# ValveSoftware/wine

Wine with a bit of extra spice

Repository: https://github.com/ValveSoftware/wine
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/valvesoftware-wine
Language: C
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-08-26T20:04:13+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3184, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2028, forks 470 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:07.048974+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: interpreter, graphics, audio-processing, developer-tools
- domain: operating-systems, gaming-tools, cross-platform, developer-tools
- platform: bsd, cpp, c
- tags: wine, windows-compatibility, proton, gaming, win32, compatibility-layer, valve, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- ValveSoftware/wine (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:07.048974+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 2026-08-30T02:59:39.110415+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ValveSoftware/wine (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:07.048974+00:00, sha 9b44be71c4bf)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.