winapps-org/winapps
Run Windows apps such as Microsoft Office/Adobe in Linux (Ubuntu/Fedora) and GNOME/KDE as if they were a part of the native OS, including Nautilus integration. Hard fork of https://github.com/Fmstrat/winapps/
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Where it stands
Rank, growth pace and release cadence relative to everything GStars tracks.
The project lists 86 contributors on GitHub.
Peaked at #17 in the weekly ranking the week of Dec 7, its best in the past year.
Use Cases & Benefits
- Runs Windows applications seamlessly on Linux desktops by integrating them as native apps using a Windows VM and FreeRDP.
- Enables universal support for all Windows apps with native-like integration including file manager and desktop environment support.
- Use for running Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Cloud apps on Linux without dual-booting or switching OS.
- Use for Linux users needing to open Windows-specific file types directly from Nautilus or KDE file managers.
- Use for developers or IT admins who want to manage Windows apps on Linux via Docker, Podman, or libvirt virtual machines.
Should you depend on it?
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License
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Community files
- README: present
- Contributing guide: present
- Code of conduct: present
Watch-outs
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- No GitHub releases; pin a commit or tag instead of a release.
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From the README
Run Windows applications (including Microsoft 365 and Adobe Creative Cloud) on GNU/Linux with
KDE Plasma,GNOMEorXFCE, integrated seamlessly as if they were native to the OS.
Daily snapshots
Stars gained per day, and how forks and open issues moved, from GStars' daily snapshots
Forks
523+22
Open issues
88+6
Compared with peers in DevOps
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| milind-soni/OpenMausBot | 20.6K | +8.4K | 75 | today |
| DuarteSantos8/openGym | 20.8K | +1.7K | 75 | 7 days ago |
| superplanehq/superplane | 9.8K | +1.0K | 75 | 13 days ago |
| elie222/rakazo | 7.8K | +958 | 75 | today |
| AstrBotDevs/AstrBot | 46.6K | +774 | 75 | 10 days ago |
| winapps-org/winapps | 16.1K | — | 45 | — |
| Category median | 20.6K | +1.0K | 75 | — |
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