Install and manage GE-Proton, Luxtorpeda & more for Steam and Wine-GE & more for Lutris with this graphical user interface.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
NorwayPlatforms
- Linux
- AppImageHub
- Arch Linux
- Flathub
- Flatpak
Open Source Parallels Desktop Alternatives
The best open source alternative to Parallels Desktop is VirtualBox. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Parallels Desktop and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Parallels Desktop are Wine, WinBoat, QEMU and Proton.
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Parallels Desktop alternatives are mainly Virtualization Tools, but if you're looking for Compatibility Layer Tools or Operating Systems you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Free, Mac, Open Source, Mac + Open Source, Virtualization and Mac + Free. 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 Parallels Desktop.
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38 WinApps alternativesRun 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.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Linux
- Arch Linux
- Flathub
- Fedora
- Nix Package Manager
- Wine
- Flatpak
- Vala
- Proton
RVVM is a virtual machine / emulator for RISC-V guests, which emphasizes on performance, security, lean code and portability. It already runs a lot of guest operating systems, including Linux, Haiku, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, etc.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Linux
- Windows
- Mac
57 Multipass alternativesMultipass is a lightweight VM manager for Linux, Windows and macOS. It's designed for developers who want a fresh Ubuntu environment with a single command. It uses KVM on Linux, Hyper-V on Windows and HyperKit on macOS to run the VM with minimal overhead.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Snapcraft
VirtualBuddy can virtualize macOS 12 and later on Apple Silicon, with the goal of offering features that are useful to developers who need to test their apps on multiple versions of macOS, especially betas.
Xvisor® is an open-source type-1 hypervisor, which aims at providing a monolithic, light-weight, portable, and flexible virtualization solution.
MiceWine is a project that aims to run Windows applications and games on Android smartphones.
33 Goldberg Emulator alternativesSteam emulator that emulates steam online features. Lets you play games that use the steam multiplayer APIs on a LAN without steam or an internet connection.
57 Lima alternativesLima launches Linux virtual machines on macOS, with automatic file sharing, port forwarding, and containerd.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
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Platforms
- Linux
- Arch Linux
- Gentoo
- Fedora
- Wine
- Ubuntu
- Debian
- FreeBSD
- MacPorts
- Homebrew
- Slackware
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