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Compare Wine VS CodeWeavers CrossOver and see what are their differences

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Wine

Open Source Software for running Windows applications on other operating systems.

CodeWeavers CrossOver

Don't buy a Windows license, don't reboot and don't use a Virtual Machine. Try a free trial of CrossOver to run your Windows software on Mac, Linux and Chrome OS.
  • Wine Landing page
    Landing page //
    2018-12-07
  • CodeWeavers CrossOver Landing page
    Landing page //
    2023-02-09

Wine

Categories
  • Gaming
  • Group Chat & Notifications
  • Cloud Computing
  • Game Managers
Website winehq.org  

CodeWeavers CrossOver

Categories
  • Group Chat & Notifications
  • Cloud Computing
  • Gaming
  • Game Managers
Website codeweavers.com  

Wine videos

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The Best Red Wines For Beginners (Series): #3 Merlot

More videos:

  • Review - One of America's Best Sommeliers Grades Boxed Wine | Tasting Notes
  • Review - MY FAVORITE WINES OF ALL TIME || All under $20
  • Demo - How to use windows applications on a mac (wine/winebottler)
  • Demo - Using windows applications on a mac

CodeWeavers CrossOver videos

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Crisis on Infinite Earths: Crossover Review

More videos:

  • Review - Top 10 New Crossover Cars with Updated Looks, Prices and Specifications in 2019
  • Review - 2019 Compact Crossover Challenge | MotorWeek Comparison Test

Category Popularity

0-100% (relative to Wine and CodeWeavers CrossOver)

Wine

CodeWeavers CrossOver

Group Chat & Notifications
59 59%
Group Chat & Notifications
41% 41
Cloud Computing
62 62%
Cloud Computing
38% 38
Gaming
65 65%
Gaming
35% 35
Tool
52 52%
Tool
48% 48

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Reviews

These are some of the external sources and on-site user reviews we've used to compare Wine and CodeWeavers CrossOver

Wine Reviews

15 Lutris Alternatives
Wine is an open-source compatibility layer that tries to make Windows programs, like video games, work on other computers. Also, Wine has a software library called Winelib that programmers can use to build Windows programs before porting them to computers that work like Unix. The best thing about this software is that it works with older versions of Windows (bud-for-bug). It...
Source: www.justalternativeto.com

CodeWeavers CrossOver Reviews

15 Lutris Alternatives
CrossOver is a compatibility layer for Windows that lets the program run natively on Linux, macOS, and Chrome OS, among others. This free and open-source program has many useful features and functions that make it easy to link your Windows programs together. The business edition is excellent for large organizations because it has better support and more powerful features....
Source: www.justalternativeto.com

Social recommendations and mentions

Based on our record, Wine seems to be a lot more popular than CodeWeavers CrossOver. While we know about 55 links to Wine, we've tracked only 1 mention of CodeWeavers CrossOver. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.

Wine mentions (55)

  • Linux issues
    002c:fixme:winediag:LdrInitializeThunk Please mention your exact version when filing bug reports on winehq.org. Source: 5 months ago
  • Need help debugging game launch issue in Lutris.
    002c:fixme:winediag:LdrInitializeThunk Please don't report bugs about it on winehq.org and use https://github.com/lutris/wine/issues instead. Source: 8 months ago
  • Can I use VitualBox to run 32-bit Steam games on an M1 MacBook?
    "WINE is not an emulator" winehq.org originally developed for Linux (I believe). Source: 8 months ago
  • I have been called so many slurs with this avatar (PS: Roblox stop blocking wine)
    No, it allows people to use Windows apps on Linux winehq.org you used to be able to play on Linux but roblox goes out of there way to block it and then says they will most likely not make a native Linux client https://devforum.roblox.com/t/proper-support-for-the-linux-platform/56544/112. Source: 9 months ago
  • Red Dead Online AND !Pop OS
    Is there any error message when it crashes or is it just CTD Crash To Desktop. I would try verifying the game files. Also it might help to download Wine from the instructions on their website https://winehq.org/. Source: 10 months ago
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CodeWeavers CrossOver mentions (1)

  • Anyone try V Rising on Parallels or Crossover?
    Here you go https://codeweavers.com/crossover. Source: almost 2 years ago

What are some alternatives?

When comparing Wine and CodeWeavers CrossOver, you can also consider the following products

WineBottler - WineBottler is an App to manage and wrap your Windows apps into convenient OS X apps.

PlayOnLinux - PlayOnLinux will allow you to play your favorite games on Linux easily

Proton - Compatibility tool for Steam Play based on Wine and additional components

QEMU - QEMU (short for "Quick EMUlator") is a free and open-source hosted hypervisor that...

Darling - Run macOS applications on Linux

Porting Kit - Install Windows Games in Mac OS X natively and easily and for free with Wineskin technology

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