Wine AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Virtualization Tools for Mac

There are many alternatives to Wine for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. The best Mac Virtualization Tool alternative is Parallels Desktop. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try VMware Fusion. If that doesn't work for you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Wine, but unfortunately only two of them are Virtualization Tools available for Mac. If you can't find an alternative you can try to remove all filters.

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    Parallels Desktop

     146 likes

    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.

    58 Parallels Desktop alternatives

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    • Mac
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    Parallels Desktop vs Wine Comments
    Guest
    Negative
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    Parallels Desktop is a virtualization software, Wine is a compatibility layer. They're not even remotely the same and do completely different things.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
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    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!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Parallels Desktop is Paid and ProprietaryWine is Free and Open Source
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    VMware Fusion

     118 likes

    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...

    41 VMware Fusion alternatives

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    • Free
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    • Mac
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    VMware Fusion vs Wine Comments
    gdwaynewarner
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    What both Fusion and Parallels do is completely different than what Wine does. This is NOT a good alternative.

    • VMware Fusion is Free and ProprietaryWine is Free and Open Source
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