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title: Wine
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[:flag_fr: Français](fr/home)
[:flag_de: Deutsch](de/home)
[:flag_nl: Nederlands](nl/home)
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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](Compatibility) may
benefit as well.
## Most popular links
- [Frequently Asked Questions](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](Known-Issues): Check here before you report a bug.
- [winetricks](Winetricks): A useful tool for using common workarounds
to current deficiencies in Wine.
- [macOS](MacOS): Running Wine on macOS.
## About the Wine project
- A brief overview of [Wine Features](Wine-Features) and goals.
- Some short articles about the [Importance Of
Wine](Importance-of-Wine).
- An overview of Wine [Project Organization](Project-Organization).
- [Who's Who](Who's-Who) in the Wine project, and
[Acknowledgements](Acknowledgements) for major contributors.
- The [history of the Wine project](Wine-History) and recent
[News](News).
- Information about Wine's [Licensing](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](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](Bugs) can help by testing Wine and narrowing
down problems, or help triage bugs reported by other users.
- [Writers](Writers) can contribute by documenting the program,
maintaining the wiki, and translating various parts of the project.
- [Designers](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.
- [Public Relations](Public-Relations): ways to help spread the word
about Wine.
## Other useful links
- A list of [Commands](Commands) for all the little tools that come
with Wine.
- [Third Party Applications](Third-Party-Applications) and
"unofficial" tools that might come in handy.
- [Useful Registry Keys](Useful-Registry-Keys) and various settings
for configuring Wine.
- Instructions for [Regression Testing](Regression-Testing).
- [Applications which officially test against Wine as a
platform](Apps-That-Support-Wine).
## More information
- The Wine project [Source Code](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](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](Usage-Statistics).
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title: Wine
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**Translations of this page:**
[:flag_fr: Français](fr/home)
[:flag_de: Deutsch](de/home)
[:flag_nl: Nederlands](nl/home)
[:flag_kr: 한국어](ko/home)
[:flag_cn: 简体中文](zh_CN/home)
-----
[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](Compatibility) may
benefit as well.
## Most popular links
- [Frequently Asked Questions](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](Known-Issues): Check here before you report a bug.
- [winetricks](Winetricks): A useful tool for using common workarounds
to current deficiencies in Wine.
- [macOS](MacOS): Running Wine on macOS.
## About the Wine project
- A brief overview of [Wine Features](Wine-Features) and goals.
- Some short articles about the [Importance Of
Wine](Importance-of-Wine).
- An overview of Wine [Project Organization](Project-Organization).
- [Who's Who](Who's-Who) in the Wine project, and
[Acknowledgements](Acknowledgements) for major contributors.
- The [history of the Wine project](Wine-History) and recent
[News](News).
- Information about Wine's [Licensing](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](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](Bugs) can help by testing Wine and narrowing
down problems, or help triage bugs reported by other users.
- [Writers](Writers) can contribute by documenting the program,
maintaining the wiki, and translating various parts of the project.
- [Designers](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.
- [Public Relations](Public-Relations): ways to help spread the word
about Wine.
## Other useful links
- A list of [Commands](Commands) for all the little tools that come
with Wine.
- [Third Party Applications](Third-Party-Applications) and
"unofficial" tools that might come in handy.
- [Useful Registry Keys](Useful-Registry-Keys) and various settings
for configuring Wine.
- Instructions for [Regression Testing](Regression-Testing).
- [Applications which officially test against Wine as a
platform](Apps-That-Support-Wine).
## More information
- The Wine project [Source Code](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](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](Usage-Statistics).