# casualsnek/cassowary

Run Windows Applications on Linux as if they are native, Use linux applications to launch files files located in windows vm without needing to install applications on vm. With easy to use configuration GUI

Repository: https://github.com/casualsnek/cassowary
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/cassowary
Language: Python
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: linux, vm, windows, opensource, python, winapps
Last push: 2024-03-28T17:24:05+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1788, "days_push": 888, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3583, forks 101 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:11.044265+00:00)

## What it is
Cassowary is a Python application that lets Linux users run Windows applications from a Windows VM as if they were native, built on FreeRDP remote app technology. It includes a GUI configuration tool, file sharing between host and guest, and automatic VM suspension when idle.

## Use cases
- run windows applications on linux seamlessly
- open linux files in windows apps without installing them on the vm
- create launchers for windows apps on linux desktop
- share files between linux host and windows vm
- automatically suspend windows vm when not in use

## When to choose
- you need windows-only software on a linux desktop with native-like integration
- you want file interoperability between linux and a windows vm
- you prefer a gui to configure vm-based app publishing

## When to avoid
- you don't want the overhead of running a windows vm
- you need gpu-intensive windows gaming or 3d workloads
- you use a hypervisor other than virt-manager/kvm for auto-suspend features

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui
- domain: cross-platform, operating-systems, windows
- platform: windows
- tags: winapps, freerdp, kvm, virt-manager, windows-vm, application-integration, virtualization, remote-desktop, linux

## Member repositories
- casualsnek/cassowary (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:11.044265+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 2026-08-29T18:33:56.705734+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/casualsnek/cassowary (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:11.044265+00:00, sha b254568caa20)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.