Box86/Box64
| Developer(s) | Ptitseb |
|---|---|
| Latest version | v0.3.8 [+] (Box86) v0.4.2 [+] (Box64) |
| Active | Yes |
| Platform(s) | Linux, Android |
| Architecture(s) | ARM, ARM64, RISC-V, LoongArch64, PowerPC, POWER9 |
| Emulates | x86 CPUs |
| Website | box86.org |
| Programmed in | C |
| License | MIT |
| Source code | GitHub (Box86) GitHub (Box64) |
- For the similarly named PC Emulator, see 86Box.
Box86 and Box64 are open-source Linux usermode x86 and x86-64 emulators for several architectures. Box86 emulates 32-bit x86 CPUs and requires a 32-bit userspace while Box64 emulates a x86_64 CPU and requires a 64-bit userspace.
The main target is ARM, and ARM64 CPUs respectively, they also have varying support for the RISC-V, LoongArch, PowerPC, POWER9 architectures. They do not support big-endian architectures, only little-endian architectures.
They provide dynamic recompilation for the ARM, ARM64 and RISC-V architectures, as well as functionality to intercept dynamic library calls and forward them to equivalent native libraries, allowing applications to run significantly faster than if they were fully emulated.
Downloads
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Source (Box86) Source (Box64) |