Enigma Simulator

Enigma Simulator v7.0 Deze pagina in het Nederlands

On this page you can download the freeware Award Winning EnigmaSim program.

This software is an exact simulation of the 3-rotor Wehrmacht (Heer and Luftwaffe) Enigma, the 3-rotor Kriegsmarine M3, also called Funkschlussel M, and the famous 4-rotor Kriegmarine M4 Enigma cipher machine, used during World War II from 1939 until 1945. The sim has a very authentic feeling with its hands-on approach: you can select between the three models, actually lift out and insert different rotors, adjust their ring setting and set up the plugboard. The internal wiring of all rotors is identical to those that were used by the Wehrmacht and Kriegsmarine. This simulator is therefore fully compatible with the various real Enigma models and you can decrypt authentic wartime messages or encrypt and decrypt your own messages.

The program comes with a very complete 20 page helpfile, containing the manual, some original messages, the history of Enigma and all technical details of the machine. The simulator also has a picture gallery of Enigma machines. With this software you will finally be able to work with the most intriguing machine in military cryptology and examine how it works and how it was operated. A true reference to Enigma, and an educational must! Check out the Enigma Sim Manual to discover all the nuts and bolds of the software. Below are some screenshots, taken from the program. All questions or feedback are welcome by e-mail or by visiting the Guestbook.

Runs on Windows™ 98/ME/2000/XP/Vista/Win7 and on MAC and Linux with Parallels Desktop or WINE (open source).

Download the Simulator

Download EnigmaSim v7.0.2 (Zip 3.2 MB)
Please check the readme file before installation.

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Updates for the Simulator

Please uninstall any previous version through config screen/software and remove 'ENIGMA' before installing the new version!

v7.0.2 (19 Dec 11) Minor graphical corrections of covers and plugboard
v7.0.1 (07 Dec 11) Cleared bug: deleted plugs in QWERTZ layout not visually erased (error was only visual without effect on encryption).
v7.0.0 (06 Dec 11) Major update: graphical revision with different Enigma I, M3 and M4 layout (see screenshots below), visualisation of both numbers rotors and letters rotors, revised plug board, different plug board layout for Wehrmacht and Kriegsmarine machines, plug board order changeable, plugs seperately visible on top view, according to plug setup, authentic sound effects, recorded from the real Enigma machine, photo gallery with new own images of Enigma machines, help file revised and expanded, autotyping function optimized and added sound on/off option.

Updates for the Manual

Right-click the update link and save the file as "Enigma Sim Manual.pdf" in the sim's installation folder (by default C:\Program Files\ENIGMA).

(19 Dec 11) Enigma Sim Manual version 7-010 for Enigma version 7.0 and later. Additional authentic message and more information.