You Can Now Run Any Windows App On Linux...

YouTube ^ | Oct 7, 2025 | SomeOrdinaryGamers

[ProgressingAmerica]

Winboat is a tool that now easily let's you run your Windows programs underneath Linux in a way that makes it almost seamless. How do you do this? Let's find out!

[dayglored]

> Looks much like my somewhat quick typing with stiff arthritic typo-fingers until i correct the words. Meaning "Looks much lilke my tytpiucal typicig withg...until i cofrredct it." (use QuickPaste for phrases like "stiff arthritic typo-fingers"). Maybe you are on a smartphone.

Likewise. I'm usually pretty good on a regular computer with a regular keyboard. But on a smartphone I have to use the microphone "dictation" feature -- typing is hopeless and correcting is frustrating beyond expression. Correcting the dictation errors is usually doable, or unnecessary if context allows.

[Pollard]

Top comment in youtube;

Hey, the creator of WinBoat here. Thank you so much for making a dedicated video and being so optimistic about the future of WinBoat & Windows apps on Linux! ❤

We're working hard to make WinBoat better and better, there's tons of things to do such as UWP app compat, Linux shortcuts, Looking Glass IDD (once they release it), and eventually graphics acceleration and/or GPU passthrough just to list a few off the top of my head.

[Bob434]

[[and correcting is frustrating beyond expression.]]

From your mouth to the angels- I agree- I thin kfast, type fast- read fast- and post fast- too much to do with too little time to do it all-

[Bob434]

Thank- Yeah I’m hopeful- I have looked into ‘looking glass’ for gpu passthrough- still too complicated for me to understand- IF Winboat can simplify the whole gpu passthrough- I’ll definitely look into it when gpu passthrough is available on it

[FreedomPoster]

I’ve got an official retail install CD and code for Visio somewhere.

I’ve semi-retiring a Windows 10 laptop. I should put Linux on it and see if I can install that old version of Visio and have it work.

[DiogenesLamp]

Absolutely. I stopped using big tech years ago due to many limitations but these companies have become insanely woke so if I can help get people off their platforms I’m all for it. That is, Google, Microsoft, and Apple. It’s time for a good Bud Light’ing.

I agree with you here.

[Poser]

Will it run Hitman Absolution?

[daniel1212]

Likewise. I'm usually pretty good on a regular computer with a regular keyboard. But on a smartphone I have to use the microphone "dictation" feature -- typing is hopeless and correcting is frustrating beyond expression. Correcting the dictation errors is usually doable, or unnecessary if context allows.

Another reason why smartphones are profoundly inferior to a PC in most everything a PC can do (no right click, meaning far less options, and the ones a SM offers are slow access and or very limited, etc.) while smartphones are superior to a PC in features unique to them, which are very few, such as mobile phone, taking of pics, vids. SM's have also adversely affected the Internet due to brevity being favored, thus information being via headlines, TilToc etc.

However, as far as texting is concerned, I thank God for Google Messages for web.. Use Google Messages for web to send SMS, MMS, and RCS messages from your computer. Pair with QR code worked quickly for me. I have Galaxy Android

Not for Linux though.

[Semper Vigilantis]

I have been using Virtualbox to run Windoze to run my QB software. I would love to hear how you make out.

[Still Thinking]

Aruh? If this is better than Wine, might be my long term way to go.

Currently on W10 LTSC IoT, but eventually even that won’t be an option.

I do run CAD, and PLC programming packages (and a lot of VMs). I’ll have to load this up and give it a test drive.

[Still Thinking]

Shouldn’t you ask his wife if you want to know how he makes out?

[for-q-clinton]

Will Xbox gamepass work with it? And how about games with kernel level anticheat tools?

[fireman15]

I frequently use my Samsung phone when I am waiting for my wife in our vehicle. I use it with AR glasses that make it appear to be a desktop operating system in “Samsung Dex” which the phone switches to when I plug in the glasses. For input I use a folding Bluetooth keyboard that has a touch pad built in. I can glance down and see my hands. It is not a perfect system, but works much better than you might believe that it would

[Semper Vigilantis]

[rarestia]

JAW (Just Another Wrapper)

I thought Wine had this locked down a few years ago?

[markman46]

OH good i love to do beta testing and i am hugh and serious.. its fun... plus i got all the time in the world to play

[daniel1212]

I frequently use my Samsung phone when I am waiting for my wife in our vehicle. I use it with AR glasses that make it appear to be a desktop operating system in “Samsung Dex” which the phone switches to when I plug in the glasses. For input I use a folding Bluetooth keyboard that has a touch pad built in. I can glance down and see my hands. It is not a perfect system, but works much better than you might believe that it would

Never heard of them, but research says, AR glasses may be the inevitable evolution of the smartphone over the long term.

[2111USMC]

BKMRK

[fireman15]

I got my AR glasses for $200 on sale last year. I use them with my drone controller in addition to my phone. I have adapters to plug them into anything with an HDMI output. This year the upgraded version with better speakers are $250 for a few hours more.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0FJRXSNWK/ref=ewc_pr_img_1?smid=AQ8VE2UA2MLB9&th=1

[for-q-clinton]

Not if you’re a gamer it’s not. Can’t play Battlefield 6 or the New COD 7 on it due to kernel Anti-cheat.