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Bottles

Easily manage Windows software, games, and runtime environments on Linux using isolated Wine bottles.

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LicenseGPL-3.0
GitHub stars6.4k
Last commit1 weeks ago
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UtilitiesProton Gaming RunnerRuntime Dependency InstallerWine Prefix ManagerIsolated Windows Environment
Overview

Why consider Bottles?

Bottles is an open-source graphical environment manager for Wine and Proton built with Python and GTK4. It creates sandboxed Windows prefix environments, automates DLL overrides, manages runtime dependencies, and integrates software installers.

Guided learning

Learn Bottles by building

Practical setup notes, real use cases, and copy-ready examples in one focused guide.

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Overview of Bottles

Bottles allows users to run Windows applications in organized, isolated sandbox containers on Linux.

Quickstart

bash
1flatpak install flathub com.usebottles.bottles
2flatpak run com.usebottles.bottles

Create a new application bottle and launch Windows .exe installers with automatic dependency resolution.

Bottles is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0.

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Bottles FAQs

Bottles is listed as a Developer Tools tool on TiloBox. Review the overview, features, and official documentation on this page to decide whether it solves your specific workflow.

Start with the project's GitHub repository and official website for supported installation and deployment instructions. Test the setup with representative data or a small project before rolling it out more widely.

Bottles is listed under the GPL-3.0 license. Read the complete license text and the project's notices before using, modifying, or distributing the software.

Production readiness depends on your requirements. Review maintenance activity, security practices, documentation, backup and upgrade procedures, and compatibility with your stack; then validate it in a non-production environment.

Bottles is listed as an alternative to CrossOver. Compare the core workflow, deployment model, integrations, and licensing against your must-have requirements before switching.