Raven

Overview

Raven is an experimental open source compatibility runtime that runs Windows applications directly on Linux without requiring Windows a virtual machine or a Windows installation. It implements Windows interfaces and uses Wayland for graphical applications.

Key features

• Windows application compatibility
• No virtual machine
• No Windows installation
• Native Linux runtime
• Wayland support
• Windows API implementation
• Windows Installer support
• WinSxS support
• Service manager
• Open source