What is Wine?

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, such as Linux, macOS, & BSD. 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 and allowing you to cleanly integrate Windows applications into your desktop.

Latest Releases

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Wine 11.0 (shortlog)

Development:

Wine 11.15 (shortlog)

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News and Updates

Wine 11.15 Released

August 8, 2026

The Wine development release 11.15 is now available.

What’s new in this release:

More KDF algorithms in BCrypt.
Support for ARM64EC build in Mingw mode.
More format conversions in WindowsCodecs.
Support for local NTLM authentication.
Various bug fixes.

Wine 11.14 Released

July 24, 2026

The Wine development release 11.14 is now available.

What’s new in this release:

7.1 format conversions in DirectSound.
Support for AES-GMAC algorithm in BCrypt.
New WoW64 mode supported on FreeBSD.
Icons in Start Menu.
Various bug fixes.

Wine 11.13 Released

July 10, 2026

The Wine development release 11.13 is now available.

What’s new in this release:

Better support for input pointers.
Improved keyboard scancode mapping on X11.
FFmpeg optimizations on ARM64EC.
Various bug fixes.

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