BeebEm Active
A BBC Micro and Master 128 emulator first written for Unix in 1994 by Dave Gilbert and later ported to Windows, where Chris Needham now maintains it. It runs most BBC software, including Elite and Exile.
Facts
- Systems
- Acorn BBC Micro
- Runs on
- Windows
- License
- Open source (GPL-2.0-or-later)
- System ROMs
- Original ROMs included
- Mobile
- None (no official phone or tablet version)
- Models
- Model B, Model B+, Master 128
- Opens
.ssd.dsd.uef- Written in
- C++
- First release
- 1994
- Authors
- Dave Gilbert, Chris Needham
- Last checked
- Oct 2026
Features
- HasSave states
- Not listed:Rewind
- Not listed:Fast-forward
- Not listed:Run-ahead
- Not listed:Online multiplayer
- Not listed:CRT shaders
- HasA/V recording
- Not listed:Cheats
- Not listed:Achievements
- Not listed:Themes
Input
- HasGamepad
- Not listed:Touch controls
- Not listed:Light gun
- HasMouse
- Not listed:Positional key mapping
- Not listed:Symbolic key mapping
- Not listed:On-screen keyboard
- Not listed:Native keyboard
For developers
- HasDebugger
- Not listed:Memory viewer
- HasDisassembler
- Not listed:Profiler
- Not listed:Trace logger
- Not listed:Scripting
- Not listed:Command line
Emulated hardware
- HasHard disk
- Not listed:MIDI
- HasPrinter
- HasNetworking
- Not listed:Modem
- Not listed:RAM expansion
- Not listed:Accelerator cards
Features not listed may still exist. Edit this entry if something is missing or wrong.