Boxes Alternatives

Boxes is described as 'A simple GNOME application to access virtual systems. It is based on a design from Jon McCann and Jakub Steiner' and is a Virtualization tool in the network & admin category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Boxes for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, BSD and Self-Hosted apps. The best Boxes alternative is VirtualBox, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Boxes are WinBoat, VMware Workstation Pro, Parallels Desktop and VMware Workstation Player.

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  1. Lima icon
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    Lima launches Linux virtual machines on macOS, with automatic file sharing, port forwarding, and containerd.

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    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  2. Multipass icon
     7 likes

    Multipass is a lightweight VM manager for Linux, Windows and macOS. It's designed for developers who want a fresh Ubuntu environment with a single command. It uses KVM on Linux, Hyper-V on Windows and HyperKit on macOS to run the VM with minimal overhead.

    59 Multipass alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
     
  3. lume VM icon
     2 likes

    A lightweight CLI and local API server to create, run and manage macOS and Linux virtual machines (VMs) natively on Apple Silicon.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Python
    • Apple Swift
    • Homebrew
     
  4. Karton VM icon
     2 likes

    A Libvirt-based Virtual Machine Manager for KDE.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
     
  5. QtEmu icon
     7 likes

    QtEmu is a graphical user interface for QEMU.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  6. v86 icon
     2 likes

    v86 emulates an x86-compatible CPU and hardware.

    34 v86 alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Online
     
    • v86 is the most popular Web-based alternative to Boxes.

    • v86 is Free and Open SourceBoxes is also Free and Open Source
  7. CheerpX icon
     1 like

    CheerpX is an x86 virtualization technology for running executables and operating systems entirely client-side. It’s an always available, zero-cost virtual machine with guaranteed data privacy, powered by a WebAssembly JIT engine.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • WebAssembly
     
    • CheerpX is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Boxes.

    • CheerpX is Free Personal and Open SourceBoxes is Free and Open Source
  8. ASG-Remote Desktop is the indispensable tool for administrative access to remote computers.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9.  4 likes

    JavaQemu is a Graphical User Interface Front End for QEMU, written in Java.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  10. Boot Camp icon
     18 likes

    Boot Camp is a utility by that assists users in installing Windows 10 on Macs. Boot Camp guides users through non-destructive re-partitioning (including resizing of an existing APFS partition, if necessary) of their hard disk drive and automatically downloads Apple-provided...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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