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<h2>about spice2x</h2>
<p>spice2x is a continuation of SpiceTools project.</p>

<p>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 <a href="https://github.com/spice2x/spice2x.github.io/wiki/spice2x-features">this page</a>.
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<h2>notice - March 2025</h2>

<p style="font-size: x-large">
  If IIDX suddenly stopped working on your Windows 11 PC, please
  <a class="download-link" href="https://github.com/spice2x/spice2x.github.io/releases">
    download the latest version
  </a>
  of spice2x for a fix. Make sure you do NOT check <span style="white-space: nowrap;">-audiohookdisable</span>.
  <a href="https://github.com/spice2x/spice2x.github.io/issues/260">Click for details.</a>
</p>

<p style="font-size: x-large">
  If SDVX fails to launch with <strong>touch_effect</strong> error, it means you have bad data. This is not a tools issue.
  <a href="https://github.com/spice2x/spice2x.github.io/wiki/Known-issues#:~:text=%E6%8C%87%E5%AE%9A%E3%81%97%E3%81%9F%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A4%E3%83%BC%E3%81%AF%E5%AD%98%E5%9C%A8%E3%81%97%E3%81%BE%E3%81%9B%E3%82%93%20touch_effect">
    Click for details.
  </a>
</p>

<h2>latest stable downloads</h2>

<ul class="downloads highlight-latest">
  <li>
    <a class="download-link" href="https://github.com/spice2x/spice2x.github.io/releases/download/25-08-21/spice2x-25-08-21.zip">
      spice2x-25-08-21
    </a>
    <ul>
      <li>DDR: check for common DLL errors</li>
      <li>Supply default PCBID if not present</li>
      <li>Reorganize options</li>
    </ul>
  </li>
</ul>

<h2>beta downloads</h2>

<p>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.
</p>
<ul class="downloads-beta highlight-latest">
    <li>
    <a class="download-link" href="https://github.com/spice2x/spice2x.github.io/releases/download/25-09-16/spice2x-25-09-16.zip">
      spice2x-25-09-16
    </a>
    <ul>
      <li>Polaris Chord support (thanks oleg238948234 & GEEKiDoS)</li>
      <li>ImGUI tweaks</li>
    </ul>
  </li>
</ul>

<h2>nightly downloads</h2>

<a class="download-link" href="https://nightly.link/spice2x/spice2x.github.io/workflows/ci/main">nightly</a>

<p>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.</p>

<h2>past versions</h2>

For older versions, please see <a href="https://github.com/spice2x/spice2x.github.io/releases">Releases page</a>.

<h2>documentation</h2>

<ul>
  <li>
    <a href="https://github.com/spice2x/spice2x.github.io/wiki/Known-issues">FAQ / Known issues</a>
  </li>
  <li>
    <a href="https://github.com/spice2x/spice2x.github.io/wiki/PC-optimization">PC optimization guide</a>
  </li>
  <li>
    <a href="https://github.com/spice2x/spice2x.github.io/wiki/Audio-modes-demystified">Audio modes demystified (ASIO, WASAPI, DirectSound...)</a>
  </li>
  <li>
    <a href="https://github.com/spice2x/spice2x.github.io/wiki/Patching-DLLs-(hex-edits)">Patches / hex edits</a>
  </li>
  <li>
    <a href="https://github.com/spice2x/spice2x.github.io/wiki/Asus-Xonar-AE">Info for Asus Xonar AE owners</a>
  </li>
</ul>

For more documentation, please visit the <a href="https://github.com/spice2x/spice2x.github.io/wiki">wiki home</a>.

<h2>suggested addons</h2>

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

<ul>
  <li>SpiceCompanion 
    <a href="https://github.com/spice2x/spicecompanion_archive/releases/download/archive/spicecompanion-android.zip">Android</a>, 
    <a href="https://github.com/rodepanda/SpiceCompanion">iOS (app currently not listed in App Store)</a>, 
    <a href="https://github.com/spice2x/spicecompanion_archive/releases/download/archive/spicecompanion-windows.zip">Windows</a> - 
    control spice from your phone / tablet / another PC
  </li>
  <li>
    <a href="https://github.com/mon/ifs_layeredfs">ifs_layeredfs</a> - for game asset modding
  </li>
  <li>
    <a href="https://github.com/kinetic-flow/spicehue">spicehue</a> - control Philips Hue lights over spice API
  </li>
  <li>
    <a href="https://github.com/4yn/slidershim">slidershim</a> - use your phone / tablet as keyboard input
  </li>
</ul>

<h2>disclaimers</h2>

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

<p>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.</p>

<p>
<strong>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.</strong>
</p>

<h2>issues, questions, bugs, feature requests</h2>

Please use the github repo below.

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    <a href="https://github.com/spice2x/spice2x.github.io">project home on GitHub</a>
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