danoon2/Boxedwine
Emulator that can run 32-bit Windows programs/games on multiple platforms via Wine observed · 2026-10-11
Health v2 · maintenance only
79/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 41
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 220
- age_days: 2341
- days_rel: 181
- days_push: 10
- n_releases_24m: 2
Adoption not part of the score
1098 stars · 109 forks observed · 2026-10-11
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
- readme: https://github.com/danoon2/Boxedwine · fetched 2026-10-11 · f6652b9e735e
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| danoon2/Boxedwine | main | 79 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="danoon2/Boxedwine")
Data as of 2026-10-19T08:05:51.212177+00:00 · Report a problem