Avidemux vs ZEsarUX
Avidemux
avidemux.sourceforge.netZEsarUX
github.comSide by side
| Figure | Avidemux | ZEsarUX |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 1 |
| Spec score · ZX Spectrum Emulators | 8.3 (#4) | 7.5 (#14) |
| License | The program is available under the GNU GPL license. | The source code and binaries are distributed under GNU GPL v3, and the project says it is free software that costs nothing to use. |
| Purpose | Avidemux is a free video editor designed for simple cutting, filtering and encoding tasks. | ZEsarUX is an emulator for Sinclair computers and other machines, including ZX Spectrum, ZX80, ZX81, QL, Z88, Amstrad, MSX, ColecoVision, and Sega systems. |
| Support | The homepage welcomes patches, translations and bug reports. | The repository asks users to read the included feature, installation, and history documents; it provides a YouTube channel and donation link. |
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In their own words
Avidemux
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ZEsarUX
ZEsarUX is free, open-source emulation software for Sinclair computers and other systems, including ZX Spectrum, ZX80, ZX81, QL, Z88, Amstrad, MSX, ColecoVision, and Sega machines. For Spectrum emulation, its listed details include timing behavior, undocumented Z80 flags and registers, contended memory, and ULA timing. It handles tape, snapshot, floppy, microdrive, MMC/SD, IDE, and cartridge formats, and can capture audio and video to files. Debugging tools include reverse debugging, CPU history, breakpoints, watches, assembler and disassembler views, and memory inspection. Its Network Gaming protocol supports multiplayer across up to 16 emulator instances or through a central online server. The remote command protocol can be used with a telnet client, and the project mentions enhanced debugging from Visual Studio Code via DeZog. Text-to-speech software can read the emulator menu and captured game text. Host platforms include GNU/Linux, FreeBSD, Haiku, macOS, Windows, Raspberry Pi, and Cygwin; a Docker image is also linked. ZEsarUX is distributed under GNU GPL v3 and costs nothing to use. Included third-party ROMs, media, programs, and games are not covered by that license.