Open source alternatives to CrossOver
2 projects on starwire do the same job. Ranked by how much of what CrossOver does each one covers, read from its README and website. Ties go to the most active.
What CrossOver does
- Run Windows apps on Mac and Linuxcore
- Run Windows gamescore
- Bottles for app environments
- Install helpers for popular apps
- No Windows license needed
Each dot in the table is one job, in this order. Square dots are core jobs and count double. Full means yes, half means partly. "See the evidence" under a project shows the line behind each one. Coverage is what a project documents, not how well it works or how hard it is to move to. How we score this
| Project | Covers | Stars | Commits, 12 weeks | Last release | Closed vs opened | Setup | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 highballWine-based app for running Windows games on macOS with a compatibility list |
Covers one part86% | 2.3k+57 | 9 days ago | 80% | Install like an app | GPL-3.0 | |
Covers 1 of 2 core jobs. Partly: Run Windows apps on Mac and Linux.See the evidence
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 BridgeplayFork that runs Windows Steam games on Mac through Wine and Apple's toolkit |
Covers one part43% | 970+64 | 4 days ago | 91% | Install like an app | GPL-3.0 | |
Covers 1 of 2 core jobs. Partly: Run Windows apps on Mac and Linux. Not shown: Bottles for app environments; Install helpers for popular apps; No Windows license needed.See the evidence
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