Magic Dosbox AlternativesDOS Emulators and other similar apps like Magic Dosbox

Magic Dosbox is described as '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' and is a DOS Emulator in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Magic Dosbox for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and Android apps. The best Magic Dosbox alternative is DOSBox, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Magic Dosbox are FreeDOS, iDOS Emulator, DOSBox Staging and Boxer.

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  1. DOSBox icon
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    DOSBox is an 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...

    16 DOSBox alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
     
  2. FreeDOS icon
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    FreeDOS is a complete, free, 100% MS-DOS compatible operating system. Works on old hardware, in DOS emulators, and in embedded systems.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  3. iDOS Emulator icon
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    iDOS turns your device right into a powerful DOS gaming PC, with modern game control to make your old favorites as playable as possible.

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    Application types

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  4. DOSBox Staging is a modern continuation of DOSBox with advanced features and current development practices.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
  5. Boxer icon
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    Boxer plays all the MS-DOS games of your misspent youth, right here on your Mac.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  6. DOSEMU icon
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    DOSEMU 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  7. 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
     
  8. 4DOS icon
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    4DOS is a command line interpreter by JP Software, designed to replace the default command interpreter COMMAND.COM in DOS and Windows 95/98/Me. The 4DOS family of programs are meant to replace the default command processor.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. jDosbox icon
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    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
     
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