vDOS AlternativesDOS Emulators and other similar apps like vDOS

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

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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...

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    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
     
    • DOSBox is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & Linux alternative to vDOS.

    • DOSBox is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to vDOS.

    • DOSBox is Free and Open SourcevDOS is Free Personal and Proprietary
  2. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
    • iDOS Emulator is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to vDOS.

    • iDOS Emulator is the most popular commercial alternative to vDOS.

    • iDOS Emulator is Paid and Open SourcevDOS is Free Personal and Proprietary
    • iDOS Emulator is Privacy focused and LightweightvDOS is not according to our users
  3. vDosPlus icon
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    vDosPlus (formerly vDos-lfn) is a free general-purpose non-gaming DOS emulator running on Windows, based on vDos and DOSBox.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. 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
     
  5. 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
     
  6.  Like
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    [Development stage] JavaScript PC DOS Emulator.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
    • JsDOSBox is the most popular Web-based alternative to vDOS.

    • JsDOSBox is Free and Open SourcevDOS is Free Personal and Proprietary
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