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danoon2/Boxedwine

Emulator that can run 32-bit Windows programs/games on multiple platforms via Wine observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/danoon2/Boxedwine · C++ · GPL-2.0 (copyleft) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

81/100

  • Activity 98
  • Release rhythm 48
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 220
  • age_days: 2293
  • days_rel: 133
  • days_push: 15
  • n_releases_24m: 2

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1072 stars · 102 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Boxedwine is a C++ emulator that runs 16/32-bit Windows applications and games by emulating a CPU and Linux kernel on top of 32-bit Wine. It supports Windows, macOS, Linux, and WebAssembly targets, with OpenGL, Direct3D, and Vulkan graphics support.

Use cases

  • run old 32-bit windows games on mac arm
  • run 16-bit windows programs on linux
  • run windows apps in the browser via wasm
  • emulate windows software on arm64 devices
  • play retro pc games without installing windows

When to choose

  • you need to run legacy 16/32-bit Windows apps or games on non-x86 platforms like ARM Macs
  • you want Windows software to run in a browser via WebAssembly
  • you need multiple Wine versions without a full VM

When to avoid

  • you need to run modern 64-bit Windows applications or recent games
  • you need .NET Framework apps on newer .NET versions
  • you need maximum native performance rather than emulation

Facets

application · maturity active

simulation graphics audio-processing gaming-tools cross-platform developer-tools windows wasm cpp wine cpu-emulator windows-emulation sdl emscripten legacy-windows-apps macos linux

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
danoon2/Boxedwinemain81

For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="danoon2/Boxedwine")

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