AmpShell - Lean and fast DOSBox frontend, for Windows (Linux and Mac coming soon !)

The purpose of AmpShell is to make you run games in DOSBox with a simple double click. It saves the time and trouble you can have with DOS commands.

Requirements

None, as .NET 5 is used. The application is shipped as a single executable.

For legacy Windows users, .NET 2.0 is used and required.

Features

Fast Startup

I hate having to wait for something, that's why AmpShell is simple and stupid - so it can bootup faster than I can say 'snap!'

No Install

AmpShell has no dependency, and therefore no installer.

Just download it, and you are ready to go.

AutoConfig

DOSBox is automatically found, as is its configuration file.

Drag & Drop

You can create a new entry by dropping a file or link into the main window.

Portable Mode

This program can also be used on a removable media, no setup required. To that end, a 'Portable Pack' (AmpShell + DOSBox preconfigured) is also provided.

Multiple DOSBox support

The emulator we all know and love has alot of variations out there (DOSBox SVN, ECE, SVN Daum, DOSBox-X, ...), so that's why you can use another DOSBox executable and config files on a per-game basis if you need to.

Command Line options

In this mode, AmpShell will launch the game, and exit. The GUI will be not shown.

-g to run a game (with its name or main executable path) -s to run its setup utility -v for verbosity