About

C64

Diffractor was created by me, Zac Walker. I take many photos and videos. Like everyone, I document family, holidays, and interesting moments. I wrote Diffractor to stay organised. See the how‑to guide for my workflow.

Diffractor was previously called ImageWalker.

I learned to program on a Commodore 64 and still feel nostalgic about that computer. I built Turbo8bit as a tribute to the C64 — a browser-based emulator with an interactive guide to the hardware that hooked me on programming.

Diffractor is a native desktop app built in C++ and Direct3D. This design provides fast performance. Life is too short for slow software. I have worked on it since 2000, with help from many contributors. The code predates most modern libraries and frameworks. Diffractor is open source—view the source code.

To learn how to use Diffractor, see the documentation.

Assets and links

Diffractor uses the following amazing open‑source projects: