Wine Emulator 10.0 / 9.0 – Stable

Wine Emulator (originally an acronym for “Wine Is Not an Emulator“) is a compatibility layer capable of running Windows applications on several POSIX-compliant operating systems, such as Linux, Mac, and BSD. Instead of simulating internal Windows logic like a virtual machine or emulator, Wine translates Windows API calls into POSIX calls on the fly.

It removes performance and memory drawbacks found in alternative approaches and seamlessly integrates Windows applications into your desktop.

This software does not require Microsoft Windows. Wine Emulator is a free and open-source implementation of the Windows API that primarily relies on its codebase. However, Wine can optionally utilize native Windows DLLs for enhanced compatibility.

Windows programs running in Wine function like native applications, free from performance or memory usage penalties typically associated with emulators while maintaining a similar look and feel to other programs on your desktop.

This software began in 1993 under the initial coordination of Bob Amstadt as a way to support running Windows 3.1 programs on Linux. Very early on, leadership over Wine’s development passed to Alexandre Julliard, who has managed the project ever since.

Wine Emulator Benefits:

• It is open-source software, meaning you can customize it to suit your needs or have one of many companies do it for you.
• It can also make existing Windows applications available on the Web using VNC and its Java/HTML5 client.
• It allows you to take advantage of all the strengths of Unix (stability, flexibility, remote administration) while still using the Windows applications you rely on.
• Unix has always made it possible to write powerful scripts. Wine Emulator makes it possible to call Windows applications from scripts. That can also leverage the Unix environment to its full extent.
• It allows you to access Windows applications remotely, even if they are thousands of miles away.
• It makes using thin clients more affordable. Install this app on a Linux server, and voila — you can access Windows applications from any X terminal.