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PlayOnLinux is a graphical frontend for the Wine software compatibility layer which allows Linux users to install Windows-based video games, Microsoft Office (2000 to 2016), Microsoft Internet Explorer, as well as many other applications such as Apple iTunes and Safari.

Key facts

Software.name
PlayOnLinux
Software.screenshot
PlayOnLinux-Screenshot.png
Software.caption
Play on Linux interface
Software.developer
Quentin Pâris and Aymeric Petit
Software.latest release version
4.4
Software.latest preview version
5.0 Alpha 2
Software.programming language
PlayOnLinux 3/4 Python (wxPython) Bash PlayOnLinux 5 Java JavaScript Python
Software.operating system
Linux, FreeBSD, macOS
Software.genre
Compatibility layer
Software.license
GPL/LGPL

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Source code

Note: Phoenicis PlayOnLinux and PlayOnMac 5 is currently under development. Please clone Phoenicis PlayOnLinux and PlayOnMac 5 repository if you want to contribute. PlayOnLinux and PlayOnMac 4 allows you to install and use non-native applications on your favorite operating system. PlayOnLinux is a piece of software which allows you to easily install and use numerous games and apps designed to run with Microsoft® Windows®. Few games are compatible with GNU/Linux at the moment and it certainly is a factor preventing the migration to this system. PlayOnLinux brings a cost-free, accessible and efficient solution to this problem. Here is a non-exhaustive list of the interesting points to know: You don’t have to own a Microsoft Windows license to use PlayOnLinux. PlayOnLinux is based on Wine, and so profits from all its features yet it keeps the user from having to deal with its complexity. PlayOnLinux is free software. PlayOnLinux uses Bash and Python. Nevertheless, PlayOnLinux has some bugs, as every piece of software: Occasional performance decrease (image may be less fluid and graphics less detailed). Not all games are supported. Nevertheless, you can use our manual installation module.

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Wikidata facts

Official website
www.playonlinux.com
Image
PlayOnLinux-Screenshot.png
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Commons category
PlayOnLinux
software version identifier
4.4
source code repository URL
github.com/PhoenicisOrg/phoenicis
inception
2007-00-00
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Contents
  • Versions
  • Version 5.0 Phoenicis
  • Internals
  • Scripting language
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

PlayOnLinux is a graphical frontend for the Wine software compatibility layer which allows Linux users to install Windows-based video games, Microsoft Office (2000 to 2016), Microsoft Internet Explorer, as well as many other applications such as Apple iTunes and Safari.

While initially developed for Linux-based systems, it is also used on macOS and FreeBSD under the names PlayOnMac and PlayOnBSD, respectively. It can also be used on other operating systems supported by Wine.

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