Porting Kit AlternativesCompatibility Layer Tools and other similar apps like Porting Kit

Porting Kit is described as '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' and is a compatibility layer tool in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Porting Kit for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Wine, Flathub and Arch Linux apps. The best Porting Kit alternative is Wine, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Porting Kit are Proton, PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac, Bottles and Parallels Desktop.

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Porting Kit alternatives page was last updated Oct 31, 2024
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  1. Wine icon
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    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.

    45 Wine alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • BSD
    • Flathub

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Run Windows software
    2.  Compatibility Layer
    3.  Emulation
    4.  Ad-free

    Wine VS Porting Kit

     
    Comments about Wine as an Alternative to Porting Kit
    fffarbod
    Positive Oct 31, 2024
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    it's perfect! many many engines, user friendly, lightweight. use porting kit.

    uhada
    Positive Jun 13, 2018
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    Not really an alternative as such, since Wine is the engine behind Porting Kit. But if you want to do things more manually and get your hands dirty, Wine it is. Porting Kit seems really cool and user friendly though!

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    • Wine is the most popular Android, Mac, Linux & Android Tablet alternative to Porting Kit.

    • Wine is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Porting Kit.

    • Wine is Free and Open SourcePorting Kit is Free and Proprietary
    • Wine is LightweightPorting Kit is not according to our users
  2. Proton icon
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    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.

    39 Proton alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Steam

    Proton Features

    1.  Run Windows software
    2.  Run Windows Games
    3.  Compatibility Layer
    4.  Emulation
    5.  Ad-free

    Proton VS Porting Kit

     
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    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.

    42 PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Wine
    • FreeBSD

    PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac Features

    1.  Run Windows software
    2.  Run Windows Games
    3.  Ad-free

    PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac VS Porting Kit

     
  4. Bottles icon
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    Easily manage wineprefix on Linux.

    39 Bottles alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Run Windows software
    2.  Compatibility Layer
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Native GUI
    5.  Dark Mode

    Bottles VS Porting Kit

     
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    Virtualization software for running Windows, Linux, and other OSes on Mac. Supports Windows 11 on Apple Silicon, resource adjustments, and seamless app access and file sharing between OS environments.

    56 Parallels Desktop alternatives

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Chrome OS

    Parallels Desktop Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    4.  Run Windows software
    5.  Support for Apple M1
    6.  Drag and Drop
    7. Microsoft 365 Copilot icon  Microsoft Office integration

    Parallels Desktop VS Porting Kit

     
    • Parallels Desktop is the most popular commercial alternative to Porting Kit.

    • Parallels Desktop is Paid and ProprietaryPorting Kit is Free and Proprietary
  6. CrossOver icon
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    Cross-platform utility enables seamless installation and execution of Windows applications on macOS, Linux, and Chrome OS. No Windows license required—facilitates easy app management with a few clicks, eliminates the need for virtual machines and reboots, delivering efficient compatibility layer operation.

    43 CrossOver alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Chrome OS

    CrossOver Features

    1.  Compatibility Layer
    2.  Run Windows software

    CrossOver VS Porting Kit

     
  7. Whisky icon
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    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.

    32 Whisky alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Wine
    • Homebrew
    Discontinued

    Whisky is no longer actively maintained. Apps and games may break at any time.

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Run Windows software

    Whisky VS Porting Kit

     
  8. Mythic icon
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    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

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Game Launcher
    6. Discord icon  Discord integration

    Mythic VS Porting Kit

     
  9. WineGUI icon
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    At last, a user-friendly WINE graphical interface.

    41 WineGUI alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wine

    WineGUI Features

    1.  Graphical User Interface

    WineGUI VS Porting Kit

     
  10. WineBottler icon
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    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.

    34 WineBottler alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Wine
    Discontinued

    WineBottler Features

    1.  Run in existing prefix

    WineBottler VS Porting Kit

     
  11. Darling icon
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    Run macOS applications on Linux.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Darling Features

    1.  macOS-like

    Darling VS Porting Kit

     
  12. WineZGUI icon
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    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.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub

    WineZGUI Features

    1.  Run Windows software

    WineZGUI VS Porting Kit

     
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