Such as Linux, Mac and BSD OS. Wine translates Windows API calls into POSIX calls on-the-fly, allows you to cleanly integrate Windows applications into your desktop. Also eliminates the performance and memory penalties of other methods. Wine is a free software. Approximately half of source code is written by volunteers, with the remaining effort sponsored by commercial interests. Discussion on this wiki can be found here. Play On Linux. New Ubuntu users can often find Wine to be intimidating and difficult to use. PlayOnLinux simplifies much of this and makes installing and using Windows programs in Ubuntu easier.
Corrected keyboard mapping for Wine under OS X Corrected keyboard mapping for Wine under OS X The problem: incorrect mapping of Alt and Win keys in Wine By default, Windows applications that are run under in OS X use a confusing system of mapping keys on the Mac keyboard to keystrokes sent to the application. In Wine, by default, in order to send a keystroke such as Alt-F1 to a Windows application, you must type Cmd-F1 on the Mac keyboard.
The Option key on the Mac does nothing, and there is no way to send a Win- key keystroke. This problem occurs both with the Mac driver and with the X11 driver supplied with the superb wrapper software (and presumably with other Wine implementations).
A solution for the Wine Mac driver In order to correct the keyboard mapping in the native Mac driver for Wine, you may either use a patched version of one of the files used by the driver, or build a corrected version of the driver from the Wine source code. The simplest way to fix the problem is to use a patched version of the file winemac.drv.so, which may be. It is a patched copy of the file as supplied with version 1.8. (And it appears to work correctly under Wine 2.0.)The patch is based on Use the OS X Finder to locate the original version of this file on your system (it is deep inside the directory structure of a Wineskin wrapper); make a backup copy of the original, and replace it with the patched version. Expert users will want to build their own copy of the driver (or of the complete Wine software). To do so, replace the keyboard.c file in the source code with the corrected version which may be. The four modified lines are the ones that include comments that begin //was If you know how use the source code, you will not need detailed instructions.
You may either build all of Wine or merely the winemac driver. To build the driver only, from the top-level directory of the source code (basic detail only)./configure -without-x -without-png -without-freetype make dlls/winemac.drv/Makefile cd dlls/winemac.drv make solution for the X11 driver The same erroneous keyboard mapping occurs with the X11 driver for Wine that is used in Wineskin (and presumably other Wine implementations). The solution for Wineskin wrappers is as follows (I have not experimented with a full, separate Wine installation): You must create a new.Xmodmap file (note the dot at the start of the name) and write it to the Frameworks folder inside the Contents folder inside your Wineskin. The easiest way to do this is as follows. First, create a text file named Xmodmap (no dot!) inside the Frameworks folder of your Wineskin; use the following as the contents of the file (the first two lines are comments and may be omitted). Keycodes 63 and 71 are left and right command keys! Keycodes 66 and 69 are left and right alt keys keycode 63 = SuperL keycode 71 = SuperR keycode 66 = AltL MetaL keycode 69 = AltR MetaR clear mod1 clear mod4 add mod1 = AltL AltR add mod4 = SuperL SuperR Next, go to System Preferences, Keyboard, Shortcut, and, under Services, Files and Folders, add a checkmark next to New Terminal at Folder.
Then, with the Frameworks folder selected in the Finder, ctrl-click and choose New Terminal at Folder from the Services menu. Inside the Terminal window, enter the following command.
Virtual Machines We recommend using a virtual machine program, ideally or, to run Windows applications on a Mac without rebooting. For maximum performance, which is particularly necessary for gaming, we recommend instead. A is one of the best ways to run Windows desktop software. They allow you to install Windows and other operating systems in a window on your Mac desktop.
Windows will think it’s running on a real computer, but it’s actually running inside a piece of software on your Mac. You don’t have to use your Windows program in the virtual machine window, either—many virtual machine programs allow you to so they can appear on your Mac desktop. However, they’re still running inside the virtual machine in the background. You’ll need a Windows license to install Windows in a virtual machine.
