# kernalix7/winpodx

Windows pod system for Linux

Repository: https://github.com/kernalix7/winpodx
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/winpodx
Homepage: https://www.winpodx.org/
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-08-25T07:01:50+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 80/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 95, longevity 10
- inputs: {"age_days": 148, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 38, "gap_med": 1, "n_releases_24m": 38}
- flags: young
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1762, forks 82 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:32.778800+00:00)

## What it is
WinPodX runs a real Windows VM in a rootless Podman container (dockur/windows) and exposes each Windows application as its own native Linux window via FreeRDP RemoteApp. It auto-discovers installed Windows apps and registers them as .desktop entries with real icons, taskbar pinning, file associations, and URL-scheme handling.

## Use cases
- run Windows apps on Linux with native windows
- open Word or Excel files from Linux file manager
- avoid Wine compatibility issues for Windows software
- pin Windows apps to Linux taskbar
- run Outlook or Slack from mailto and URL scheme links
- one-command Windows VM setup on Linux

## When to choose
- you need full real-Windows compatibility that Wine can't provide
- you want per-app windows instead of a full-screen RDP or VM desktop
- you want zero-config automated Windows install and app discovery
- you need file associations and URL scheme handling between Linux and Windows apps

## When to avoid
- you need GPU acceleration for DirectX games or 3D apps
- you don't have a valid Windows license
- you're on a non-Linux host or lack KVM support
- you want a lightweight Wine-like compatibility layer without a VM

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, developer-tools, configuration-management
- domain: cross-platform, desktop-applications, self-hosted, developer-tools
- platform: python
- tags: windows-on-linux, freerdp, remoteapp, podman, kvm, app-integration, desktop-entries, no-telemetry, virtualization, linux, docker

## Member repositories
- kernalix7/winpodx (main) score 80

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:32.778800+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 2026-08-30T03:27:02.235807+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/kernalix7/winpodx (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:32.778800+00:00, sha de8b6271664e)
  - homepage: https://www.winpodx.org/ (fetched 2026-08-29T11:05:23.081581+00:00, sha cd75a6326e24)
  - site_page: https://www.winpodx.org/features.html (fetched 2026-08-29T11:05:23.084448+00:00, sha c11eece4efe3)
  - site_page: https://www.winpodx.org/faq.html (fetched 2026-08-29T11:05:23.086480+00:00, sha 734eff853fcb)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.