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---
title
:
Wine
---
**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
)
.
---
title
:
Wine
---
**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
)
.