It doesn't cost anything to download and run FreeDOS. Even better, you can view and edit our source code. All FreeDOS programs are distributed under the GNU General Public License or a similar open source software license.
Features:
- Multi-boot with Windows, including Windows 95 - Windows 2003, Windows NT, Windows XP, and Windows ME
- FREECOM command line shell
- 4DOS enhanced command line shell
- 7ZIP and InfoZip ZIP/UNZIP file archive programs
- ARACHNE graphical web browser and email client
- CD-ROM support with XCDROM and SHSUCDX (similar to MSCDEX)
- CUTEMOUSE mouse driver with scroll wheel support
- EDIT and SETEDIT multi-window text editors
- FAT32 file system support
- FDAPM power management: APM info/control/suspend/poweroff, ACPI throttle, HLT energy saving
- FDAV anti-virus and virus scanner
- FDNPKG package manager, with network support
- GRAPHICS prints to ESC/P, HP PCL and PostScript printers
- HTMLHELP help viewer
- JEMM386 (XMS, EMS) memory manager
- 32-bit protected mode drivers as JLMs (JEMM Loadable Modules)
- LBACACHE disk cache
- LBA large disk support
- LFN support via DOSLFN driver
- MPXPLAY media player: mp3, ogg, wmv with built-in AC97 and SB16 drivers
- PG text viewer (similar to LIST)
- Several utilities ported from Linux thanks to DJGPP
- UDMA drivers for hard disks and DVD drives: XDMA & XDVD
- More information
FreeDOS is a complete, free, DOS-compatible operating system. While we provide some utilities, you should be able to run any program intended for MS-DOS. Pretty much any program that works on MS-DOS will work on FreeDOS. You can also use FreeDOS on a network! However, you may experience problems running Windows on FreeDOS. For example, Windows standard-mode works on FreeDOS, but '386-mode Windows for Workgroups 3.11 does not.
