Started as a fork of the DOSBox project, it retains compatibility with the wide base of DOS games and DOS gaming DOSBox was designed for. However, while the main focus of DOSBox is for running DOS games, DOSBox-X goes much further than this. Latest Release: 0.83.18 Release Date: OctoDOSBox-X 0.83.18 Release Notes Supported Platforms: Windows version: (Windows XP and later versions supported) 32-bit Setup (XP+) | 64-bit Setup (Vista+) More options including portable packages Linux version: (Linux distros and Raspberry Pi supported) Flatpak on Flathub | Fedora Copr macOS version: (For both Intel-based and ARM-based Mac) Intel-based Mac | ARM-based Mac Builds for macOS 10.13+ | More info DOS version: (Yes, you can emulate another DOS system within DOS itself) HX-DOS package | LOADLIN package Source code: (Latest code also available from the GitHub repository) In zip format | In tar.gz format Source code building instructions Further options and information: Other packages and install instructions Archive of all releases and change logs Issue, question or suggestion? Go to Issue Tracker View or send Pull Requests View README Information View User Guides on Wiki General Contributing GuidelinesĭOSBox-X emulates a PC necessary for running many DOS games and applications that simply cannot be run on modern PCs and operating systems, similar to DOSBox. We also hope that DOSBox-X (along with DOSLIB) can aid in new DOS development. Look at the DOSBox-X Wiki for more information about DOSBox-X and usage guides. What is DOSBox-X? DOSBox-X is an open-source DOS emulator for running DOS applications and games.ĭOS-based Windows such as Windows 3.x and Windows 9x are officially supported.Ĭompared to DOSBox, DOSBox-X is much more flexible and provides more features.

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