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|license = GNU GPLv2
;[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 {{Main|Frontends#DOSBox instead of the one it comes with, so it can be used with forks as well.}}
;==See Also==* [https://dbgl.org DOSBox Game Launcher[Dosbox Compatibility List]: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 Small list of very old times. It uses the Internet Archive to download games on-the-fly and emulator builds with flaky compatibility in DOSBox to play them offline. ;* [[LaunchBoxDOSBox Wii Compatibility]]:Originally developed as a DOSBox frontend. It now supports any emulator or Windows game but has retained its excellent DOSBox functionality.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"! scope="col"|Name! scopeNotable active forks="col"|Platform(s) ! scope="col"|Latest Version! scope="col"|[[libretro|Libretro Core]]! scope="col"|Active! scope<div style="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]|-! colspan="8"|PC / x86|-| DOSBox Staging| align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}| [httpsdisplay://dosbox-staging.github.io {{DOSBoxStagingVer}}]| {{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}|flex; flex-| [httpsflow://dosbox-x.com/ DOSBoxrow wrap; justify-X]| align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|DOS}}| [httpscontent://dosboxspace-x.com {{DOSBox-XVer}}]between;">| {{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}|-| [https://yesterplay.net/dosboxece/ DOSBox ECE]| align<div style=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}| [https"flex://yesterplay.net/dosboxece/ SVN]| {{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{TBD}}|-| [https1 0 240px; margin://docs0.libretro.com/library/dosbox_pure/ DOSBox Pure]5em;">| align<font size=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|}}| [https"3"><b>The following forks are standalone emulators:</b></github.com/schellingb/dosbox-pure git]| {{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{TBD}}|}font>
===Active forks===
;[https://dosbox-x.com {{Infobox emulator|title = DOSBox-X]:Staging:|screenshot = DOSBox-X is vastly different from other Staging intro.png|screenshotwidth = 250px|screenshotcaption = DOSBox forks in that it aims to be a complete emulation package that covers all pre-2000 DOS and Windows 9x based hardware scenariosstaging intro screen. It features more flexibility by way of config options |developer = kcgen (maintainer) and an accompanying frontend to customize the DOS VM further, and beyond games it also supports standard software for DOS, as well as DOS-based others|version = {{Version|DOSBox Staging}}|platform = [[Emulators on Windows including |Windows 3.x and 9x]]<br/>[[Emulators on macOS|macOS]]<br/ME >[[Emulators on Linux|Linux]]|target = [[POS_(which it should be able to accelerate in the futurePong_Consoles). The project also has its own _CPUs_and_Other_Chips#x86_CPUs|x86 CPUs]]|active = Yes|website = [https://dosbox-xstaging.github.comio/wiki wikidosbox-staging.github.io] which contains extensive documentation on DOSBox-X, and a summary of notable added features can be seen |license = GNU GPLv2|support = [https://github.com/sponsors/dosbox-xstaging GitHub Sponsor]<br/>[https://opencollective.com/wiki/DOSBox%E2%80%90X’s-Featuredosbox-Highlights herestaging Open Collective]. The project is also accessible from the |source = [https://github.com/joncampbell123dosbox-staging/dosbox-x staging GitHub website].}}</div>
;{{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-stagingpure Site]|license = GNU GPLv2|support = [https://ko-fi.githubcom/schelling Ko-fi]<br/>[http://paypal.io DOSBox Stagingcom/donate?hosted_button_id=3WX4KRRTHN6EL PayPal]<br/>[https::DOSBox Staging is a DOSBox fork that focuses on ease of use, modern technology and best practices//schelling. Started as a collaborative effort to “revitalize DOSBox's development process”, it attempts to modernize the existing DOSBox codebase and prioritizes the quality of newly written codeitch. The project is also accessible from the io/gamepad-phoenix/purchase Gamepad Phoenix]|source = [https://github.com/dosbox-stagingschellingb/dosbox-staging pure GitHub website].}}
;{{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://yesterplaygithub.netcom/dosboxecerealnc/ DOSBox ECEdosbox-core Site]:|license = GNU GPLv2|source = [https:DOSBox ECE is a DOSBox fork that is based on DOSBox SVN commits but with some additional patches such as MT32, FluidSynth and Voodoo/Glide support/github.com/realnc/dosbox-core GitHub]}}</div>
===Others===
