Editing DOSBox

{{Infobox emulator
|title = DOSBox
|logo = DOSBox.png
|logowidth = 120
|version = {{Version|DOSBox}}
|active = No
|fate = 
|platform = [[Emulators on Windows|Windows]]<br/>[[Emulators on Linux|Linux]]<br/>[[Emulators on macOS|macOS]]<br/>[[Emulators on BSD|FreeBSD]]<br/>[[Emulators on OS/2|OS/2]] and more
|target = [[POS_(Pong_Consoles)_CPUs_and_Other_Chips#Intel_CPU.27s|286 and 386]]
|prog-lang = C++
|developer = [https://www.dosbox.com/crew.php DOSBox Crew]
|website = [https://www.dosbox.com DOSBox.com]
|license = GNU GPLv2
|support = [https://btc.com/1BwXUekP4sFiR7kcqBxWrCYXU8ZAWQRbFK Bitcoin]<br/>[https://www.paypal.com/donate/?item_name=Donation+to+DOSBox+DOS+Emulator&cmd=_donations&business=qbix79%40users.sourceforge.net PayPal (qbix79@users.sourceforge.net)]<br/>[https://www.paypal.com/webapps/shoppingcart?flowlogging_id=f9259906fd9cd&mfid=1694152320123_f9259906fd9cd#/checkout/openButton PayPal (qbix79@users.sourceforge.net)]<br/>[https://paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=RK4BA9ERN5AWL PayPal (Peter Veenstra)]
|source = [http://source.dosbox.com/dosboxsvn.tgz tgz]
}}

'''DOSBox''' is a free and open-source, [[High/Low level emulation|high-level]] [[POS_(Pong_Consoles)_CPUs_and_Other_Chips#Intel_CPU.27s|286 and 386 emulator]] written in C++.

==Downloads==
{| cellpadding="4"
|-
|align=center|{{Icon|Win|Lin|Mac}}
|'''[https://www.dosbox.com/wiki/SVN_Builds#List_of_SVN_Builds Latest Dev Builds]'''
|-
|align=center|{{Icon|Win|Lin|Mac|BSD|RiscOS|OS2}}
|'''[https://www.dosbox.com/download.php?main=1 Latest Stable Builds]'''
|-
|align=center|{{Icon|Pyra-big}}
|'''[https://pyra-handheld.com/repo/apps/23 Pyra build]'''
|}
'''Note: These versions are years out-of-date and missing countless features and bug fixes. [[DOSBox#Forks|DOSBox forks]] are better choice for almost all users.'''

==Overview==
DOSBox is capable of emulating many older computer games that are otherwise very difficult if not impossible to play on modern operating systems and hardware. It has very high compatibility, as it can be configured to emulate the environment of many machines, with support for various display modes, including CGA, EGA, Hercules, Tandy, and VGA. With some work, it is even possible to install and load old Windows operating systems, such as Windows 3.11 and Windows 95, thus potentially being able to play games made for those platforms.

===Frontends===
Because DOSBox doesn't have a GUI, projects were made to fulfill that role.

;[http://dfendreloaded.sourceforge.net D-Fend Reloaded]
:A great frontend which allows custom per-game configurations to cut back on fiddling with settings just to run specific games well. It also lets you use your own build of DOSBox instead of the one it comes with, so it can be used with forks as well.

;[https://dbgl.org DOSBox Game Launcher]
:Another frontend based on Java that is said to be inspired by the D-Fend's.

;[https://github.com/rtts/ialauncher IA Launcher]
:IA Launcher is a graphical games launcher for under 3000 MS-DOS games from old times. It uses the Internet Archive to download games on-the-fly and DOSBox to play them offline.

;[[LaunchBox]]
:Originally developed as a DOSBox frontend. It now supports any emulator or Windows game but has retained its excellent DOSBox functionality.

==See Also==
* [[Dosbox Compatibility List]] - Small list of very old emulator builds with flaky compatibility in DOSBox.
* [[DOSBox Wii Compatibility]]

==Forks==
DOSBox has many forks over the years. This section attempts to list the most notable ones. [http://www.dosbox.com/wiki/SVN_Builds#Enhanced_SVN_builds DOSBox's official wiki] also has a partial list of DOSBox forks. Even more forks are listed in the [https://github.com/dosbox-staging/dosbox-staging/wiki/DOSBox-forks DOSBox forks page] of DOSBox Staging's GitHub wiki.

===Notable active forks===

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<font size="3"><b>The following forks are standalone emulators:</b></font>

{{Infobox emulator
|title = DOSBox-X
|screenshot = DOSBox-X-screenshot-sdl2.png
|screenshotwidth = 250px
|screenshotcaption = The SDL2 UI on Windows 10. DOSBox-X also has versions for SDL1 and MinGW in the installer.
|developer = Jonathan Campbell (maintainer)<br/>Wengier, and others
|version = {{Version|DOSBox-X}}
|platform = [[Emulators on Windows|Windows]]<br/>[[Emulators on macOS|macOS]]<br/>[[Emulators on Linux|Linux]]<br/>[[Emulators on DOS|DOS]]
|target = [[POS_(Pong_Consoles)_CPUs_and_Other_Chips#x86_CPUs|x86 CPUs]]<br/>[[NEC PC-9800 series|NEC PC-98]]
|active = Yes
|website = [https://dosbox-x.com dosbox-x.com]
|license = GNU GPLv2
|source = [https://github.com/joncampbell123/dosbox-x GitHub]
}}

