Bottles Alternatives

Apps similar to Bottles include Wine, which is free and open source. Other options are Lutris, Proton, PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac and CrossOver. There's no shortage of Compatibility Layer Tools like Bottles, with more than 25 alternatives for Linux, Mac, Android, Windows and the web.

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Bottles alternatives page was last updated May 14, 2026

Faugus Launcher
8 likes
A simple and lightweight app for running Windows games using UMU-Launcher.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (MIT)
Application typeApplication types
Game Library Manager
Compatibility Layer
Platforms
Linux
Flathub
Flatpak
+1
Good alternative?Is Faugus Launcher a good alternative to Bottles?
WineGUI
11 likes
At last, a user-friendly WINE graphical interface.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (AGPL-3.0)
Application type
Compatibility Layer
Platforms
Linux
Wine
Good alternative?Is WineGUI a good alternative to Bottles?

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WineGUI vs Bottles Comments
Positive comment by Cocaine Owlbear · Feb 28, 2026
It's a similar project with similar features. If you're avoiding Flatpaks, it's not a bad way to go.
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WineGUI is Free and Open SourceBottles is also Free and Open Source
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
+1
Good alternative?Is WineBottler a good alternative to Bottles?
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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
Good alternative?Is Phoenicis a good alternative to Bottles?
Pegasus
30 likes
Pegasus is a graphical frontend for browsing your game library (especially retro games) and launching them from one place. It's focusing on customizability, cross platform support (including embedded devices) and high performance.
57 Pegasus alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
Game Library Manager
Origin
Hungary
EU
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
Android
Raspberry Pi
Hungary
EU
Good alternative?Is Pegasus a good alternative to Bottles?
MiceWine
3 likes
MiceWine is a project that aims to run Windows applications and games on Android smartphones.
49 MiceWine alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Compatibility Layer
Origin
Netherlands
EU
Platforms
Android
Android Tablet
Good alternative?Is MiceWine a good alternative to Bottles?
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
Good alternative?Is Porting Kit a good alternative to Bottles?
Protontricks
5 likes
A wrapper that does winetricks things for Proton enabled games, requires Winetricks.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Compatibility Layer
Platforms
Linux
Flathub
Python
Flatpak
Good alternative?Is Protontricks a good alternative to Bottles?
WinNative
5 likes
WinNative is an advanced, high-performance Windows (x86_64) emulation environment for Android. It bridges the gap between desktop gaming and mobile by unifying the best technologies from Winlator Bionic and Pluvia.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Platforms
Android
Good alternative?Is WinNative a good alternative to Bottles?
Q4wine
20 likes
Q4Wine is a qt4 GUI for wine that will help you manage wine prefixes and installed applications
38 Q4wine alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Compatibility Layer
Platforms
Mac
Linux
BSD
Wine
+1
Good alternative?Is Q4wine a good alternative to Bottles?
Winetricks
3 likes
Winetricks is an easy way to work around problems in Wine.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (LGPL-2.1)
Application type
Compatibility Layer
Platforms
Linux
Arch Linux
Gentoo
Fedora
Wine
Ubuntu
Debian
FreeBSD
MacPorts
Homebrew
Slackware
Good alternative?Is Winetricks a good alternative to Bottles?
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
Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Compatibility Layer
Platforms
Linux
Flathub
Good alternative?Is WineZGUI a good alternative to Bottles?