Retro-DOS

Spec sheet

Purpose

Retro-DOS is a DOS games launcher and emulator for handhelds, built on DOSBox-X with an SDL3 and Dear ImGui frontend.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Product

Retro-DOS is a DOS games launcher and emulator for handhelds, built on DOSBox-X with an SDL3 and Dear ImGui frontend.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

License

The repository is marked GPL-2.0, and the README notes separate terms for the bundled FreeDOS image and demonstration program.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Maker

The GitHub repository is owned by CrownParkComputing.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Android storage

Android users can choose a persistent read/write folder through the system picker or use app storage on any volume without granting storage permission.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Controls

The app supports physical gamepads and on-screen controls, with per-game mappings, presets, and in-game remapping.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Game launch

Games are mounted as C:, and the launcher uses a game's own dosbox.conf when present or selects a runnable from its directory.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Game library

The library organizes DOS games and applications and includes alphabetical browsing and search.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

iOS constraint

The iOS build disables dynamic cores because iOS does not permit memory that is both writable and executable.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

iOS limitation

The iOS build disables the dynamic CPU cores and uses core=auto because iOS does not permit memory that is both writable and executable.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Library

Its Library lists DOS games and applications with an A–Z/0–9 index and search.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Licensing

The project identifies DOSBox-X as GPL-licensed and says bundled FreeDOS and demo content have separate terms.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Linux

The Linux desktop build is a native executable that reads its assets and demo content from beside the binary.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Linux requirement

The Linux desktop build uses system SDL3, and its RetroMedia client is compiled in only when libcurl and minizip are present.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Machines

The app includes Windows 98 and FreeDOS setup walkthroughs and supports booting a hard disk image from C:.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Media

RetroMedia can fetch box art after sign-in; administrators can also download games.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Platform limit

Game downloads are gated by both platform and account, and are not offered in App Store builds.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

RetroMedia

Signing in to media.crownparkcomputing.com fetches box art, and administrators can download games where the platform allows it.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Signing

The repository says iOS signing happens in CI using an encrypted signing setup and a repository secret.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Storage

On Android, users can select a folder through the system picker or use app storage on any volume.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Where Specifiction places it

• MS-DOS Emulators#22 of 267.0