Wine Alternatives for Mac

There are many alternatives to Wine for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. The best Mac alternative is PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Wine and 15 are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Wine are CrossOver, Parallels Desktop, VMware Fusion and Q4wine.

Wine alternatives are mainly Compatibility Layer Tools but may also be Virtualization Tools or Android Emulators. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Wine.

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PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac
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Free • Open Source
Compatibility Layer Tool
Mac
Linux
BSD
Wine
FreeBSD
39 PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac alternatives
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.
- - PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac is the most popular Mac alternative to Wine.
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PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac Features
1. Ad-freePlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
Run Windows software
Run Windows Games
Comments about PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac as a Alternative to Wine
Almost everyone thinks PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac is a great Wine alternative.
vXtreniusX
PlayOnLinux uses wine technology in a simple, easy to use user interface.
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CrossOver
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Paid • Open Source
Compatibility Layer Tool
Mac
Linux
Android
Chrome OS
30 CrossOver alternatives
CrossOver allows you to install many popular Windows applications and games on your Intel OS X Mac or Linux computer.
- - CrossOver is the most popular Android alternative to Wine.
- - CrossOver is the most popular commercial alternative to Wine.
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CrossOver Features
Run Windows software
Comments about CrossOver as a Alternative to Wine
Most users think CrossOver is a great Wine alternative.
Kelson V
CrossOver is a commercial distribution of Wine that contributes to the upstream version - and it has much better install tools!
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Parallels Desktop
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Freemium • Proprietary
Virtualization Tool
Mac
47 Parallels Desktop alternatives
Parallels Desktop gives Mac users the ability to run Windows, Linux or any other operating system and their critical applications at the same time as macOS. Parallels Desktop is optimized for Intel and Apple M1 chip.
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Parallels Desktop Features
1. Support for Multiple MonitorsParallels Desktop supports the use of multiple displays.
Run Windows software
Support for Apple M1
Office 365 integration
Comments about Parallels Desktop as a Alternative to Wine
Most users think Parallels Desktop is a great Wine alternative.
Guest
Parallels Desktop is a virtualization software, Wine is a compatibility layer. They're not even remotely the same and do completely different things.
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Guest
Putting on a price for something incredible like this is not a surprise. It runs perfectly well on Mac, unlike VirtualBox that requires a lot of space and Wine as well. There's a 14-day free trial so there is no harm trying it. No credit card info, nothing. Just a bit of clearing up space and finding your Windows OS and you're good to go. It's pretty incredible I must say. Anyone who gave Wine a shot MUST try this one!
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VMware Fusion
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Free Personal • Proprietary
Virtualization Tool
Mac
39 VMware Fusion alternatives
Seamlessly run your favorite Windows applications and devices, on any Intel-based Mac. Built from the ground up for the Mac, VMware Fusion is the easiest way to switch to Mac—letting you bring all of your Windows applications with you, making the most of your Windows software...
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Comments about VMware Fusion as a Alternative to Wine
Most users think VMware Fusion is a great Wine alternative.
gdwaynewarner
What both Fusion and Parallels do is completely different than what Wine does. This is NOT a good alternative.
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Q4wine
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Free • Open Source
Compatibility Layer Tool
Mac
Linux
BSD
Wine
25 Q4wine alternatives
Q4Wine is a qt4 GUI for wine that will help you manage wine prefixes and installed applications
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Q4wine Features
1. Windows Explorer ExtensionQ4wine can extend Windows Explorer in various ways, for example add context menu options, etc..
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Most users think Q4wine is a great Wine alternative.
Whisky
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Free • Open Source
Compatibility Layer Tool
Mac
Wine
Homebrew
23 Whisky alternatives
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.
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Whisky Features
Run Windows software
WineBottler
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Free • Open Source
Compatibility Layer Tool
Mac
Wine
25 WineBottler alternatives
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.
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WineBottler Features
Run in existing prefix
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/

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Most users think WineBottler is a great Wine alternative.
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I've used it for many apps
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Wineskin Winery
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Free • Open Source
Mac
Wine
23 Wineskin Winery alternatives
Wineskin is a tool used to make ports of Windows software to Mac OS X. The ports are in the form of normal Mac application bundle wrappers. It works like a wrapper around the Windows software, and you can share just the wrappers if you choose.
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Wineskin Winery Features
Run Windows software
Run Windows Games
Discontinued
Hasn't been updated in over 6 years and doesn't work on most modern versions of macOS: https://sourceforge.net/projects/wineskin/, https://github.com/Gcenx/WineskinServer#wineskin
Porting Kit
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Free • Proprietary
Mac
20 Porting Kit alternatives
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.
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Porting Kit Features
Run Windows software
Karton
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Free • Open Source
Compatibility Layer Tool
Mac
Linux
19 Karton alternatives
Run Linux programs on macOS, a different Linux distro, or a different architecture.
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