DOSBox-X Git (March 1, 2026)

DOSBox-X Git (2026/03/01) is a compiled branch of DOSBox designed to emulate Intel x86 PCs, facilitating the running of old MS-DOS games on modern operating systems like Windows XP, Vista, Linux, and FreeBSD. Recent updates include various fixes and enhancements related to Metal output support on macOS. Key changes involve correcting typos, improving GUI menu order, enabling aspect ratio settings, and addressing build errors. Experimental Metal output support is now included, alongside a revised bug report template. Users can download the latest version from the provided source link.

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DOSBox-X Git (2026/03/01) has been compiled. DOSBox-x is a variant of DOSBox. DOSBox emulates an Intel x86 PC, including sound, graphics, mouse, joystick, modem, and more, which are essential for running many classic MS-DOS games that cannot be executed on contemporary PCs and operating systems like Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista, Linux, and FreeBSD.

DOSBox-X Changelog:
* Merged pull request #6132 from maron2000/metal_test
* METAL: Resolved another typo
* METAL: Corrected a typo
* METAL: Take into account existence of Metal support during build
* METAL: Added verification for Metal support in configure.ac
* Merged branch ‘master’ into metal_test
* Updated CHANGELOG
* METAL: Corrected 8bpp palette setting
* METAL: Resolved issue when switching from TTF output
* METAL: Suppressed some logs
* METAL: Corrected GUI menu order
* METAL: Enabled aspect ratio settings
* METAL: Fixed checkbox in GUI menu
* METAL: Solved freeze after exiting mapper and configuration tool
* Corrected change output to Metal
* METAL: Fixed blank screen issue
* Resolved build errors
* macOS: Introduced Metal output support (Experimental, SDL2 only)
* Merged pull request #6133 from maron2000/bug_template
* Corrected bug report template