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 1.6.4 Plus / Classic 5.61.4 changelog:
Added
- added option to disable sandbox clean-up on startup #2553
- added contribution guidelines in the Help menu for both Plus and Classic UIs #2551
Fixed
- fixed issue with auto delete sandbox on SandMan startup #2555
- fixed issue with Windows 11 context menu when SandMan was not already running #2284
- fixed issue with the display about cmbDefault #2560 (okrc)
- fixed issue with color inaccuracy #2570 (okrc)
- fixed issue with Templates.ini loading on first start #2574
- fixed Cyberpunk 2077 not being able to load mods when sandboxed
- fixed performance issue in games
- fixed FFS hooking issue observed in Windows 11 ARM64 Build 22621.819
Download: Sandboxie Plus (64-bit) | Sandboxie Plus (32-bit) ~16.0 MB (Open Source)
Download: Sandboxie Classic (64-bit) | Sandboxie Classic (32-bit) ~3.0 MB
Links: Sandboxie Website | Sandboxie Plus Home Page | GitHub | ARM64