A simple GNOME application to access virtual systems. It is based on a design from Jon McCann and Jakub Steiner.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-2.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Linux
- BSD
- Flathub
- GNOME
Czechia
EU
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WinBoat Alternatives
Apps similar to WinBoat include VirtualBox, which is free and open source. Other options are Wine, QEMU, Proton and VMware Workstation Pro. Virtualization Tools like WinBoat are a crowded field, with more than 50 alternatives for Linux, Mac, Windows, Android and iPad.
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Alternatives list
- 30 Boxes alternatives
Darling is a macOS translation layer for Linux. It is designed to run macOS software directly without the need for a hardware emulator, making it fast and efficient.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Linux
A game and app launcher for Linux - native, Windows, and retro. KDE-first, lightweight, no frills.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Platforms
- Linux
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62 Windows Sandbox alternativesa new lightweight desktop environment tailored for safely running applications in isolation.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
25 AQEMU alternativesCross-platform GUI virtual machine manager using QEMU as backend. Support Linux/BSD/Windows 8/10/11
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Haiku
Allows use of Windows applications, such as Microsoft Office and Adobe software, directly within Linux desktops like GNOME or KDE, using background RDP virtualization and providing file right-click access, home directory mounting, and one-command setup.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (AGPL-3.0)
Platforms
- Linux
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Linux
- Arch Linux
- Flathub
- Fedora
- Nix Package Manager
- Wine
- Flatpak
- Vala
- Proton
Canada
Multipass 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 (GPL-3.0)
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Snapcraft
United Kingdom
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-2.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Android
- OpenAPK
65 Lima alternativesLima launches Linux virtual machines on macOS, with automatic file sharing, port forwarding, and containerd.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (Apache-2.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
40 Portable Virtualbox alternativesPortable-VirtualBox is a free and open source software tool that lets you run any operating system from a usb stick without separate installation. It unpacks and adjusts the paths and configuration of VirtualBox so it will run portably.
Platforms
- Windows
Norway
VMTek is the Mac virtualization platform you've been waiting for. Run multiple instances and versions of macOS*, Linux and other operating systems side-by-side on your Mac with ease. High performance Mac-native virtualization designed from the ground up to take advantage of...
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
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