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, Flathub, Wine and Windows apps. The best Winetricks alternative is Wine, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Winetricks are WinBoat, Proton, PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac and ReactOS.
Alternatives list
- 46 MiceWine alternatives
MiceWine is a project that aims to run Windows applications and games on Android smartphones.
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).
WineCharm is a graphical user interface (GUI) application designed to simplify running and managing Windows applications on Linux using Wine. Built with Python and GTK4/Libadwaita, it provides an intuitive interface for launching .exe and .
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Linux
- Python
- Flathub
- Flatpak



- 33 PortProton alternatives
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.


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- 31 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.


A Vulkan-based translation layer for Direct3D 8/9/10/11 which allows running 3D applications on Linux using Wine.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux


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Tool for running and packaging Windows apps or games on macOS 10.15.4+ with Wine, enabling users to choose DirectX backends such as Metal, Vulkan, D3DMetal, VKD3D, DXVK, DXMT, and experimental D9VK for broad compatibility and enhanced performance.
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.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Linux



- 33 WinOnX 64 alternatives
Run your Windows applications on OSX without the need of buying a Windows license.
Cost / License
- Pay once or Subscription
- Proprietary
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Mac



Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Linux

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...























