Sandboxie Plus Alternatives for Linux

Sandboxie Plus is not available for Linux but there are some alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is Firejail, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Sandboxie Plus and five of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Sandboxie Plus are Cuckoo Sandbox, Bubblewrap, mbox and runc.

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Sandboxie Plus alternatives are mainly Virtualization Tools but may also be Anti-Malware Apps or Anti-Virus Apps. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Sandboxie Plus.

Sandboxie Plus

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Virtualization Tool
Freemium • Open Source

Sandboxie Plus creates a sandbox-like isolated operating environment in which applications can be run or installed without permanently modifying the local or mapped drive.

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Sandboxie Plus alternatives page was last updated Feb 3, 2024

Firejail
Firejail is a SUID security sandbox program that reduces the risk of security breaches by restricting the running environment of untrusted applications using Linux namespaces and seccomp-bpf.
20 Firejail alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Virtualization Tool
Platforms
- Linux
Firejail Features
Command line interface
Sandbox
How Internet Works
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Comments about Firejail as an Alternative to Sandboxie Plus

Guest
Easy to use, and has a very good, but really ugly GUI.
Positive comment •Feb 10, 2019
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- Most users think Firejail is a great Sandboxie Plus alternative.
- Firejail is the most popular Linux alternative to Sandboxie Plus.
- Firejail is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Sandboxie Plus.
- Firejail is Free and Open SourceSandboxie Plus is Freemium and Open Source

Cuckoo Sandbox
Cuckoo Sandbox is a modular, automated malware analysis system. Running from command-line on a Linux or Mac host, it uses python and virtualization (VirtualBox, QEMU-KVM, etc) to create an isolated Windows guest environment to safely and automatically run and analyze files to...
30 Cuckoo Sandbox alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Anti-Malware App
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Android
Cuckoo Sandbox Features
Command line interface
Malware Analysis
Monitor File Changes
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Discontinued
This repository has been archived by the owner on Apr 27, 2021.
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- Some users think Cuckoo Sandbox is a great Sandboxie Plus alternative, some don't.
- Cuckoo Sandbox is the most popular Web-based, Windows & Mac alternative to Sandboxie Plus.
- Cuckoo Sandbox is Free and Open SourceSandboxie Plus is Freemium and Open Source

Bubblewrap
Unprivileged sandboxing tool.
18 Bubblewrap alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Linux
Bubblewrap Features
Sandbox
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Bubblewrap VS Sandboxie Plus
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mbox
Mbox is a lightweight sandboxing mechanism that any user can use without special privileges in commodity operating systems.
13 mbox alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Linux
mbox Features
Sandbox
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Discontinued
Last update on 26 May 2014 https://github.com/tsgates/mbox/commits/master

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runc
CLI tool for spawning and running containers according to the OCI specification.
18 runc alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Linux
runc Features
Sandbox
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