hackcasual/winlator

Android application for running Windows applications with Wine and Box86/Box64

Winlator

Winlator is an Android application that lets you to run Windows (x86_64) applications with Wine and Box86/Box64.

Installation

1. Download and install the APK (Winlator_5.0.apk) from GitHub Releases
2. Download the OBB file (main.3.com.winlator.obb) and put it into the directory /storage/emulated/0/Android/obb/com.winlator (create it if it doesn't exist) or install from settings
3. Launch the app and wait for the installation process to finish

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Useful Tips

• If you are experiencing performance issues, try changing the preset for Box86/Box64 in Container Settings -> Advanced Tab.
• For applications that use .NET Framework, try installing Wine Mono found in Start Menu -> System Tools.
• If some older games don't open, try adding the environment variable MESA_EXTENSION_MAX_YEAR=2003 in Container Settings -> Environment Variables.
• Try running the games using the shortcut on the Winlator home screen, there you can define individual settings for each game.

Credits and Third-party apps

• Ubuntu RootFs (Focal Fossa)
• Wine (winehq.org)
• Box86/Box64 by ptitseb
• PRoot (proot-me.github.io)
• Mesa3D (mesa3d.org)
• DXVK (github.com/doitsujin/dxvk)
• D8VK (github.com/AlpyneDreams/d8vk)
• CNC DDraw (github.com/FunkyFr3sh/cnc-ddraw)

Thanks to alexvorxx for the Mesa mods and build instructions