Wine

Also known as Winelib, W.I.N.E., WineHQ, Windows Emulator, Wine Is Not an Emulator

Windows-kompatible Laufzeitumgebung für POSIX-kompatible Betriebssysteme

Key facts

Original authors: Bob Amstadt, Eric Youngdale
Developers: Wine authors , (1,989)
Initial release: 4 July 1993 ; 32 years ago ( 1993-07-04 )
Stable release: 11.0 / 13 January 2026
Preview release: 11.10 / 30 May 2026
Written in: C
Operating system: Linux FreeBSD ReactOS (for Windows app and driver compatibility) macOS ( 10.8 – 15 ) (development) Android (experimental) Haiku (experimental)
Platform: IA-32 , x86-64 , ARM
Available in: Multilingual
Type: Compatibility layer
License: LGPL 2.1 or later
Website: winehq.org
Repository: gitlab .winehq .org /wine /wine

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: source-available software
Subclass of: compatibility layer
Part of: Software Freedom Conservancy
Official name: Wine
Official website: www.winehq.org
Image: Winecfg in Wine 10.0 screenshot.webp

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inception: 1993-06-00
issue tracker URL: bugs.winehq.org
source code repository URL: gitlab.winehq.org/wine/wine
software version identifier: 11.7
Commons category: Wine (software)
operating system: Unix-like operating system
implementation of: Windows API
depends on software: zlib
derivative work: CrossOver
official wiki URL: wiki.winehq.org/Main_Page
publication date: 1993-07-04
FAQ URL: wiki.winehq.org/FAQ
different from: Wine
copyright license: X11 license
build system: make

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Wine, ursprünglich ein rekursives Akronym und zugleich Apronym für „Wine Is Not an Emulator“ (englisch für „Wine ist kein Emulator“), ist eine Windows-kompatible Laufzeitumgebung für POSIX-kompatible Betriebssysteme.

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