sandboxie-plus/sandboxie

Analysis updated 2026-06-21

★ 18,318CAudience · generalComplexity · 3/5Setup · easy

Mindmap

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  root((Sandboxie))
    What it does
      Program isolation
      Safe browsing
      Change containment
    Two Editions
      Sandboxie Plus
      Sandboxie Classic
    Plus Features
      Snapshot management
      Network firewall
      Encrypted sandboxes
      Proxy routing
    Platform
      Windows only
      64-bit required
    Audience
      Security-conscious users
      IT administrators

mindmap root((Sandboxie)) What it does Program isolation Safe browsing Change containment Two Editions Sandboxie Plus Sandboxie Classic Plus Features Snapshot management Network firewall Encrypted sandboxes Proxy routing Platform Windows only 64-bit required Audience Security-conscious users IT administrators

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Run a suspicious or untrusted Windows program without risking permanent changes to your operating system.

USE CASE 2

Browse the web in an isolated sandbox so that any malware or tracking changes are discarded when you close it.

USE CASE 3

Test software installations in a contained environment and roll them back by discarding the sandbox.

USE CASE 4

Route a sandboxed application's network traffic through a proxy without affecting the rest of the system.

What is it built with?

CWindows

How does it compare?

	sandboxie-plus/sandboxie	videolan/vlc	espressif/esp-idf
Stars	18,318	18,351	18,037
Language	C	C	C
Setup difficulty	easy	hard	hard
Complexity	3/5	5/5	4/5
Audience	general	developer	developer

Figures from each repo's GitHub metadata at analysis time.

How do you get it running?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 30min

Windows 7 64-bit or later required, some antivirus programs may flag sandbox kernel drivers as suspicious.

In plain English

Sandboxie is a Windows security tool that runs programs inside an isolated environment called a sandbox. When a program runs inside Sandboxie, any changes it makes, to files on disk or to the Windows registry, are captured in a contained area and do not affect the rest of the operating system. This makes it safe to run untrusted programs or browse the web without risk of permanent changes or infection spreading to the host system. When finished, the sandbox contents can be discarded. The software is available in two editions. Sandboxie Plus has a modern interface and supports a long list of additional features, including snapshot management (saving and restoring sandbox states), a per-sandbox network firewall, privacy-protected sandboxes, limits on memory usage, encrypted sandboxes, DNS control, and the ability to route a sandboxed process's traffic through a proxy. Sandboxie Classic retains the older interface and does not expose these newer capabilities through its UI. The project is a community-maintained fork that became open source after the original developer released the source code. It runs on Windows 7 and later (64-bit). The readme notes this is a community fork and not the official continuation of the pre-open-source development.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1

How do I set up Sandboxie Plus on Windows to run a browser in an isolated sandbox so cookies and history are discarded on close?

Prompt 2

Using Sandboxie Plus, how do I create a snapshot of a sandbox before installing software so I can roll back if needed?

Prompt 3

How do I configure the Sandboxie Plus network firewall to block all internet access for a specific sandboxed program?

Prompt 4

What are the steps to run an untrusted installer inside Sandboxie Plus and then discard all changes it made?

Frequently asked questions

What is sandboxie?

A Windows security tool that runs programs in an isolated sandbox so any changes they make to files or the registry are contained and can be safely discarded.

What language is sandboxie written in?

Mainly C. The stack also includes C, Windows.

How hard is sandboxie to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.

Who is sandboxie for?

Mainly general.

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