2.0.0

The Archive

I have decided to make every previous version of Costa available for download, to preserve its history and to allow anyone interested in seeing how Costa has evolved to do so.

In the archive you will find a complete list of releases, with changelog for each version, as well as a screenshot.

It's a long list, with releases spanning nearly two decades. To download the most recent version of Costa, head on over to the Download section.

Version 2.0.0

Released October 25th, 2026

Costa 2.0 is a major release of Costa, although it might not look like it. All of Costa has converted to or rewritten in Turbo Pascal, removing the need for a run-time BASIC module. Some parts have been rewritten in Assembly, to ensure low memory needs and high performance in parts of the program where it really matters.

Heavy optimizations - Costa now only takes up around half the amount of disk space than version 1.8.0, and runs faster
New launcher, COSTA.COM. Optimized to use only 1.3 kilobytes memory when running, ensuring your programs and games have as much memory available as possible.
Messagebox buttons now show their action instead of just Yes/No - for example, if exiting the icon editor with an unsaved icon loaded, it will ask you to “Save” or “Discard”. This makes the outcome of choices easier to interpret.

Download Costa 2.0.0