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{{Infoboxemulator|image title = Wine|logo = Wine.png|first logowidth = 150|version = 1.7.22{{Version|Wine}} (Dev: {{Version|WineDev}})|second active = Yes|third platform = Unixand POSIX-compliant|fourth target = Windows|developer = Alexandre Julliard, othersand [https://source.winehq.org/source/AUTHORS the Wine team]|fifth website = [https://winehq.org/ WineHQ.org]|sixth support = [https://paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=G9BDG2ABR7PYA PayPal]<br/>[https://www.patreon.com/winestaging Patreon]|license = GNU LGPL v2.1+|source = [httphttps://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 a free and 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 written for Microsoft Windows. Originally created First developed by Alexandre Julliard, it is 's now sponsored by the corporate entity CodeWeavers, who use uses it as a base to create an enhanced, a proprietary version, known as [httphttps://www.codeweavers.com/products/ CrossOver]. Wine is especially useful for older Windows games, as compatibility with these is typically higher than if the same games were run on modern Windows versions.

It Compatibility may not be perfect, however, and there can run older Windows only games and Windows only emulatorsbe various glitches introduced.

==UseDownload=={| cellpadding="4"|-|align=center|{{Icon|Lin|Mac|BSD|Android}}|'''[https://wiki.winehq.org/Download Official releases]'''<br/><small>Stable and dev builds</small>|-|colspan="3"|<hr/>|-|align=center|{{Icon|Haiku}}|[https://wiki.winehq.org/Haiku Haiku port]|-|colspan="3"|<hr/>|-|align=center|{{Icon|Win-big}}|[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, [https://wiki.winehq.org/Winetricks winetricks]. Compatibility lists for most programs can be found on [https://appdb.winehq.org/ AppDB].

Wine is especially useful for older Windows gamesGames that use DirectX/Direct3D APIs later than version 9 are mixed in terms of support, as compatibility with these is typically higher than if the same game were many DirectX 10/11 programs run, but many still simply don't run on modern Windows versionsat all.

Some software and games make use of kernel-mode drivers within Windows that are simply impossible to support due to restrictions on how Wine can also run any Windows programworks, including emulatorsmostly having to do with security. These are especially abused by anti-cheat solutions such as GameGuard and certain others that will prevent you from playing games that use them (e.g. Compatibility may not be perfect however, Nexon), so your only option there is to run it in a virtual machine or dual boot (and even then, there can be various glitches introducedis no guarantee that will get by their detection). ==DownloadSee also==* [https://winehq.org/download/ Binaries[Proton]]* [[WineVDM]] or * [[https://www.playonlinux.com/en PlayOnLinuxWineskin]] (via repositories) for Linux distributions

[http[Category://winebottler.kronenberg.org/ WineBottlerEmulators] or ][http[Category://www.playonmac.com/en/ PlayOnMacCompatibility layers]] for Mac OS X==Issues==[[Category:Linux emulation software]]With some programs, official Windows DLL files are required. Most of these are available to download via the (usually) included script, [https[Category://code.google.com/p/winetricks/ winetricksmacOS emulation software]]. Compatibility lists for most programs can be found on the [[httpsCategory://appdb.winehq.org/ AppDBAndroid emulation software]].