wwine Alternatives

wwine is described as '(wrapped wine) is a wrapper for the Windows compatibility layer, wine. It wraps various flavors of wine into a single unified interface, complete with full bottle support for all of them' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to wwine for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Flathub, Wine, Mac and Flatpak apps. The best wwine alternative is Wine, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like wwine are Lutris, Proton, PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac and Bottles.

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wwine (wrapped wine) is a wrapper for the Windows compatibility layer, wine. It wraps various flavors of wine into a single...

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wwine alternatives page was last updated Mar 26, 2025
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  1. Wine icon
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    An advanced, free open-source tool enabling Windows applications to run on Linux and other systems without emulation. It offers configuration options, supports diverse operating systems, and benefits from continuous updates and robust community support to enhance Windows app compatibility.

    46 Wine alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • BSD
    • Flathub

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Run Windows software
    2.  Compatibility Layer
    3.  Emulation
    4.  Ad-free

    Wine VS wwine

     
    • Wine is the most popular Android, Mac, Linux & Android Tablet alternative to wwine.

    • Wine is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to wwine.

    • Wine is Free and Open Sourcewwine is also Free and Open Source
    • Wine is Lightweightwwine is not according to our users
  2. Lutris icon
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    Lutris is an open source gaming platform for GNU/Linux. It allows you to gather and manage (install, configure and launch) all your games acquired from any source, in a single interface.

    55 Lutris alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Flathub

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Game Launcher
    2.  Custom Scripts
    3.  Multi System Emulator
    4.  Compatibility Layer
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Two-factor Authentication

    Lutris VS wwine

     
    • Lutris is the most popular Web-based alternative to wwine.

    • Lutris is Free and Open Sourcewwine is also Free and Open Source
    • Lutris is Lightweightwwine is not according to our users
  3. Proton icon
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    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.

    40 Proton alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Steam

    Proton Features

    1.  Run Windows software
    2.  Run Windows Games
    3.  Compatibility Layer
    4.  Emulation
    5.  Ad-free

    Proton VS wwine

     
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    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.

    43 PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Wine
    • FreeBSD

    PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac Features

    1.  Run Windows software
    2.  Run Windows Games
    3.  Ad-free

    PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac VS wwine

     
  5. Bottles icon
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    Easily manage wineprefix on Linux.

    40 Bottles alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Run Windows software
    2.  Compatibility Layer
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Native GUI
    5.  Dark Mode

    Bottles VS wwine

     
  6. CrossOver icon
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    Cross-platform utility enables seamless installation and execution of Windows applications on macOS, Linux, and Chrome OS. No Windows license required—facilitates easy app management with a few clicks, eliminates the need for virtual machines and reboots, delivering efficient compatibility layer operation.

    44 CrossOver alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Chrome OS

    CrossOver Features

    1.  Compatibility Layer
    2.  Run Windows software

    CrossOver VS wwine

     
    • CrossOver is the most popular commercial alternative to wwine.

    • CrossOver is Paid and Proprietarywwine is Free and Open Source
  7. Whisky icon
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    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.

    33 Whisky alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Wine
    • Homebrew
    Discontinued

    Whisky is no longer actively maintained. Apps and games may break at any time.

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

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

    Whisky VS wwine

     
  8. WineGUI icon
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    At last, a user-friendly WINE graphical interface.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wine

    WineGUI Features

    1.  Graphical User Interface

    WineGUI VS wwine

     
  9. ProtonPlus icon
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    A simple Wine and Proton-based compatibility tools manager.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • CA flagCanada

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Arch Linux
    • Flathub
    • Fedora
    • Nix Package Manager
    • Wine
    • Flatpak
    • Vala
    • Proton

    ProtonPlus Features

    1.  Gtk

    ProtonPlus VS wwine

     
  10. WineZGUI icon
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    WineZGUI (pronounced Wine-Zee-Goo-Eee) is a wine frontend for playing windows games with wine easily. It is a collection of Bash scripts for Wine Prefix Management and Linux Desktop Integration for easier wine gaming experience using Zenity.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub

    WineZGUI Features

    1.  Run Windows software

    WineZGUI VS wwine

     
  11. Phoenicis icon
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    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.

    43 Phoenicis alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    Discontinued

    The latest alpha version (v5.0-alpha.3) is from September 2020.

    Phoenicis Features

    1.  Run Windows Games
    2.  Run Windows software

    Phoenicis VS wwine

     
  12. Protontricks icon
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    A wrapper that does winetricks things for Proton enabled games, requires Winetricks.

    41 Protontricks alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Python
    • Flatpak

    Protontricks VS wwine

     
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