WinApps Alternatives

WinApps is described as 'Enables use of Windows applications, including Microsoft Office and Adobe tools, directly in Linux environments with seamless GNOME, KDE, and Nautilus integration' and is a compatibility layer tool in the network & admin category. There are more than 25 alternatives to WinApps for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Flathub, Wine and Flatpak apps. The best WinApps alternative is Wine, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like WinApps are WinBoat, Proton, Bottles and PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac.

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  1. ProtonPlus icon

    ProtonPlus

     7 likes

    A simple Wine and Proton-based compatibility tools manager.

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    • Linux
    • Arch Linux
    • Flathub
    • Fedora
    • Nix Package Manager
    • Wine
    • Flatpak
    • Vala
    • Proton
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  2. WineGUI icon

    WineGUI

     11 likes

    At last, a user-friendly WINE graphical interface.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wine
    WineGUI screenshot 1
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  4. Proton GE icon

    Proton GE

     5 likes

    Compatibility layer enabling Windows games on Linux via Steam Play, featuring advanced video playback, FSR integration, Nvidia CUDA support, raw input, per-game fixes automation, upstream Wine patches, frequent updates, wine-staging patches, and open-source maintenance.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wine
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    Parallels Desktop

    Virtualization software for running Windows, Linux, and other OSes on Mac. Supports Windows 11 on Apple Silicon, resource adjustments, and seamless app access and file sharing between OS environments.

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  6. WineBottler icon

    WineBottler

     29 likes

    WineBottler is an App to manage and wrap your Windows apps into convenient OS X apps. WineBottler helps you with running Windows programs on OS X.

    35 WineBottler alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Wine
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    WineBottler screenshot 1
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  7. Protontricks icon

    Protontricks

     5 likes

    A wrapper that does winetricks things for Proton enabled games, requires Winetricks.

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Python
    • Flatpak
    Protontricks screenshot 1
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  9. Goldberg Emulator icon

    Goldberg Emulator

     7 likes

    Steam emulator that emulates steam online features. Lets you play games that use the steam multiplayer APIs on a LAN without steam or an internet connection.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Steam
    Goldberg Emulator screenshot 1
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  10. Phoenicis icon

    Phoenicis

     3 likes

    Phoenicis is a graphical front-end for Wine, a tool to help Linux and Mac users run games and programs for Windows. The future of PlayOnLinux and PlayOnMac.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    Phoenicis screenshot 1
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  11. Q4wine icon

    Q4wine

     20 likes

    Q4Wine is a qt4 GUI for wine that will help you manage wine prefixes and installed applications

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Wine
    Q4wine screenshot 1
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  12. ProtonUp-Qt icon

    ProtonUp-Qt

     4 likes

    Install and manage GE-Proton, Luxtorpeda & more for Steam and Wine-GE & more for Lutris with this graphical user interface.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • AppImageHub
    • Arch Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  13. WineZGUI icon

    WineZGUI

     2 likes

    WineZGUI (pronounced Wine-Zee-Goo-Eee) is a wine frontend for playing windows games with wine easily. It is a collection of Bash scripts for Wine Prefix Management and Linux Desktop Integration for easier wine gaming experience using Zenity.

    Cost / License

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    WineZGUI screenshot 1
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  14. MiceWine icon

    MiceWine

     3 likes

    MiceWine is a project that aims to run Windows applications and games on Android smartphones.

    48 MiceWine alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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  15. Porting Kit icon

    Porting Kit

     15 likes

    Using Wineskin technology, Porting Kit is a PaulTheTall.com app that can install games and apps compiled for Microsoft Windows® in Mac OS X. It has access to a server where we store WSI files for more than 300 games, which can be installed by any Porting Kit user.

    32 Porting Kit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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    Skyrim on Porting Kit
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