winboat-org/winboat
Run Windows apps on 🐧 Linux with ✨ seamless integration
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Where it stands
Rank, growth pace and release cadence relative to everything GStars tracks.
2 releases in the last 90 days, the latest 73 days ago, with 44 contributors on GitHub.
Peaked at #5 in the weekly ranking the week of Sep 14, its best in the past year.
Use Cases & Benefits
- Runs Windows applications seamlessly integrated into a Linux desktop environment using containerization and virtualization.
- Provides a native-like Windows experience on Linux with automated installs and filesystem sharing for smooth interoperability.
- Use for running Windows-only software on Linux without dual-booting or full VM overhead.
- Use for developers needing to test Windows apps directly within their Linux workflow.
- Use for Linux users requiring access to a full Windows desktop environment alongside native Linux apps.
Should you depend on it?
License terms, project hygiene and risks, from GitHub metadata and GStars' snapshots.
License
MIT
Permissive: commercial use, modification and redistribution are allowed with attribution.
Community files
- README: present
- Contributing guide: present
- Code of conduct: present
Watch-outs
No watch-outs from GStars' checks.
General guidance from repository metadata, not legal advice. How we score
From the README
WinBoat is currently in beta, so expect to occasionally run into hiccups and bugs. You should be comfortable with some level of troubleshooting if you decide to try it, however we encourage you to give it a shot anyway.
Daily snapshots
Stars gained per day, and how forks and open issues moved, from GStars' daily snapshots
Forks
761+69
Open issues
333+40
Compared with peers in DevOps
Fastest-growing repositories GStars tracks in this cohort for the week of Nov 8, by 7-day star growth
| Repository | Stars | +7d | Health | Last release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| winboat-org/winboat | 23.3K | — | 57 | 73 days ago |
| Category median | 20.6K | +1.0K | 75 | — |
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