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DOSBox comparisons

Free#4 of 26 in MS-DOS Emulators

DOSBox is compared head-to-head with DOSBox Staging, DOSBox Pure and DOSBox-X and more: 7 head-to-heads in MS-DOS Emulators, each with the specs and prices we checked.

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DOSBox vs each of them

#	Tool	Free plan	Paid from	Supported host platforms	DOS target versions	Disk image formats	Gamepad support	Score
4	DOSBox	Yes	None	Windows, Linux, macOS	Dos-compatible	ISO, CUE/BIN, CUE/IMG, floppy images, hard-drive images	Yes	7.4
1	DOSBox Staging	Yes	None	Windows, macOS, Linux	Ms-dos	IMG, IMA, CUE/BIN, ISO, MDS/MDF, VHD	Yes	9.0
2	DOSBox Pure	Yes	None	Windows, macOS, Linux	Ms-dos	ISO, CUE, INS, IMG, IMA, VHD, JRC, TC, M3U, M3U8	Yes	8.8
3	DOSBox-X	Yes	None	—	—	—	—	7.7
5	DOS Browser	Yes	None	Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, Steam Deck	Ms-dos	—	—	7.1
6	UniPCemu	Yes	None	Windows, Android, PSP, Nintendo Switch, PS Vita	Ms-dos	DSK, IMD, CUE, IMG, IMA	Yes	6.9
7	DosKit	Yes	None	windows, macos, linux, ios, android	—	—	Yes	6.8
8	Magic DosBox	Yes	—	Android	Ms-dos	ISO, GOG, INST, CUE	Yes	6.7

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