;[http:<//www.columbia.edu/~em36/win31dosbox.html Win31DOSBox]::Win31DOSBox aims to be an easy method of running Windows 3.x games through a customized version of DOSBox-X or DOSBox SVN. Among its many features, it adds an easy setup program and the ability to print from Windows 3.11. The maintainer of Win31DOSBox has since recommended using [[WineVDM]] instead. :To get started, you first need a copy of either Windows 3.11 or WfW (Windows for Workgroups) 3.11. Once you have that, you need to put in either the 6 (Windows 3.11) or 9 (WfW 3.11) floppy images, or the ISO file, or the MSDN self-extracting .exe. After that, running InstallWin31DOSBox.exe which will automatically install Windows 3.x for you. Once it's finished, check that everything works and then install Video for Windows and Quicktime which is located in the Video folder in Program Manager. It is also recommended to install WinG and Win32s as well. :There are multiple ways to get software onto the system. For folders and files, you can drag them into the C-DRIVE folder. If you have a physical CD you can just insert it into your CD drive. If it's a CD image you need to mount it using a software like Virtual CloneDrive. If it's a floppy disk image you need to drag the respective images over the Extract to A-Drive Folder.exe program which will extract them to the A-DRIVE folder. ;[http://win9xbox.sourceforge.net 9xbox]:There was some interest in creating a version of DOSBox that would improve compatibility with Windows 95/98/ME. However, it never passed the theoretical stage. ==References=={{Reflist}} ==See Also==* [[Dosbox Compatibility List]] (Small list of very old emulator builds with flaky compatibility in DOSBox)div>
→Notable active forks
|logo = DOSBox.png
|logowidth = 120
|version = 0.74-3{{Version|DOSBox}}|active = YesNo
|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 = [[Intel CPUsPOS_(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 ([email protected])]<br/>[https://www.paypal.com/webapps/shoppingcart?flowlogging_id=f9259906fd9cd&mfid=1694152320123_f9259906fd9cd#/checkout/openButton PayPal ([email protected])]<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]] [[Intel CPUsPOS_(Pong_Consoles)_CPUs_and_Other_Chips#Intel_CPU.27s|286 and 386 emulator]] written in C++.
==Downloads==
|'''[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==
Because DOSBox doesn't have a GUI, projects were made to fulfill that role.
==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.
{{Infobox emulator
|title = DOSBox-X
|screenshotwidth = 250px
|screenshotcaption = The SDL2 UI on Windows 10. DOSBox-X also has versions for SDL1 and MinGW in the installer.
|developer = Jonathan Campbell<br/>(Project 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 = [[Intel 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]
}}
<div style="display:While DOSBoxflex; flex-X currently supports emulation of [[Intel CPUs|IBM PC/XT/AT]], Toshiba AX/J3100, IBM PCjr/Tandy, and [[NEC PCflow: row wrap; justify-9800 series|NEC PCcontent: space-98]] architecture, the maintainer, Jonathan Campbell, does not plan to add any other MS-DOS systembetween;"><div style="flex: 1 0 240px; margin: 0. This limitation is mainly done to prevent bloating of the codebase, keeping it at a manageable level for himself while also staying organized. However, the codebase does contain stubbed source files 5em;"><font size="3"><b>The following forks are cores for [[FM Towns emulators|FM Townslibretro]] emulation in the event that other programmers want to add that functionality.:</b></font>
<div style="display: flex;[httpsflex-flow://github.com/schellingb/dosboxrow wrap; justify-pure DOSBox Pure]content:space-between;">:DOSBox Pure is a new DOSBox fork specifically built for RetroArch/Libretro. According to its project description it aims for simplicity and ease of use.<ref namediv style="DB-Pure_libretroflex: 1 0 240px; margin: 0.5em;"> ===Some notable dead forks==={{cite webInfobox emulator|urltitle =https://wwwDOSBox ECE|screenshot = DOSBox ECE game directory.libretropng|screenshotwidth = 250px|screenshotcaption = DOSBox ECE game directory screenshot.com/index.php/dosbox-pure-out-now-for-public-testing|developer = YesterPlay (maintainer) and others|version = {{Version|DOSBox ECE}}|platform = [[Emulators on Windows|Windows]]<br/ >[[Emulators on Linux|Linux]]|titletarget =DOSBox Pure – Out now for public testing [[POS_(Pong_Consoles)_CPUs_and_Other_Chips#x86_CPUs|x86 CPUs]]|authoractive ='Psyraven' No|website=libretro [https://yesterplay.net/dosboxece/ yesterplay.net/dosboxece]|publisherlicense =WordPress GNU GPLv2|datesource =21 December 2020[https://yesterplay.net/dosboxece/ yesterplay.net/dosboxece]}}</ref>
;[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 [[#Active 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 [[#Active Notable active forks |DOSBox-X]] fork.
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