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Run Windows apps such as Microsoft Office/Adobe in Linux (Ubuntu/Fedora) and GNOME/KDE as if they were a part of the native OS, including Nautilus integration.

13 mentions on Hacker News by 11 people: 1 story, 12 comments · first 2020-11-08 · latest 2026-01-29

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  1. …for matching names, or its a sneaky strategy to bury, by influence, the existing winapps project https://github.com/Fmstrat/winapps
    comment by mhitza · 2026-01-29 · in Winapp, the Windows App Development CLI
  2. WinApps is the project to watch ( https://github.com/Fmstrat/winapps ), although they're still working on Wayland support ( https://github.com/winapps-org/winapps/issues/779#issuecomme... ). It can get by through xwayland for the time…
    comment by chem83 · 2025-10-09 · in WinBoat: Windows apps on Linux with seamless integration
  3. …applications you can try to use winapps (windows vm behind the scenes, but tucked away from view) https://github.com/Fmstrat/winapps [1] never update to the latest Fedora version, at least until a couple of months after release. If you…
    comment by mhitza · 2025-08-27 · in Word documents will be saved to the cloud automatically on Windows going forward
  4. …WSL on Linux, where Windows is deeply embedded and you have all the Windows features in your hands? https://github.com/Fmstrat/winapps Enjoy.
    comment by lproven · 2025-05-19 · in The Windows Subsystem for Linux is now open source
  5. See also: https://github.com/Fmstrat/winapps - windows apps on linux (vm -> rdp)
    comment by seltzered_ · 2022-02-04 · in Cassowary – Run Windows Apps on Linux using a VM as if they were native apps
  6. …for some time now). However, I do recall finding a report of someone successfully using WinApps ( https://github.com/Fmstrat/winapps ) as well as RDP running in a Linux (GNU/Linux) qube to effectively also have Windows applications…
    comment by elliotkillick · 2021-10-18 · in Show HN: Qvm-Create-Windows-Qube: The most secure and private way to run Windows
  7. How much of a tinkerer are you? Try this: https://github.com/Fmstrat/winapps
    comment by pedro2 · 2021-09-11 · in Windows Subsystem for Linux GUI
  8. I guess it would be this: https://github.com/Fmstrat/winapps
    comment by teddyfrozevelt · 2021-09-10 · in Windows Subsystem for Linux GUI
  9. …seamless experiance. P.S. Disk I/O can be a severe bottleneck on HDDs, so try this with a SSD. [1]. https://github.com/Fmstrat/winapps
    comment by Anunayj · 2021-07-18 · in Looking Glass: Run a Windows VM on Linux in a window with native performance
  10. As you wish https://github.com/Fmstrat/winapps "Run Windows apps such as Microsoft Office/Adobe in Linux (Ubuntu/Fedora) and GNOME/KDE as if they were a part of the native OS, including Nautilus integration."
    comment by imhoguy · 2021-06-15 · in Windows 10 to be retired in 2025, as new OS unveils
  11. …Linux acts as client, and then integrates everything like app menus, shortcuts, FS even I think. https://github.com/Fmstrat/winapps
    comment by imhoguy · 2021-04-21 · in Initial preview of GUI app support for the Windows Subsystem for Linux
  12. That exists, have a look at https://github.com/Fmstrat/winapps
    comment by chabad360 · 2020-11-29 · in Microsoft is working on an Android subsystem for Windows 10