# wine-mirror/wine

Repository: https://github.com/wine-mirror/wine
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/wine
Language: C
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-08-26T21:34:53+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": 4409, "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 4155, forks 1353 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:36.514142+00:00)

## What it is
Wine is a compatibility layer that runs Microsoft Windows programs (DOS, Win16, Win32, Win64) on Unix-like operating systems without requiring Windows itself. It includes a binary loader and Winelib, a library that reimplements the Windows API on top of Unix, X11, and macOS equivalents.

## Use cases
- run Windows .exe applications on Linux
- play Windows games on macOS
- run Windows software without a virtual machine
- port Windows code to native Unix executables with Winelib
- test Windows binaries on a Unix CI server

## When to choose
- you need to run Windows applications or games on Linux, macOS, or BSD without a Windows license or VM
- you want to port Windows source code to Unix with minimal changes
- you need a lightweight alternative to full OS virtualization

## When to avoid
- you need perfect compatibility with Windows kernel drivers or low-level system software
- you require guaranteed 100% fidelity for anti-cheat or DRM-heavy software
- you want an easy prebuilt solution and cannot build from source or use distro packages

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: interpreter, developer-tools
- domain: operating-systems, cross-platform, developer-tools
- platform: bsd, cross-platform
- tags: windows-compatibility-layer, winelib, win32, emulation-alternative, linux, macos

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

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:36.514142+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 2026-08-29T18:22:52.349295+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/wine-mirror/wine (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:36.514142+00:00, sha 63272d21c020)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.