If you already have a product key, you can download and install it in a virtual machine program. RELATED: Popular virtual machine programs for Mac include. Each of these is a paid program, so you’ll have to buy both a Windows license and a copy of your virtual machine program of choice. You can also use the completely free and open-source, but its 3D graphics support and Mac operating system integration aren’t as good. Parallels and VMWare Fusion both, so you can try all these programs and decide which is best for you. Note: We don’t often recommend paid software, but in the case of, it’s something we use at How-To Geek every single day for testing software and running Windows.
The integration with macOS is amazingly well done, and the speed blows away VirtualBox. In the long run, the price is well worth it. There’s one big downside to virtual machines: 3D graphics performance isn’t amazing, so this isn’t the best way to run Windows games on your Mac. Yes, it can work—especially with older games—but you won’t get the best performance, even in an ideal situation. Many games, especially newer ones, will be unplayable. That’s where the next option comes into play.
Boot Camp RELATED: Apple’s allows you to. Only one operating system can be running at a time, so you’ll have to restart your Mac to switch between macOS and Windows. If you’ve ever, it’s just like that. Installing Windows as a real operating system on your Mac is the best idea if you want to play Windows games or use demanding applications that need all the performance they can get. When you install Windows on your Mac, you’ll be able to use Windows and Windows applications with the maximum possible performance.
Your Mac will perform as well as a Windows PC with the same specifications. The downside here is that you can’t run macOS applications and Windows applications side-by-side at the same time. If you just want to run a Windows desktop application alongside your Mac applications, a virtual machine will probably be ideal.
On the other hand, if you want to play the latest Windows games on your Mac, Boot Camp will be ideal. As with virtual machines, you’ll need a Windows license to install Windows on your Mac. Wine RELATED: Wine originated on. It’s a compatibility layer that allows Windows applications to run on other operating systems. Essentially, Wine is an attempt to rewrite the Windows code that applications depend on so they can run on other operating systems. This means that Wine is nowhere near perfect.
It won’t run every Windows application, and will have bugs with many of them. The can give you some idea of which applications are supported, although it focuses on Linux support.
Nevertheless, Wine is one way to try running Windows applications on a Mac. Because it doesn’t require you actually use Windows, you don’t need a Windows license to use Wine. It’s completely free. CrossOver Mac is a paid application that will run Windows programs on Mac.
It uses the open-source Wine code to accomplish this, but CrossOver provides a nice graphical interface and focuses on officially supporting popular programs. If an officially supported program doesn’t work, you can contact CodeWeavers and expect them to make it work for you. CodeWeavers contributes their improvements back to the open-source Wine project, so paying for CrossOver Mac also helps the Wine project itself. CrossOver offers a free trial it you want to try it out first.
You can also before buying. While CrossOver focuses on compatibility, it’s still based on Wine, and won’t work with everything. Most people will probably be happiest going for a virtual machine program and a Windows license.
With CrossOver, you don’t need to run a Windows virtual machine—but, if you do run a Windows virtual machine, you’ll be able to run almost any Windows program with less risk of bugs. CrossOver does theoretically allow you to run Windows PC games on a Mac with better performance than you’d get in a virtual machine, but you’ll risk running into bugs and unsupported programs. Boot Camp may still be a better solution for that. Remote Desktop RELATED: If you already have a Windows system, you could skip running Windows software on your Mac completely and to access the Windows machine from your Mac’s desktop. Organizations with business software that runs on Windows can host Windows servers and make their applications available to Macs, Chromebooks, Linux PCs, iPads, Android tablet, and other devices. If you’re just a home user who also has a Windows PC, you could configure that Windows PC for remote access and connect to it whenever you need a Windows application. Bear in mind that this isn’t ideal for visually intensive applications like PC games.
If you’re a Chrome user, you can even to connect to a Windows PC running Chrome from your Mac running Chrome. All these tricks obviously require more work than simply installing a Windows program on a Windows PC.
If you have a Mac, you should focus on using Mac software when possible. Windows programs won’t be as integrated or work as well. You may have to buy a Windows license for your Mac to get the best compatibility, whether you’re using a virtual machine or installing Windows in Boot Camp. Wine and CrossOver are nice ideas, but they aren’t perfect. Image Credit.