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About Wine
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Wine is an Open Source implementation of the Windows API on top of X, OpenGL, and Unix.

Think of Wine as a compatibility layer for running Windows programs. Wine does not require Microsoft Windows, as it is a completely free alternative implementation of the Windows API consisting of 100% non-Microsoft code, however Wine can optionally use native Windows DLLs if they are available. Wine provides both a development toolkit for porting Windows source code to Unix as well as a program loader, allowing many unmodified Windows programs to run on x86-based Unixes, including Linux, FreeBSD, Mac OS X, and Solaris.

More information can be read in the articles Why Wine is so important, and Debunking Wine Myths. If you are wondering how well a particular application works in Wine, please examine the Applications Database. For installation instructions and step-by-step help with running Wine, take a look at the User Guide.

Wine is free software. The licensing terms are the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1.

Latest News

November 21, 2008: Wine 1.1.9 Released

The Wine development release 1.1.9 is now available.

What's new in this release:

  • A large number of regression test fixes.
  • Performance improvements in memory management.
  • Improved POP3 support in inetcomm.
  • Initial implementation of the XInput DLL.
  • Various bug fixes.

The source is available now. Binary packages are in the process of being built, and will appear soon at their respective download locations.

November 7, 2008: Wine 1.1.8 Released

The Wine development release 1.1.8 is now available.

What's new in this release:

  • Substantial parts of inetcomm implemented (for Outlook).
  • Still better crypt32 support.
  • Memory management improvements.
  • Theming support for buttons.
  • Various bug fixes.

The source is available now. Binary packages are in the process of being built, and will appear soon at their respective download locations.

October 24, 2008: Wine 1.1.7 Released

The Wine development release 1.1.7 is now available.

What's new in this release:

  • Improved device management for DOS drives.
  • Many Richedit fixes.
  • Various installer fixes, particularly for IE 7.
  • First steps of Direct3D 10 implementation.
  • Various bug fixes.

The source is available now. Binary packages are in the process of being built, and will appear soon at their respective download locations.

October 17, 2008: Wine 1.0.1 Released

The Wine maintenance release 1.0.1 is now available.

This is a maintenance release from the 1.0 stable branch. It contains only translation updates and small bug fixes.

The source is available now. Binary packages are in the process of being built, and will appear soon at their respective download locations.

October 10, 2008: Wine 1.1.6 Released

The Wine development release 1.1.6 is now available.

What's new in this release:

  • Beginnings of schannel implementation using GnuTLS.
  • Many fixes from various code analysis tools.
  • Support for X11 desktop work area.
  • Fixes for Richedit tables.
  • More complete JavaScript support.
  • Various bug fixes.

The source is available now. Binary packages are in the process of being built, and will appear soon at their respective download locations.

October 07, 2008: World Wine News Issue 353

WWN Issue 353 was released today.

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September 23, 2008: World Wine News Issue 352

WWN Issue 352 was released today.

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September 19, 2008: Wine 1.1.5 Released

The Wine development release 1.1.5 is now available.

What's new in this release:

  • Substantial JavaScript implementation.
  • Partial support for layered windows.
  • Support for Unicode file export in Regedit.
  • Proper exception handling in widl-generated code.
  • Asynchronous requests and cookies support in WinHTTP.
  • Various bug fixes.

The source is available now. Binary packages are in the process of being built, and will appear soon at their respective download locations.

September 5, 2008: Wine 1.1.4 Released

The Wine development release 1.1.4 is now available.

What's new in this release:

  • Substantial chunks of WinHTTP are implemented.
  • More JavaScript support.
  • Beginnings of shell AppBar implementation.
  • Several fixes for Google Chrome support.
  • Chinese translations.
  • Various bug fixes.

The source is available now. Binary packages are in the process of being built, and will appear soon at their respective download locations.

August 28, 2008: World Wine News Issue 351

WWN Issue 351 was released today.

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Latest Release
Stable: Wine 1.0.1 (shortlog)
Development: Wine 1.1.9 (shortlog)

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"[Wine is] the most popular third-party translation technology in use" - Microsoft spokesperson

World Wine News Issues
Issue: 353
10/07/2008 Issue: 352
09/22/2008 Issue: 351
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