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.

License model

Free • Open Source

Application type

Virtualization Tool

Platforms

Linux
BSD
Flathub
GNOME

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Properties

Lightweight
Privacy focused
Security-focused

Features

Ad-free
No Tracking
Dark Mode
Command line interface
Container Virtualization
Portable
Virtualization
VNC Viewer

Tags

virtual-machine-manager

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POX added Boxes as alternative to lume VM
•about 1 month ago
worshiper812 does not think VNC Viewer is a important feature of Boxes
•2 months ago
POX added Boxes as alternative to CheerpX
•4 months ago
RemovedUser added Dark Mode as a feature to Boxes
•6 months ago
wouf336 added Boxes as alternative to Vectras VM
•7 months ago
RemovedUser added Boxes as alternative to KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) and QEMU
•11 months ago
RemovedUser updated Boxes
•12 months ago
RemovedUser added Dark Mode as a feature to Boxes
•12 months ago

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Boxes information

Developed by
GNOME
Licensing
Open Source (GPL-2.0) and Free product.
Rating
Average rating of 5
Alternatives
25 alternatives listed
Supported Languages
- English
- German

AlternativeTo Categories

Network & Admin, OS & Utilities, System & Hardware

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Our users have written 1 comments and reviews about Boxes, and it has gotten 26 likes

Boxes was added to AlternativeTo by ShimiC7 on Dec 23, 2013 and this page was last updated Apr 6, 2024.

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Top positive comment •Jul 20, 2020

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!

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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 icon Connections app.

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