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.

notice - September 2025

If you got the latest IIDX update, please ensure you updated spice2x to the latest beta, as it contains fixes to better support iidx32.
If you use -iidxasio option to use ASIO devices with IIDX, it may stop working after you update your game to 2025041500 or newer. Please update patches and enable "ASIO Compatibility Fix" patch for a fix..
If IIDX suddenly stopped working on your Windows 11 PC, please download the latest version of spice2x for a fix. Make sure you do NOT check -audiohookdisable. Click for details.
If SDVX fails to launch with touch_effect error, it means you have bad data. This is not a tools issue. Click for details.

downloads

latest stable release

all releases, including beta releases

nightly builds (untested)

documentation

For more documentation, please visit the wiki home.

suggested addons

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

SpiceCompanion Android, iOS (app currently not listed in App Store), Windows - control spice from your phone / tablet / another PC
ifs_layeredfs - for game asset modding
spicehue - control Philips Hue lights over spice API
slidershim - use your phone / tablet as keyboard input

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.

project home on GitHub