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Revision as of 10:56, 5 January 2019
While not strictly emulation per se (hence why Wine stands for "Wine Is Not an Emulator"), compatibility layers allow software written for one operating system to be run on a different OS, often by translating API and system calls made by an application to their equivalent calls in the host operating system. In theory, this should allow for near-native performance since no processor emulation takes place, but in practice certain software such as games tend to run a bit slower such as in the case of OpenGL to Direct3D translation as done through Wine. Additionally, compatibility layers may also use emulation in order to run software built for a different architecture.
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Emulators
| Name | Operating System(s) | Latest Version | Active | Recommended | Runs the following software |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PC | |||||
| Wine | Unix and POSIX-compliant | 9.0 | ✓ | ✓ | Windows applications and games |
| Wineskin | macOS | 1.7 | ✓ | ✓ | Windows applications and games |
| Proton | Linux | 3.7 Beta | ✓ | ✓ | Windows games |
| TeknoParrot | Windows | 1.0.0.140 | ✓ | ✓ | Windows-based arcade games |
| WineVDM | Windows | v0.6.0 | ✓ | ✗ | 16-bit Windows apps and games |
| WoW | Windows | ? | ✗ | ✗ | Windows 9x apps and games |
| Win3mu | Windows | ? | ✗ | ✗ | Windows 3.x apps and games |
| Ardi Executor | Multi-platform | 2.1.17 | ✗ | ✗ | Classic Mac OS software up to System 6 |
| Mobile | |||||
| Wine | Android | 9.0 | ✓ | ✓ | Windows applications and games |
