Boxer: The DOS game emulator that’s fit for your Mac.

What does Boxer do?

Boxer plays MS-DOS games on your Mac. It’s based on the robust DOSBox emulator, with a lot of magic sprinkled on top.

Run DOS programs from Finder. Wrap your games into tidy gameboxes that launch like Mac apps. Painlessly install games from CD—then bundle the CD with your game so you don't even need it in the drive.

Don’t struggle with mounts and emulation settings; don’t nurse a greedy games database; don’t bang your head against a DOS prompt; just play your games. Boxer takes away the fuss and leaves the fun.

Get started with Boxer

Download Boxer 0.87
2009-08-30, 19 MB
Universal Binary for OS X 10.4–10.6

Or, Boxer 0.88 beta
2009-10-18, 19.3 MB
Universal Binary for OS X 10.4–10.6

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What’s new in 0.87?

Based on DOSBox 0.73 for faster, stronger, more assertive emulation.
Ostentatious shelf background for newly-minted DOS Games folders.
Smarter game installer and lots of game compatibility fixes.
Many interface refinements to make Boxer tidier, more helpful and less autocratic.
Friendlier messages for DOS commands to make those trips to the DOS prompt bearable.
Snow Leopard-compatible after more bugfixes than I care to admit.

Full release notes

Hit the ground playing.

Boxer comes with 4 ready-to-play DOS games to whet your appetite: Commander Keen 4 and demos of Epic Pinball, Ultima Underworld and X-COM: UFO Defense. Bon appetit!

More game demos

Nothing to see here.

Boxer has no esoteric configuration panels to pore through, no big fat library interface squatting between you and your fun. It’s the unobtrusive DOS butler that configures and launches your games as discreetly as possible. So here’s some screenshots of them instead.