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Q4Wine vs PlayOnLinux 4: catalog facts
Q4Wine	PlayOnLinux 4
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 or later licence, with optional donations.	Free Free software under the GPL.
macOS, Linux	Linux
Manages multiple Wine prefixes and Wine versions Backup and restore of prefixes	Install scripts for many Windows games and apps Manages multiple Wine versions
Requires Wine and some understanding of prefixes Interface is more technical than newer Wine managers	Not all games are supported Performance can be lower than on Windows
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later	License: GPL-3.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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