# danoon2/Boxedwine

Emulator that can run 32-bit Windows programs/games on multiple platforms via Wine

Repository: https://github.com/danoon2/Boxedwine
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/boxedwine
Language: C++
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: emulator, arm64, linux, macosx, wasm, windows, wine
Last push: 2026-08-19T00:23:51+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 81/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 48, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2293, "days_push": 15, "days_rel": 133, "gap_med": 220, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1072, forks 102 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:28.406354+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: simulation, graphics, audio-processing
- domain: gaming-tools, cross-platform, developer-tools
- platform: windows, wasm, cpp
- tags: wine, cpu-emulator, windows-emulation, sdl, emscripten, legacy-windows-apps, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- danoon2/Boxedwine (main) score 81

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:28.406354+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:53:40.934127+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/danoon2/Boxedwine (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:28.406354+00:00, sha f6652b9e735e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.