about spice2x

spice2x is a continuation of SpiceTools project.

spice2x binaries are meant to be drop-in replacements for existing installs (spice.exe, spice64.exe, spicecfg.exe). For a list of features, check out this page.

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notice - March 2025

If IIDX suddenly stopped working on your Windows 11 PC, please download the latest stable version (or beta) of spice2x for a fix. Make sure you do NOT check -audiohookdisable. Click for details.

latest stable downloads

beta downloads

Note that while beta releases are mostly stable, there may be some glaring bugs. If you experience any issues, please use the most recent stable release. Additionally, some of the new features and option flags may change. It is recommended that you back up the config file (%appdata%\spicetools.xml). These builds will be promoted to stable once they have been thoroughly tested.

nightly downloads

nightly

The link above points to the latest successful build of the main branch on GitHub. Only use if you want to try out the latest features.

past versions

For older versions, please see Releases page.

documentation

For more documentation, please visit the wiki home.

suggested addons

Check out these cool tools that can be used with spice:

disclaimers

spice2x team does not provide any tools to circumvent software copy protection, nor distribute any copyright-protected game data.

We are not associated with the original SpiceTools developers. SpiceCompanion apps are also separate projects owned by the app developers. Efforts will be made to keep up to date with upstream changes.

If you want to run spice2x on a real arcade cabinet, do note that the developers take no responsibility for any damage done to your hardware, nor provide any support.

issues, questions, bugs, feature requests

Please use the github repo below.