{{Infobox emulator
|title = DOSBox Staging
|screenshot = DOSBox Staging intro.png
|screenshotwidth = 250px
|screenshotcaption = DOSBox staging intro screen.
|developer = kcgen (maintainer) and others
|version = {{Version|DOSBox Staging}}
|platform = [[Emulators on Windows|Windows]]<br/>[[Emulators on macOS|macOS]]<br/>[[Emulators on Linux|Linux]]
|target = [[POS_(Pong_Consoles)_CPUs_and_Other_Chips#x86_CPUs|x86 CPUs]]
|active = Yes
|website = [https://dosbox-staging.github.io/ dosbox-staging.github.io]
|license = GNU GPLv2
|support = [https://github.com/sponsors/dosbox-staging GitHub Sponsor]<br/>[https://opencollective.com/dosbox-staging Open Collective]
|source = [https://github.com/dosbox-staging/dosbox-staging GitHub]
}}
</div>

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<font size="3"><b>The following forks are cores for [[libretro]]:</b></font>

{{Infobox emulator
|title = DOSBox Pure
|screenshot = DOSBox Pure start menu.png
|screenshotwidth = 250px
|screenshotcaption = DOSBox Pure start menu.
|developer = Bernhard Schelling (maintainer) and others
|version = {{Version|DOSBox Pure}}
|platform = [[Emulators on Windows|Windows]]<br/>[[Emulators on Linux|Linux]]<br/>[[Emulators on macOS|macOS]]<br/>[[Emulators on Raspberry Pi|Raspberry Pi]]<br/>[[Emulators on Android|Android]]<br/>[[Emulators on 3DS|3DS]]<br/>[[Emulators on GameCube|GameCube]]<br/>[[Emulators on Wii|Wii]]<br/>[[Emulators on Wii U|Wii U]]<br/>[[Emulators on Switch|Switch]]<br/>[[Emulators on PS2|PS2]]<br/>[[Emulators on PSP|PSP]]<br/>[[Emulators on Vita|Vita]]
|target = [[POS_(Pong_Consoles)_CPUs_and_Other_Chips#x86_CPUs|x86 CPUs]]
|active = Yes
|website = [https://github.com/schellingb/dosbox-pure Site]
|license = GNU GPLv2
|support = [https://ko-fi.com/schelling Ko-fi]<br/>[http://paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=3WX4KRRTHN6EL PayPal]<br/>[https://schelling.itch.io/gamepad-phoenix/purchase Gamepad Phoenix]
|source = [https://github.com/schellingb/dosbox-pure GitHub]
}}

{{Infobox emulator
|title = DOSBox-core
|screenshot = DOSBox-core MIDI on VSTi.jpg
|screenshotwidth = 250px
|screenshotcaption = DOSBox-core running Ultima 8 with a standalone MIDI synthesizer (Roland's Sound Canvas emulator VSTi plugin "Sound Canvas VA") which is run using a VSTi host "Falcosoft Midi Player" (runs on Linux via [[Wine]] here).
|developer = Nikos Chantziaras (maintainer) and others
|version = {{Version|DOSBox-core}}
|platform = [[Emulators on Windows|Windows]]<br/>[[Emulators on Linux|Linux]]<br/>[[Emulators on macOS|macOS]]<br/>[[Emulators on Android|Android]]
|target = [[POS_(Pong_Consoles)_CPUs_and_Other_Chips#x86_CPUs|x86 CPUs]]
|active = Yes
|website = [https://github.com/realnc/dosbox-core Site]
|license = GNU GPLv2
|source = [https://github.com/realnc/dosbox-core GitHub]
}}
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===Some notable dead forks===
{{Infobox emulator
|title = DOSBox ECE
|screenshot = DOSBox ECE game directory.png
|screenshotwidth = 250px
|screenshotcaption = DOSBox ECE game directory screenshot.
|developer = YesterPlay (maintainer) and others
|version = {{Version|DOSBox ECE}}
|platform = [[Emulators on Windows|Windows]]<br/>[[Emulators on Linux|Linux]]
|target = [[POS_(Pong_Consoles)_CPUs_and_Other_Chips#x86_CPUs|x86 CPUs]]
|active = No
|website = [https://yesterplay.net/dosboxece/ yesterplay.net/dosboxece]
|license = GNU GPLv2
|source = [https://yesterplay.net/dosboxece/ yesterplay.net/dosboxece]
}}

;[http://web.archive.org/web/20161230025119/http://home.arcor.de/h-a-l-9000/ DOSBox Mega Build]
:Was an enhanced build of DOSBox focused on serial/networking support. Contains the NE2000 patch, parallel port passthrough, virtual printer, OPL passthrough, and others. However, it hasn't been updated in years, and most of what it added was covered by the actively maintained [[#Notable active forks|DOSBox-X]] fork.

;[http://ykhwong.x-y.net DOSBox SVN Daum]
:Was an enhanced build of DOSBox by ykhwong, with support for Direct3D and HLSL shaders, Glide, Ethernet, virtual printer, and a built-in UI. However, it hasn't been updated in years, and most of what it added was covered by the actively maintained [[#Notable active forks|DOSBox-X]] fork.

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