Wine is a compatibility layer that enables running Windows applications on POSIX-compliant systems like Linux by translating Windows API calls to POSIX calls. It avoids the performance penalties of virtual machines and integrates cleanly with the desktop. This Flatpak also includes Winetricks.
In the Frameworks & SDKs space, Wine takes a focused approach. It focuses on running Windows applications natively on Linux, macOS, and BSD without emulation overhead. Wine is an open-source project aimed at linux users and developers. Wine costs nothing to use. The product ships for Linux.
It is developed by Wine Project. Among its 3 catalogued features are Windows API Translation, Winetricks Support, and POSIX Integration.
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