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{{Infoboxemulator|image logo = Wine.png|first version = 23.0.3 (Dev: 3.0-rc23)|second active = Yes|third platform = Unixand POSIX-compliant|target = Windows|fourth developer = Alexandre Julliard, othersand [https://source.winehq.org/source/AUTHORS the WINE team]|fifth website = [https://winehq.org/ WineHQ.org]|sixth source = [https://wiki.winehq.org/SourceCode WineHQ.org]}}'''Wine''' (known recursively as '''Wine Is Not <u>W</u>ine <u>I</u>s <u>N</u>ot an Emulator<u>E</u>mulator''') is an open-source compatibility layer for POSIX-compliant systems such as Unix-like operating systems (e.g. Linux, BSDs, and Mac OS XmacOS, etc.) to run programs originally created for Microsoft Windows. Originally created First developed by Alexandre Julliard, it is 's now sponsored by the corporate entity CodeWeavers, who use it as a base to create an enhanced, proprietary version, known as [https://www.codeweavers.com/products/ CrossOver]. Wine is especially useful for older Windows games, as compatibility with these is typically higher than if the same game were run on modern Windows versions.

==Use==Wine is especially useful for older Windows games, as compatibility with these is typically higher than if the same game were run on modern Windows versions. Wine can also run many Windows programs, including emulators. Compatibility may not be perfect however, and there can be various glitches introduced.

[http://winebottler.kronenberg.org/ WineBottler] or [https://www.playonmac.com/en/ PlayOnMac] for Mac OS XmacOS

With some Some programs, require official Windows DLL files are requiredDLLs. Most of these are available to download via the (usually) included script, [https://code.google.com/p/winetricks/ winetricks]. Compatibility lists for most programs can be found on the [https://appdb.winehq.org/ AppDB].

Games which use DirectX/Direct3D APIs later than 9.0 are mixed in terms of support, as many DX10DirectX 10/11 games/programs run, however but many still simply don't run at all.

On the downside, there are some programs Some software and games make use of kernel-mode drivers within Windows that are simply impossible to run, support due to restrictions regarding on how Wine works. Programs These are especially abused by anti-cheat solutions such as GameGuard and certain other anticheats for others that will prevent you from playing games will not run at allthat use them, due to it being impossible for Wine to implement kernel-mode drivers(e.g. Games such as those by Nexon and other companies that utilize these types of anticheats will ) so your only option there is to run through it in a virtual machine or dual boot (however, sometimes and even then, there is no guaranteethat will get by their detection).