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ValveSoftware/wine

Wine with a bit of extra spice observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/ValveSoftware/wine · C · NOASSERTION (other) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

77/100

  • Activity 99
  • Release rhythm 35
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_releases no_license

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: n/a
  • age_days: 3184
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 7
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

2028 stars · 470 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

Valve's fork of Wine, a compatibility layer that runs Microsoft Windows executables (DOS, Win32, Win64) on Unix-like systems by translating Windows API calls to Unix, X11, or Mac equivalents. This fork includes Valve-specific enhancements used to power gaming on Linux, such as Proton.

Use cases

  • run windows games on linux
  • execute win32 applications on macos
  • play steam games without windows
  • test windows software on unix
  • port windows code to native unix executables with winelib
  • run windows programs on freebsd

When to choose

  • you need to run Windows applications or games on Linux, FreeBSD, or macOS
  • you want Valve's enhanced Wine build for gaming workloads
  • you want to build or contribute to the Wine codebase with Valve's patches

When to avoid

  • you need a stable upstream Wine release rather than Valve's fork
  • your application depends on kernel drivers or NTFS-specific features
  • you need Windows software on a platform without kernel thread support

Facets

application · maturity active

interpreter graphics audio-processing developer-tools operating-systems gaming-tools cross-platform developer-tools bsd cpp c wine windows-compatibility proton gaming win32 compatibility-layer valve linux macos

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
ValveSoftware/winemain77

For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="ValveSoftware/wine")

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