Best DOSBox Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from MS-DOS emulators ranked against DOSBox on the same published basis.
- 1DOSBox vs DOS Browser
- 2DOSBox vs DosKit
- 4DOSBox vs DOSBox Pure
- 5DOSBox vs DOSBox Staging
- 6DOSBox vs js-dos
- 7DOSBox vs DOS Wasm X
- 8DOSBox vs Magic DosBox
- 9DOSBox vs DOSBox Optionals
- 10DOSBox vs dosbox-automation
- 11DOSBox vs EM-DOSBox
- 12DOSBox vs dosdoor
- 13DOSBox vs DOSVAXJ3
- 14DOSBox vs Retro-DOS
- 15DOSBox vs UniPCemu
- 16DOSBox vs DOS-Emulator
- 17DOSBox vs DOSBox-X
- 18DOSBox vs MS-DOS Player
- 19DOSBox vs riapyx
- 20DOSBox vs Shed
- 21DOSBox vs DOSBox 3DS
DOSBox alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DOS Browser | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | DosKit | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 4 | DOSBox Pure | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 5 | DOSBox Staging | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 6 | js-dos | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 7 | DOS Wasm X | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted, Web |
| 8 | Magic DosBox | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Android |
| 9 | DOSBox Optionals | 5.5 | No | — | Windows |
| 10 | dosbox-automation | 5.5 | No | — | API, Linux, Windows |
| 11 | EM-DOSBox | 5.4 | No | — | Web |
| 12 | dosdoor | 5.3 | No | — | Mac, Linux |
| 13 | DOSVAXJ3 | 5.3 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 14 | Retro-DOS | 5.3 | No | — | iOS, Android |
| 15 | UniPCemu | 5.3 | No | — | Windows, Android |
| 16 | DOS-Emulator | 5.2 | No | — | Mac, Linux |
| 17 | DOSBox-X | 5.2 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 18 | MS-DOS Player | 5.2 | No | — | Windows |
| 19 | riapyx | 5.2 | No | — | Windows, Mac |
| 20 | Shed | 5.2 | No | — | Web, Linux |
| 21 | DOSBox 3DS | 5.1 | No | — | — |
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Questions about DOSBox alternatives
What is the best alternative to DOSBox?
DOS Browser, number 1 in MS-DOS emulators with a score of 6.7 out of 10. The others here: DosKit, DOSBox Pure, DOSBox Staging and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to DOSBox?
DOS Browser is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 7 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.