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86Box

86Box is a low-level x86 emulator that runs older operating systems and software designed for IBM PC systems and compatibles from 1981 through fairly recent PCI-based system designs. It supports many peripherals, multiple CPU types up to Pentium, and various vintage operating systems including MS-DOS, older Windows versions, OS/2, Linux, BeOS, and NEXTSTEP.
Latest: 6.0 GitHub
Last checked: Jun 9, 2026 12:10am
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License: GNU General Public License v2 or laterWinget: Available

Version & Lifecycle

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Current: 6.0 N-2: 5.0 Oldest supported: IBM PC 5150 (1981) Avg cadence: Every 161 days

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  1. Anbarasan
  2. nico_k
  3. Bob
  4. Vigneshwaran

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Requires ROM dumps for operation

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Latest stable version is v4.2.1 released on 2024-09-01. The project is open source and hosted on GitHub. It has a community IRC and Discord for support and discussion.