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Bottles vs CrossOver: catalog facts
Bottles	CrossOver
Free Free and open source under GPLv3, funded by donations.	Paid Costs $74 with a free 14-day trial.
Linux	macOS, Linux
Creates and manages Wine prefixes from templates instead of shell commands Manages runner and DXVK versions, and installs dependencies from a catalogue	Runs Windows programs without a Windows licence No full virtual machine needed
Linux only, and primarily distributed as a Flatpak Wine compatibility is still Wine compatibility; Bottles cannot make a program work that Wine cannot run	Paid after the trial Not every Windows program or game works
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: GPL-3.0	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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