Run programs in a sandbox to prevent malware from making permanent changes to your PC.
Sandboxie allows you to run your browser, or any other program, so that all changes that result from the usage are kept in a sandbox environment, which can then be deleted later.
Sandboxie is a sandbox-based isolation software for 32- and 64-bit Windows NT-based operating systems. It is being developed by David Xanatos since it became open source, before that it was developed by Sophos (which acquired it from Invincea, which acquired it earlier from the original author Ronen Tzur). It creates a sandbox-like isolated operating environment in which applications can be run or installed without permanently modifying the local or mapped drive. An isolated virtual environment allows controlled testing of untrusted programs and web surfing.
Sandboxie is available in two flavors Plus and Classic. Both have the same core components, this means they have the same level of security and compatibility. What"s different is the user interface the Plus build has a modern Qt based UI which supports all new features that have been added since the project went open source. The Classic build has the old no longer developed MFC based UI, hence it lacks support for modern features, these features can however still be used when manually configured in the Sandboxie.ini.
Sandboxie 1.0.6 Plus / 5.55.6 Classic changes:
Added
- replaced "Open with" with a Sandboxie dialog to work on Windows 10 #1138
- added ability to run Win32 store apps in App Compartment mode (on Windows 11 requires COM to be open)
- -- Note: this does not mean UWP store apps, just regular win32 apps packaged to be deployed via the store
- added new debug options "UnstrippedToken=y" and "KeepUserGroup=y"
- added double click to recover files and folders in recovery window #1466
- added Ukrainian language on Plus UI (by SuperMaxusa) #1488
Changed
- "UseSbieWndStation=y" is now the default behaviour #1442
- disabled Win32k hooking when HVCI is enabled due to an incompatibility (BSOD) #1483
Fixed
- fixed box initialization issue in Privacy mode #1469
- fixed issue with shortcuts creation introduced in a recent build #1471
- fixed various issues in Privacy Enhanced boxes and rule specificity
- fixed issue with SeAccessCheckByType and alike
- fixed issues with Win32k hooking on 32 bit Windows #1479
Removed
- removed obsolete SkyNet rootkit detection from 32 bit build
Download: Sandboxie Plus 1.0.6 (64-bit) | Sandboxie Plus 1.0.6 (32-bit) ~16.0 MB (Open Source)
Download: Sandboxie 5.55.6 Classic (64-bit) | Sandboxie 5.55.6 Classic (32-bit) ~3.0 MB
View: Sandboxie Website | Sandboxie Plus Home Page | GitHub | Release Notes