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Bottles

Bottles is a free, open-source gaming app for Linux. Run Windows software and games on Linux. It has 9,014 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0 license, and people use it instead of CrossOver. Its source code is on GitHub at bottlesdevs/Bottles.

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About Bottles

Documentation · Forums · Discord · Funding Be sure to backup all your data before testing experimental builds of Bottles!

Install Bottles

Package names found in the project's README. Each links to its package page so you can check the publisher first.

Flathub (Linux)
flatpak install flathub com.usebottles.bottles

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Replaces

Commercial software people commonly use Bottles instead of.

  • CrossOver

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FAQ

Bottles FAQ

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Is Bottles free and open source?

Yes. Bottles's source code is public on GitHub under the GPL-3.0 license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free, so you can use, copy and change it for free.

How do I install Bottles?

Flathub: flatpak install flathub com.usebottles.bottles. The commands are on this page. Installers are also on its GitHub Releases page (latest: 67.5).

Can Bottles replace CrossOver?

Bottles is commonly used as a free alternative to CrossOver. Features differ, so check that it opens the file formats and covers the workflows you rely on before switching.