MS-DOS applications

Updated: 11/10/2017 by Computer Hope

Below is a listing of the applications included with MS-DOS and what file extension it used. As MS-DOS continued to grow, applications were removed and added. The list displays what programs were included with the versions of MS-DOS. This list only applies for MS-DOS 2.x to 6.22. As Windows grew to what it is today, many of the applications were removed or changed. If you're running Windows 95 or higher and want to know if an application is available, see the command page for that application or command.

Command Versions
2.0x 2.1x 3.00 3.1x
3.2x
3.3x 4.0x 5.0
5.00a
6.0 6.2 6.21
6.22
APPEND N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE
ASSIGN COM COM COM COM COM COM COM N/A N/A N/A
ATTRIB N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE
BACKUP COM COM COM COM COM COM EXE N/A N/A N/A
BASIC COM COM COM COM N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
BASICA COM COM COM COM N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
CHKDSK COM COM COM COM COM COM EXE EXE EXE EXE
CHOICE N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A COM COM COM
COMMAND COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM
COMP COM COM COM COM COM COM EXE N/A N/A N/A
DBLSPACE N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE N/A
DEBUG COM COM COM COM COM COM EXE EXE EXE EXE
DEFRAG N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE
DELTREE N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE
DISKCOMP COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM
DISKCOPY COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM
DOSKEY N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A COM COM COM COM
DOSSHELL N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A COM COM EXE N/A N/A
DOSSWAP N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE N/A N/A
DRVSPACE N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE
EDIT N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A COM COM COM COM
EDLIN COM COM COM COM COM COM EXE N/A N/A N/A
EMM386 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE EXE
EXE2BIN N/A EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE N/A N/A N/A
EXPAND N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE
FASTHELP N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE
FASTOPEN N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE
FC N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE
FDISK COM COM COM COM COM EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE
FILESYS N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE N/A N/A N/A N/A
FIND EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE
FORMAT COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM
GRAFTABL N/A N/A COM COM COM COM COM N/A N/A N/A
GRAPHICS COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM
GWBASIC N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE N/A N/A N/A N/A
HELP N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE COM COM COM
IFSFUNC N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE N/A N/A N/A N/A
INTERLNK N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE
INTERSVR N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE
JOIN N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE EXE N/A N/A N/A
KEYB N/A N/A N/A N/A COM COM COM COM COM COM
KEYBFR N/A N/A COM COM N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
KEYBGR N/A N/A COM COM N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
KEYBIT N/A N/A COM COM N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
KEYBSP N/A N/A COM COM N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
KEYBUK N/A N/A COM COM N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
LABEL N/A N/A COM COM COM COM EXE EXE EXE EXE
LINK EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE N/A N/A N/A N/A
LOADFIX N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A COM COM COM COM
MEM N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE
MEMMAKER N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE
MIRROR N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A COM N/A N/A N/A
MODE COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM
MORE COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM
MOVE N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE
MSBACKUP N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE
MSCDEX N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE
MSD N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE
MWAV N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE
MWAVTSR N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE
MWBACKUP N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE
MWUNDEL N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE
NLSFUNC N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE
POWER N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE
PRINT COM COM COM COM COM COM EXE EXE EXE EXE
QBASIC N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE EXE
RECOVER COM COM COM COM COM COM EXE N/A N/A N/A
REPLACE N/A N/A EXE N/A EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE
RESTORE COM COM COM COM COM COM EXE EXE EXE EXE
SCANDISK N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE
SELECT N/A N/A COM COM COM COM N/A N/A N/A N/A
SETVER N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE EXE
SHARE N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE
SIZER N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE
SMARTDRV N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE
SMARTMON N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE N/A
SORT EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE
SUBST N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE
SYS COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM
TREE COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM
UNDELETE N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE EXE
UNFORMAT N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A COM COM COM COM
VSAFE N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A COM COM COM
XCOPY N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE