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REVOLUTIONIZE YOUR
RETRO PC EXPERIENCE.

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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
system designs based on the PCI bus.


FEATURES

 * Easy to use interface inspired by mainstream hypervisor software
 * Low level emulation of 8086-based processors up to the Pentium with focus on
   accuracy
 * Great range of customizability of virtual machines
 * Many available systems, such as the very first IBM PC 5150 from 1981, or the
   more obscure IBM PS/2 line of systems based on the Micro Channel Architecture
 * Lots of supported peripherals including video adapters, sound cards, network
   adapters, hard disk controllers, and SCSI adapters
 * MIDI output to Windows built-in MIDI support, FluidSynth, or emulated Roland
   synthesizers
 * Supports running MS-DOS, older Windows versions, OS/2, many Linux
   distributions, or vintage systems such as BeOS or NEXTSTEP, and applications
   for these systems


DOWNLOADS

The latest stable version of 86Box is v4.1.1, which was released on March 20,
2024, and is available from our GitHub repository.

We also offer nightly builds, which are built from the latest source code, but
may not be as stable and/or optimized as stable builds.


MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

 * Intel Core 2 or AMD Athlon 64 processor
 * 4 GB of RAM
 * Windows version: Windows 7 Service Pack 1, Windows 8.1 or Windows 10
 * macOS version: macOS High Sierra 10.13
 * Linux version: Ubuntu 16.04, Debian 9.0 or other distributions from 2016
   onwards

Performance may vary depending on both host and guest configuration. Most
emulation logic is executed in a single thread; therefore, systems with better
IPC (instructions per clock) generally should be able to emulate higher clock
speeds.

It is also recommended to use a manager application with 86Box for easier
handling of multiple virtual machines.

 * 86Box Manager by Overdoze (Windows only)
 * MacBox by Silvermoon (macOS only)
 * sl86 by DDX (command-line manager, Python 3.x required - Windows, macOS and
   Linux)

It is also possible to use 86Box on its own with the --vmpath/-P command line
option.


GETTING STARTED

See our documentation for an overview of the emulator’s features and user
interface.


GET IN TOUCH

You can reach us on our IRC channel, Discord server or Twitter to discuss
anything related to retro computing and, of course, 86Box. We look forward to
hearing from you!



Visit our IRC channel (requires an IRC client)

Twitter: @86BoxEmulator

YouTube: 86Box


LICENSING

86Box is released under the GNU General Public License, version 2 or later. For
more information, see the COPYING file in the root of the repository.

The emulator can also optionally make use of munt, FluidSynth, Ghostscript and
Discord Game SDK, which are distributed under their respective licenses.


DONATIONS

We do not charge you for the emulator but donations are still welcome. You can
also support the project on Patreon.

86Box is maintained by Miran Grča (OBattler) and the 86Box developers. Website
developed by Foxlet with retro-reduced version by richardg867.