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{{Infoboxemulator|image title = Wine|logo = Wine.png|first version = 2.0.2 {{WineVer}} (Dev: 24.12.171)|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 support = [https://www.winehq.org/donate Paypal]|license = GNU LGPL v2.1+|source = [https://wiki.winehq.org/SourceCode WineHQ.org]}}'''Wine''' (known recursively as an acronym for '''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 layers|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 some Windows program, including emulators. Compatibility may not be perfect , however, and there can be various glitches introduced.

* [https://wiki.winehq.org/downloadDownload '''Official release'''] (Linux and macOS)* [https:// Binarieswww.playonlinux.com/en PlayOnLinux]* [https://winebottler.kronenberg.org/ WineBottler] or [https://www.playonlinuxplayonmac.com/en PlayOnLinux/ PlayOnMac] (via repositories) for Linux distributionsmacOS* [https://fdossena.com/?p=wined3d/index.frag WineD3D for Windows]

==Issues==Some programs require official Windows DLLs. Most of these are available to download via the (usually) included script, [httphttps://winebottlercode.kronenberggoogle.orgcom/p/winetricks/ WineBottlerwinetricks] or . Compatibility lists for most programs can be found on the [https://wwwappdb.playonmacwinehq.com/enorg/ PlayOnMacAppDB] for Mac OS X.

==Issues==With some programs, official Windows DLL files Games which use DirectX/Direct3D APIs later than 9 are required. Most mixed in terms of these are available to download via the (usually) included scriptsupport, [https://code.google.com/pas many DirectX 10/winetricks/ winetricks]. Compatibility lists for most 11 programs can be found on the [https://appdb.winehq.org/ AppDB]run, but many still simply don't run at all.

Games which Some software and games make use DirectX/Direct3D APIs later than 9.0 of kernel-mode drivers within Windows that are mixed in terms of simply impossible to supportdue to restrictions on how Wine works, mostly having to do with security. These are especially abused by anti-cheat solutions such as many DX10/11 GameGuard and certain others that will prevent you from playing games/programs that use them, (e.g. Nexon) so your only option there is to runit in a virtual machine or dual boot (and even then, however many still simply don't run at allthere is no guarantee that will get by their detection).