours)
: Images can be saved and loaded through TAP files or exported into SCR/SHC files.

=== ''[https://github.com/varmfskii/zxnext_tools ZX Spectrum Next tools by Theodore (Alex) Evans]'' ===
: Multiple tools for various graphics conversions and processing
: zxnftp for transferring files between PC and Next via the ESP WiFi module

=== ''[https://gitlab.com/zxnexttools/nim Next Image Manipulator by Matt Davies]'' ===
: windows command line tool to convert various image and palette formats to custom "nip/nim" binary formats which are simple enough to parse (or include directly into source with assemblers supporting binary includes)
: this is early version (already working, build it from source), but further expansion to support also tiles/etc may happen in future

=== ''[https://github.com/ped7g/hdfmonkey hdfmonkey (with jjjs patch applied)]'' ===
: A Swiss Army Knife for working with FAT partitions on Spectrum emulator HDF images.
: The [https://www.specnext.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=16108 jjjs builds by johnnyo] also support the [https://www.specnext.com/latestdistro/ imperfect SD card images of the distribution for emulators from specnext.com], and the forum post includes executable binaries for Windows, Linux, and macOS.
: Original [https://github.com/gasman/hdfmonkey gasman's version] (missing the jjjs fixes)

=== ''[https://zeroonetwenty.com/blueharvest/ Blue Harvest]'' ===
: A convenient macOS tool to keep SD cards free from macOS metadata. Free 30-day trial.

=== ''[https://hci.ac/showdots ShowDots]'' ===
: A free utility for Mac users to run on their Next to un-hide the . and .. directory entries on their SD card. (MacOS hides these entries when creating directories on FAT-formatted SD cards, which breaks apps like NextDAW.)

=== ''[https://github.com/MrKWatkins/ZXSpectrumNextTests ZXSpectrumNextTests by Kevin Watkins and Peter Helcmanovsky]'' ===
: Suite of tests exercising various aspects of ZX Spectrum Next
: Tests for: Next registers, Copper, Sprites, Layer2, ULA modes, Extended ULA, Layers mixing modes, Z80N instructions, ...
: ASM Sources for each test (sjasmplus assembler syntax)

=== ''[https://github.com/Threetwosevensixseven/ZXSpectrumNextTests ZXSpectrumNextTests by Robin Verhagen-Guest]'' ===
: Suite of tests exercising various aspects of ZX Spectrum Next (yes, one more :) )
: Tests for: DMA, MMU paging, Layers mixing modes
: ASM Sources for each test (Zeus assembler syntax)

=== ''<div id="WASPtools" name="WASPtools">WASPtools by Phoebus Dokos</div>'' ===
WASPtools is a suite of tools comprised of a palette manipulator, a sprite editor, a graphics converter, and tilemap editor (both virtual tilemaps for say Layer2, and the hardware tilemap mode).

=== ''[https://zx.remysharp.com Online sprite, palette and tilemap editor by Remy Sharp]'' ===
: Browser based tooling that works fully offline
: Sprite editor with import and export tools
: Tile map editor with 16x16 and 8x8 tile support
: Full 512 palette import and export
: Also includes image conversion tools from PNG to 8 bit BMP and SL2 formats

=== ''[https://zingot.itch.io/palette-knife Palette knife by Zingot]'' ===
: Windows GUI tool to create, combine and edit palettes
: Supports different file formats and bit depths (also Next unrelated)

=== ''[https://spectrepaul.itch.io/spectres-plugins Spectres Plugins by Paul Harthen]'' ===
: Here you’ll find exporters, palette helpers, tilemap tools, and other workflow boosting gadgets
: Create sprites, tiles, palettes, maps, and more.
: Export your assets from within Aseprite and Tiled, direct to the correct Next formats, without further conversion

=== ''[https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=remysharp.nextbasic NextBASIC extension for VS Code by Remy Sharp]'' ===
: Syntax highlighting, folding and definition jumping
: Export and import .bas to .txt and visa versa
: Inline help, line number completion and inline error checking
: Launches Cspect with minimal configuration

=== ''[https://www.specnext.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=1715 NextSync WiFi file transferring by Jari Komppa]'' ===
: Run "server" code on your local PC (python 3 required)
: Run ".sync" on the Next
: Changed files will be copied from PC to Next by ESP WiFi module

=== ''[[NXtel:Introduction|NXtel by Robin Verhagen Guest]]'' ===
: Comprises a TCP/IP Videotext server, a Next client, and a page editor website
: Content is community created and supervised by a small team of editors.

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