# Winlator | Android Application For Running Windows Applications

**URL:** <https://onehack.st/t/winlator-android-application-for-running-windows-applications/298580>\
**Category:** Tools & Scripts\
**Tags:** tools, android, windows, gaming\
**Created:** [January 4, 2025, 8:06pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/winlator-android-application-for-running-windows-applications/298580 "2025-01-04T20:06:32Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 4, 2025, 8:06pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/winlator-android-application-for-running-windows-applications/298580/1 "2025-01-04T20:06:32Z")

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[![Winlator Logo](https://github.com/brunodev85/winlator/raw/main/logo.png)](https://github.com/brunodev85/winlator/blob/main/logo.png)

# 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\_9.0.apk) from [GitHub Releases](https://github.com/brunodev85/winlator/releases)
2. Launch the app and wait for the installation process to finish

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[![Play on Youtube](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/6afb0287a1e0dcc7750941195249c00a8f696570a6bd72e403e54b8a4458d838/68747470733a2f2f696d672e796f75747562652e636f6d2f76692f45545944674b7a346a42512f332e6a7067)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETYDgKz4jBQ) [![Play on Youtube](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/62fbeefaccb61f1c5bd2dbdb79c37092cd2da12c4ef5809ce03f14f96fae7146/68747470733a2f2f696d672e796f75747562652e636f6d2f76692f394534776e4b66324f73492f322e6a7067)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9E4wnKf2OsI) [![Play on Youtube](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/cb558145a1855fd55b61b1c649dc2680cabb1128ccd644cd873e5990807d5ac7/68747470733a2f2f696d672e796f75747562652e636f6d2f76692f637a456e347554334a61382f322e6a7067)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czEn4uT3Ja8) [![Play on Youtube](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/8143c6d008b8b663df94c03ffd48c5d199dd31284500845e37d0d2d98820ba87/68747470733a2f2f696d672e796f75747562652e636f6d2f76692f654433366e7866545f5a302f322e6a7067)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eD36nxfT_Z0)

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# Useful Tips

- If you are experiencing performance issues, try changing the Box64 preset to `Performance` 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.
- To display low resolution games correctly, try to enabling the `Force Fullscreen` option in the shortcut settings.
- To improve stability in games that uses Unity Engine, try changing the Box64 preset to `Stability` or in the shortcut settings add the exec argument `-force-gfx-direct`.

# Information

This project has been in constant development since version 1.0, the current app source code is up to version 7.1, I do not update this repository frequently precisely to avoid unofficial releases before the official releases of Winlator.

# Credits and Third-party apps

- Ubuntu RootFs ([Focal Fossa](https://releases.ubuntu.com/focal))
- Wine ([winehq.org](https://www.winehq.org/))
- Box86/Box64 by [ptitseb](https://github.com/ptitSeb)
- PRoot ([proot-me.github.io](https://proot-me.github.io/))
- Mesa (Turnip/Zink/VirGL) ([mesa3d.org](https://www.mesa3d.org/))
- DXVK ([github.com/doitsujin/dxvk](https://github.com/doitsujin/dxvk))
- VKD3D ([gitlab.winehq.org/wine/vkd3d](https://gitlab.winehq.org/wine/vkd3d))
- D8VK ([github.com/AlpyneDreams/d8vk](https://github.com/AlpyneDreams/d8vk))
- CNC DDraw ([github.com/FunkyFr3sh/cnc-ddraw](https://github.com/FunkyFr3sh/cnc-ddraw))

Many thanks to [ptitSeb](https://github.com/ptitSeb) (Box86/Box64), [Danylo](https://blogs.igalia.com/dpiliaiev/tags/mesa/) (Turnip), [alexvorxx](https://github.com/alexvorxx) (Mods/Tips) and others.  
Thank you to all the people who believe in this project.

## GitHub:

[https://github.com/brunodev85/winlator](https://github.com/brunodev85/winlator)