# winboat-org/winboat

Run Windows apps on 🐧 Linux with ✨ seamless integration

Repository: https://github.com/winboat-org/winboat
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/winboat
Homepage: https://www.winboat.app/
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: docker, docker-compose, linux, rdp, virtualization, windows
Last push: 2026-08-25T17:32:59+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 86/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 99, longevity 36
- inputs: {"age_days": 516, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 8, "gap_med": 1.0, "n_releases_24m": 33}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 22551, forks 713 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:32.724781+00:00)

## What it is
WinBoat is an Electron application that runs Windows apps on Linux by running Windows as a VM inside a Docker/Podman container and compositing apps as native OS-level windows via FreeRDP and RemoteApp. It offers automated Windows installs, filesystem sharing, and a full desktop or individual app mode.

## Use cases
- run windows apps on linux
- run a single windows application as a native linux window
- share files between linux and windows
- get a full windows desktop on linux without dual booting
- install windows in a container automatically
- replace wine for apps that don't work in wine

## When to choose
- you need Windows-only apps on a Linux desktop with native-feeling window integration
- you want automated Windows VM setup with home directory sharing
- you have KVM, Docker/Podman, and adequate RAM and disk space

## When to avoid
- you need a fully stable, production-grade solution - it's in beta with occasional bugs
- your hardware lacks KVM virtualization or has under 4 GB RAM / 32 GB free disk
- you only need command-line Windows tools, where Wine may be lighter

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, container-runtime
- domain: cross-platform, desktop-applications, developer-tools
- platform: -
- tags: windows-on-linux, freerdp, remoteapp, kvm, windows-vm, app-integration, virtualization, containers, linux, docker, desktop, electron

## Member repositories
- winboat-org/winboat (main) score 86

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:32.724781+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 2026-08-29T16:56:58.577058+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/winboat-org/winboat (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:32.724781+00:00, sha ecb776013e6c)
  - homepage: https://www.winboat.app/ (fetched 2026-08-29T07:55:39.415744+00:00, sha ca010cebabd2)
  - site_page: https://www.winboat.app/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T07:55:39.425592+00:00, sha 43cfe830643b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.