Alternatives to Whisky

A macOS Wine wrapper for running Windows applications with graphics translation backends. Notes say what changes if you switch.

6 alternatives

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  • Q4Wine

    A Qt graphical interface for managing Wine prefixes and the Windows applications installed in them.

    FreeOpen sourcemacOSLinux

  • PlayOnMac

    A free macOS front end that installs and runs Windows games and applications without a Windows licence.

    FreeProprietarymacOS

    PlayOnMac installs and runs Windows games and applications on macOS without a Windows licence, and is free but not open source.

  • WineCharm

    A GTK4 graphical front end for running and managing Windows applications on Linux with Wine.

    FreeOpen sourceLinux

    WineCharm manages Windows applications through Wine with a GTK4 interface, but runs on Linux rather than macOS.

  • WinApps

    Runs Windows applications from a background virtual machine as if they were native Linux apps.

    FreeOpen sourceLinux

  • CrossOver

    A commercial Wine-based tool that runs Windows applications and games on macOS and Linux.

    PaidProprietarymacOSLinux

    CrossOver also runs Windows applications on macOS through Wine, and is paid software that also supports Linux.

  • WinBoat

    A Linux desktop app that runs Windows programs from a containerized Windows virtual machine.

    FreeOpen sourceLinux