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JOYCE vs Caprice32: catalog facts
JOYCE	Caprice32
Best for: People running Amstrad PCW or PcW16 software on a modern computer	Best for: Running Amstrad CPC software on a Linux or Windows PC
Free Free software under GPL-2.0-or-later.	Free Free to download from GitHub.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, Linux
Emulates both the Amstrad PCW and PcW16 Supports printer output to PDF All 3 strengths for JOYCE Emulates both the Amstrad PCW and PcW16 Supports printer output to PDF Has recent development releases	Long-running project maintained since 1997 Builds for Linux and Windows All 3 strengths for Caprice32 Long-running project maintained since 1997 Builds for Linux and Windows Includes Debian and Nix packaging files
Designed for Amstrad PCW software	Limited to the Amstrad CPC range No macOS build mentioned
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Not open source
License: GPL-2.0-or-later	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Offline features available
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for JOYCE seasip.info/Unix/Joyce/index.html Catalog checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Caprice32 github.com/ColinPitrat/caprice32 Catalog checked September 24, 2026

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