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Sandboxie

Sandboxie Plus & Classic observed · 2026-10-19

github.com/sandboxie-plus/Sandboxie · homepage · C · GPL-3.0 (copyleft) observed · 2026-10-19

Health v2 · maintenance only

100/100

  • Activity 100
  • Release rhythm 100
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 16.0
  • age_days: 2385
  • days_rel: 3
  • days_push: 2
  • n_releases_24m: 35

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

19712 stars · 2079 forks observed · 2026-10-19

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-10-19, confidence 0.98

Sandboxie Plus & Classic is an open‑source sandbox‑based isolation tool for Windows that lets applications run in a virtual environment without altering the host system. It provides multiple sandboxes, a Qt‑based Plus UI and a classic MFC UI for secure testing and web browsing.

Use cases

  • run untrusted programs without affecting the host system
  • test software installers safely
  • browse the web in an isolated environment
  • evaluate potentially malicious code without registry changes
  • create multiple independent sandboxes for different tasks

When to choose

  • you need a Windows‑only sandbox solution
  • you prefer an open‑source alternative to commercial sandbox tools
  • you want a UI with both modern Qt (Plus) and classic MFC options
  • you require multiple concurrent sandboxes

When to avoid

  • you need cross‑platform sandboxing (Linux/macOS)
  • you require full virtual machine isolation with hardware acceleration
  • you need a lightweight command‑line only tool without a GUI

Facets

application · maturity active

security security operating-systems windows sandbox isolation windows-nt qt-ui mfc-ui open-source plus-build classic-build

3 sources

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
sandboxie-plus/Sandboxiemain100
sandboxie-plus/sandboxie-docsdocs75

For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="sandboxie-plus/Sandboxie")

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