WineBottler Alternatives for Mac

There are many alternatives to WineBottler for Mac and since it's discontinued a lot of people are looking for a replacement. The best Mac alternative is Wine, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to WineBottler and 14 are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to WineBottler are PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac, Whisky, CrossOver and Mythic.

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WineBottler alternatives are mainly Compatibility Layer Tools but may also be Virtualization Tools. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of WineBottler.

WineBottler

Compatibility Layer Tool
Free • Open Source

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 alternatives page was last updated May 22, 2024

Wine
Wine is a free, open source application for running Windows software on operating systems that are normally not supported. With Wine, you can install and run these applications just like you would in Windows.
39 Wine alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Compatibility Layer Tool
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
- Android
- Android Tablet
- BSD
- Flathub
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Wine Features
1. Run Windows software
2. Compatibility Layer
3. Emulation
4. Ad-free
5. Lightweight
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Wine VS WineBottler
Is Wine a good alternative to WineBottler?
- Most users think Wine is a great WineBottler alternative.
- Wine is the most popular Android, Mac, Linux & Android Tablet alternative to WineBottler.
- Wine is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to WineBottler.
- Wine is Free and Open SourceWineBottler is also Free and Open Source
- Wine is LightweightWineBottler is not according to our users

PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac
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.
46 PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Compatibility Layer Tool
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
- BSD
- Wine
- FreeBSD
PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac Features
Run Windows software
Run Windows Games
Ad-free
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PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac VS WineBottler
Is this a good alternative to WineBottler?
Comments about PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac as an Alternative to WineBottler

Guest
It's an open source software, and is pretty intuitive to work with
Positive comment •Dec 2, 2020
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- Most users think PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac is a great WineBottler alternative.
- PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac is Free and Open SourceWineBottler is also Free and Open Source

Whisky
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.
29 Whisky alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Compatibility Layer Tool
Platforms
- Mac
- Wine
- Homebrew
Whisky Features
Lightweight
Dark Mode
Ad-free
Run Windows software
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Whisky VS WineBottler
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CrossOver
CrossOver allows you to install many popular Windows applications and games on your Intel OS X Mac or Linux computer.

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CrossOver
CrossOver allows you to install many popular Windows applications and games on your Intel OS X Mac or Linux computer.
39 CrossOver alternatives
License model
- Paid • Open Source
Application type
- Compatibility Layer Tool
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
- Android
- Chrome OS
CrossOver Features
Compatibility Layer
Run Windows software
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CrossOver VS WineBottler
Is CrossOver a good alternative to WineBottler?
- Almost everyone thinks CrossOver is a great WineBottler alternative.
- CrossOver is the most popular commercial alternative to WineBottler.
- CrossOver is Paid and Open SourceWineBottler is Free and Open Source

Mythic
An open-source Epic Games Launcher alternative and normal game launcher for macOS written in Swift. We started this project to create a GUI frontend for Legendary and to play Windows games using game porting toolkit by Apple.
46 Mythic alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Compatibility Layer Tool
Platforms
- Mac
Mythic Features
1. No Tracking
2. Lightweight
3. Ad-free
4. No registration required
5. Privacy focused
6. Dark Mode
7. Game Launcher
8. Discord integration
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Mythic VS WineBottler
Is Mythic a good alternative to WineBottler?

Hangover
This is Hangover, a project started by André Zwing and Stefan Dösinger in 2016 to run (x86_64)/x86_32 Windows applications on aarch64/(ppc64le)/x86_64 Wine. (Architectures in brackets are currently not supported).
37 Hangover alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Compatibility Layer Tool
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
Hangover Features
Run Windows software
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Hangover VS WineBottler
Is Hangover a good alternative to WineBottler?

Phoenicis
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.
37 Phoenicis alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Compatibility Layer Tool
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
- Flathub
Phoenicis Features
Run Windows Games
Run Windows software
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Phoenicis VS WineBottler
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Q4wine
Q4Wine is a qt4 GUI for wine that will help you manage wine prefixes and installed applications
33 Q4wine alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Compatibility Layer Tool
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
- BSD
- Wine
Q4wine Features
Windows Explorer Extension
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Q4wine VS WineBottler
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Wineskin Winery
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.
30 Wineskin Winery alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Mac
- Wine
Wineskin Winery Features
Run Windows software
Run Windows Games
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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
Wineskin Winery VS WineBottler
Is Wineskin Winery a good alternative to WineBottler?
Comments about Wineskin Winery as an Alternative to WineBottler

Guest
Winebottler uses functions of Wineskin to bundle apps, this is the original it's can be more work for a beginner but offers way more customization to the wrapper and later you can change the included Wine Engine without needing to remake the entire wrapper
Positive comment •Jan 23, 2018
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- Wineskin Winery is Free and Open SourceWineBottler is also Free and Open Source

Porting Kit
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.
27 Porting Kit alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application type
- Compatibility Layer Tool
Platforms
- Mac
Porting Kit Features
Run Windows software
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Porting Kit VS WineBottler
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PyWinery
PyWinery is a graphical, easy and simple wine-prefix manager which allows you to launch apps, explore and manage configuration of separate prefixes, graphically and faster than setting variables on linux shell.
21 PyWinery alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
- Wine
PyWinery Features
Windows-explorer
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Discontinued
Not updated for over five years: https://github.com/ergoithz/pywinery/commits/master
PyWinery VS WineBottler
Is PyWinery a good alternative to WineBottler?

Karton
Run Linux programs on macOS, a different Linux distro, or a different architecture.
20 Karton alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Compatibility Layer Tool
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
Karton VS WineBottler
Is Karton a good alternative to WineBottler?