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|platform = Multi-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 = [[DOS emulatorsPOS_(Pong_Consoles)_CPUs_and_Other_Chips#Intel_CPU.27s|DOS286 and 386]]

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 '''DOSBox''' is a multifree and open-platformsource, command[[High/Low level emulation|high-line level]] [[DOS emulatorsPOS_(Pong_Consoles)_CPUs_and_Other_Chips#Intel_CPU.27s|DOS286 and 386 emulator]] emulatorwritten in C++.

*{| cellpadding="4"|-|align=center|{{Icon|Win|Lin|Mac}}|'''[httphttps://www.dosbox.com/wiki/SVN_Builds#List_of_SVN_Builds DOSBox Latest Dev Builds]'''|-|align=center|{{Icon|Win|Lin|Mac|BSD|RiscOS|OS2}}*|'''[httphttps://www.dosbox.com/download.php?main=1 DOSBox 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Pyra build]'''|}'''Note: These versions are years out-of-date and missing countless features and bug fixes.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. {{Main|Frontends#DOSBox}}

==FeaturesSee Also==DOSBox is capable * [[Dosbox Compatibility List]] - Small list 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 old emulator builds with flaky 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 Window 95, thus potentially being able to play games made for those platformsin DOSBox.* [[DOSBox Wii Compatibility]]

==FrontendsForks=====DOSBox has many forks over the years. This section attempts to list the most notable ones. [http://www.launchbox-appdosbox.com/ LaunchBoxwiki/SVN_Builds#Enhanced_SVN_builds DOSBox's official wiki]===*Portable Boxalso has a partial list of DOSBox forks. Even more forks are listed in the [https://github.com/dosbox-staging/dosbox-Artstaging/wiki/DOSBox-Based Games Database and Launcher for forks DOSBox, Emulators, and PC Gamesforks page] of DOSBox Staging's GitHub wiki.

===[http://ykhwong.x-y.net/ DOSBox SVN Daum]Notable active forks===*This is an enhanced build of DOSBox by ykhwong, with support for Direct3D and HLSL shaders, Glide, ethernet, and many other features not found in the official version. Unlike vanilla DOSBox, it has a menu for on-the-fly configuration. Has not been updated in years, however. According to the [http://www.dosbox.com/wiki/SVN_Builds#Enhanced_SVN_builds DOSBox wiki]: "The last version broke this build in various places and uses out of date and not fully working changes of the DOSBox-X branch. It is no longer recommended to use it."

<div style="display: flex; flex-flow: row wrap; justify-content: space-between;"><div style="flex: 1 0 240px; margin: 0.5em;"><font size=[http"3"><b>The following forks are standalone emulators:</b></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 in conjunction with DOSBox SVN Daum.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 =[http[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://membersdosbox-x.quicknetcom dosbox-x.nlcom]|license = GNU GPLv2|source = [https://blankendaalrgithub.com/dbgljoncampbell123/ DOSBox Game Launcherdosbox-x GitHub]===*A frontend based on Java, and has a UI inspired by the original D-Fend}}

{{Infobox emulator|title = DOSBox Staging|screenshot =DOSBox Staging intro.png|screenshotwidth =Versions250px|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 =9xbox[[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 GPLv2There has been some interest in creating |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> <div style="display: flex; flex-flow: row wrap; justify-content: space-between;"><div style="flex: 1 0 240px; margin: 0.5em;"><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 of = {{Version|DOSBox that incorporates compatibility with -core}}|platform = [[Emulators on Windows|Windows 95]]<br/>[[Emulators on Linux|Linux]]<br/98>[[Emulators on macOS|macOS]]<br/ME>[[Emulators on Android|Android]]|target = [[POS_(Pong_Consoles)_CPUs_and_Other_Chips#x86_CPUs|x86 CPUs]]|active = Yes|website = [https://github. As of 02com/realnc/dosbox-core Site]|license = GNU GPLv2|source = [https:/09/13, it has not passed the theoretical stage github.com/realnc/dosbox-core GitHub]}}</div> <div style="display: flex; flex-flow: row wrap; justify-content: space-between;"><div style="flex: 1 0 240px; margin: 0.5em;"> ===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 no work has been doneothers|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://win9xboxweb.sourceforgearchive.netorg/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-X===SVN Daum]DOSBox-X is a fork :Was an enhanced build of the original DOSBox project. It does what DOSBox does, but goes furtherby ykhwong, with a focus on accurate emulation of pre-2000 PC hardware and includes many more ways to tweak and configure the DOS virtual machine. The aim is support for DOSBox-X to be a complete emulation package that covers all pre-2000 DOS Direct3D and Windows 9x based hardware needsHLSL shaders, including peripheralsGlide, motherboardsEthernet, CPUsvirtual printer, and all manner of hardware that was made for PC hardware of that time. The emulator should a built-in the future have full support and acceleration of Windows 3UI.xHowever, 95it hasn't been updated in years, 98 and ME and software that most of what it added was written for those versions of Windowscovered by the actively maintained [[#Notable active forks|DOSBox-X]] fork.

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