WinOnX Alternatives
WinOnX is described as 'Run your Windows applications on OSX without the need of buying a Windows license' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to WinOnX for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Wine, BSD and Android. The best alternative is Wine, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like WinOnX are Proton, PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac, Bottles and Parallels Desktop.
WinOnX alternatives are mainly Compatibility Layer Tools but may also be Virtualization Tools. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of WinOnX.
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Linux
- Android
- Android Tablet
- BSD
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.
- Free • Open Source
- Linux
- Steam
Proton is a tool for use with the Steam client which allows games which are exclusive to Windows to run on Linux kernel operating system. It uses Wine to facilitate this.
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Linux
- BSD
- Wine
- FreeBSD
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.
Bottles is an application designed for elementary OS (but works on all GNU/Linux distributions), which helps in managing wineprefix.
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.
CrossOver allows you to install many popular Windows applications and games on your Intel OS X Mac or Linux computer.
Seamlessly run your favorite Windows applications and devices, on any Intel-based Mac.
Run macOS applications on Linux.
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Q4Wine is a qt4 GUI for wine that will help you manage wine prefixes and installed applications
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.
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/
