Run Windows apps such as Microsoft Office/Adobe in Linux (Ubuntu/Fedora) and GNOME/KDE as if they were a part of the native OS, including Nautilus integration.
Wine Alternatives
Wine is described as 'A free, open-source compatibility layer allowing Windows applications to run on Linux and other systems, offering configuration and community support' and is a leading compatibility layer tool in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Wine for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Wine, Flathub and Windows apps. The best Wine alternative is Proton, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Wine are PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac, WinBoat, Bottles and CrossOver.
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Wine alternatives are mainly Compatibility Layer Tools, but if you're looking for Virtualization Tools or Game Library Managers you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Linux, Mac, Android and Linux + Compatibility Layer. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Wine.
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- 38 WinApps alternatives
35 WineBottler alternativesWineBottler 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.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Mac
- Wine
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Comments about WineBottler as an Alternative to Wine
Most users think WineBottler is a great Wine alternative.
- WineBottler is Free and Open Source
38 Q4wine alternativesQ4Wine is a qt4 GUI for wine that will help you manage wine prefixes and installed applications
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40 ProtonUp-Qt alternativesInstall and manage GE-Proton, Luxtorpeda & more for Steam and Wine-GE & more for Lutris with this graphical user interface.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
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Platforms
- Linux
- AppImageHub
- Arch Linux
- Flathub
- Flatpak
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
- Free
- Open Source (LGPL-2.1)
Application type
Platforms
- Linux
- Arch Linux
- Gentoo
- Fedora
- Wine
- Ubuntu
- Debian
- FreeBSD
- MacPorts
- Homebrew
- Slackware
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Platforms
- Linux
31 Porting Kit alternativesUsing 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.
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I've used it for many apps