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Winetricks helps work around problems in Wine, according to its project description.
About winetricks
Winetricks works around problems in Wine. It provides a menu of supported applications that applies workarounds automatically, and allows installation of missing DLLs and adjustment of Wine settings.
It is available as a package for most mainstream Unix-like operating systems, though packaged Debian and Ubuntu versions are noted as typically outdated, with manual installation recommended in that case.
Key features
- Menu of supported applications with automatic workarounds
- Installs missing DLLs for Wine
- Adjusts various Wine settings
- Available as package for many Unix-like systems
- Direct download of latest script version
Best for: People running Windows applications with Wine on Unix-like systems who need workarounds, DLLs, or settings changes.
Good for
- Applies workarounds automatically for supported applications
- Packaged for most mainstream Unix-like operating systems
- Offers direct download of latest script and tagged releases
Watch out for
- Packaged Debian and Ubuntu versions are typically outdated
- Manual installation recommends uninstalling any previous version first
winetricks at a glance
- Category
- Software & Utilities › Linux & Mac Apps
- Type
- Open-source project
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Open source
- Yes · Source code
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 5, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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winetricks FAQ
Where can I download the latest version?
From https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Winetricks/winetricks/master/src/winetricks.
Where are tagged releases available?
At https://github.com/Winetricks/winetricks/releases.
What is recommended if the Debian or Ubuntu package is outdated?
Uninstall the packaged version first, for example with sudo apt-get purge winetricks, then install manually.
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