Q4wine AlternativesCompatibility Layer Tools and other similar apps like Q4wine

Q4wine is described as 'Q4Wine is a qt4 GUI for wine that will help you manage wine prefixes and installed applications' and is a compatibility layer tool in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Q4wine for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Flathub, Wine and Arch Linux apps. The best Q4wine alternative is Wine, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Q4wine are Lutris, Proton, PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac and Bottles.

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Q4Wine is a qt4 GUI for wine that will help you manage wine prefixes and installed applications

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Q4wine alternatives page was last updated May 22, 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.

    44 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 Q4wine

     
    Comments about Wine as an Alternative to Q4wine
    kris1
    Negative Feb 26, 2018
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    Q4wine is a front end for wine, not a replacement.

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    • Most users think Wine is a great Q4wine alternative.

    • Wine is the most popular Android, Mac, Linux & Android Tablet alternative to Q4wine.

    • Wine is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Q4wine.

    • Wine is Free and Open SourceQ4wine is also Free and Open Source
    • Wine is LightweightQ4wine is not according to our users
  2. Lutris icon
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    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.

    52 Lutris alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Flathub

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Game Launcher
    2.  Custom Scripts
    3.  Multi System Emulator
    4.  Compatibility Layer
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Two-factor Authentication

    Lutris VS Q4wine

     
    • Lutris is the most popular Web-based alternative to Q4wine.

    • Lutris is Free and Open SourceQ4wine is also Free and Open Source
    • Lutris is LightweightQ4wine is not according to our users
  3. 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.

    40 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 Q4wine

     
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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.

    43 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 Q4wine

     
  5. 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 Q4wine

     
  6. 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 Q4wine

     
  7. 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.

    48 Mythic alternatives

    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 Q4wine

     
  8. 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.

    42 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 Q4wine

     
    • CrossOver is the most popular commercial alternative to Q4wine.

    • CrossOver is Paid and ProprietaryQ4wine is Free and Open Source
  9. 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 Q4wine

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

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wine

    WineGUI Features

    1.  Graphical User Interface

    WineGUI VS Q4wine

     
  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 Q4wine

     
  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 Q4wine

     
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