# nrlquaker/winbox-mac

MikroTik Winbox bundled into macOS app with Wine

Repository: https://github.com/nrlquaker/winbox-mac
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/winbox-mac
Language: Shell
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: winbox, mikrotik, macos
Archived: true
Last push: 2025-05-28T19:53:59+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 23, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3247, "days_push": 462, "days_rel": 462, "gap_med": 218, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1491, forks 137 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:52.475087+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: gui, developer-tools
- domain: networking, apple-ecosystem, developer-tools
- platform: -
- tags: wine, mikrotik, winbox, router-administration, homebrew-cask, macos

## Member repositories
- nrlquaker/winbox-mac (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:52.475087+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 2026-08-30T04:33:35.194165+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/nrlquaker/winbox-mac (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:52.475087+00:00, sha de669f7ca8b1)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.