winget install --id Sandboxie.ClassicAbout Sandboxie
Sandboxie is a sandbox-based isolation software for 32- and 64-bit Windows NT-based operating systems. It is 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. Such an isolated virtual environment allows controlled tes...
What's new in 5.73.1
0 5 5 Release Notes Sandboxie Plus 1.18.1 introduces a number of usability improvements and important fixes focused on reliability and configuration management. SandMan now provides significantly enhanced INI setting validation and auto-completion, featuring support for disabled-setting aliases, localized descriptions, context-aware warnings, and template-specific metadata with improved tooltips, making advanced configuration easier and less error-prone. This release also adds new CopyNewer file migration rules, allowing existing files inside a sandbox to be automatically refreshed when the corresponding host file has been updated, while avoiding unintended overwrites during file creation or other write operations. Additionally, users who prefer opaque sandbox identifiers can now create sandboxes using GUIDs as box names. This update also resolves several issues affecting day-to-day use. The incremental update mechanism has been fixed to correctly deploy newly added program files, ensuring updates are applied completely. Compatibility problems involving RunServiceAsSystem and UseSecurityMode have been addressed, including a fix for the cryptsvc service. The Chromium elevation template has been refined to use more granular service configuration for improved compatibility. Finally, multiple issues in the SOCKS5 proxy implementation have been resolved, fixing password authentication failures caused by credential decoding, locale-dependent encoding, invalid credential handling, and incomplete socket transmissions, resulting in a more robust and reliable proxy experience. For a...
Version history
| Version | Updated | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 5.73.1 | Unknown | 0 5 5 Release Notes Sandboxie Plus 1.18.1 introduces a number of usability improvements and important fixes focused on reliability and configuration management. SandMan now provides significantly enhanced INI setting val... |
| 5.73.0 | Unknown | 0 5 5 Release Notes Sandboxie-Plus 1.18.0 / Sandboxie 5.73.0 focuses on improving everyday usability, responsiveness, and Chromium browser compatibility, with particular attention given to one of the most frequently requ... |
| 5.72.9 | Unknown | 0 5 5 Release Notes Sandboxie Plus 1.17.9 / Sandboxie 5.72.9 is now available with a collection of compatibility improvements, stability fixes, and quality-of-life enhancements. This release introduces a new configuratio... |
| 5.72.8 | Unknown | 0 5 5 Release Notes Sandboxie Plus 1.17.8 / Sandboxie 5.72.8 is now available with a collection of compatibility improvements, stability fixes, and quality-of-life enhancements. This release introduces a new configuratio... |
| 5.72.7 | Unknown | 0 5 5 Release Notes This release focuses on stability and usability improvements. A new global option for ForceBoxDocs has been added under Program Control > Force Process Options, making it easier to configure forced do... |
| 5.72.6 | Unknown | 0 5 5 Release Notes Sandboxie-Plus version 1.17.6 / 5.72.6 introduces a number of usability improvements, compatibility fixes, and refinements to box portability and management. The main application window will now clear... |
| 5.72.5 | Unknown | 0 5 5 Release Notes Sandboxie-Plus version 1.17.5 (and the corresponding classic build 5.72.5) resolves several regressions introduced in recent releases and improves compatibility with certain desktop and shell interact... |
| 5.72.4 | Unknown | 0 5 5 Release Notes Sandboxie-Plus 1.17.4 / 5.72.4 introduces several improvements focused on compatibility, security, and overall stability. This update adds new controls for handling local loopback communication with t... |
| 5.72.3 | Unknown | 0 5 5 Release Notes Sandboxie-Plus 1.17.3 / 5.72.3 introduces a range of improvements to the user interface, tray integration, and sandbox usability, while also addressing several important security issues that make this... |
| 5.72.2 | Unknown | 0 5 5 Release Notes Sandboxie-Plus 1.17.0 delivers significantly improved compatibility for UWP applications and App Compartment boxes, alongside usability enhancements and important stability fixes. This version substan... |
| 5.72.1 | Unknown | 0 5 5 Release Notes Sandboxie-Plus 1.17.0 delivers significantly improved compatibility for UWP applications and App Compartment boxes, alongside usability enhancements and important stability fixes. This version substan... |
| 5.72.0 | Unknown | 0 5 5 Release Notes Sandboxie-Plus 1.17.0 delivers significantly improved compatibility for UWP applications and App Compartment boxes, alongside usability enhancements and important stability fixes. This version substan... |
| 5.71.9 | Unknown | 0 5 5 Release Notes This release of Sandboxie Plus focuses on stability, compatibility, and overall robustness across a wide range of real-world use cases. Several long-standing and high-impact issues have been resolved,... |
| 5.71.8 | Unknown | 0 5 5 Release Notes This update of Sandboxie-Plus enhances usability across the file panel and configuration interface. The file panel now supports an integrated search and filter function, which can be opened using Ctrl... |
| 5.71.7 | Unknown | 0 5 5 Release Notes This release of Sandboxie-Plus introduces a small but useful enhancement and several important refinements. A new checkbox for the “NoRestartOnPCA=y” setting has been added to the box options, giving... |
| 5.71.6 | Unknown | 0 5 5 Release Notes This release delivers several important fixes and a key compatibility improvement to enhance the overall reliability and user experience of Sandboxie-Plus. A issue affecting Windows 7 users introduced... |
| 5.71.5 | Unknown | 0 5 5 Release Notes Sandboxie-Plus 1.16.5 introduces a range of refinements and fixes aimed at improving both usability and stability across the board. One of the most notable improvements is the enhanced INI Editor, whi... |
| 5.71.4 | Unknown | 0 5 5 Release Notes Sandboxie-Plus 1.16.4 / Classic 5.71.4 has been released on October 2nd, 2025. This version introduces a new protection option that blocks non-administrative instances of the session leader, such as S... |
| 5.71.3 | Unknown | 0 5 5 Release Notes This release focuses on improved compatibility and stability across modern and legacy Windows builds while polishing the user experience in dark mode and on high-DPI systems. We updated our GitHub bui... |
| 5.71.2 | Unknown | 0 5 5 Release Notes The final release of Sandboxie-Plus version 1.16.2 / 5.71.2 consolidates and builds upon the significant advancements introduced in the recent pre-releases, delivering a more secure, compatible, and m... |