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title: Wine
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**Translations of this page:**
[:flag_fr: Français](https://wiki.winehq.org/Accueil)
[:flag_de: Deutsch](https://wiki.winehq.org/StartSeite)
[:flag_kr: 한국어](https://wiki.winehq.org/Main_Page_ko)
[:flag_cn: 简体中文](https://wiki.winehq.org/主页)
[:flag_nl: Nederlands](https://wiki.winehq.org/Startpagina)
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[Wine](https://winehq.org) enables Linux, Mac, FreeBSD, and Solaris users
to run Windows applications without a copy of Microsoft Windows. Wine is
[free software](https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html) under
constant development. [Other platforms](https://wiki.winehq.org/Compatibility) may
benefit as well.
## Most popular links
- [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wiki.winehq.org/FAQ): If you're having a
general problem with Wine, please read the FAQ!
- [Wine documentation](https://winehq.org/documentation): If the FAQ
didn't help, try reading the manual! :smiley:
- [The Wine Application Database](https://appdb.winehq.org): For help
with a particular app, look up its entry in the AppDB.
- [Wine Users support forum](https://forum.winehq.org): For asking
questions that you can't find an answer to in the above.
- [Known Issues](https://wiki.winehq.org/Known_Issues): Check here before you report
a bug.
- [winetricks](https://wiki.winehq.org/winetricks): A useful tool for using common
workarounds to current deficiencies in Wine.
- [macOS](https://wiki.winehq.org/macOS): Running Wine on macOS.
## About the Wine project
- A brief overview of [Wine Features](https://wiki.winehq.org/Wine_Features) and
goals.
- Some short articles about the [Importance Of
Wine](https://wiki.winehq.org/Importance_Of_Wine).
- An overview of Wine [Project
Organization](https://wiki.winehq.org/Project_Organization).
- [Who's Who](https://wiki.winehq.org/Who's_Who) in the Wine project,
[Acknowledgements](https://wiki.winehq.org/Acknowledgements) for major
contributors, and a list of all [registered wiki
homepages](https://wiki.winehq.org/Category:Homepage).
- The [history of the Wine project](https://wiki.winehq.org/Wine_History) and recent
[News](https://wiki.winehq.org/News).
- Information about Wine's [Licensing](https://wiki.winehq.org/Licensing).
## Contribute
- User support: Help users by answering questions on the [User's
Forum](https://forum.winehq.org) or [IRC](https://www.winehq.org/irc).
- [Developers](https://wiki.winehq.org/Developers): If you want to help with Wine or
build it from source.
- [AppDB Maintainers](https://gitlab.winehq.org/winehq/appdb/-/wikis/Maintainer-Guidelines): If you
are (or want to become) an AppDB Maintainer.
- [Debuggers](https://wiki.winehq.org/Bugs) can help by testing Wine and narrowing
down problems, or help triage bugs reported by other users.
- [Writers](https://wiki.winehq.org/Writers) can contribute by documenting the
program, maintaining the wiki, and translating various parts of the
project.
- [Designers](https://wiki.winehq.org/Designers) can, among other tasks, draw icons
for programs, or improve the style and function of the website.
- [Wine Development Fund](https://www.winehq.org/donate): Please consider
making a donation to support the Wine project.
- [Web Content Tasks](https://wiki.winehq.org/Web_Content_Tasks) contains things you
can do by merely editing this wiki.
- [Public Relations](https://wiki.winehq.org/Public_Relations): ways to help spread
the word about Wine.
- [:Category:ToDo](https://wiki.winehq.org/Category:ToDo): A list of all ToDo items
in the Wiki.
## Other useful links
- A [List of Commands](https://wiki.winehq.org/List_of_Commands) for all the little
tools that come with Wine.
- [Third Party Applications](https://wiki.winehq.org/Third_Party_Applications) and
"unofficial" tools that might come in handy.
- [Useful Registry Keys](https://wiki.winehq.org/Useful_Registry_Keys) and various
settings for configuring Wine.
- Instructions for [Regression Testing](https://wiki.winehq.org/Regression_Testing).
- [Applications which officially test against Wine as a
platform](https://wiki.winehq.org/Apps_That_Support_Wine).
## More information
- The Wine project [Source Code](https://wiki.winehq.org/Source_Code) can be
downloaded or browsed online.
- You can browse archived discussions or subscribe to the Wine [mailing
lists](https://www.winehq.org/forums).
- Information on development progress and the [status of
Wine](https://wiki.winehq.org/Wine_Status).
- Assorted files such as site icons and images, and database dumps of
Bugzilla, AppDB, and the wiki can be downloaded from WineHQ's
[download server](https://dl.winehq.org/wine/).
- View [WineHQ site
statistics](https://www.winehq.org/webalizer/index.html) and rough
estimates of Wine's [Usage Statistics](https://wiki.winehq.org/Usage_Statistics).