winlator

Android application for running Windows applications with Wine and Box86/Box64

MIT License

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Winlator

Winlator is an Android application that lets you to run Windows (x86_64) applications with Wine and Box86/Box64.

Installation

  1. Download and install the APK (Winlator_8.0.apk) from GitHub Releases
  2. Launch the app and wait for the installation process to finish


Useful Tips

  • If you are experiencing performance issues, try changing the Box64 preset to Performance in Container Settings -> Advanced Tab.
  • For applications that use .NET Framework, try installing Wine Mono found in Start Menu -> System Tools.
  • If some older games don't open, try adding the environment variable MESA_EXTENSION_MAX_YEAR=2003 in Container Settings -> Environment Variables.
  • Try running the games using the shortcut on the Winlator home screen, there you can define individual settings for each game.
  • To speed up the installers, try changing the Box64 preset to Intermediate in Container Settings -> Advanced Tab.
  • To improve stability in games that uses Unity Engine, try changing the Box64 preset to Stability or in the shortcut settings add the exec argument -force-gfx-direct.

Information

This project has been in constant development since version 1.0, the current app source code is up to version 7.1, I do not update this repository frequently precisely to avoid unofficial releases before the official releases of Winlator.

Credits and Third-party apps

Many thanks to ptitSeb (Box86/Box64), Danylo (Turnip), alexvorxx (Mods/Tips) and others. Thank you to all the people who believe in this project.