Free CrossOver AlternativesTop Compatibility Layer Tools and other similar apps like CrossOver
The best free alternative to CrossOver is Wine, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to CrossOver and many of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to CrossOver are Lutris, Proton, PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac and Bottles.
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CrossOver alternatives are mainly Compatibility Layer Tools, but if you're looking for Game Library Managers or Virtualization Tools you can filter on that. 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 CrossOver.- Compatibility Layer Tool
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- 45 Wine alternatives
An advanced, free open-source tool enabling Windows applications to run on Linux and other systems without emulation. It offers configuration options, supports diverse operating systems, and benefits from continuous updates and robust community support to enhance Windows app compatibility.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
Country of Origin
United States
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
- Android
- Android Tablet
- BSD
- Flathub
Comments about Wine as an Alternative to CrossOver
- 53 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.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Country of Origin
France
EU
Platforms
- Linux
- Online
- Flathub
- 39 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.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
Country of Origin
United States
Platforms
- Linux
- Steam
Proton Features
Comments about Proton as an Alternative to CrossOver
Kelson VFor Steam games, it's simpler to just run the native Steam client and let it configure Proton for each game than to mess around with running them through another Wine environment.
- 42 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.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
Country of Origin
France
EU
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
- BSD
- Wine
- FreeBSD
PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac Features
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Country of Origin
Germany
EU
Platforms
- Linux
- Flathub
- 32 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.
DiscontinuedWhisky is no longer actively maintained. Apps and games may break at any time.
- 47 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.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
Country of Origin
United States
Platforms
- Mac
- 33 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.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Country of Origin
United States
Platforms
- Windows
Comments about Windows Subsystem for Linux as an Alternative to CrossOver
It's the other way around. WSL is to run linux programs on windows not windows programs in Linux!
- 9 Winlator alternatives
In this digital age, our smartphones and tablets have become indispensable tools for both work and play. While Android offers a vast ecosystem of apps, it has often left users longing for the convenience of their favorite Windows applications. But fear not!
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Country of Origin
Brazil
Platforms
- Android
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
Country of Origin
United States
Platforms
- Linux
- Wine
- 43 Pegasus alternatives
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.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
Country of Origin
Hungary
EU
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- Raspberry Pi
Pegasus Features
- 34 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.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
Country of Origin
Germany
EU
Platforms
- Mac
- Wine
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 Features
Comments about WineBottler as an Alternative to CrossOver
It's much more complicated than Crossover. CrossOver is simple to use and WineBottler is much more complicated
It’s free. And you never have to buy anything for wine. You can keep it as long as you want!! And I love that special ability! Thanks!