Winetricks Alternatives

Winetricks is described as 'Easy way to work around problems in Wine' and is a compatibility layer tool in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Winetricks for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Wine, Flathub and Windows apps. The best Winetricks alternative is Wine, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Winetricks are Proton, PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac, ReactOS and Bottles.

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

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Winetricks alternatives page was last updated Jun 15, 2025
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  1. MiceWine icon

    MiceWine

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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • NL flagNetherlands
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet

    MiceWine Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Run Windows software

    MiceWine VS Winetricks

     
  2. Wineskin Winery icon

    Wineskin Winery

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    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.

    33 Wineskin Winery alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Wine
    Main Winery Window
    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 Features

    1.  Run Windows software
    2.  Run Windows Games

    Wineskin Winery VS Winetricks

     
  4. Porting Kit icon

    Porting Kit

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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.

    30 Porting Kit alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • NL flagNetherlands
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Skyrim on Porting Kit

    Porting Kit Features

    1.  Run Windows software

    Porting Kit VS Winetricks

     
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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. Vineyard icon

    Vineyard

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    Vineyard is a collection of tools and libraries designed to make managing Windows programs on Linux easier. More specifically, it aims to improve the integration of Wine and the Free Desktop and to make it easier to create programs and tools that integrate with Wine.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Vineyard screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    It hasn't been updated since 2016.

    Vineyard VS Winetricks

     
  7. D8VK icon

    D8VK

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    A Vulkan-based translation layer for Direct3D 8/9/10/11 which allows running 3D applications on Linux using Wine.

    20 D8VK alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    D8VK screenshot 1

    D8VK VS Winetricks

     
  8. WinApps icon

    WinApps

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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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    WinApps screenshot 1

    WinApps Features

    1.  Run Windows software

    WinApps VS Winetricks

     
  10. WinOnX 64 icon

    WinOnX 64

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    Run your Windows applications on OSX without the need of buying a Windows license.

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    A list of installed Windows programs
    Discontinued

    The application has not been updated for almost three years, and also, judging by the reviews, does not work on the latest versions of macOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/winonx-64/id421346233

    WinOnX 64 Features

    1.  Emulation
    2.  Run Windows software

    WinOnX 64 VS Winetricks

     
  11. Wine PyQt5 icon

    Wine PyQt5

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    User Interface for Managing Wine.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Wine PyQt5 screenshot 1

    Wine PyQt5 VS Winetricks

     
  12. Turbo.net for Mac icon

    Turbo.net for Mac

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    Turbo.net for Mac runs PC apps on your Mac without having to install a Virtual Machine.

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    Run IE and PC browsers on Mac

    Turbo.net for Mac Features

    1.  Cross browser testing

    Turbo.net for Mac VS Winetricks

     

    • Turbo.net for Mac is the most popular Web-based & iPad alternative to Winetricks.

    • Turbo.net for Mac is Paid and ProprietaryWinetricks is Free and Open Source

  13. ForceD3D9On12

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    This project provides DLL wrappers for the DirectX 1-9 graphics components. Its purpose is to disable the use of the Direct3D 9 user-mode display driver provided by GPU vendors. This forces the runtimes to use D3D9On12 instead.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    ForceD3D9On12 VS Winetricks

     
  14. WineD3D icon

    WineD3D

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    Even if Windows supports DirectX natively, using WineD3D can enhance backwards compatiblity with older games, especially on Windows 8 and newer that don't support 16 bit screen modes. Another possible use is to emulate unsupported versions of DirectX, or porting DirectX...

    19 WineD3D alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • IT flagItaly
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    WineD3D screenshot 1

    WineD3D Features

    1.  Run Windows Games
    2.  Emulation
    3.  Run Windows software
    4.  OPENGL

    WineD3D VS Winetricks

     
  15. PortProton icon

    PortProton

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    Project designed to make it easy and convenient to run Windows games on Linux for both beginners and advanced users. The project strives to make launching games (and other software) as simple as possible, but at the same time provides flexible settings for advanced users.

    33 PortProton alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    PortProton screenshot 1

    PortProton Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Run Windows software
    4.  Run Windows Games

    PortProton VS Winetricks

     
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