Bottles AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Compatibility Layer Tools
The best Compatibility Layer alternative to Bottles is Wine, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Bottles and many of them are Compatibility Layer Tools so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Compatibility Layer Tool alternatives to Bottles are Lutris, Proton, PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac and Whisky.
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Bottles alternatives are mainly Compatibility Layer Tools but may also be Game Library Managers or Game Stores. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Bottles.- Compatibility Layer Tool
- Free • Open Source
- 700 likes41 Wine alternatives
Wine is a free, open source application for running Windows software on operating systems that are normally not supported. With Wine, you can install and run these applications just like you would in Windows.
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- Free • Open Source
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- Mac
- Linux
- Android
- Android Tablet
- BSD
- Flathub
Wine VS Bottles
Is Wine a good alternative to Bottles? - 203 likes50 Lutris alternatives
Lutris is an open source gaming platform for GNU/Linux. It allows you to gather and manage (install, configure and launch) all your games acquired from any source, in a single interface.
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- Free • Open Source
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- Linux
- Online
- Flathub
Lutris VS Bottles
Is Lutris a good alternative to Bottles?Comments about Lutris as an Alternative to Bottles
miyako kanaguriLutris provides similar configuration features and automatic installers like Bottles, and because it runs in a non-Flatpak environment, there’s no hassle with file handling. For me, it works more reliably than Bottles.
0sbeiermannlutris has quite a bit more in common with bottles than retroarch does, for instance lutris can manage wine prefixes.
0donateto_opensourceThey have nothing in common, it's not an alternative
-7 - 99 likes39 Proton alternatives
Proton is a tool for use with the Steam client which allows games which are exclusive to Windows to run on Linux kernel operating system. It uses Wine to facilitate this.
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- Free • Open Source
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- Linux
- Steam
Proton Features
Proton VS Bottles
Is Proton a good alternative to Bottles?Comments about Proton as an Alternative to Bottles
donateto_opensourceAgain, this has nothing to do with Bottles.
-2 - 242 likes42 PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac alternatives
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.
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- Free • Open Source
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- Mac
- Linux
- BSD
- Wine
- FreeBSD
PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac Features
PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac VS Bottles
Is this a good alternative to Bottles? - 17 likes31 Whisky alternatives
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.
Whisky VS Bottles
Is Whisky a good alternative to Bottles?Comments about Whisky as an Alternative to Bottles
miyako kanaguriBottles is for Linux and Whisky is for macOS, so while their purposes are the same, they cannot be alternatives.
0 - 71 likes40 CrossOver alternatives
CrossOver allows you to install many popular Windows applications and games on your Intel OS X Mac or Linux computer.
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- Paid • Proprietary
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- Mac
- Linux
- Android
- Chrome OS
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CrossOver VS Bottles
Is CrossOver a good alternative to Bottles? - 38 likes36 GameHub alternatives
Games library manager. Supports: Steam, GOG, Humble Bundle, Humble Trove, Wine and RetroArch.
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- Free • Open Source
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- Linux
- AppImageHub
- Flatpak
GameHub Features
GameHub VS Bottles
Is GameHub a good alternative to Bottles?Comments about GameHub as an Alternative to Bottles
donateto_opensourceThis is a game library manager. It has nothing in common with Bottles, which is a compatibility layer.
-1 - 8 likes47 Mythic alternatives
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.
Mythic VS Bottles
Is Mythic a good alternative to Bottles? - 16 likes32 Windows Subsystem for Linux alternatives
The Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is a new Windows 10 feature that enables you to run native Linux command-line tools directly on Windows, alongside your traditional Windows desktop and modern store apps.
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- Free • Proprietary
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- Windows
Windows Subsystem for Linux VS Bottles
Is this a good alternative to Bottles?Comments about Windows Subsystem for Linux as an Alternative to Bottles
BaiboldThe main function of Bottles is to provide a nice GUI to manage wine prefixes (including proton). WSL does not do that, at all.
1 - 28 likes34 WineBottler alternatives
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.
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- Free • Open Source
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- Mac
- Wine
WineBottler Features
DiscontinuedThe 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 Bottles
Is WineBottler a good alternative to Bottles? License model
- Free • Open Source
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- Linux
- Wine
WineGUI Features
WineGUI VS Bottles
Is WineGUI a good alternative to Bottles?- 1 like38 WineZGUI alternatives
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.
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- Free • Open Source
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- Linux
- Flathub
WineZGUI Features
WineZGUI VS Bottles
Is WineZGUI a good alternative to Bottles?
Comments about Wine as an Alternative to Bottles
Wine is not an alternative because Bottles uses Wine. So this should be de unlisted.