Winlator comparisons
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Winlator is compared head-to-head with CrossOver, Wine and OpenNative and more: 7 head-to-heads in Game Compatibility Layers, each with the specs and prices we checked.
6.9/10Editor score
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Winlator head-to-head
- Winlator vs CrossOver
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- Winlator vs OpenNative
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- Winlator vs PlayOnLinux
- Winlator vs TDF
Winlator vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Host platforms | Runtime model | DirectX support | Anti-cheat status | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Winlator | — | None | Android | Translation + runtime | Directx 9/10/11 + 12 | Not stated | 6.9 |
| 1 | CrossOver | No | $74one-time | — | — | — | — | 9.2 |
| 2 | Wine | Yes | None | — | — | — | — | 8.2 |
| 3 | OpenNative | — | None | Android | Translation + runtime | Directx 9/10/11 + 12 | Unsupported | 7.7 |
| 4 | Bannerlator | Yes | None | Android | Translation + runtime | Directx 9/10/11 + 12 | Partial | 7.4 |
| 5 | Proton-CachyOS | Yes | None | Linux | Translation + runtime | Directx 9/10/11 + 12 | Partial | 7.1 |
| 7 | PlayOnLinux | Yes | None | — | — | — | — | 6.7 |
| 8 | TDF | Yes | None | Linux | Translation + runtime | Directx 9/10/11 + 12 | Partial | 6.6 |
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