MS-DOS Emulators
Alternatives to DOS-Emulator
The tools Specifiction weighs against DOS-Emulator, from its list of ms-dos emulators, each with its plans, platforms and spec score.
- 01 DOSBox
It suits people who need to run older DOS-compatible programs or games on Windows, Linux, or macOS.
Free plan Open source Windows · macOS · Linux · Self-hosted9.0 Visit Specs - 02 DOSBox Staging
DOSBox Staging suits people who want to run older DOS or Windows 3.1 software on Windows, macOS, or Linux.
Free plan Open source Windows · macOS · Linux · API8.9 Visit Specs - 03 DOSBox Pure
It suits people who want to run DOS games or install an operating system from bootable DOS media on a desktop computer.
Free plan Open source Windows · macOS · Linux · Self-hosted8.8 Visit Specs - 04
DOSBox-X DOSBox-X is suited to people running DOS software, preserving historical software, testing or continuing DOS development.
Free plan Open source Windows · macOS · Linux · Self-hosted8.7 Visit Specs - 05 Magic DosBox
It suits Android users who want to run their own DOS games and customize touchscreen controls.
Free plan Android8.3 Visit Specs - 06 DOSBox PSP
It suits PSP owners who want to run MS-DOS software and are comfortable adjusting configuration settings.
Free plan8.2 Visit Specs - 07 DOS Browser Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux8.0 Visit Specs
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DosKit DosKit suits people who want to run DOS applications from an installable browser-based app across desktop and mobile platforms.
Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux8.0 Visit Specs - 09 DOS Wasm X
It suits people who want to run DOS-compatible software in a browser, including users who want gamepad or mobile input.
Free plan Web · Self-hosted8.0 Visit Specs - 10 dosbox-automation
It suits users automating DOS software or games through scripts, launchers, or test harnesses.
Windows · Linux · API7.9 Visit Specs - 11 MS-DOS Player
It suits Windows users who need to run text-oriented DOS utilities and want those programs to access host paths.
Free plan Windows7.9 Visit Specs - 12 DOSVisor
DOSVisor suits Windows users exploring the Windows Hypervisor Platform API or running a few sample MS-DOS programs.
Free plan Windows7.8 Visit Specs - 13 js-dos
js-dos suits developers embedding DOS or Windows 9x programs in webpages or running them in Node.
Free plan Web · Linux · API · Self-hosted7.8 Visit Specs - 14 DOSVAXJ3
DOSVAXJ3 suits users who need AX, J-3100, or DOS/V emulation with Japanese input and display support.
Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux7.6 Visit Specs - 15 Shed
Shed suits people who want to operate a live production studio on their own Linux system or container host.
Free plan Web · Linux · API · Self-hosted7.6 Visit Specs - 16 DOSBox Optionals Windows7.5 Visit Specs
- 17 dosdoor macOS · Linux7.3 Visit Specs
- 18 DOSBox 3DS 7.2 Visit Specs
- 19 iDOS 3 macOS · iOS7.2 Visit Specs
- 20 UniPCemu
It suits people who want to run classic PC games or MS-DOS software on supported mobile and desktop systems.
Free plan Windows · Android7.1 Visit Specs - 21 Retro-DOS Windows · Linux · iOS · Android7.0 Visit Specs
- 22 DOSBox Wii 6.7 Visit Specs
- 23 EM-DOSBox Web6.7 Visit Specs
- 24 riapyx Windows · macOS · Linux6.6 Visit Specs
- 25 Unity
Unity suits Java Edition players seeking a vanilla-focused resource pack with a traditional look and subtle visual changes.
6.1 Visit Specs
DOS-Emulator, head to head
- DOS-Emulator vs DOSBox
- DOS-Emulator vs DOSBox Staging
- DOS-Emulator vs DOSBox Pure
- DOS-Emulator vs DOSBox-X
- DOS-Emulator vs Magic DosBox
- DOS-Emulator vs DOSBox PSP
- DOS-Emulator vs DOS Browser
- DOS-Emulator vs DosKit
- DOS-Emulator vs DOS Wasm X
- DOS-Emulator vs dosbox-automation
- DOS-Emulator vs MS-DOS Player
- DOS-Emulator vs DOSVisor