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DOSBox Pure

No phone app

8.0No. 6 of 25
in MS-DOS Emulators
  • Recognised40% of the score96
  • Phone app26% of the score0
  • Documented20% of the score84
  • Free plan14% of the score100
Free plan
Yes
Runs on
Linux, Mac, Windows
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Summary

DOSBox Pure is ranked #6 of 25 in MS-DOS emulators on Samsung Mobile US Press. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows. There is a free plan.

DOSBox Pure plans and pricing

All plans
Name your own price Free Download free; donations welcome Standalone desktop emulator schelling.itch.io · 29 Sept 2026

Compared on MS-DOS emulators

Free plan
Yesschelling.itch.io
Supported host platforms
Windows, macOS, Linuxschelling.itch.io
DOS target versions
ms-dosschelling.itch.io
Disk image formats
ISO, CUE, INS, IMG, IMA, VHD, JRC, TC, M3U, M3U8schelling.itch.io
Gamepad support
Yesschelling.itch.io
Save states
Yesschelling.itch.io
Source available
Yesschelling.itch.io

Facts

Purpose
DOSBox Pure is a DOS game emulator fork of DOSBox designed for simplicity and ease of use.schelling.itch.io · 29 Sept 2026
Desktop version
The downloadable standalone version is for desktop platforms and is also available as a RetroArch core.github.com · 29 Sept 2026
File support
It loads ZIP and DOSZ files, CD and floppy or hard disk images, DOS executables, DOSBox configuration files, and folders.schelling.itch.io · 29 Sept 2026
Controller features
It can detect games and apply controller mappings, and its mapper can assign gamepad controls to emulated keyboard, mouse, or joystick functions.schelling.itch.io · 29 Sept 2026
Operating systems
It can create a hard disk image between 8 and 1024 MB to install and run an operating system from a bootable CD-ROM or floppy image.schelling.itch.io · 29 Sept 2026
Networking limit
An installed operating system detects a NE2000 network card that cannot connect to the real internet.schelling.itch.io · 29 Sept 2026
Graphics emulation
The core includes 3dfx Voodoo PCI card emulation, with OpenGL hardware rendering by default and a software rendering option that uses much more CPU.schelling.itch.io · 29 Sept 2026
MIDI audio
It can use SoundFont files for General MIDI and Sound Canvas music, or ROM files to emulate an MT-32 synthesizer.schelling.itch.io · 29 Sept 2026
License
DOSBox Pure is available under the GNU General Public License, version 2 or later.schelling.itch.io · 29 Sept 2026
Downloads
The listed downloads include Windows 32-bit and 64-bit, macOS ARM64 and x64, and Linux x64 builds.schelling.itch.io · 29 Sept 2026
Community
The product page provides a community area with discussion topics about the software.schelling.itch.io · 29 Sept 2026

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