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Porting Kit vs Wine: catalog facts
Porting Kit	Wine
Free Free to download; some games in its catalog must be bought separately.	Free Free and open source.
macOS	macOS, Linux
Prepared installers for Windows games on macOS Catalog of games that can be filtered by genre, source and price	Runs Windows programs without a Windows licence or virtual machine Works on Linux, macOS and BSD
Compatibility depends on Wine, so not every game works Mac only	Not every Windows program works, and some need manual tweaks Configuration can be fiddly for newcomers
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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