WinBoat Alternatives

WinBoat is described as 'Seamlessly runs Windows applications on Linux through an intuitive interface, supporting native OS-level windows, easy installation, and shared directories' and is a popular compatibility layer tool in the network & admin category. There are more than 50 alternatives to WinBoat for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, BSD and Flathub apps. The best WinBoat alternative is VirtualBox, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like WinBoat are Wine, QEMU, Proton and VMware Workstation Pro.

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WinBoat alternatives are mainly Virtualization Tools, but if you're looking for Compatibility Layer Tools or Remote Desktop Tools you can filter on that. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to WinBoat.
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  1. Vmtek icon
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    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

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  2. MiceWine icon
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    MiceWine is a project that aims to run Windows applications and games on Android smartphones.

    46 MiceWine alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  3. WinApps icon
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    Run 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
     
  4. Veertu icon
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    Run Windows and Linux on your Mac alongside OS X. Veertu is simple, light, secure virtualization software designed for Mac.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  5. QtEmu icon
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    QtEmu is a graphical user interface for QEMU.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  6. Porting Kit icon
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    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.

    31 Porting Kit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7. Bochs icon
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    Bochs is a highly portable open source IA-32 (x86) PC emulator written in C++, that runs on most popular platforms. It includes emulation of the Intel x86 CPU, common I/O devices, and a custom BIOS. Currently, Bochs can be compiled to emulate a 386, 486...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. Awingu icon
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    Awingu provides an online workspace, available through any browser. The online workspace make legacy apps, SaaS and files available in a highly intuitive way.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
    • Awingu is the most popular Web-based alternative to WinBoat.

    • Awingu is Paid and ProprietaryWinBoat is Free and Open Source
  9. CheerpX icon
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    CheerpX is an x86 virtualization technology for running executables and operating systems entirely client-side. It’s an always available, zero-cost virtual machine with guaranteed data privacy, powered by a WebAssembly JIT engine.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • WebAssembly
     
    • CheerpX is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to WinBoat.

    • CheerpX is Free Personal and Open SourceWinBoat is Free and Open Source
  10. PCE icon
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    PCE is a collection of microcomputer emulators. At the moment it contains three emulators:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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