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'''LaunchBox''' is a [[Frontends|frontend]] for Windows and Android developed by Unbroken Software, LLC. The primary developer is Jason Carr, who originally developed it to improve his experience with [[DOSBox]] but the program became highly customizable over time. | '''LaunchBox''' is a [[Frontends|frontend]] for Windows and Android developed by Unbroken Software, LLC. The primary developer is Jason Carr, who originally developed it to improve his experience with [[DOSBox]] but the program became highly customizable over time. | ||
LaunchBox today is program agnostic, having been used by BlueMaxima for [[Flashpoint]] before its standalone launcher was introduced. LaunchBox is proprietary freeware, but it has a premium version that includes an HTPC UI called Big Box. It also includes a metadata scraper for some platforms. | LaunchBox today is program-agnostic, having been used by BlueMaxima for [[Flashpoint]] before its standalone launcher was introduced. LaunchBox is proprietary freeware, but it has a premium version that includes an HTPC UI called Big Box. It also includes a metadata scraper for some platforms. | ||
Carr has previously explored porting LaunchBox to Linux using Mono.<ref>Unbroken Software. {{YouTubeVideo|VszIQJa9yL4| LaunchBox for LINUX!? Who's interested...?}}</ref> | Carr has previously explored porting LaunchBox to Linux using Mono.<ref>Unbroken Software. {{YouTubeVideo|VszIQJa9yL4| LaunchBox for LINUX!? Who's interested...?}}</ref> | ||