Even though OS X supports more and more applications every day, there’s still some software out there that can only run on Windows. That’s where Wine comes in. Wine is a free application that allows you to run many Windows applications on Mac OS X. While it’s not flawless, and it doesn’t support all applications, it’s pretty neat, and can be helpful if there’s a certain piece of Windows software out there that you really need to run on your Mac. Heck, it even runs Minesweeper. In this video I’ll show you how to get Wine up and running, as well as how-to convert Windows applications into OS X apps.
You can download wine here.
Here are some apps that work with Wine.
Michael Steeber is a student who is obsessed with everything Apple. He enjoys making videos and runs the MSComputerVideos YouTube channel in his free time. You can follow him on Twitter as well.
20 responses to “Run Windows Apps On Your Mac With Wine [Video How-To]”
Why?
I think only my kids would try to play this Minesweeper in my Mac. Nuts and Bolt will be fine then, strategy game for my kids.
you could run high end games, or even extensive Windows applications on here. It’s not just limited to old games.
Awesome video. Can you please share where you downloaded that sweet desktop wallpaper from?
You can get it from here: http://nyolc8.deviantart.com/a… , you need to register. I downloaded a zip file with a bunch of different sizes and resolutions in it. It’s awesome.
Wish I could get it to work for spadesters
could this possibly run windows 95?
no, it can only run windows app, not the OS.
bootcamp
Bootcamp needs you to buy a copy of Windows and this doesn’t.
I used whine on Linux,did not realise you can use it on OSX..
Im looking to run steam on linux using wine and i dont have windows.so
do i need windows to run windows apps on linux using wine or do i not?
Use VMWARE fusion or virtualbox.
Wineskin is imho much better than WineBottler. http://wineskin.doh123.com/ Wineskin can be used with any Wine version of your choosing, even custom compiled ones.
I love macs
yay!
Bootcamp actually works for all applications whereas Wine pretty much works with Minesweeper and 14 other applications you don’t care about.
Thanks
If you have one Windows program that you need to use and you can get it to run in Wine then it is both cheaper and more convenient. Being able to run it within OSX is much better than having to turn off the computer , restart in bootcamp, run program, turn off computer, restart in OSX. As you suggest ,it may not run in Wine but if it does you are much better off.
thanks