Boxes
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A simple GNOME application to access virtual systems. It is based on a design from Jon McCann and Jakub Steiner.
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Features
Properties
- Lightweight
- Privacy focused
- Security-focused
Features
- Virtualization
- Ad-free
- No Tracking
- Dark Mode
- Works Offline
- Container Virtualization
- Portable
- Command line interface
- Gtk
- VNC Viewer
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Boxes information
Developed by
Felipe Borges Licensing
Open Source (GPL-2.0) and Free product.Rating
Average rating of 4.8Alternatives
29 alternatives listedSupported Languages
- English
- German
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What is Boxes?
A simple GNOME application to access virtual systems. It is based on a design from Jon McCann and Jakub Steiner.
Boxes used to support remote desktop connections until version 41, which separated the remote features to the new 
Connections app.
Comments and Reviews
It works so well! VMs can be a real pain to set up, but Boxes makes everything so easy! Just a few clicks and you're in!
A simple GUI wrapper around Linux's built-in QEMU and KVM support for running virtual machines. It makes simple things easy to set up and run.
To adjust advanced settings you either need to edit config files manually or use another GUI like VirtManager. I've never managed to get hardware acceleration working right on it, which makes Windows guests a lot slower than Linux ones.