Preferences

The Preferences window allows you to configure options related to 86Box as a whole, which are saved system-wide and apply to all emulated machines.

Note

Any changes made to the preferences in 86Box versions older than 5.0 (saved per-machine) have been reset.

emulator Emulator

Language

Select a language for the 86Box user interface. The Default button resets back to the system language.

Select media images from program working directory

Start the first file open/save prompt on the emulated machine’s directory. This option is particularly useful for macOS users.

Ask for confirmation before saving settings / quitting / hard resetting

Enable confirmation messages for the specified actions. These options can reenable confirmations after they have been disabled through the Don’t show this message again box.

Color scheme

Select a visual style for the 86Box user interface. System uses the operating system’s global preference if possible.

input_devices Input

Mouse sensitivity

Adjust the emulated mouse’s tracking sensitivity. The Default button resets back to the default sensitivity.

Inhibit multimedia keys

Disable the passthrough of multimedia keys such as Volume Up and Play/Pause to the emulated machine.

key_bindings Key bindings

View and change keyboard shortcuts for common emulator actions. Most listed actions are also available on the menu bar or the toolbar; see the respective pages for more information.

The Clear binding button removes the shortcut associated with the selected action, and the Bind button allows for entering a new shortcut.

Note

The F8+F12 key combination used for releasing mouse capture in previous 86Box versions can no longer be configured as a shortcut.