DOSBox-X is a fork of DOSBox that expands its PC hardware emulation (from the original IBM PC to progressively improving those of Windows 9x era) and all the options needed to tweak and configure the DOS virtual machine.
DOSBox AlternativesDOS Emulators and other similar apps like DOSBox
DOSBox is described as 'Emulator program which emulates an IBM PC compatible computer running a DOS operating system. Many IBM PC compatible graphics and sound cards are also emulated. This means that original DOS programs (including PC games) are provided with an environment in which they' and is a very popular DOS Emulator in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to DOSBox for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and Android apps. The best DOSBox alternative is DOSBox-X, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like DOSBox are DOSBox Staging, DOSBox SVN Daum, iDOS Emulator and D-Fend Reloaded.
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DOSBox Staging is a modern continuation of DOSBox with advanced features and current development practices.
An enhanced SVN build of the DOS emulator which incorporates unofficial features and fixes that are not officially part of DOSBox.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Comments about DOSBox SVN Daum as an Alternative to DOSBox
Feature rich with very good support to run Windows 98 (requires a bit of work to make this happen, but does it fairly well once it's configured) and performs considerably better than the original release!
- DOSBox SVN Daum is Free and Open Source
iDOS turns your device right into a powerful DOS gaming PC, with modern game control to make your old favorites as playable as possible.
18 D-Fend Reloaded alternativesD-Fend Reloaded is a graphical environment for DOSBox . DOSBox emulates a complete computer including the DOS commandline and allows to run nearly all old DOS based games on modern hardware with any of the newer Windows versions.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Windows
- DOSBox
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9 DOSEMU alternativesDOSEMU stands for DOS Emulation, and allows you to run DOS and many DOS programs, including many DPMI applications such as DOOM and Windows 3.1, under Linux.
Comments about DOSEMU as an Alternative to DOSBox
Stephan SokolowDOSBox is optimized for running games well across a wide range of platforms while DOSEMU is optimized for running more standard DOS code on Linux with greater platform integration.
- DOSEMU is Free and Open Source
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Mac
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Comments about Boxer as an Alternative to DOSBox
other than WINESKIN (which is, really, the best application out there;... but, is not so easy to use) BOXER is basically the best out there 4 easy & common-sense install
- Boxer is Free and Open Source
10 Magic Dosbox alternativesMagic Dosbox is a highly optimized Android port of the powerful DOSBox emulator. Designed specifically for mobile, the control system allows running apps anywhere without the need of external hardware.
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vDos lets you conveniently run DOS applications by emulating a (spiced up) DOS PC in a window. vDos itself runs on Windows 32 and 64-bit systems, Windows 7 or later.
vDosPlus (formerly vDos-lfn) is a free general-purpose non-gaming DOS emulator running on Windows, based on vDos and DOSBox.
This is an x86 emulator written in pure Java based on the Dosbox project. It currently supports running Dosbox's built in DOS and well as booting into Windows 95/98/NT4.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
China
Germany
EU
United Kingdom
It's based on DOSBox sources, but it's updated much more frequently.