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Added DOSBox
* Links to your favorite games can be made in just a few mouse clicks.
* Games can be played directly from the ROM picker and search windows.
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===[[DOSBox]]===
Because DOSBox doesn't have a GUI, projects were made to fulfill that role.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" style="width: 75%"
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Platform(s)
! scope="col"|Latest Version
! scope="col"|Interface(s)
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
!colspan="8"|PC / x86
|-
|[http://dfendreloaded.sourceforge.net D-Fend Reloaded]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
|[https://dfendreloaded.sourceforge.net/Download.html 1.4.4]
|WIMP
|{{?}}
|{{✗}}
|{{?}}
|-
|[https://dbgl.org DOSBox Game Launcher]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
|[https://dbgl.org/#download 0.96]
|WIMP
|{{?}}
|{{✓}}
|{{?}}
|-
|[https://github.com/rtts/ialauncher IA Launcher]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
|[https://dbgl.org/#download 0.96]
|WIMP
|{{✓}}
|{{✗}}
|{{?}}
|-
|[[LaunchBox]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
|[https://www.launchbox-app.com/download {{LaunchBoxVer}} (Free)]<br />[https://www.launchbox-app.com/premium Premium ($75)]
|WIMP, HTPC<ref group=A name=launchbox>This feature is called ''Big Box'' and is only available in the paid premium version.</ref>
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
|}
====Comparison====
;[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.
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