History & Credits

Amiga Imager relies on hst-imager and hst-amiga for all disk image operations - creating RDB partition layouts, formatting AmigaDOS partitions, copying files into Amiga filesystems, and reading and writing Amiga icon tooltypes. These tools are the backbone of the entire build pipeline. Henrik's work on cross-platform Amiga disk tooling made a macOS implementation practical.

AmigaDiskKit is the native Swift disk engine underneath the newer Amiga Imager workflows. It powers the modern RDB, filesystem, preview, and file-access path used by the app, and it is the public codebase we can point to while the main Amiga Imager repository remains private.

AmigaOS 3.2 and 3.2.x are available from Hyperion Entertainment. AmigaOS 3.1 and 3.1.4 are available from Cloanto AmigaForever. A valid AmigaOS install ISO or ADF set is required to build an image.

Picasso96 is the RTG (Retargetable Graphics) system that enables high-colour, high-resolution display on Amiga RTG graphics cards - and on PiStorm's VideoCore GPU and MiSTer's UAEGFX driver. The current commercial release is available from the Individual Computers shop. The commercial release is the version worth buying if you want the full experience and want to put support behind one of the core graphics components modern Amiga setups still depend on.

Roadshow is a full-featured TCP/IP network stack for AmigaOS, providing bsdsocket.library compatibility for networked applications including web browsers, FTP clients, and more. The full version is available direct from APC&TCP. If you plan to use networking regularly, Roadshow is an easy recommendation: it is one of the key pieces that makes an Amiga Imager system feel polished and complete. Buying it is also a straightforward way to support one of the networking tools that still keeps real Amiga systems practical to use today. A valid Roadshow install archive is required to enable networking in built images.

IBrowse is the classic Amiga web browser we recommend for documentation, downloads, and general web access on prepared systems. Amiga Imager can stage IBrowse as part of the build and can also carry over your IBrowse key file when you have a registered copy. If you rely on IBrowse on real systems, it is well worth buying and supporting as part of the small set of tools that still make modern Amiga web access practical. Registration is available direct from the IBrowse developer.

AmiSSL provides the SSL/TLS layer behind secure browsing and is the library stack IBrowse depends on for modern HTTPS sites. Amiga Imager supports staging AmiSSL alongside the rest of the software set so network-enabled builds are ready for current web services. It is essential infrastructure, and if AmiSSL helps keep your Amiga useful on today's web, please consider donating to support the project. The official IBrowse registration page also includes the AmiSSL v5 development donation options.

IMP3, the Infinity Modules Player by Paweł "juen" Nowak, adds streaming music, chat, online tools, and a deep online ecosystem to even modest Amiga systems. Amiga Imager supports carrying your IMP3 registration into the finished image when IMP3 is included, and if you use IMP3 regularly, consider donating to Juen to support the wider service behind it. Donating also unlocks IMP3 premium features, so it is one of the clearest ways to support a tool that keeps giving something back to everyday Amiga use.