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Wine

Published by Wine Project

Run Windows applications on Linux

Open sourceLGPL-2.1-or-later

Highlights

  • Runs many Windows applications on Linux.
  • Provides Windows-compatible interfaces rather than a full emulator.
  • Supports use of Windows software in a Linux workflow.
  • Is distributed under the LGPL-2.1-or-later license.

About this application

Wine is a compatibility layer from the Wine Project for running Windows applications on Linux. Instead of acting as a Windows emulator, it provides implementations of Windows interfaces so that many Windows programs can be started directly in a Linux environment. It is distributed under the LGPL-2.1-or-later license.

Wine is useful when a required application was made for Windows but the user works on Linux. Compatibility depends on the individual program, its dependencies, and how it uses Windows system components, so not every application will run in the same way. The platform information for this entry lists Linux.

Linux

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