HamsterWeazle v1.0 Released

GreaseWeazle, now with a proper interface

HamsterWeazle is a desktop app that puts a clean, modern GUI on top of the GreaseWeazle USB adapter — the hardware tool that reads and writes floppy disks at the raw magnetic flux level, supporting dozens of vintage computer formats.

On first launch HamsterWeazle automatically downloads and installs the GreaseWeazle host tools. It also offers to pull in HxCFloppyEmulator for browsing disk image contents. HamsterWeazle app updates now come from the Mean Hamster website.

What it does

• Read a physical floppy to an image file
• Write an image file to a blank floppy — format auto-detected from the file extension and size
• Erase disks
• Update device firmware and run a drive cleaner from the Tools tab
• Browse disk image contents with HxCFloppyEmulator integration

A Write Queue remembers every past job so you can repeat a write in one click. Every floppy you read lands in an Inbox folder automatically. The app restores its full session on relaunch — open tabs, queue, everything.

Themes

HamsterWeazle ships with two themes: a sharp dark theme and a faithful Amiga Workbench recreation. Switch between them in Settings.

Supported formats

Amiga, IBM PC, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, Commodore, Mac, MSX, ZX Spectrum, Sega, Acorn, DEC, and more — anything GreaseWeazle supports, HamsterWeazle can image.

Download

Current downloads are published from Mean Hamster:

• Windows — download the current Windows build
• Mac — Apple Silicon and Intel

Both builds require a GreaseWeazle USB adapter.