Wine Alternatives

Wine is described as 'A free, open-source compatibility layer allowing Windows applications to run on Linux and other systems, offering configuration and community support' and is a leading compatibility layer tool in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Wine for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Wine, Flathub and Windows apps. The best Wine alternative is Proton, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Wine are PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac, CrossOver, Bottles and Parallels Desktop.

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Wine alternatives are mainly Compatibility Layer Tools, but if you're looking for Virtualization Tools or Game Library Managers you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Linux + Compatibility Layer. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Wine.
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A free, open-source compatibility layer allowing Windows applications to run on Linux and other systems, offering configuration and community support.

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Wine alternatives page was last updated Feb 13, 2025
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  1. WineBottler icon

    WineBottler

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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

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Wine
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    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/

    WineBottler Features

    1.  Run in existing prefix

    WineBottler VS Wine

     
    Comments about WineBottler as an Alternative to Wine
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    I've used it for many apps

    Wine Icon
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    • Most users think WineBottler is a great Wine alternative.

    • WineBottler is Free and Open SourceWine is also Free and Open Source
  2. ProtonPlus icon

    ProtonPlus

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    A simple Wine and Proton-based compatibility tools manager.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Arch Linux
    • Flathub
    • Fedora
    • Wine
    • Flatpak
    • Proton
    • Vala
    • Nix Package Manager
    ProtonPlus screenshot 1

    ProtonPlus Features

    1.  Gtk

    ProtonPlus VS Wine

     
  4. WineGUI icon

    WineGUI

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    At last, a user-friendly WINE graphical interface.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wine
    WineGUI screenshot 1

    WineGUI Features

    1.  Graphical User Interface

    WineGUI VS Wine

     
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    Parallels Desktop

    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.

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  6. Proton GE

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    This is my build of Proton with the most recent bleeding-edge Proton Experimental WINE.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wine

    Proton GE VS Wine

     
  7. Q4wine icon

    Q4wine

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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Wine
    Q4wine screenshot 1

    Q4wine Features

    1. File Explorer icon  Windows Explorer Extension

    Q4wine VS Wine

     
  8. Wine GUI icon

    Wine GUI

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    User Interface for Managing Wine.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Wine GUI screenshot 1

    Wine GUI VS Wine

     
  10. WineZGUI icon

    WineZGUI

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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

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    WineZGUI screenshot 1

    WineZGUI Features

    1.  Run Windows software

    WineZGUI VS Wine

     
  11. Phoenicis icon

    Phoenicis

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    Phoenicis is a graphical front-end for Wine, a tool to help Linux and Mac users run games and programs for Windows. The future of PlayOnLinux and PlayOnMac.

    41 Phoenicis alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    Phoenicis screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The latest alpha version (v5.0-alpha.3) is from September 2020.

    Phoenicis Features

    1.  Run Windows Games
    2.  Run Windows software

    Phoenicis VS Wine

     

  12. Winetricks

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    Winetricks is an easy way to work around problems in Wine.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Arch Linux
    • Gentoo Linux
    • Fedora
    • Wine
    • Ubuntu
    • Debian
    • FreeBSD
    • MacPorts
    • Homebrew
    • Slackware

    Winetricks VS Wine

     

  13. protonup

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    CLI program and API to automate the installation and update of GloriousEggroll's Proton-GE

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wine

    protonup VS Wine

     
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