vDOS AlternativesDOS Emulators and other similar apps like vDOS

Apps similar to vDOS include DOSBox, which is free and open source. Other options are iDOS Emulator, DOSBox Staging, vDosPlus and DOSEMU. In total there are seven DOS Emulators like vDOS for Windows, Linux, Mac, the web and Android.

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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...

    17 DOSBox alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
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  2. 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
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  6.  Like

    [Development stage] JavaScript PC DOS Emulator.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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