A command line filter program that draws ASCII art boxes around your input text
Publisher’s description
What is boxes?
boxes is open-source Windows software in the terminals & cli tools category.
Installation and requirements
The publisher provides Portable installers for 64-bit Windows. It runs without installation (portable).
Popularity and file types
The Chocolatey package has been downloaded 2,071 times. Similar programs include PowerShell, QPDF and Oh My Posh.
Pros / Cons
Pros
- Open source: the code can be inspected and built by anyone
- Portable: runs without installation
Cons
- No native ARM64 build
In short: boxes is an open-source terminals & cli tool tool for 64-bit PCs.
Is boxes safe to download?
- The file is served by github.com; check that it is the publisher’s official mirror
- The download link uses HTTPS
- A SHA256 hash is published, so you can verify the file:
DE13EC7E46CA1851E3E1A5ED9B6F8217EDCDA742FF614BCE441AE0A46D2741A6· Open the VirusTotal report for this hash - The link has not been checked yet
- The source code is public
- ExeAtlas does not host, wrap or modify installers
Related guide: How to check a file’s SHA256 hash on Windows
Recent versions
All 1 versions ›| Version | Date | Size | Files |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.3.2Latest | — | 64-bit ZIP |
Install from the command line
Silent install ›choco install boxes.portable -yscoop install main/boxesProgram files (.exe): boxes.exe
Related guide: How to use winget: install and update apps
Also for other systems
brew install boxesInformation
- Category
- Terminals & CLI tools
- Licence
- GPL-2.0-only
- Price
- Free
- Source code
- github.com
- Requires
- Windows 11 / 10
- Architecture
- 64-bit
- Installer
- Portable
- Version
- 2.3.2
- Versions listed
- 1
- Chocolatey downloads
- 2,071
- Website
- boxes.thomasjensen.com
- Chocolatey package
- boxes.portable
- Scoop package
- main/boxes
Ratings and reviews
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Frequently asked questions
Is boxes free?
Yes. boxes is open-source software under the GPL-2.0-only licence.
Is boxes safe to download?
The download comes from github.com; ExeAtlas does not host or change the file. Compare its SHA256 hash with the one shown here, or open the VirusTotal report for that hash.
Does boxes run on ARM (Windows on Arm)?
There is no ARM64 build; Windows 11 on Arm can run the 64-bit version through emulation.
Can I use boxes without administrator rights?
Yes, it is portable: unpack and run it.
What are alternatives to boxes?
PowerShell, QPDF, Oh My Posh, fzf and yq. The alternatives page compares them.
