FreeDOS Releases

FreeDOS had several Alpha and Beta releases before finally releasing FreeDOS 1.0 in September 2006. This page tracks all of the FreeDOS releases.

FreeDOS does not have a regular release schedule, and instead makes new versions of the FreeDOS Distribution when it is ready.

Alpha releases

The Alpha releases were very early versions of FreeDOS. These were very incomplete, and did not include an installer. Users typically had to download a zip file containing all of the FreeDOS Alpha release, and unzip the release onto a hard drive. This was a very manual process.

Beta releases

The Beta releases were the first to use a proper install program. These were still very early versions of FreeDOS, and were not yet considered feature-complete with other DOS systems.

1.x releases

The FreeDOS 1.x releases were finally considered ready for prime time.

Version history