Wine

Overview

Wine (originally an acronym for 'Wine Is Not an Emulator') is a compatibility layer capable of running Windows applications on several POSIX-compliant operating systems. Instead of simulating internal Windows logic like a virtual machine or emulator, Wine translates Windows API calls into POSIX calls on-the-fly, eliminating the performance and memory penalties of other methods.

Key features

• Run Windows apps on Linux/macOS
• No Windows license needed
• Better performance than VMs
• Open source
• Direct hardware access
• Highly configurable