nrlquaker/winbox-mac
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MikroTik Winbox bundled into macOS app with Wine observed · 2026-09-23
Health v2 · maintenance only
10/100
- Activity 15
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: archived
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 218
- age_days: 3295
- days_rel: 510
- days_push: 510
- n_releases_24m: 2
Adoption not part of the score
1487 stars · 137 forks observed · 2026-09-23
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A macOS application that bundles MikroTik's Winbox router administration tool with a minimal Wine build so it runs natively on macOS. It is an unofficial community wrapper, installable via Homebrew Cask, and is being reconsidered now that MikroTik ships a native cross-platform Winbox 4.
Use cases
- manage MikroTik routers from macOS
- run Winbox on a Mac without a Windows VM
- administer RouterOS devices with a GUI
- pass connection arguments to Winbox from the command line
- import and export address lists from Winbox on macOS
When to choose
- you need the classic Winbox 3 GUI on macOS
- you prefer Homebrew-managed installation and updates
- you rely on Winbox 3 features not yet in Winbox 4
When to avoid
- you can use the official native Winbox 4 macOS build
- you need full file import/export without CLI workarounds
- you want a project with long-term guaranteed support
Facets
application · maturity maintenance
gui developer-tools networking apple-ecosystem developer-tools wine mikrotik winbox router-administration homebrew-cask macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/nrlquaker/winbox-mac · fetched 2026-09-23 · de669f7ca8b1
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| nrlquaker/winbox-mac | main | 10 |
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