Boxes

Name: Boxes
Author: The GNOME Project

v50.0

The GNOME Project

Virtualization made simple

Open source LGPL-2.1+ Security 52 Health 57

Linux

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FLATPAK · any · — — from dl.flathub.org

Update confidence: Medium

Latest release 50.0

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Released days ago: 242.
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Latest: 50.0
Licence: Open source
Verification: No checksum published
Platforms: Linux

About ⁨Boxes⁩

Select an operating system and let Boxes download and install it for you in a virtual machine. Features: Download freely available operating systems Automatically install CentOS Stream, Debian, Fedora, Microsoft Windows, OpenSUSE, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and Ubuntu Create virtual machines from operating system images with a couple of clicks Limit the resources (memory and storage) your virtual machines consume from your system Take snapshots of virtual machines to restore to previous states Redirect USB devices from your physical machine into virtual machines 3D acceleration for some of the supported operating systems Automatically resize virtual machines displays to the window size Share clipboard between your system and virtual machines Share files to virtual machines by dropping them from your file manager into the Boxes window Setup Shared Folders between your system and virtual machines

Platforms: Linux
Licence: Open source (LGPL-2.1+) — source code is public under an open-source licence; free to use, study and share.
Categories: Linux · Developer tools Linux · DevOps & containers
Links: Official website

Official downloads

Version 50.0 · released 14 March 2026 · via Flathub

Release source

File	Size	Verification
Linux · any · FLATPAK Best for you org.gnome.Boxes.flatpakref — dl.flathub.org	—	No checksum published Scan pending Signature not verified	Download Not scanned

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Install guide

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Linux

Recommended Source: Flathub (flathub.org)

Install

flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://dl.flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo && flatpak install -y flathub org.gnome.Boxes

Update

flatpak update -y org.gnome.Boxes

Remove

flatpak uninstall -y org.gnome.Boxes

The command is copied without the prompt sign.

Security & project health

Security

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Verified publisher0/20
SHA-256 checksums0/15
HTTPS downloads10/10
Official download host10/10
Code signature5/10
File scan7/15
Working links5/5
No open vulnerabilities15/15

Health

Is the project alive? Release recency and cadence, community, maintenance status and data completeness.

Recent release18/35
Releases in the last 12 months10/20
Community10/20
Actively maintained15/15
Complete information4/10

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The GNOME Project

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Checked: 2026-11-11

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