PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac Alternatives for Mac

There are many alternatives to PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. The best Mac alternative is Wine, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac and 18 are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac are RetroArch, CrossOver, Pegasus and WineBottler.

PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac alternatives are mainly Compatibility Layer Tools but may also be Game Library Managers or Game Emulators. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac.

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Compatibility Layer Tool

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Wine
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Free • Open Source
Compatibility Layer Tool
Mac
Linux
Android
Android Tablet
BSD
30 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.
- - Wine is the most popular Android, Mac, Linux & Android Tablet alternative to PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac.
- - Wine is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac.
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Wine Features
Run Windows software
Emulation
Comments about Wine as a Alternative to PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac
Most users think Wine is a great PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac alternative.
Lazerbeak12345
PlayOnLinux is an app that configures Wine. It doesn't work unless Wine is installed - and provides a superset of features.
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RetroArch
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Free • Open Source
Game Emulator
Mac
Windows
Linux
Online
Android
iPhone
Blackberry
iPad
OpenPandora
Steam
Raspberry Pi
Playstation
Xbox
143 RetroArch alternatives
RetroArch is a graphical frontend for emulators, game engines, and media players.
- - RetroArch is the most popular Windows, iPhone & iPad alternative to PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac.
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RetroArch Features
1. Controller SupportRetroArch supports the use of a controller (XBOX, PlayStation, etc.).
2. Dark ModeRetroArch supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
Multi System Emulator
Multiplatform
Emulation
FOSS
Modular System
Gameboy emulation
Variety
Rewind button
CrossOver
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Paid • Open Source
Compatibility Layer Tool
Mac
Linux
Android
Chrome OS
29 CrossOver alternatives
CrossOver allows you to install many popular Windows applications and games on your Intel OS X Mac or Linux computer.
- - CrossOver is the most popular commercial alternative to PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac.
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Comments about CrossOver as a Alternative to PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac
Most users think CrossOver is a great PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac alternative.
Nicolas
PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac is better for us because it’s free. Just tested on Mac M1 : does the job !
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Pegasus
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Free • Open Source
Game Library Manager
Mac
Windows
Linux
Android
Raspberry Pi
26 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.
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Pegasus Features
1. PortablePegasus can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Game Launcher
WineBottler
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Free • Open Source
Compatibility Layer Tool
Mac
Wine
24 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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WineBottler Features
Run in existing prefix
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/
Q4wine
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Free • Open Source
Compatibility Layer Tool
Mac
Linux
BSD
Wine
24 Q4wine alternatives
Q4Wine is a qt4 GUI for wine that will help you manage wine prefixes and installed applications
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Q4wine Features
1. Windows Explorer ExtensionQ4wine can extend Windows Explorer in various ways, for example add context menu options, etc..
Wineskin Winery
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Free • Open Source
Mac
Wine
22 Wineskin Winery alternatives
Wineskin is a tool used to make ports of Windows software to Mac OS X. The ports are in the form of normal Mac application bundle wrappers. It works like a wrapper around the Windows software, and you can share just the wrappers if you choose.
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Wineskin Winery Features
Run Windows software
Run Windows Games
Discontinued
Hasn't been updated in over 6 years and doesn't work on most modern versions of macOS: https://sourceforge.net/projects/wineskin/, https://github.com/Gcenx/WineskinServer#wineskin
Nostlan
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Free • Open Source
Game Library Manager
Mac
Windows
Linux
115 Nostlan alternatives
A front-end or user interface (UI) is the presentation and interaction layer of an app or website. Most modern emulator apps have basic game list UIs that you can interact with using a mouse/keyboard but not a game controller.
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Nostlan Features
1. Controller SupportNostlan supports the use of a controller (XBOX, PlayStation, etc.).
Game Launcher
Emulation
Xbox
Whisky
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Free • Open Source
Mac
Wine
Homebrew
22 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.
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Whisky Features
Run Windows software
PyWinery
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Free • Open Source
Mac
Linux
Wine
17 PyWinery alternatives
PyWinery is a graphical, easy and simple wine-prefix manager which allows you to launch apps, explore and manage configuration of separate prefixes, graphically and faster than setting variables on linux shell.
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PyWinery Features
Windows-explorer
Discontinued
Not updated for over five years: https://github.com/ergoithz/pywinery/commits/master
Karton
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Free • Open Source
Compatibility Layer Tool
Mac
Linux
18 Karton alternatives
Run Linux programs on macOS, a different Linux distro, or a different architecture.
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Porting Kit
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Free • Proprietary
Mac
19 Porting Kit alternatives
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.
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Porting Kit Features
Run Windows software