LaunchBox Alternatives for Mac

LaunchBox is not available for Mac but there are some alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best Mac alternative is RetroArch, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to LaunchBox and nine of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to LaunchBox are Pegasus, Lakka, Nostlan and Boxer.

LaunchBox alternatives are mainly Game Emulators but may also be Game Library Managers or DOS Emulators. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of LaunchBox.

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RetroArch
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Free • Open Source
Game Emulator
Mac
Windows
Linux
Online
Android
iPhone
Blackberry
iPad
OpenPandora
Steam
Raspberry Pi
Playstation
Xbox
143 RetroArch alternatives
RetroArch is a graphical frontend for emulators, game engines, and media players.
- - RetroArch is the most popular Web-based, Android, Mac, iPhone, Linux & iPad alternative to LaunchBox.
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RetroArch Features
1. Controller SupportRetroArch supports the use of a controller (XBOX, PlayStation, etc.).
2. Dark ModeRetroArch supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
Multi System Emulator
Multiplatform
Emulation
FOSS
Modular System
Gameboy emulation
Variety
Rewind button
Pegasus
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Free • Open Source
Game Library Manager
Mac
Windows
Linux
Android
Raspberry Pi
26 Pegasus alternatives
Pegasus is a graphical frontend for browsing your game library (especially retro games) and launching them from one place. It's focusing on customizability, cross platform support (including embedded devices) and high performance.
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Pegasus Features
1. PortablePegasus can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Game Launcher
Lakka
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Free • Open Source
Game Emulator
Linux Distro
Operating System
Mac
Windows
Linux
Cubieboard
HummingBoard
Raspberry Pi
Nintendo Switch
Odroid
22 Lakka alternatives
Lakka is the official Linux distribution of RetroArch and the libretro ecosystem. Each game system is implemented as a libretro core, while the frontend RetroArch takes care of inputs and display.
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Lakka Features
Emulation
Linux-based
Gaming-focused
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Linux-OS not meant to be used as game library organizer.
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Nostlan
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Free • Open Source
Game Library Manager
Mac
Windows
Linux
115 Nostlan alternatives
A front-end or user interface (UI) is the presentation and interaction layer of an app or website. Most modern emulator apps have basic game list UIs that you can interact with using a mouse/keyboard but not a game controller.
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Nostlan Features
1. Controller SupportNostlan supports the use of a controller (XBOX, PlayStation, etc.).
Game Launcher
Emulation
Xbox
Boxer
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Free • Open Source
Game Emulator
DOS Emulator
Mac
19 Boxer alternatives
Boxer plays all the MS-DOS games of your misspent youth, right here on your Mac.
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Boxer Features
Emulation
Discontinued
The project is no longer developed. Last version, 1.4.0, released in February 2016, can be still downloaded from the official website
DBGL
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Free • Open Source
Mac
Windows
Linux
DOSBox
15 DBGL alternatives
DBGL is a Java frontend for DOSBox, based largely upon the proven interface of D-Fend.
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DBGL Features
1. PortableDBGL can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Batch processing
Multiple languages
Game Launcher
D-Box
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Free • Open Source
Mac
Windows
Linux
AmigaOS
13 D-Box alternatives
D-Box is an easy to use front-end for DOSBox which enables you to run old MS-DOS games and other applications on a modern computer.
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GR-lida
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Free • Open Source
Game Emulator
Mac
Windows
Linux
6 GR-lida alternatives
GR-lida is a graphical interface for managing the most used emulators like DOSBox abandonware VDMSound and ScummVM . This way you can easily run any game prepared for each emulator in today's computers.
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GR-lida Features
Artwork
Graphical User Interface
Multiple languages
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It's cross platform, it looks good and it works well
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DOSBox Launcher
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Free • Open Source
Mac
Windows
Linux
5 DOSBox Launcher alternatives
DOSBoxLauncher configures and starts DOS applications (e.g. games) using a DOSBox app on the system. DOSBox itself is not part of this app and must be installed separately (see https://www.dosbox.com). A simple configuration with a few parameters is in the focus.
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