Darwine is the version of Wine for Mac, which is a free implementation of Windows API. It allows you to run on Linux and OS X programs that are made for Microsoft. The official Darwine packet doesn’t update on time so the members of kronenberg.org decided to take the intiative of publishing their own version.
You can look up the list of programs that are compatible with the original version of Wine by clicking here. You will find games such as Final Fantasy XI, Guild Wars, Half Life II, Command & Conquer 3, and Counter-Strike, and programs such as Adobe Photoshop CS2 and CS3, AutoCAD2008, Visual Studio .NET 2008, and 3D Studio MAX. That being said, not all of them work just as well.
You can look up the list of programs that are compatible with the original version of Wine by clicking here. You will find games such as Final Fantasy XI, Guild Wars, Half Life II, Command & Conquer 3, and Counter-Strike, and programs such as Adobe Photoshop CS2 and CS3, AutoCAD2008, Visual Studio .NET 2008, and 3D Studio MAX. That being said, not all of them work just as well.
WineBottler packages Windows-based programs snugly into OS X app-bundles. No need to install emulators or operating systems - WineBottler uses the great open-source tool Wine to run the binaries on your Mac.
- No matter if you want to organize your wine collection, keep a tasting diary, make a wine buying wish list or pair the right wine with your meal, there's an app for that. These five best wine apps.
- Run your Windows based Programs on your Mac with these vanilla Wine Builds. They are compiled from the sources of winehq.org and they come as a neat.app with my custom starter. For more info on how these Wine.app Builds are generated, have a look at the Tech Specs. If you need something more powerful, try WineBottler.
The official version of Darwine, which is currently obsolete, can be found on its website. Click hereto access it. There is also a comercial version of Wine called CrossOver.
This is the current development branch of Wine. The name is a bit misleading as it is superior to the stable build in most aspects. If your program is laking some functionality under wine, this is the version to go with, as it is evolving very fast. Check back often to download the most recent version. One of the big news is, that it does not need X11 anymore.
The current stable branch of Wine. It is usually very static and only receiving very few updates. If your program runs with it, it is a great way of having a solid base to use your apps on.
This is the last 'complete' version of Wine for OS X Tiger. You can use this version of WineBottler together with the 1.4.0 and the 1.4.1 No-Audio-Build on OS X Tiger (see below). Wine is no longer actively developed for OS X Tiger.
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Run your Windows based Programs on your Mac with these vanilla Wine Builds. They are compiled from the sources of winehq.org and they come as a neat .app with my custom starter. For more info on how these Wine.app Builds are generated, have a look at the Tech Specs. If you need something more powerful, try WineBottler.