Wine Alternatives for Mac

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   PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac

    248 likes

   PlayOnLinux is a graphical frontend for the Wine software compatibility layer which allows Linux and Mac users to install Windows-based video games, Microsoft Office (2000 to 2010), Microsoft Internet Explorer, as well as many other applications.

   45 PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application type

   • Compatibility Layer

   Origin

   • France
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Linux
   • BSD
   • Wine
   • FreeBSD

   • France
   • EU

   

   

   

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   PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac vs Wine Comments

   Positive comment by vXtreniusX · Dec 2, 2020

   PlayOnLinux uses wine technology in a simple, easy to use user interface.

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   • PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac is Free and Open SourceWine is also Free and Open Source
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   CrossOver

    78 likes

   Cross-platform utility enables seamless installation and execution of Windows applications on macOS, Linux, and Chrome OS. No Windows license required—facilitates easy app management with a few clicks, eliminates the need for virtual machines and reboots, delivering efficient compatibility layer operation.

   47 CrossOver alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Paid
   • Proprietary

   Application type

   • Compatibility Layer

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Linux
   • Android
   • Chrome OS

   • United States

   

   

   

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   CrossOver vs Wine Comments

   Positive comment by Kelson V · Oct 14, 2023

   CrossOver is a commercial distribution of Wine that contributes to the upstream version - and it has much better install tools!

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   • CrossOver is Paid and ProprietaryWine is Free and Open Source
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   Parallels Desktop

    148 likes

   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.

   57 Parallels Desktop alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Paid
   • Proprietary

   Application typeApplication types

   • Virtualization
   • Compatibility Layer

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac

   • United States

   

   

   

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   Parallels Desktop vs Wine Comments

   Negative comment by Guest · Sep 20, 2021

   Parallels Desktop is a virtualization software, Wine is a compatibility layer. They're not even remotely the same and do completely different things.

   Positive comment by Guest · Sep 21, 2020

   Putting on a price for something incredible like this is not a surprise. It runs perfectly well on Mac, unlike VirtualBox that requires a lot of space and Wine as well. There's a 14-day free trial so there is no harm trying it. No credit card info, nothing. Just a bit of clearing up space and finding your Windows OS and you're good to go. It's pretty incredible I must say. Anyone who gave Wine a shot MUST try this one!

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   • Parallels Desktop is Paid and ProprietaryWine is Free and Open Source
   • Parallels Desktop is a Virtualization Wine is a Compatibility Layer Tool
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   VMware Fusion

    119 likes

   Seamlessly run your favorite Windows applications and devices, on any Intel-based Mac. Built from the ground up for the Mac, VMware Fusion is the easiest way to switch to Mac—letting you bring all of your Windows applications with you, making the most of your Windows software...

   44 VMware Fusion alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Proprietary

   Application type

   • Virtualization

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac

   • United States

   

   

   

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   VMware Fusion vs Wine Comments

   Positive comment by gdwaynewarner · Sep 19, 2021

   What both Fusion and Parallels do is completely different than what Wine does. This is NOT a good alternative.

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   • VMware Fusion is Free and ProprietaryWine is Free and Open Source
   • VMware Fusion is a Virtualization Wine is a Compatibility Layer Tool
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   Whisky

    21 likes

   Whisky provides a clean and easy to use graphical wrapper for Wine built in native SwiftUI. You can make and manage bottles, install and run Windows apps and games, and unlock the full potential of your Mac with no technical knowledge required.

   32 Whisky alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application type

   • Compatibility Layer

   Alerts

   • Discontinued

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Wine
   • Homebrew

   

   

   

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   Mythic

    11 likes

   An open-source Epic Games Launcher alternative and normal game launcher for macOS written in Swift. We started this project to create a GUI frontend for Legendary and to play Windows games using game porting toolkit by Apple.

   48 Mythic alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application type

   • Compatibility Layer

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac

   • United States

   

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    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

    • Compatibility Layer

    Origin

    • Germany
    • EU

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Wine

    • Germany
    • EU

    

    

    

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    Discontinued

    The application has not been updated for almost three years: https://bitbucket.org/winebottler/winebottler/src/master/, https://bitbucket.org/winebottler/winebottler/src/master/It also does not support the latest versions of macOS: https://www.reddit.com/r/winehq/comments/j43ziq/comment/g7gqpk5/

    WineBottler vs Wine Comments

    Positive comment by Guest · Aug 27, 2018

    I've used it for many apps

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    • WineBottler is Free and Open SourceWine is also Free and Open Source
11. 

    

    Q4wine

     20 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

    Application type

    • Compatibility Layer

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Wine

    

    

    

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    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

    • Free
    • Open Source (LGPL-3.0)

    Application type

    • Compatibility Layer

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Flathub

    

    

    

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    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

    Application type

    • Compatibility Layer

    Origin

    • Netherlands
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Mac

    • Netherlands
    • EU

    

    

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14. 

    

    Turbo.net for Mac

     1 like

    Turbo.net for Mac runs PC apps on your Mac without having to install a Virtual Machine.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    • United States

    

    

    

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    Boxedwine

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    Boxedwine is an emulator that runs Windows applications. It achieves this by running an unmodified 32-bit version of Wine, and emulating the Linux kernel and CPU.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (GPL-2.0)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted

    

    

    

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